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APPENDIX No. 1.
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The Inspector General has already invited the
attention of the Kuan-wu Shu to the cuestion of the Customs'
Preventive Service, in view of the fact that smuggling will be
almost certain to increase, and thus seriously affect Revenue
interests, owing to the introduction of the new Tariff: it
being obvious, of course, that the higher the Tariff the
greater the inducement to evade payment of Duty by smuggling.
To meet the changed conditions and to endeavour to protect the
Revenue, the Inspector General is of opinion that the question
of devising means to stop, or at least check, smugling should
now be contrived, and if approved, certain preventive measures
should be inaugurated. The principal places which have to
be specially guarded are:
(a) the Tonking Frontier.
(b)
Kuangchia-wan
(c)
the Kowloon and Lappa Districts
(a) the Korean Frontier, and
(e) the Russian Frontier.
the Chier Ports of Entry must also be protected by stronger
preventive measures especially Shenghai. The land Fron-
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tiers (including the Kowloon and Lappa Frontiers) mentioned
above will require armed guards to patrol them, and a system
should be considered and plans should be drawn on the lines
of the former Kowloon frontier guard under Customs control.
But in the case of Kowloon and Lappa it is also essential
to develop and improve the existing Customs Launch Service
in order to stop or check the incressed activities of the sea-
Junks. It has long been the practice for the Customs Launches
which are engaged in preventive work to stop cargo junks,
especially those whose action is suspicious, and, if
necessary,