CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931 — Page 22

ARTICLE IV.

There shall be a Commissioner and a Deputy Commissioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs appointed to reside in Hong Kong. Such Commissioner (which expression shall include an Acting Commissioner) shall be British, as hereto- fore, and shall be a person acceptable to the Hong Kong Government. The Deputy Commissioner (which expression shall likewise include an Acting Deputy Commis- sioner) may be, if so desired, Chinese, but he shall also be a person acceptable to the Hong Kong Government.

ARTICLE V.

Neither the Commissioner nor the Deputy Commissioner specified in the fore- going Article shall be regarded as being seconded under the terms of Article I. They shall not interfere with the control, discipline, or direction of the members of the seconded staff; but they shall remain, as heretofore, directly under the orders of the Inspector General of Chinese Maritime Customs. For the carrying out of the terms of this Agreement they shall act as liaison officers between the Inspector General of Chin- ese Maritime Customs and the Hong Kong Superintendent of Imports and Exports. In order, however, that the Commissioner of Chinese Maritime Customs may be in a position to keep record of the character, qualifications, and general efficiency of the seconded employees of the Chinese Customs Service and to make his recommenda- tions accordingly to the Inspector General for promotions, transfers and the like, the Hong Kong Superintendent of Imports and Exports shall furnish the Commissioner with confidential reports on such employees and shall assist him in his investigations in this respect.

ARTICLE VI.

Coasting steamer means any steam or motor vessel, not being a sea-going motor boat or launch as defined in Articles VIII and IX, which includes in its ports of call any places on the east coast of Asia between Antung and Haiphong inclusive, or any place on any river flowing into the sea between Antung and Haiphong, or any place in Formosa, and the usual extreme tradling limits of which do not extend beyond such places.

Every coasting steamer clearing out of the Colony of Hong Kong or arriving there shall provide a manifest in duplicate of all its cargo and shall be liable to search for unmanifested cargo by the proper Hong Kong authorities. The Chinese duties on the cargo shipped from Hong Kong ou such steamers may, if desired by the shipper, and shall if ordered by the proper Hong Kong authorities, be paid to the Chinese Maritime Customs Office in Hong Kong.

ARTICLE VII.

Any steamship or motor vessel clearing out of the Colony of Hong Kong for, or arriving there from, any place on the West River shall provide a manifest in dupli- cate of all its cargo and shall be liable to search for unmanifested cargo by the proper Hong Kong authorities. The Chinese duties on the cargo shipped from Hong Kong on such steamships or motor vessels may, if desired by the shipper, and shall if order- ed by the proper Hong Kong authorities, be paid to the Chinese Maritime Customs Office in Hong Kong.

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