14890-1910-Proposed-Rules-under-the-Opium-Ordinance-1909 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 14, 1910.

of........

LICENCE

TO SELL PREPARED OPIUM AND DROSS OPIUM.

(Under Section 25 (i) of the Opium Ordinance, 1909.)

and dross opium for one year from the

33

is hereby licensed to sell prepared opium ...................day of

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This licence is issued subject to the observance by the licensee of all the conditions endorsed on this licence, and to his compliance with all laws and regulations relating to opium from time to time in force during the currency of this licence.

This licence may be revoked by the Governor-in-Council at his discretion without assigning cause.

Dated the

Countersigned:

.....day of

Registrar General,

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On the ......day of

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Opium Farmer.

Regulations under Section 41 (a) and (b) of the Opium Ordinance, 1909, for determining the quality of, and the packages an i receptacles containing prepared and dross opium, and the quantities of such prepared and dross opium to be contained in such packages and receptacles.

QUALITY.

A.-1. The Opium Farmer, Dross Farmer and their respective licensees shall not sell prepared or dross opium except in one of the following qualities:--

Prepared Opium.

(1.) Made from Bengal opium without any admixture.

2.) Made from 10 taels of opium dross to one ball of Bengal opium.

(3.) Made from a mixture coinposed of 1,000 taels of Malwa, Persian, or Chi-

nese opium, 500 taels of opium dross, and 300 taels of t'au-tseng-ko.

Dross Opium.

Dross opium shall be prepared from a mixture containing not less than 40 per cent. of opium dross, not more than 40 per cent. of halan, and not more than 20 per cent. of t'au-tseng-ko.

2. No prepared opium which loses more than 33 per cent. of its weight when dried at 100° C. for 12 hours, and no dross opium which loses more than 10 per cent. of its weight when dried at 100° C. for 12 hours, shall be deemed to be of the quality required by these Regulations.

3. In these Regulations the expression t'au-tseng-ko means the substance obtained from the residues left after preparing opium and used for diluting the inferior kinds of prepared opium and dross opium.

PACKAGES AND QUANTITIES.

B-1. Prepared and dross opium shall be sold only in the following packages with weight of contents as stated:-

(1) Earthenware pots, 1st size containing 048 tacls.

(2.)

"}

(3.)

2nd 3rd

·050

1)

*060

""

21

22

(4.)

4th

·080

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"

(5.)

5th

·098

""

11

(6.)

6th

*150

'

(7.)

7th

·300

(8.)

8th

1.000

12

(9.) Metal boxes,

1st

2.000

22

(10.)

2nd

5.000 73

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2. The quality of the prepared or dross opium contained in each package must be ndicated thereon, either by indentation, mark, or label.