893.51/5332: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
576. Legation’s 459, June 17th, 9 p.m. The following statement regarding the transfer of revenue of the Maritime Customs from Tientsin to Shanghai was issued by the Tientsin customs yesterday:
“Today the first transfer of the foreign revenue to Shanghai since the new administration assumed office was made by the Tientsin customs, the sum of Hongping86 Taels 320,929.71 representing the foreign revenue from 17 June to 5 July being telegraphically transferred to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Shanghai, and placed to credit of the Inspector General of Customs foreign revenue accounts. An audit certificate signed by Messrs. Thomson and Company, chartered accountants, accompanied the transfer and duplicates of this certificate will be handed to the Superintendent of Customs, the Waichiaopu in Peiping and other quarters.
Henceforth the procedure to be followed will be that every Friday foreign revenue accumulated during the previous week down to closing hour on Saturday will be transferred telegraphically to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Shanghai, for Inspector General revenue account, accompanied by a certificate of the same nature as that used on the first occasion.”