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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JULY, 1891.

Limitation to entire chests. (22 of 87, 3.)

(22 of 87,6.)

(22 of 87, 4.)

Penalty. (22 of 87, 8.)

Prepared opium. Restrictions.

(1 of 81, 2.)

Permits for the importa- ion, into the Colony for the purpose of export, of pro- pared opium.

Unlicensed divans. (1 of 81.)

Prepared opium. Certificate of sale.

(1 of 8L)

Certifi ato valir ten days only.

Restrictions on dealing in Opium.

9. No person shall bring into the Colony or except as hereinafter provided for by section 17 receive therein any loose opium.

(2.) No person except the opium fariner shall have in his

possession within the Colony any loose opium. (3.) No person shall tranship, remove, or transport

any loose opium within the Colony. (4.) No person shall sell or barter loose opium within

the Colony.

10. Any person offending against section 9 shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable ou summary con- viction to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars and the forfeiture of the opium, or in default, imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding six months.

11. (1.) No person except the opium farmer shall without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, the burden of proof whereof shall lie upon the person ac- cused, bring into the Colony, or have in his possession within the same any prepared opium not being dross opium without having a valid certificate under section 14.

(2.) No person shall bring into the Colony or have in his possession within the same, any dross opinm prepared or purchased in the Colony without the knowledge and consent of the dross farmer, or which has been brought into the Colony without the knowledge and consent of such dross farmer.

(3.) No person except a farmer or a duly licensed person as provided by section 26 shall, within the Colony, collect opium dross, or have in his possession without the knowledge and consent of the dross farmer any opium dross except such as may be the result of his own smoking or of the smoking of opium on his own premises the burden of proof whereof shall lie upon such person and such opium dross not exceeding two taels in weight.

12. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Ordinance the opium farmer may, if he thinks fit, grant permission for the importation of prepared opium into the Colony, where the destination of such opium is some place other than the Colony and may also grant permission to tranship such opium but every such permission shall be con- ditioned for the exportation of the opium within some timo to be stated on the permission which shall be written in English and Chinese and as near as circumstances permit in the form B. in the schedule hereto.

13. (1.) No person shall open or carry on any divan or other place for the smoking of opium or dross opium without a licence in such form and upon such conditions as may be prescribed by the Governor in Conncil.

(2.) All licensed divans shall be open to the inspection of the Opium Farmer and all Excise Officers at all times of night and day and any person who shall obstruct or hinder the Opium Farmer or such officers shall be liable on sum- mary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars and any person found in any such divan in the possession of opium without a valid certificate under section 14 may be arrested without warrant by the Opium Farmer or such officers.

14. Every person selling prepared opium, not being dross opium, shall deliver therewith a certificate in Chinese or English specifying the date of the sale, the name of the purchaser, and the quantity sold. Such certificate if the said opium is not intended for export shall be in the form C. in the schedule hereto, it shall be stamped by the seller with the stamp used by him in carrying on his business, and shall be evidence of the facts therein stated, and shall not be transferable, and shall be valid for ten days only from the date of the sale to which it refers, unless the purchaser has received permission from the opium farmer to store the opium purchased, which permission shall be entered on the certificate, and attested in such manner as may seem desirable to the opium farmer. When prepared opium is sold for export, the certificate required by this section shall be in the form D in the schedule hereto and shall be delivered up by the shipper, along with the prepared opium to which it refers, to the

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