CO129-517-1 Administration and function of Chinese Maritime customs- prevention of smuggling across Chinese frontiers 7-2-1929 - 15-11-1929 — Page 155

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Peking No.29.

Sir,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG 31st May, 1929.

RECEIVED

3 JUL 1929

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With reference to my Secret despatch of the 7th February, 1929, concerning the Foreign Inspectorate of the Chinese laritine Customs, I have the honour to inform you that further news concerning the danger to that ervice has been iven me by r. C.F. Jolmston, Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon, now stationed at Hong Kong,

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2. He bells me at since 1947 no Europeans or Americans have been recruited for the staff of the Foreign Inspectorate of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and he further tells me that during this year an arrangement has been made thereby the encluments of all officers in the Foreign Inspectorate have been divided into two parts: one part, which is called "salary", lies been cut down to a sun which the Nanki Government would be prepared to pay to Chinese officers of the same rank; the other part, which is called "ex- patriatior allowance", is the balance of the salary hitherto payable to existing holders of office. I understand that for the present, in the case of

THE RIGHT FOTOURASLE

LIEVE CULO EL 1.C..S. AVERY, H.P.

promotion

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