CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 576

Copy.

No 65 in 3590/1915.

Government House,

Hong Kong,

14th October, 1915.

Sir,

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th September forwarding correspondence relative to a new method of dealing with ship's papers.

2. The adoption of this method in Hong Kong is hardly practicable as it would necessitate a Customs examination of every ship leaving the port, and Hong Kong, being a free port, does not possess a Oustoms Service in the ordinary

sense of the term.

Admiral R.H.Anstruther,

C.M.G.

No.84 E.

I have etc. (signed) F. H. MAY.

Governor, &o.

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The Commander-in-Chief,

Submitted with reference to your predecessor's

minute of 9th September 1915. The Green Pass is issued

by the Colonial Harbourmaster at Hong Kong, and I should

have thought that that Department would in war tire have

carried out such duties as suggested by the dormander-in-

Chief, East Indies.

18th October, 1915.

(signed) R. H. ANSTRUTHER.

Rear Admiral.

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