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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 Chefoo Agreement of 1876 and its Additional Article of 1885 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, Shumchün, 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 1925 was Hk. Tls. 52,992, 104, as compared with Hk. Tls. 77,962,412 in 1924, Hk. Tls. 53,732,972 in 1923, and Hk. Tls. 75,907,530 in 1922.

關龍九 Kow-loon-kuan

DIRECTORY

CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS-Hongkong

Address: Third floor, York Buildings,

Chater Road; Teleph. Central 206

Commissioner-Lieut.-Col. F. Hayley

Bell, D.S.O.

Deputy Commissioner-W. O. Law Assistants-Chiu Ho-ping, Wong Iu-on

and Cheung Iü-shang

Medical Officers-G. M. Harston, G.

D. R. Black and H. Balean Chief Tidesurveyor-J. Power

Assist. Marine Surveyor-H. B. Duff Chief Examiner-C. S. Goddard Examiners-S. F. McGrath and P. A.

Davidson

Tidewaiters-P. J. Austin, S. V. Heley, G. Watson, B. Ashurst, G. W. Davis, R. St. J. Hicks, A. Lane, C. W. Hall, C. C. Hancox, J. Davidson, J. Muir, H. G. K. Wheeler, J. S. Thomas and W. F. Poole

Revenue Launches "Yeungshing,"

"Cheongkeng" and "Kwanlui"

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 1925 was Hk. Tls. 22,470,368, as compared with Hk. Tls. 27,398,467 in 1924, Hk. Tls. 22,218,537 in 1923, and Hk. Tls. 26,316,415 in 1922. The diversion of