Petition Requests Abolition of Special Agents Nanking, Oct, 2 jyJm a. petition to the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Finance and the National Opium-Suppression \Commission request that the practice instituted by the Special " Revenue Department at Hankow of despatching agents to the various steamers passing through the port for the [purpose of searching for contraband, be discontinued.
The petition points out, that 1h!~ practice is a violation of the power land functions of the Customs" louties, ties, and requests that" the itary headquarters at Hankow: be instructed to abolish the posts of steamer inspectors created by that Department, Yuan referred this Affairs Com mission for attention—Kuo Min, Nhe place
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