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KOWLOON FRONTIER DISTRICT OF

THE CHINESE MARITIME

CUSTOMS

This is the inclusive name given to the Chinese Maritime Customs stations adjacent to Hongkong and established in 1887 in accordance with the Additional Article to the Chefoo Agreement of 1896 for the purpose of recording the movement of opium and of collecting duty on the trade carried on by Chinese junks between Hongkong and Chinese ports. In 1899, when the New Territory was taken over by Hongkong, the Customs stations had to be removed from their former locations, which had been brought within the British boundary, and the present stations are situated at Taishan, Lintin, Shamchün, Shatowkok, Shauchung, and Samun (Tooniang), besides which there are a number of frontier patrol posts on the north shores of Deep and Mirs Bays and between the two bays. The net value of the trade in 1914 was $47,139,272, as compared with Hk. Tls. 48,355,931 in 1913; Hk. Tls. 19,048,784 in 1912; Hk. Tis. 44,247,708 in 1911; Ts. 53,881,301 in 1910; Tls. 49,653,681 in 4009; Tls. 53,477,376 in 1908; and Tls. 54,381,058 in 1907. The largest on record was in 1899, viz., Tls. 56,532,226.

關新龍九

Kow-loon Sin-kuan

DIRECTORY

CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS-Hongkong

Address: York Buildings, Chater Road

Commissioner-E. Gordon Lowder

Deputy Commissioner-C. Thorne

Assistant-A. S. Campbell

Chinese Assistants-Chiu Ho-ping,

Wong Iu-on, Leung Shi-nam

Medical Officers-F. O. Stedman, O.

Marriott, G. M. Harston Tidesurveyor-E. C. Tregillus Examiners-M. W. Fraser, A. Nichol Assistant Examiners--C. F. Croawell, E. T. Craig, L. L. Lopes, W. Olsen, J. Kennedy, K. Stangaard, W. J. Martin, G. P. J. Breen, P. Popoff, A. K. Gröndahl, C. B. Cooper, H. P. Allgood, H. S. Markham, H. Owen, H. C. Hyatt, R. Cross, H. Appleton, W. Crawley, A. H. Fenn, R. P. Harrison, E. Alcock, F. G. Maidment, N. F. Pennefather, O. W. Johansen, C. E. White, M. Gilmore, A. E. T. Hansen, K. G. Bâcklund, M. A.

Hancox, O, D. Gander, E. J. Statter, W. J. Pendergast

Watchers-W, C. A. Wolnizer, A. R.

Ballot, T. Lewis, M. Doll

Revenue Cruiser Kaipan

Commander-A. D. S. Powell

Officers-W.T. B. Terry, K. O. Hellberg Engineers-T. J. R. Johns, W. Sinclair,

J. Allison

Gunner-J. McArthur

Revenue Launches

Kwantin

Officer-in-charge-H. P. Allgood Launch Officer-W. C. A. Wolnizer Kwanlui

Officer-in-charge--W. J. Martin Launch Officer M. A. Hancox

Kwanfung

Officer-in-charge-H. Appleton Launch Officer-W. J. Pendergast Hsin Kapsuitsai

Officer-in-charge--R. Cross

Acting Launch Inspector - G. J.

Harman.