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.BİTTCH ‚R ‚A (.Œ8)
.bersildatr9-97 nsed evİLİ
In an interview with Mr. A. H. Harris, Commissioner
of Chinese Customs, held today at the Colonial Secretary's Office and at which the Colonial Secretary and Assistant Colonial Secreta-
-ry were present, the Governor intimated that in return for Arti- -cles V, as amended by the substitution of the attached paragraph and sub-paragraph for the opening paragraph and sub-paragraph (a) of Article V of the Draft Customs Agreement the existing sub-
-paragraphs being marked b, c, d, e, f, and for Articles VI, VII, VIII, and IX, the Colonial Government is prepared to put into operation Article I, after taking legislative power to detain junks until the completion of the formaiities prescribed by sub-
-clause (g); to legislate for the taxation and control of salt in
accordance with draft Article II (a) attached and so mac. of the existing Article II as may be necessary, in addition to legislat- -ing on the lines of such Article for the better control of Sul-
-phur and Saltpetre; to air the ports of entry referred to in Article I and to legislate for the detention of cattle or goods not covered by Chinese Customs documents; to add to Article XIII a suo-clause (g) as per draft annexed; and to legislate for the powers indicated in that sub-clause and for similar powers in respect of smuggled goods which are liable to import and export duty in China which are found by the Hongkong Police in Deep Bay
in Mira Bay or in the Sham Chun River.
Mr. A. H. Harris urged that the Chinese Customs should be allowed to function in the Bays and the river referred to inasmuch as those waters had been placed under the jurisdiction of Great Britain for defence purposes only and that it had never been contemplated that by such transfer of jurisdiction facilities
should be afforded for smuggling to the detriment of Chinese
revenue.
The Governor pointed out that no limitation of the
absolute jurisdiction of Great Britain had been made in the
Convention under which the Leased Territories had been leased to
Great Britain and that His rollency was not prepared to
entertain
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