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action was taken by the Hong Kong Government
until a question was raised in 1890 as to
whether the Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon
and District had authority to require British
owned steanlaunches and yachts of this Colony
to obtain his permission before leaving the
waters of the Colony and to issue "towing
certificates" to Hong Kong launches. In this
connection Hr. F. Fleming, then officer
Administering the Government, wrote to Sir
John Walsham, His Majesty's Minister at Peking,
on the 28th July, 1890, inquiring as to the
exact position of the Kowloon Commissioner, what
powers he possessed, whom he really represented
and to whom he was responsible. Mr. Fleming also
addressed Lord Knutsford on the same subject in
despatch No. 887 of the 30th July, 1890, A
reminder was sent to 81r J. Valahan on the 22nd
October 1890% but no reply was ever received
from the Peking Legation or from the Colonial
Įorrice,
office, and the matter dropped into abeyance.
11.
On the 11th March, 1892, Governor Sir
Villiam Robinson brought before Executive Council
the questiph of the establishment of the office
of the Chinese Naritime Customs in Hong Kong
and of its removal to Chinese territory; and,
with the advice of the Council, a lotter
dated 15th March, 1892, was addressed by Kr.V.M.
Goodman,
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