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

stimates.

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 evading its share of taxation but there is a

steady infiltration of illicit goods, especially tobacco

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

posed to engage eleven additional Chinese Revenue Officers

and to station them in the New Territories under the

European Revenue Officer in charge of the New Territorics who at present works his district from Hong Kong but will in future live near Fan Ling. A 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

Marino Surveyor's sub-department arc rendered necessary

by the forthcoming application to the Colony of the new

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 those Conventions will impose a minimum increase of

one Ship Surveyor and two ngineer Surveyors is necessary

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