Revenue collectors, officers of the army and navy, and royal governors were curtly ordered to the front to do their full duty in the matter of law enforcement.
I hid beneath her vehicle disguised as a tax collector and grasped the bottom of her fur coat as she approached the door, then hugged and kissed her thinking she would find it humorous.
The collector of taxes, the superintendent of indirect taxes, the officer of gendarmerie, and two or three other public officials arrived with their wives. They were followed by some rich Liberals. Dinner was announced.
He was what we call the " customs collector." A " collector" is a person who takes things – in this case, taxes for the items that were brought into the country, that were imported into the country.