'The scheme for establishing the riers was conceived by' the Cus-years ago and constant, efforts to-Wands its realization have been made ever since. The exact dots when the control system will be put into operation cannot be stated this time, but it is held certain that ill be in force before the end of this year, possibly in the autumn, One of the important phases of the preliminary' work will be the selection and training of police and Customs personnel for duty at the Kates. Owing to the nature of their task and the hours of watch, a con-lerable number of men will be needed. la. plan of ce-operation hee tween the two services in maintain: ing the control is being completed, the Municipal Police "to. have supreme charge, 'The need of a system of barriers on the Shanghai waterfront. grows out of the absence of a Customs area here, 'Such areas are maine tained by' the authorities in mont other important ports of the world to facilitate the collection of rewue, but in Shanghai the wha privately owned.
'With the higher import tari which superseded the old 5 per cent rate, smuggling has increased by leaps and bounds, especially diving [the last year, and revenue has bees seriously' curtailed. 'The "article being smuggled a small dimensi pon which a heavy duty such as jewellery, narcotics, ier fumes, fountain pens, and the' like,
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