KOWLOON FRONTIER DISTRICT OF
THE CHINESE MARITIME
CUSTOMS
This is the inclusive name given
given to the Chinese Maritime Customs stations adjacent to Hongkong and established in 1887 in accordance with the A 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 uf junks between Hongkong and Chinese ports. In 1899, when the New Territory w.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, Shaüchung, 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 1918 was Hk. Tls. 52,694,412 as compared with Hk. Tls. 53,838,709 in 1917, Hk. Tls. 47,043,483 in 1916, Hk. Tls. 46,638,372 in 1915. The largest on record was in 1899, viz., Hk. Tls. 56,532,226.
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關龍九
Kow-loon kuan
DIRECTORY
CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS-Hongkong Address: York Buildings, Chater Road
Commissioner-T. D. Moorhead Deputy Commissioner-H. L. Russell Chinese Assistants - Chiu Ho-ping
and Wong Iu-on
Medical Officers-G. M. Harston, O.
Marriott and H. Balean Chief Tidesurveyor-L. A. Byworth Launch Inspector-P. O. Pickburn Examiners-D. Urquhart and W. B.
Lipson
Assistant Examiners-T. E. Pateinan
and M. J. Barreira
Tidewaiters-W. J. Fulker, T. D. Masters, H. Connaughton, P. Pack- wood, J. D. Cush, L. P. Larsen, A.
F. Reynolds, E. Hansen, W. B. Carrine, E. W. Crawford, W. J. Bethell, B. Lawrie, H. S. Markham, G. Dixon, H. A. Keane. O. W. van Assche, E. Alcock, V. C. Spink, C. Finch, W. J. Brigham, W. J. Wilson and A. Grant
Revenue Launches :-
Yeungshing Officer-in-charge-W. J. Bethell Launch Officer-L. P. Larsen
Cheongkeng
Officer-in-charge--W. J. Fulker Launch Officer-W. J. Brigham
Kwanlui
Officer-in-charge-J. D. Cush
Kwanfung
Officer-in-charge-E. Hansen
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