CO129-517-1 Administration and function of Chinese Maritime customs- prevention of smuggling across Chinese frontiers 7-2-1929 - 15-11-1929 — Page 116

hor at Lintin.

23

The clauso says that the launch

must proceed to the first Customs Station mentioned

on the pass. If examined (say) at Kap-sui-mun

or Dumb-bell Island, there would be no need for

a call at Lintin.

ir. Southorn: Would it not merely mean that

Lintin would not be the first station mentioned

on the pass? The launch would be examined at your sub-station and the first Port would be (say) Shokki and she would go straight there? lir. Faze: If Hong Kong allows us to have a

sub-station.

Fr. Southorne

You have a station at Shokki?

Mr. Maze! To have no station at Shekki, it is a

non-treaty port.

Sir Joseph Kempa This clause would enable the cargo

to be shipped at (say)

station would be Lintin.

go from here to Lintin?

His Excellency:

Shamshuipo and the first

The Junk would have to

For the sake of all concerned, it

is very desirable that there should be a station

nearer to Hong Kong harbour than Lintin.

Mr. Maze: The idea is that there should be

stations at the outskirts of the Colony.

Mr. Lloyd:

That would mean considerable

detention

3

119