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(c.) by the repeal of section 10 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following section :-

opium.

10. No master of any ship shall allow any raw Duties of

opium to be discharged from his ship master except on production of a permit in Form before No. 3 in Schedule A of the principal Ordi- landing raw nance unless such raw opium is received by the person in charge of a General Warehouse and forth with stored in such Warehouse."

(d.) by the repcal of section 11 thereof and by the

substitution therefor of the following section:-

"11-(1.) No person shall remove any raw opium Permit for

from any ship, except for the purpose of landing.

taking it from the ship to a General Ware- house, without a permit in Form No. 3 in Schedule A of the principal Ordinance and except in accordance with the conditions contained in such permit.

(2.) Such permit may in his discretion be issued by the Superintendent upon receipt of a requisition in Form No. 2 in the said Schedule and such permit shall be exhibited to the Farmer or his agent and shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent and shall not be used or acted upon until it has been 80 signed.

(3.) In the case of any raw opium other than Indian opium certified for the China market the Superintendent may before issuing a permit make it a condition of such permit that the raw opium in question is to be placed in a General or Licensed Warehouse.

(4.) In the case of raw opium certified for the China market the Superintendent may before issuing a permit demand the pro- duction of the certificate covering such opium."

(e.) by the repeal of sections 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following sections :—

12.-(1.) No person shall remove any raw opium Permit to

for exportation without a permit in Form export.

No. 5 in Schedule A of the principal Ordin- ance and except in accordance with the conditions in such permit contained,

(2.) Such permit may in his discretion be issued by the Superintendent upon receipt of a requisition in Form No. 4 in the said Schedule and the owner or shipper shall cause such permit to be exhibited to the Farmer or his agent and such permit shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent and shall not be used or acted upon until it has been so signed. (3.) The Superintendent shall not issue a permit for export or transhipment of Persian Opium to any port other than the port of London or a port of the Island of Formosa. (4.) Before issuing any permit for export for removal or transhipment under this or the principal Ordinance, the Superintendent may demand the production of any shipping orders, bills of lading, certificates, permits or other documents relating to the opium in respect of which a requisition has been received and the person making the requi- sition shall on demand produce the same. 13. (1.) The Superintendent shall furnish the Memoran-

master of every ship carrying raw opium dum of raw for export with a memorandum containing opium the particulars set forth in Form No. 5 in exported. Schedule A of the principal Ordinance and no vessel carrying raw opium shall depart from the Colony without such memorandum.

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