CO129-558-11 Mission of Sir F. Leith-Ross to China- proposals for a Hong Kong - China customs... 29-9-1936 - 30-12-1936 — Page 54

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via a foreign port or ports when the time limit allowed shall

be four months.

N.B. When failure of goods to arrive at their destination

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is proved to have been due to special circumstances beyond the

merchant's control the time limit may be extended at the

discretion of the Inspector General, to whom such cases are

to be reported for decision.

7.

When native goods, shipped from one Open Port to another Open Port via a foreign port or ports, do not reach the port of destination within the prescribed time limit, or are found to have been repacked en route, they shall be regarded as having lost their native status and be charged import duty at the port of destination, and the original exporter shall be called

upon by the Customs at the port of shipment to pay under the terms of his bond the difference between export and interport duties

without fine.

8.

When substitution has taken place while the goods

are en route from port of shipment to port of destination,

the goods shall be confiscated by the Customs at the port of des- tination without any fine on the original exporter.

9.

The Chinese Customs documents, including copies of original Applications, weight memoranda, etc., covering native produce shipped from one Open Port to another Open Port via a foreign port or ports, if declared for transhipment at such foreign port or ports shall be sent by post to the Commissioner of Customs at Open Port of destination. If the goods are declared as through cargo, not for transhipment at a foreign port or ports en route, but to arrive at the Open Port of destination on the original steamer, all the Customs covering documents shall be sent by the steamer concerned in the same manner as is now done for ordinary interport shipments. The Commissioner receiving such documents shall arrange for the proper examination of the goods. concerned. Where there is a clear discrepancy between the good s documented and the goods actually landed, he shall deal with the

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