CO129-542-12 Smuggling from Hong Kong into China 21-1-1933 - 21-8-1933 — Page 116

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson,

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

loading of

There

provisions

the

Colony without the

owners, under the

consent of the

are contained in

of 5th December

Hong Kong Order in Council to which

il t

It reems doubtful,

I hardly think that

however, whether

the Hong Long Government can be

you referred.

expected to maintain a watch on

the

ships in the colony, or to search

them for goous autiable in Cina,

ship.

except at the cost of the owners

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t It

the

a solution might possibly be forant of the owners were prepared to

owners consider Special measures

to be necessary either to prevent

the placing of cargo on board the

ships without their knowleage, or to

search the ships for such cargo,

to

might afferty

pay to the Covernment the

cost incurred. I understand that

the companies are reluctant to employ

their own officers in such measures

because of the serious risk of

friction arising between officers

ana

crew.

The