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Whenever it is found that any goods or livestock have been brought across the land frontier of the Colony from China unaccompanied by proper Customs documents the Hong Kong Government may seize such goods or livestock as security for the payment of such dues
If such dues are not as may be mutually agreed upon.
paid the Fong Kong Goverment shall be entitled
to recover them on behalf of the Chinese Maritime Customs by proceedings against the owner or by sale of the goods or livestock.
similar circumstances in Chinese waters. Failing payment of such dues the Hong Kong Government shall be entitled to recover them on wehalf of the Chinese Maritime Customs by legal proceedings against the master or owner, or against the vessel. The master of any such vessel shall also be liacle upon conviction on the prosecution of the Hong Kong Government to a fine in respect of such importation, and the salt in question shall be liable to be confiscated by the magistrate. Any salt so con- fiscated shall be placed at the dispoel of the Chinese
Salt Department.
(e) All salt imported into the Colony, other than salt in transit without transhipment, shall be deposited in a licensed warehouse. Salt shall not be removed from a licensed warehouse except under a removal permit, which permit, in the case of Chinese salt destined for export to China, shall be granted only upon payment of
and the sult duty to the Chinese Maritime Customs;
covered by a permit for removal as auove shall not be
transported
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