The evening times., 1900-06-30
GA,NEsBoROUGH~ HAT OF BRUSSELS NET

ment viii transport the camphOr at is
Own expense 10 he head Office at Tai-Oku.
where the sO-called 'camphor factory has
been erected Here, the esmphOr is re-
moved from its temporary packing eases
I and redistilled. The product, now free Of
/ foreign matter and oil. is placed under
/ heavy hydraulic pressure and formed i1J0
blocks weighing ten kin tabOut 1873
pounds. The blocks are wrapped IN oiled
paper and packed in zinc-Ined cases 10 l.
ing ten. and are then ready for saipm ut
The Government in reality acts IS md
diemau- II buys the CaMphOr from tie
manufacturer and sells II to 2 spec ally ap-
pointed agent, who supplies the consumer
The enforcement OF the monopoly dates
from August 3. 1899. but, as there were
large stocks Of camphOr stored in FOrmosa
owned by private firms. the disposal Of
hich was not ingerfered with BY the Gov
erRmeut. there was sufficient camphOT TO
supply the demand for the balance Of last
summer and fall. Consequently. although
the Government purchased camphor as Of
Z fered, no sale VIII be made until tins year.
On March p. 1900. tenders were called
t0r from hrmS-Japanese and foreign
which were desirOus Of obtaining the sole
! selling agency for FoTLuosa camphor. IN
, asking Tor bids. the ForIaosa Government
named several conditions under which ten
dcTs would be accepted. the general tenor
a. the same being as follows
The holder Of the agency wGs JO-cou-
duct the sale Of the camphor AZ London.
= m5urg. New York and H0uSSong. AID
Ie prepared 10 accept from the Govern
Esut from 59.Cy0 70 54Ce9 picGis OF cam
FSor a year. The caMpl0r was 10 be Of
Two Class=s-'A' 70 be knSUn IS cleaned
a2d pressed and 3 which is camphor in
its Ordinary crude form. When the amount
CI camphOr 10 be turned over TO the sell
. ing agents exceeded 50,0C0 piclls a year
the selling price for the excess would be
determined BY the Formosa Government in
concert with the selling agents. The gov
ernments would prepare and pack the cam
+ phOr Tor shipment. and the agents should
not change the wrapping or package. nor
place other materials among the contents.
/ So far as IN their power the selling agents
should send such quantities OF camphor 70
various leading markets tLondon Ham
burg. New York. Hoagko1g etc.) as were
1 necessary TO supply the demand. The term
D OF the contract between the Government
I and the selling agents was 10 be for three
years. For the use Of the Government
I and also as raw material for the purpose
/ Of manufacture in the japanese Empire
! the FOrnosa Government might sell cam
phOr At The same price TO persons other
[ than the selling agents. However. this
1 extra-oflcial sale would not affect the
/ minimum limit Of the quantity to be sold
/ 10 the agents The Government required
+ Of the selling agents a substantial guar
anty. this being permitted 10 take the form
( cf deposit with the local Government OF
: F0TEOSa state bonds. Furthermore. the
Government reserved the right 20 interfere
should the selling agents impair the Gov
/ eInmeEts canphOr monopoly interests by
arsg q al So. -
llegiUimate nature.
Although the Government has general
/ y recommended the sale Of the semi-refn-
: ed Ccleanet and pressecD grade. owing
I 10 the saving Of loss in weight. etc. Il
has bsen announced that the crude form
l Of the drug viii be furnished to consum-
! ers specially applying for it through ne
I regular channels.
An English firm was the fortunate re-
ciTisnt Of the agency its tender being the
most favorable-thst IS il was prepared 20
+ conduct t55 business on the cheapest b1-
sis. The prices which VIII be asked for
! the drug abroad have been announced as
follows: Fer a grade camphoc blocks il
( London, Hamburg. and New York. So %
Der 13S pounds. exclusive CT impcrtdutiea
Z any, and in HoCCkong 1G22IS ven. Fer
( crude camphor S49S5 VIII be the price
abroad. The Government win receive from
( the selling agents $3.50 for the crude and
$3.50 fer the a grade Il has been
roughly estimated that the Government
! expense in preparing the A or semi-re-
! fined. camphOr. providing fer 81 per cent
I loss in weight and other expenses in con-
! nCctiCn with the moC0Dc!y. viii average
about $3.50 2 plcul: and though il is at
/ present somewhat premature to state fs-
I uTss as 20 the probable resulting profit.
! considering that the monopoly is OF so re
{ cent creation. the figures appearing in the
/ Government budget are doubtless approx
mate: though some slight changes have
I been made IN the system Of monopoly
I v-orkine since the budget was framed IN
: the budget the total expenses. including
{ cost Of eamphCr, are given as 81 for 1S3
! pounds. This is taking the probable pro-
/ fuction fer the year at 390C0 piculs. The
; income 20 the Government from the cam
1 phcr Industry under the old system aver
! aged about s2O0.O0O a year"