Coincidently. with the removal all Native Customs and likin bar-Hers, which of course Telt the long. coastline of the country quite une protected and open. to. smugglers, Besides leaving no provision for the control of junks trading with places Sbroad and for the collection "of Fevene on goods entering. of leas ing the country by such craft, the Government entrusted to the Mavi. time Customs the maintenance and service of @ chain of junk stations Mong the coast, and 148. of these ations were infer Custom mninigtration at the end of the year, Besides. theca stations, a serian of ports. of call, for" Chinese-fag Fessels only, were. opened in. the Upper Yangtze Gorges, namely, Batong, Wushan, Kiveifu, Yunyang, Chungchow, Fengtu, Fowchow, and Ghangshow, while' Helutao "was opened an& sub-office of the Chine Singiac. Customs. and Fuchowwan 'Be a subvofiice of the Newchwang Gastoms, It is. not. surprising. to find with the introduction of the higher tariffs that have. been the natural outcome of the recovery tariff autonomy by the Govern-tment, that smuggling has now be Come' one of the most common of: fences against the, State and. its prevention one of the most serious Fecal questions of the day. A few of these measures were: "the new regulations prohibiting steam an motor vessels of less than 100 rester tons from trading directly, atween China and abroad, the new regulations governing the' entry of. vessels and presentation of mani= fests, the new regulations for the spectral of sca-going junks, the levying of tonnage dues on' deck cargoes, the abolition of the draw-nek system on foreign imports, the granting of increased bonding faclities the new regulations for the control of Custonss brokers, and the decision by the Government to claim Jimit as territorial for preventive yarposes. The most important event was the introduction of the Customs gold unit notes, issued by tae Bank of China for' the paymien: of import duties and all charges payable Customs gold units, this was. the currency token acceptable by. all Customs Houses,
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