§ Mr. PONSONBYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount of revenue derived from the opium monopoly in the Straits Settlements during the last three years?
§ Mr. AMERYThe net revenue derived by the Government of the Straits Settlements from its opium monopoly in the years 1922, 1923 and 1924 amounted to $14,730,724, $15,047,419 and $11,564,457 respectively. I have not yet received a report for 1925.
§ Mr. PONSONBYalso asked the amount of revenue derived by the Hong Kong Government from the opium monopoly in the same period
§ Mr. AMERYThe net revenue derived by the Government of Hong Kong from its opium monopoly in the years 1923, 1924 and 1925 amounted to $4,946,150, $4,459,756 and $2,567,670 respectively.