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at a cost of $30,000.00 as shown on page 102 of the

Estimates.

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Imports & Exports Department.

or some time past it has become increasingly

evident that smugglers are taking advantage of the absence

of any regular preventive service along the land frontier

and that as a result not only is the population of the New

Territories ovading its share of taxation but there is a

steady infiltration of illicit goods, especially tobacco

and opium into the urban areas. It is accordingly pro-

posed to engage cleven additional Chinese Revenue Officers

and to station them in the New Territories under the

European Revenue Officer in charge of the New Territories

who at present works his district from Hong Kong but will

in futuro live near Fan Ling. sum of $1,560 to cover

the rental of the necessary quarters is inserted under

"Other Charges for this Department.

Harbour Department and Air Services.

Certain additions to the staff of the Government

Marine Surveyor's sub-department are rendered necessary

by the forthcoming application to the Colony of the now

Safety and Load line Conventions. The extent of those

increases has been discussed locally with the Shipping Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and subsequently

by the Harbour Master with the Board of Trade.

The

verdict of the Board is that to fulfil the obligations

which these Conventions will impose a minimum increase of one Ship Surveyor and two Engineer Surveyors is necessary

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