CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903 — Page 209

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Post Office, that delivery of the parcels could only be obtained on production of a certificate of clearance from the Customs Authorities, and that any examination of the parcels which those authorities thought necessary would take place in the presence of the addressees at the British Post Office.

Lord Lansdowne therefore proposes to reply to the Chinese Government that every facility is already afforded for the examination by the Customs of parcels arriving at the British Post Offices in China.

I am at the same time to transmit to you a copy of a note which has been received from the Chinese Minister repeating the requests already made by the Board of Foreign Affairs in regard to the closing of British Post Offices in China and the Customs examination of parcels. In it a statement is attributed to the British Postmaster at Shanghai that no duty is payable on goods imported into that port through the British Post Office.

Lord Lansdowne presumes that the Chinese authorities

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205 Post Office, that delivery of the parcels could only be obtained on production of a certificate of clearance from the Customs Authorities, and that any examination of the parcels which those authorities thought necessary would take place in the presence of the addressees at the British Post Office. Lord Lansdowne therefore proposes to reply to the Chinese Government that every facility is already afforded for the examination by the Customs of parcels arriving at the British Post Offices in China. I am at the same time to transmit to you a copy of a note which has been received from the Chinese Minister repeating the requests already made by the Board of Foreign Affairs in regard to the closing of British Post Offices in China and the Customs examination of parcels. In it a statement is attributed to the British Postmaster at Shanghai that no duty is payable on goods imported into that port through the British Post Office. Lord Lansdowne presumes that the Chinese authorities

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205 Post Office, that delivery of the parcels could only be obtained on production of a certificate of clear- ance from the Customs Authorities, and that any ex- amination of the parcels which those authorities thought necessary would take place in the presence of the addressees at the British Post Office. Lord Lensdowne therefore proposes to reply to the Chinese Government that every facility is al- ready afforded for the examination by the Customs of parcels arriving at the British Post Offices in Chim. I am at the same time to transmit to you a copy of a note which has been received from the Chinese Minister repeating the requests already made by the Roard of Foreign Affairs in regard to the closing of British Post Offices in China and the Customs examin- ation of parcels. In it a statement is attributed to the British Postmester at Shanghai that no duty is payable on goods imported into that port through the British Post Office. Lord Lansdowne presumes that the Chinese au- thorities

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Post Office, that delivery of the parcels could only

be obtained on production of a certificate of clear-

ance from the Customs Authorities, and that any ex-

amination of the parcels which those authorities

thought necessary would take place in the presence

of the addressees at the British Post Office.

Lord Lensdowne therefore proposes to reply to

the Chinese Government that every facility is al-

ready afforded for the examination by the Customs of

parcels arriving at the British Post Offices in Chim.

I am at the same time to transmit to you a copy

of a note which has been received from the Chinese

Minister repeating the requests already made by the

Roard of Foreign Affairs in regard to the closing of

British Post Offices in China and the Customs examin-

ation of parcels. In it a statement is attributed

to the British Postmester at Shanghai that no duty is

payable on goods imported into that port through the

British Post Office.

Lord Lansdowne presumes that the Chinese au-

thorities

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