THE  INSPECTORATE  OF  CUSTOMS  357
At  Tientsin,  C.  Kleczkowsky  (French)  ;
„  Chinkiang,  J.  K.  Leonard  (American)  ;
„  Shanghai,  G.  H.  Fitz-Roy  (British)  ;
,,  Ningpo,  Geo.  Hughes  (British)  ;
„  Foochow,  W.  W.  Ward  (American)  ;
„  Swatow,  F.  Wilzer  (German)  ;
„  Canton,  Geo.  B.  Glover  (American).
The  appointment  was  in  the  following  terms  :—
“  The  Prince  of  Rung,
by  Imperial  appointment,  Minister  and  Superintendent ­
  of  Foreign  Affairs,
issues  the  following  Instructions  :—
“  Whereas  it  is  laid  down  in  Article  X.  of  the  Supplementary ­
  Treaty  and  Tariff,  that,  in  order  to  the
protection  of  the  Revenue,  one  system  shall  be  adopted
at  every  port,  and  that,  if  it  seems  good  to  the  officer
deputed  to  administer  the  Customs’  Revenue,  he
shall  employ  Foreigners  to  assist  him,  whom  he  shall
procure  without  Foreign  recommendation  or  intervention, ­
  &amp;c.  ;  and  Whereas,  the  Inspector  General
Li-tai-kwoh  [Mr.  Lay],  now  absent  on  sick  leave,
having  introduced  the  Commissioners  of  Customs
Fei-sze-lae  [Mr.  Fitz-Roy]  and  HEH-TEH  [Mr.  Hart],
under  whose  supervision  Customs’  Revenue  has  been
ably  and  satisfactorily  administered  at  Shanghai
and  Canton,  the  said  Fei-sze-lae  and  Heh-teh
were  officially  directed  by  the  Imperial  Commissioner,
Hsieh,  to  exercise  conjointly  a  general  surveillance
over  all  things  pertaining  to  the  collection  of  Customs
Revenue  and  Foreign  Trade  at  the  Treaty  Ports:  Now,
therefore,  the  Prince  instructs  the  said  functionaries,
Fei-sze-lae  and  Heh-teh,  that  it  will  be  their  duty,
officiating  as  Inspectors  of  affairs  in  accordance  with
the  Treaties  ;  not  allowing  Foreigners  to  sell  goods
for  Chinese,  or  the  goods  of  Chinese  to  be  clandestinely ­
  included  in  Foreign  cargoes,  with  a  view  to