ADMINISTRATION OF MONOPOLIES OPIUM AND SALT

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ADMINISTRATION OF MONOPOLIES.
OPIUM AND SALT.

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DERYATTCLT fo tr Secret Committon of the Dizeotore of the Rast-Petin Company”

te the High, fowhshis the orerapestageral in Cound, xt Fart Wii,
Bengal, sited Huh Mag: IHL.

1. Oem ont Despatch fom thin Dgarbatot was AM the Me April 1816.
1. & We ares about 10 reply tthe Latter adzetmad jy Mr, Saeretary Tratlar ty
Inu Rieretrg, duted the th aly T814, trang py of ymrecntregpolave
Tt te Acting Resides? at Pore Blelborough eid the Coaspueys Adverstetighoray
he cule Opi
"3, Tue revewmo device from Opinn aul Sule wbinh, vt diiron Grae, hin boos
cealled Uy lest sora, ta alneye Bago of oa” greet Separate en
tpyeave of ty aitestion whogh you ive paid co this aubyee It certainty oovee nan the
fteution of the Vargnlaturs, in apening ile trae with Ladin to he publie at le
conlaugerw pect of wu £9,008, O0 tering por anu. ¢
“sho lnterprvttion givan by Mr. Sigel! to the Gt wtion of ha SG
«15, in hie tier ofthe 198) duly 1946 conbemed by the opinion of the i
\égetsathorien in thin constr, wn dead by the abore-mealioned aah
cer eats, sstrlolly wilh the promise of We Act above ralernd 1, prod
orttion of Tarkay Opiaa ity ont tetris; bush it in competent
imi Ric « day ox importation of Opians, an ball protec the reeny
fron tia article aust. dhe bury Bi it would meta facets apply
antele of foreign gromtb, at the preamet rae af dot
SA
894 FOURTH APPENDIX to tae THIRD Peron a
ARMIN oI ANION

cs Cue he yroshlon enti the Bd Gong. ot, 58, AMapt
pening nny new atonal ution up the eeport,iniput ew tenet of yond |

th Compas orion Fear in Tuli, rat be trate for die myprobion a

stuf the wont at bowve, previously ¢o thei® prailgation, We awe ming
Aint yas forthwith to prepare uid (eves 10d elation pin nbn ily
the foportation of Hureige Opium jae auf of Moe Parte and Settlements ular sear Pet
widens, fo shall operates & proteetion ta vue Orpiam Revenue, lg mbit eezaliny 1
As a provid thatthe Merchant sail he ot Diberty to Gepost sch pau fn Bh
wate of the Goreniiaot. of Uae duty ne that
rk Opsivan stall e retaovul front thence uti the ety oe pai

("Tle pric of the heat "hoy Om in the Famlee wart i a porn Ih rd
five of duly; ata ator she Deanlag Act, it may ie kayorted. lite, and aftrovaed
exported sithint pay wy dur.

7. UW bving quite lew th

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tla Hiri of the Go

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jnmly to she pay

wiv to dhe Company
MHL 6.155, ih abject vas trae thither witha
in somnercie capciy. ‘The Compan, have therefor
tw erry Turkey Opium, ag aig other atid

virtue of

‘Dh ttl
syowe tr frunze such re

tas rece 4h Gogeraint in in
vious, poiniona adverts Fr he cnt the tec
Tron port to port in tnd, un any fur Gwe to time bv dremel enpdinnt x0 that th
‘caporeatinn of Oyium in shecounty trate may be telly tried
‘ir power to prevent, uoxeun thn Url Ligiabirg pre The
1 from being oad oth Banfon Inn ond to Chine, wove Qh Hi
tian unite wero. altogether rohiot@ 80 Rett subjrets, ib wont all be spent
fowign nation 1 engage ini We dese, howover, ior wil watch the. progres
tu eres of this rs, cif part ta we frm tine to fe you fos ntl vent
a respi i :
Ti. Under the kt Grong a1, 6,135, #8, Silt muy bo lay exported frm thi
comary te ning nod as any of Ue Nnjoty jets proce in sie niga
ceoniing inlay upon w vegnge to the Esat-nlien, are permit *by the Dat
‘George IT. 0.28, to foul and ele ab the Cape ds ent talands, wher Rall ray b
prenred atm soy low pice, wr thish it mooodaty t instru! yon ta take ime
acwnuires Jor the protecti¢n of ot Salt Reve. With this view. we Ae that far
ql ban uo tiv in peeping nnd tramuitting Hie for our suncina, m texalato:
imposing such wrate Ot duty on thu importation of oft forcign Sut, ta eal uve Dy
five aC secur te reveunsdevived fom thet article.” By whieh regulative it aude
rove, tnt the mers sll bw Hbery 7. epost ch Sat he wore
y preiouly to th payment of the Duty, bot that no gol
Ibe emote fom theuco, ant te del be pei.
sv tn in ng nh She Ope a Slt Regt, yon wl cogul
‘hw of preventing any legal lifeltc fn the ajo the
rae vant «he authorito inthis country

Igportation
SELECT COMMITTEE or ax HOUSE OF COMMONS, 995

We fully rely on your active and sealona co-operation, im an. ooteaoa where the
vty are 40 deeply concerned, and rust that you sill lose wo tite ie eamying
ur djvetios inte feet,

Ween, rrr afterionate band,
(Simmel) Towa Rarp.
Brst-fulla Houee, London, Soun Bam,
th May ING,
B.S. Copy of a Circular Latter to Bia Goveromeat af Fert Si. George, Hombay and

Prince of Walon’ [alate ox the subjevt of the Fevegoing Degpetch,

packet
(Sigued) TR 1B,

Nod

“To the Honomabloahe Keres Couamittee uf che Howourabla the Court of Directors,
for Affairs of the Ffonourable the United Company af Merchants of Engfud trating
ta ne Bast Fudjes .
Vignal Be Tern Ungar Ore Ah.
We Jifte te hovour,t» eckwrcdge the receipt of your Despatch, tader date the
Wels Moy lust, cummoicating your semitonts 00 the mrate posed by the Honour
cebte Ceanqmany ol tir Zeveral Tadian Goverarovnte of guarding tas vein derived
from the exelusie veauafaeture aud sus of Salt and Opium, aad conreglag your line
ting that ne akoghl prep al tenant to you Legation imparting ec ty onthe
weation of Fopeigahlt and Opie, ‘he olfout of security the rere
Serie froma thaws article : ne
2 On the rept af your Moystrabta Comadlile Redhat, waloat wo tio in eom-
cating with me Adsootte Gnstul on the séfieet, weil we have now thr honour 1
aust, fe the wanetion of the Honawable Corrs, wet Ube apubaten of the Hoard of
Ceonzo, Drala of regulations propwred for the aburw purpone, ia eonformity with your
iret
3 Your Hsourabla Committon wil obseree, dat Che rate of duty imponca ca the
ianportation ofthese action, is higher than what alight appear requisite with reference
tuorely to the priom wb which merchants trading direct from gland cauld Mor to
imp dherg rexpetively a
4 We deem it therfore proper to explaln'thet wut Advoente Gonzral, Mr. Seratall,
wtertaicn great doubts of the axthicity of your taliap Governaista, or uf dhe Ho.
srourable Court, t0 integet the importation and. expertaion af Opiunn in ho county
trado, an auily whi, in the Hur parwgeeplieh your Dempaich, you wale to be pay
vermed by tbe. :
‘5, Mr, Sleettell's semisuenis on this wiht will Hareater be more fully commasiga tad
to yyy when the Raport which we cxpeet Fro that ofScor aha have bees aeouévads* Ba
the meao?tine, i un xppearod to us udvnable thet nich a duty ba imped ou doe impor
‘ation of Saltau Opium ax aball ware the extlunie ace in thowe ansae from all
interference wlutnoere

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Agmagte narion
‘OBIONGEOLERS.

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