"ملف XXXVIII/٥ المجلد I صور: نوفمبر ١٩٢٨ - فبراير ١٩٣١" [و‎‎٢‎٨‎٣] (٦٨٨/٥٧٢)

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for his own, and at the end of the month pays into Cuetoms total
value in accordance with a schedule of variety values embodied
in his contract.
(V) Imports into Surjlargely for Sharkiyah and Ja’alan^
consist of rice, coffee, sugar, piece-goods and the usual
miscellaneous list of Arab wants. The manner of leak^ is largely
as follows:
The dhow Captain-Cum-Shipper at the Indian port cook the
manifest. It is simple to show cargo destined entirely for Sur,
to be sho^n only in part going there, the remaining half perhaps
marked do w n for Mukalla or some South Arabian port. The dho~ on
arrival at Sur thus escapes proper appraisement: indeed for years
past Customs offici. Is have from time to time been prevented
from boarding! they must accept manifest figures.
(VI) The difference of the proportionate Customs yield bet
ween Sur and Batinah is due to the fact that the former is dis
tinctly lets under control than the latter, and if an attempt were
made to increase the Sur percentage up to the Batinah level it
w ould require rforce. or a threat of it, from H.M’s Government.
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Perhaps some increase can be made, but this should be conducted
'"'ith caution and effected very slowly.
(VII) As regards the Customs personnel^as a result of
complaints I sjent a new appraiser to Sur s^me three w eeks ago
under orders which virtually place him over the present M # amur.
The suggestion of the latter^ removal is one I sug est that sju£&
should await 4he return (expected almost at once) of the
Director G<fnei^l of Customs, Iskandar Effendi, from leave in
as he himself has been stationed at Sur as ITamur, under
stands the individual motives of the locals ^0 desire changes,
and has an intimate knowledge of his own staff, and the suitabilit c
of this or that candidate as a IPamur.