- 10.
at a cost of $30,000.00 as shown on page 102 of the
Estimates.
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Imports & Exports Department.
or some time past it has become increasingly
evident that smugglers are taking advantage of the absence
of any regular preventive service along the land frontier
and that as a result not only is the population of the New
Territories ovading its share of taxation but there is a
steady infiltration of illicit goods, especially tobacco
and opium into the urban areas. It is accordingly pro-
posed to engage cleven additional Chinese Revenue Officers
and to station them in the New Territories under the
European Revenue Officer in charge of the New Territories
who at present works his district from Hong Kong but will
in futuro live near Fan Ling. sum of $1,560 to cover
the rental of the necessary quarters is inserted under
"Other Charges for this Department.
Harbour Department and Air Services.
Certain additions to the staff of the Government
Marine Surveyor's sub-department are rendered necessary
by the forthcoming application to the Colony of the now
Safety and Load line Conventions. The extent of those
increases has been discussed locally with the Shipping Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and subsequently
by the Harbour Master with the Board of Trade.
The
verdict of the Board is that to fulfil the obligations
which these Conventions will impose a minimum increase of one Ship Surveyor and two Engineer Surveyors is necessary
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