CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5] — Page 511

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Dutiable liquors and denatured spirits may be

divided into such classes as the keeper may determine

having regard to the rules of the Fire Insurance

Association of Hongkong.

(2)

Liquors and Spirits in each class shall be stored

in godown as the keeper shall decide.

Consequently the keepers have power to leave liquore scattered all

over the numerous godowns, being tied down also by obligations towards the Insurance Association and consignees in regard to rent

of space and other consideratione, one of which is the expense

incidental to the removal from one godown to another, which would

run up to a sum that consignees would not be prepared to pay.

I understand that local firms hire sections of godown on monthly

or other periodical terms. They naturally wish their liquors atore

in their own sections as being both economical and convenient, whil

this system gives more trouble to the Godown Manager and to the

Government with less security than would be afforded in definite

liquor godowne it may be undesirable to change it unless the

Government is prepared (1) to pay a share towards the extra expense

involved in placing all liquors in assigned bonded liquor warehouse

or (2) to insist on consignees doing this and facing the outcry

that would be raised of interference etc.

As far as the honesty of the Keepers of King's warehouses

is concerned this cannot be doubted for one moment but they admit

that they can only work on the documents handed to them and

declarations made by Agente of vessel or consignees without

verification of any kind.

In the case of Holt's Steamers, Messrs. Butterfield and

Swire make an abstract from the original manifest of all liquors and

wines and write out an Import Manifest for he Superintendent and

one copy is also supplied to their Manager of the King's warehouse.

He in turn rechecks withark the original manifest ar advises the

Imports and Exports Office of any omission.

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