'The Chinese Salt Revenues in Manchuria were virtually inthe hands of the Japanese, by force ma-cure by the end of 1931, but the anal seizure took place on' April 1 Jat Newchwang. The Postal Servic Were maintained by Chinese officials "Foreign and Chinese—with great Yenacity and courage. On April, 14 the Manchukuo Government appoint Jed a special officer to take charge of [the post otices and later applied without success for membership the International Postal Union. The refusal of the Postal Commissioners hand over to the Manchukuo authorities did not prevent the appoint. ment of Manchukuo supervisors, On July 9 ig was announced that Man-[ehukuo stamps would be on sale on August 1. This decided the Chinese Government in ite course of action. fit-closed the Manchurian Post JOmiees on July 23 and withdrew its staffs, "A very large number of Ifnese Chinese Government employees refused to serve the Manchukuo administration which formally took over the Postal Service on July 26.
One of the first acts of the Northeastern Administrative Committee, Which was established on February: TTas the Provincial "Government of Manchukuo," was to instruct the Superintendents of Customs at the Manchurian Treaty ports that although the Customs revenue belong right to. "Manchukuo" and Would, in the fature, be under the control of the Committee, for the time being the Superintendents and Commissioners of Customs. should carry on their duties as usual, They were informed that. a Japanese Castoms Adviser had been appointed each Manchurian port for the Durpose of supervising the general Customs administration. The ports concerned were Lungehingtsun, An-sung, Newchwang and Harbin, togeter with some sub-stations, at which the revenue collected in 1831 amounted respectively to Hk, Ts. 574.000, 3,682,000, 3,792,000, and 6,272,000. The port of Aigun. which' is still outside the sphere of control of the "Manchukuo Government," is functioning under the Chinese Customs Service. The port of Dairen, in the Kwantang Leased Territory, has a distinct. status, 'The Customs Venue collected in the Manchurian ports, including Dairen, amounted in. 4930 "to 14.7 per cent.' and in 1931 5 per cent. of the total for all
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