CO129-411 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [5-7] — Page 310

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Solonial, peeretary's Office,

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8th June,

I am directed to soknowledge the receipt of

your letter of the 17th of April on the subject of the

question of the peymont of special fees for overtime work

2.

by the Chinese Customs Staff on the Canton-Kowloon Railway.

In reply I am to inform you that while this

COYOTTERONİ appreciates the convenience of the Custome

examination in "ri tish territory, it cannot admit that the

Customs Adrinistration has the right to enfores regulations

na to čuos payable for such examination, without first

obtaining the sanotion of this revemment by whoss pornis-

sion the axamination is made.

3.

The claim made by the Custers Administration

appears to ba two-fold, vix: to charro fada (n) for the

oxemination of goods (or "enrgo") carried by freight trains on Sundays, Custens Volidays and st night; and (b) for the exemination of passengers' luggage out of regular working hours, vix: on "undays, Custens Volidays, at night, and out

of ramilar werking hours on ordinary days.

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with regard to (a), I am to observe that the

MANGFORÓnt of the "ritish Section of the Canten-Kowloon Railway has at present ne intention of booking any through

The quest- goode on Tindaya, Customs Felidays or at night.

ion of imposing fees for the examination of mich gooda doos

not, therefore, ariso.

The Commissioner of Customs,

Yerk Buildings,

Hongkong.