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3. No scheme for dealing with the Homuntin district alone is found to satisfy engineering and economic conditions. This restricted area must await a comprehensive scheme embracing the whole of the Mong Kok Tsui and Yaumati areas. Such a scheme has already received consideration from the Public Works Department, but it involves large questions of sewage treatment and seems likely to prove very expensive. The proposals are not yet sufficiently concrete to be submitted to Government and much investigation is still necessary.
7. The Hon. Sir HENRY E. POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., pursuant to notice, asked the follow-
ing question:--
With reference to the paragraph in Mr. Henderson's report to the Honourable Director of Public Works, dated 20th February, 1928, in Sessional Paper No. 4 of 1928 which reads as follows:-
The present Waterworks scheme of finance is in my opinion out of date and I would propose re-organization on the lines suggested in my reports to you on the subject dated 21st September, 1927 and 13th December, 1927."
will the Government lay copies of such reports upon the table of this Coun-
cil?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:--
The subject of waterworks finance will be dealt with fully in a speech which will be made to the Council to-day by His Excellency the Governor. In the circumstances it is not considered necessary to lay on the table the departmental minutes in question.
8. The Hon. Mr. J. P. BRAGA, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:-
1. With reference to Government Notification No. 436 of the 23rd August relating to a Memorial of Re-entry by the Crown on the area known as the "Kowloon Tong Property", what consideration does the Govern- ment intend to extend to those subscribers whose houses stand on those Lots or any portions of the Kowloon Tong Property on which the Government has re-entered in respect of which there are now subsisting certain agreements and which houses are not yet completed through no fault of the subscribers and by whom all monies in respect thereof have been paid to the Kowloon Tong and New Territories Development Co.,
Ld. ?
2. Is it the intention of the Government to resume those properties without affording the owners thereof facilities to meet their obligations in the matter of the Crown land premium and so enable them to obtain their respective Crown l-ases?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:
1. The matter is under consideration.
2. Although no promise can now be made that Crown Leases will be granted to the subscribers referred to, it is probable that the Lots in question will be offered to such subscribers on terms which will include a stipulation that the obligations mentioned be performed. It is not the intention of the Goverument to disregard these subscribers, and the Government has already acceded to a request made by certain of them that they should become tenants at will pending the consideration of the matter referred to in the reply to question 1.
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
9. His Excellency addressed the Council on the Colony's Waterworks.