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KOWLOON FRONTIER-LAPPA

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 1919 was Hk. Tis. 43,474,757, as compared with Hk. Tls. 52,694,412 in 1918, Hk. Tls. 53,838,709 in 1917, and Hk. Tls. 47,043,483 in 1916. The largest on record was in 1899, viz., Tls. 56,532,226.

關龍九

Kow-loon kuan

DIRECTORY

CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS-Hongkong

Address: York Buildings, Chater Road

Commissioner-W. G. Lay Deputy Commissioner

Russell

H. Logan

Chinese Assistants - Chiu Ho-ping,

Wong Iu-on and Ng Shiu-hung Medical Officers-G. M. Harston, O.

Marriott and G. D. R. Black Tidesurveyor-A. Morrison Chief Examiner-F. E. Jackson Assistant Examiners-M. J. Barreira,

H. S. Markham, H. A. Keane Tidewaiters-G. Lamport, W. J. Bethel, J. P. Wilson, C. Finch, T. D. Masters, G. J. Walters, P. Pack- wood, L. P. Larsen, E. Hansen,

O. W. van Assche, W. J. Brigham, G. Flynn, W. G. Jarvis, W. H. Bird, B. Ashurst, C. A. Stirling, W. C. C. A. Becks, S. Hankin, G. W. Poulter, J. Holder, G. W. Davis

Revenue Launches:-

Yeungshing

Officer-in-charge-W. J. Bethell Launch Officer-W. C. C. Becks

Cheongkeng

Officer-in-charge--L. P. Larsen Launch Officer-O. W. van Assche

Kwanlui

Officer-in-charge-W. G. Brigham

Kwanfung

Officer-in-charge-E. Hansen

LAPPA

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 1 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. It 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 1919 was Hk. Tls. 13,296,263, as compared with Hk. Tls. 13,513,990 in 1918. 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.

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