742 representative at Peking enquiring whether the Chinese Government recognise the authority of the Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon and District to require British owned steam launches and yachts registered in this Colony to obtain his permission before leaving the waters of the Colony, and to issue certain "sailing" certificates, described in the letter, to Hong Kong launches.
2. Your Lordship will remember that in the Agreement under the Additional Article of the Chefoo Convention signed at Hong Kong Autumn of 1886, it was arranged that China should for the better protection of her Opium Revenue establish a Maritime Customs Office in Chinese territory on the Mainland opposite Hongkong. Pending the building of such an office, the Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon was allowed to reside and transact business
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representative at Peking enquiring whether the Chinese
Government
recoquize
the
authority of the Commissioner
of Customs for Kowloon and
District to require
British
owned steam launches and
yachts
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to oblair.
his permission before leaving
the waters of the Colony, and
to issue
certain "taving "
certificates, described in the letter,
to Hong Kong
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Launches.
Your Lordship
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Article of the Chefoo Conventions
in the signed at, HongKong Autumer of 1886, it was arranged
that China should for the better
protection of her Opium Revenue r
establish
a
Maritime Custom
Office in Chinese territory
the Mainland opposite Houghong.
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Pending the building of mich
office, the Commissioner of
Customs for Kowloon was ~
allowed to reside and transact
business
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