TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. 1. —Inspector Genend's Circular No. 372, Second Series :—Opium : value of Boiled Opium, weight of various kinds of Raw Opium, etc.; I・G・ calls for Report on ・・・ ・・・ .・. '・・. 1 2. —Replies to above Circular :— Newcliwang : Commissioner Edgar's Despatch No. 269 of 23rd May 1887 ・・・ ・.. 4 Tientsin : Commissioner Detring?s Despatch No. 324 of 6th June 1887 ・・・ ・・・ ..・ 7 Chefoo : Commissioner Moorhead^ Despatch No. 363 of 28th May 1887 ・・・ .・• 9 Ichaug : Assistant-in-Charge Montgomery's Despatch No. 230 of 31st May 1887 ・・・ 13 Hankow : Commissioner Bredon,s Despatch No. 384 of 16th June 1887 ・.. ・.. 15 Kiukiang : Commissioner Simpson?s Despatch No. 251 of 24th May 1887 .・. ・.. 20 Wuliu : Commissioner Hughes,Despatch No. 271 of 26th May 1887 ・・・ ・.. ..・ 23 Chinkiang : Commissioner Novion's Despatch No. 319 of 2nd June 1887 ・・・ ・・. 26 Shanghai: Commissioner Hoeson's Despatch No. 700 of 8th June 1887 ・・・ .・・ 30 Ningpo : Commissioner Kleinwachte^s Despatch No. 337 of 30th May 1887 ・・・ ・・・ 34 Wenchow : Assistant-in-Charge Erazier's Despatch No. 251 of 2nd June 1887 ・・・ ・・・ 37 Foochow : Commissioner Hannen's Despatch No. 471 of 25th May 1887 ・・・ ・・. 40 Enclosure : Cost of the different Descriptions of Opium, Raw and Boiled ・・・ 44 Tamsui: Assistant-in-Charge Chalmers' Despatch No. 279 of 28th May 1887 ・・・ ・・. 45 Takow : Assistant・in・Charge A・ Lay?s Despatch No. 288 of 1st June 1887 ・・・ ・・・ 48 Amoy : Commissioner McLeavy Frown's Despatch No. 470 of 31st May 1887 ・・・ ・・・ 50 Swatow : Commissioner McKean's Despatch No. 370 of 23rd May 1887 ・・・ ・・・ ・・. 54 Canton : Commissioner White's Despatch No. 617 of 7th June 1887 ・・・ ・・・ ... 57 Kiungchow : Assistant-in-Charge Clarke's Despatch No. 248 of 28th May 1887 ・・・ 60 Pakhoi: Commissioner W・ Lay's Despatch No. 298 of 24th May 1887 ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ 63 Kowloon : Commissioner Morgan's Despatch No. 71 of 21st June 1887 ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ 65 Lappa : Commissioner Farag&s Despatch No. 21 of 21st May 1887 ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ 67 Enclosure : Comparative Table showing the Disposal of Opium imported at Macao from 1883 to 1885 ・・・ .・・ ・.. ・.・ ・・・ ・・. ・・・ 69