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print it as follows:-
"Motion No. 47. Because the coast territory of
Kwangtung under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Customs
is so extensive, unprincipled persons take advantage of
the position of Hongkong to smuggle goods into our territory
and evade duties amounting to not less than several million
dollars annually. Decidedly we cannot but plan to remedy
this, so that Customs revenue may be enlarged and due
respect paid to the laws and regulations, in an endeavour
to replenish the National Treasury and at the same time to
benefit the people.
I have several times before deliberated ways and means
with the Superintendent of Customs in Kwangtung; either
there should be an increase of several thousand dollars
to the monthly expenditure so that the complement of
anti-smuggling patrol boats and coastguards may be extended,
or the Customs stations and barriers should be added within
the area of the free port. All these methods are easy to
put into practice and would have positive results, and
the Superintendent of Customs in Kwangtung has already
expressed a desire for them. Unfortunately none have
received the consent of the Ministry of Finance, and so
have been obstructed and delayed up to now, and smuggling
goes on as before. In the winter of last year the
Inspector-General of Customs Mr. Maze negotiated with the
Governor of Hongkong on a proposal requesting that a Customs
station be set up in Kowloon and duty collected. At the
time the Hongkong Government brought forward eight points
as a counter proposal; among them the important stipulation
that special permission should be given to British merchant
vessels to proceed to all non-Treaty ports in Kwangtung,
which/