Confidential and Private.
SHANGHAI OFFICM OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF CUSTOMS.
SHANGHAI.
4th December, 1930.
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Dear Sir Miles,
Following my usual practice of keeping you informed
in respect of Cu toms affairs, I enclose herewith comparative
figures of the Shanghai Revenue collection for November,
etc., which must be regarded as sati: factory, considering the
unfavourable conditions prevailing at present.
In regard to the proposed Customs' Agreement with Hong-
kong, the Canton Party at the recent :Plenary Session
opposed it, as you kno; and for the time being, the
question remains in abeyance. Sir William Peel and myself
were in complete accord on the subject and the Ministry
of Finance had signified their approval of the final
terms: I trust, therefore, that the misunderstanding in
Canton may
rove to be of a transient nature. I may perhaps
add that I did what I could at my end to remove opposition
in Canton, as the enclosed copy of correspondence between
the Canton Superintendent and the Canton Commissioner
indicates.
Yours sincerely,
(SGD) F.V. MAZE.
To
His excellency,
Sir Miles Wedderburn Lamson, K.C.M.G., C.B., M. V. O.,
etc.,
etc.,
etc.,
British Consulate General,
NANKING.
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