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LAPPA

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Lappa, also called by the Chinese "Kung Pak," is an island directly opposite the Inner Harbour of Macao, the distance across being from 1 to 14 miles. Four of the stations of the Chinese Maritime Customs are located here, and another on an islet called Malowchow. Beyond the Barrier Gate of Macao there are several more Customs stations. Under the Lappa Customs' control there are also Tungho and Naiwanmoon stations. Lappa is under the jurisdiction of the Heungshan Magistrates. possesses no features of interest beyond the fact that it is the principal Customs station in the neighbourhood of Macao. The net value of the trade passing through the Lappa Customs stations in 1916 was Hk. Tls. 14,302,235, as compared with Hk. Tls. 17,596,598 in 1915. The diversion of the course of trade to and from the Luichow Prefecture operates against Lappa. Much of the cargo which formerly came thence in junks to Macao and reported at Malowchow now avails itself of the more convenient and doubtless safer direct steamer carriage between the French port of Kwang-chow-wan and Macao. There is also a tendency for a portion of the west coast produce to go via Kongmoon, whether destined for Hongkong or Canton, and the old junk trade of this region with the foreign colonies is gradually disappearing.

DIRECTORY

# # Kung-pak-san-kwan OFFICES OF THE CHINESE MARITIME Cus- TOMS, LAPPA-No. 2, Rua dos Prazeres, Macao

Commissioner T. D. Moorhead Assistants-C. A. R. Cabral, A. G.

Wallas, A. M. de Souza

Chinese Assistant-Cheung Yuk-tong Tidesurveyor-J. Power (acting) Boat Officer-S. G. Pedersen Examiners-J. H. Thatcher, C. W.

Landers, E. A. Young

Asst. Examiners-F. Kittel, S. B. de

Brito Tidewaiters-F. Byrnes, O. Hall,

G. Borras, W. Battley,

W. Battley, S. H. Goodwin, J. D. Spencer, M. O. Grönroos, H. Gaylard, F. R. Mac- Kendrick, W. O'Reilly, G. E. Cam-

miade, G. H. Reece, H. L. Jett, J. P. Thompson, E. A. dos Santos, R. E. Sheetz, A. A. Simões, A. M. Fer- nandes, P. J. Ryan, A. de Espirito Santo. R. Ferreira, A. S. M.d'Oliveira, C. A. Carqueja, H. M. T. Machado Revenue Launches

Cheongkeng

Officer-in-charge-G. Borras Launch Officer-P. J. Ryan

Paktou

Officer-in-charge—M. O. Grönroos Launch Officer-J. P. Thompson

Lungtsing Officer-in-charge-J. D. Spencer Launch Officer-H. L. Jett

Luipin

Officer-in-charge--O. Hall

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