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Q And that contained opium?

A Prepared for smoking.

Q Have you in the exercise of your duty as officer of Customs seized the opium in this case?

A I have, sir.

Q By virtue of your Writ of Assistance?

A Yes.

Q That writ is merely your authority?

A Certainly.

MR KENNEDY. I want to put that in as an exhibit.

THE COURT: I suppose there is no objection to that Colonel taking it back again?

MR KENNEDY. Oh, no.

Q Those were seized as being liable to Customs?

A Being liable to Customs and seizure as being smuggled into Canada.

MR RUSSELL: This writ would appear to have been issued in September 1889.

A I believe so.

Q And so it would also appear to be in pursuance of Chapter 22 Section 143 of the Revised Statutes of Canada?

A Yes.

Q You happen to know, of course, do you not, that that act has been repealed, and a new Customs Act has been substituted; and under that new Act you have not obtained any new authority. You know, I presume that King Edward was King of Great Britain and Ireland in 1966?

A Yes.

Q And this was issued when our late and lamented Queen Victoria was on the throne?

A Yes sir.

Q And you failed to have that writ renewed, or a new one substituted when the new King took office?

A Certainly I did.

Q This quantity of opium you speak of here was seized, or located

BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 143 File 1910/58 Attorney General documents.