EROLOJURK NO. 5 in CANTOH DRU ATCM No. 103 of 89/4/1940 to 3.B.
SKA NOHA I.
MINUTH ON A PERSONAL QOVERBATION VI**H W
2. MAEKAWA.
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Although Er. Maekawa is on the non-official staff
of the Naval Headquarters, i thought it might be interesting
to place on record, for what they are worth, his personal views
on the new regulations which are being instituted by the Juyanese
authorities as regards (a) the anton Itevedore à Godown Aman.,
and (b) the superivision of Customs employees by Genia zvan ri@
ef.
the
a) He said that he rivately thought that the prenent
efforts being made by the Japanese authorities to establish the
Stevedore association are bound to fail to a certain extent
since it will be fund that they hamper the revival of foreigh
trade of anton and that eventually se sort of revision will
have to be made to the existing regulations. He explained that
theas new regulations emanated from a "pet" idea which is held
by a certain high official of the nimbio Development Board
(興亜院.
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Kon-in (?). This political organization has recently
joined the 3 departments of the army, Navy mud the Consulate in
controlling the affairs of the ai ty. At one time, he ami Ɑ
there was great ìifficulty in having these different services
cooperate with each other and ongnaionally it was found that
mmt t which were approved by the army were found objectionable
to the Havy and vice versa. At present, however, there in
closer unity in the controlling body as a result of the arrange
ment of holding conferences at which all the parties concerned
attend. The
the Itevedore Ass aiation was
tablishment
approved a one of these a
resoes and in s ite of cestain
doubts held by a one of the memb rs, it was decided to give the
matter a trial, with the object of laying a foundation for the
control of trade in the harbour.
He admitted that it sould
have been preferable if the authorities had helped the restoration
of nomml trade by relaxing on regulations before instituting
these restrictive DRBUZOB.
However
aekawa said that it must
be borne in mind that Canton is still under military control an
it is the centre of war operations and therefore as long as this
nondition exists free trade in the #trict sense of the term cannot