CO129-517-1 Administration and function of Chinese Maritime customs- prevention of smuggling across Chinese frontiers 7-2-1929 - 15-11-1929 — Page 69

Commissioners, the estimated extent of smuggling now taking

place along these Frontiers and likely to take place in

the neighbourhoods concerned in the future, and draw: up

preventive proposals calculated to deal effectively with

these local conditions, and thus protect Revenue interests.

In the Inspector General's opinion, Frontier guards, at

the beginning at any rate, should be composed of both

Chinese and foreign units. This may add to the expense,

but it must be remembered that we are endeavouring to protect

an annual Revenue of about Hk.Tls. 160,000,000.- and, if

trade develops normally, perhaps Ek. Tls. 200,000,000.-

and reasonable extra expenditure is therefore justified:

in fact vill in the end prove economical.

To summarise what precedes:-

(1) The new Tariff has naturally given an impetus

to smuggling, and the Customs, therefore,

shot. develop their Preventive Servico to

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stop or check the increased smuggling now

observable;

(2) Armed guards on the Tonking, Kowloon and

Lappa, Korcan and Russian Frontiers will

bo necessQLY;

(3) The Custons Preventive Launch Service in the

Kowloon and Lappe Districts should be 20-

organisel, if necessary ono or two larger

Vossels

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