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to go on board British Steamers at Bermuda
the difficulty is that your men would have no legal
status unless he is in each case helped by our
own officer.
His Excellency:
All action would have to be
taken by our own Officials accompanied by the Chinese Maritime Customs Officers.
Article X. - That places have you in mind.
regarding live-stock?
r. Johnston: Shataukol, Mirs Bay.
His Excellency: It says here certain "ports of
¡
entry". "Places of entry would be better.
Article XI (a) and (b) seem quite alright
Article XII We used to collect such
statistics for a time in this Colony it cost us about $50,000 a year.
Th
Mr. Lloyd: $60,000 and we then had space in our own offices for statistical work. Now office accommodation would have to be provided.
His Excellency: There is a certain section of the community which still presses for these statistics on the other hand, there are those who consider
that the collection of statistics is undue interference, seeing that Hong Kong is a free port. There has been no special accuracy about these statistics hitherto. Whether in future we shall
be able to make them accurate, I cannot tell.
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