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their quarters or elsewhere, gopas
which uɔ not pay freight. This
privilege is no uoubt allowed by the
shipping companies very largely in
their own interests, but amongst the
goous so carried there is obviously
articles ny will
a strong presumption that many, will
be autiable and will be embarked
with the intention of smuggling.
Under Chinare law
the discovery of such autiable goous
at Chinese ports renuers the shipowners
liable to punishment, it is obviously
in the interest of the shipping companies
to prevent autiable articles being shipped,
without their knowleage. The enforcement
of Chinese revenue laws is not a matter
which can be regarded as the concern of
the Hong Kong Government, or of the Jourts
in lonx KONS. The Hong Kong Government
way
ay to assist
have however, in fact, gone some disfunce
the shipping companies in this matter
making it unlawful for any person to
matter by
exfort unmanifested cargo or to
place any cargo on board any ship in the
Colony