CO129-540-13 Proposal by Chinese Government to establish vice-consulate in Hong Kong 6-6-1932 - 30-12-1932 — Page 44

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Commercial Counsellor. (Shanghai)

D. (by wireless)

August 17th, 1932.

August 17th, 1932.

R.

9.00. p.m.

August 17th, 1932.

No.

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(B).

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Following for Department of Overseas Trade No.

32 of August 17th. Begins:-

Addressed to Peking No. 20; repeated to Nanking

and Department of Overseas Trade.

Confidential.

Inspector-General of Customs informs me he has received instructions from Nanking to notify (? his colleagues)

tomorrow that Consular invoice regulations will come into

force on September 1st with the following modification.

20

Goods shipped from port of origin from September 1st

without invoice and arriving in China during September and

October will pay five gold units.

Goods arriving without

invoice November and December will pay ten gold units.

January 1st full regulation will operate.

3.

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Inspector-General of Customs has made representations

that:-

Ac

There are not enough Chinese Consule and

B. He proposes to ignore davoice values for custous purposes.

I will telegraph when regulations are published.

Original sent to Department of Overseas Trade.