Ottawa, Juno 19.
Sweeping recommendations in favour of the dismissal and suspension of certain officials at Montreal] and other Quebec ports of entry, the retirement of a number of high officials at Montreal, stiffening of the Breventive service and prohibition Clearances of liquor vessels from Canadian ports for the United States "rum row" are contained in the report of the House of Commons Committee.
The Committee also recommends prosecutions for the recovery of moneys from a long list of company found to have evaded the Customs! and Excise Laws, and reference is made to the "slowly degenerating efficiency" of the Customs Department in recent years and the ex-'Minister of the Bureau of Customs is}
The Committee finds a presumption tHat a proportion of Liquor alleged to be bound from Canada for! foreign ports and cleared without payment of the excise and sales tax returns to Canada for consumption.
'A tightening up of the regulations by the imposition of taxes on all Liquor released from bond or entering Canada in bond is recommended, also a reduction of the ports of
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