JOP Y.
I.
Dear Harris,
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 17th. November, 1909.
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Das 5 MAR 10
It is desired to engage temporarily an
officer of experience to assist in organizing that portion of
the work of our Imports and Exports Office connected with the
newly established import duties on liquor including an extensive
system of bonded warehousing; and the Governor has asked me to
ascertain whether an officer of the Imperial Maritime Customs
who has had experience at Shanghai of this nature could be
borrowed for 3 or 4 months and if so on what terms as regards
salary etc. It is essential that the officer should have a
thorough knowledge of the system of book-keeping adopted by
you in work of this nature at Shanghai; and that he should
be capable of initiating such modifications in the Shanghai
system as local requirements may demand.
I am etc.,
(sd.) F. H. May,