Extract or Letter from Butterfield & OwİN
Hong Kong, to Join Swire & Sons,
London
10. 2.12.1932.
Ltd.,
143
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muzelin. The Hong Konɛ Government have apparently
slready heard somethin, from home, as there are siɛne of te
Importa and xports Department being put on enquiry as to
practical action under the Amended "rdinance of this year (vide
our letters of 27th May and 17th June), which gave tie
Government the necessary powers to deal wit: usanifested cargo.
These powers have yet to be enforced, but following
discussions between the Superintendent of the Department aon-
corned (Mr. Be-ilton), J.M. & Co. and ourselves, a memorandum
has been submitted to the Colonial coretary w ich contains
definite croposals for the presecution of the shippers of
unmanifested cargo.
Te had the opportunit. of commenting on the draft
minute, emphasising the necessity of Government undertaking
such prosecutions and we urged that they should go furtier
and take a hand themsleves in the detection and prevention of
the traffic.
e will keep peɛɛing away at the Government hire,
and at the same time try and work up opinion in the Chamber of
Commerce.
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