Commissioners, the estimated extent of smuggling now taking
place along these Frontiers and likely to take place in
the neighbourhoods concerned in the future, and draw: up
preventive proposals calculated to deal effectively with
these local conditions, and thus protect Revenue interests.
In the Inspector General's opinion, Frontier guards, at
the beginning at any rate, should be composed of both
Chinese and foreign units. This may add to the expense,
but it must be remembered that we are endeavouring to protect
an annual Revenue of about Hk.Tls. 160,000,000.- and, if
trade develops normally, perhaps Ek. Tls. 200,000,000.-
and reasonable extra expenditure is therefore justified:
in fact vill in the end prove economical.
To summarise what precedes:-
(1) The new Tariff has naturally given an impetus
to smuggling, and the Customs, therefore,
shot. develop their Preventive Servico to
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stop or check the increased smuggling now
observable;
(2) Armed guards on the Tonking, Kowloon and
Lappa, Korcan and Russian Frontiers will
bo necessQLY;
(3) The Custons Preventive Launch Service in the
Kowloon and Lappe Districts should be 20-
organisel, if necessary ono or two larger
Vossels
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