§ MR. BRIGHTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there is any treaty or agreement between this country and the Chinese Government which empowers us to introduce opium into China, even if its introduction were objected to by that Government.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYForeign opium is imported into China on payment of a duty of thirty taels per 100 catties, with the addition of a likin, not exceeding eighty taels per 100 catties, by virtue of the additional Article to the Chefoo Convention of 1876, signed in London in 1885. This arrangement may be terminated by either party giving twelve months notice.