COPY.
sir,
Circular No. 4069.
Second Series.
SHANGHAI OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTORATE OFHERAL OF CUSTOMS,
BHANGHAI.
2nd May, 1930.
59
In the sping of 1937 the administration of the Wuhu
Native Custons was withdrawn from the hands of the
Commissioner, and the local Chinese authorities assumed direct
and independent control. Early in 1989 I made certain
representations to the Government on the subject and suggested
the propriety of restoring the management of this important
office to the Maritime Customs, in the general interest of
China's credit at home and abroad, and ve resumed charge of
the establishment on the 16th June 1929 (vide Enclosure).
It is fitting for me to place on record here recent
developments in respect of certain extra 50-11 Mative Customs
Houses which have enhanced the prestige and strengthened the
position of the Maritime Customs Service. Last August His
Excellency the Minister of Finance instructed me to second
officers from the Maritime Customs to take charge, on his
behalf, of two important Native Customs offices -
viz.,
Fengyang Kuan (
former in Pengru, Anhwei (
Ki angwa (
) and Yangyu Kuan (
), the
), and the latter in Yangchow
). I accordingly detached Mr. Ho Chee Fai,
Acting Commissioner (Deputy Commissioner), and Mr. Oong Zur
Tsung, Acting Commissioner (Deputy Commissioner), for this
responsible work, who ware appointed by the Ministry of Finance
) in charge of Fengyang Kuan
Superintendente of Customs (
and Yangyu Kuan respectively.
In addition to these gentlemen,
certain subordinate Maritime Customs employees were also
detached
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