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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 8, 1930.
Sessional Papers, 1930:-
No. 5.-Water Shortage Emergency-June-August, 1929.
No. 6. Motor Taxation.
No. 7.-Report of Currency Committee, 1930.
QUESTIONS.
4. The Hon. Mr. R. H. KOTEWALL, C.M.G., LL.D., pursuant to notice, asked the
following question :----
In view of the prevailing high cost of living, will the Government review the scale of fares prescribed in clause 84 of the Regulations made by the Governor in Council under the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordi- nance 1912 in respect of public chairs and jinriekshas with the view to making a reasonable increase in such scale?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:
The Government sees no reason at present to consider the question of a revision of the scale of the fares in question which, after remaining unchanged for many years, were raised to the present level in 1924. It is pointed out that the licence fee for public jinrickshas has, so far as the Island of Hong Kong is concerned, only recently been reduced by paragraph 3 (d) of Government Notification 376 of 17th June, 1930.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
5. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee
(No. 8), dated the 26th June, 1930, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded,
Question put and agreed to.
MOTIONS.
6. The Colonial Secretary moved the following resolution:-
Whereas application has been made by the Sanitary Board to the Governor under section 167 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, for the erection of a Public Latrine on the east of Ladder Street at its junction with Lower Lascar Row.
And whereas such application having been duly approved by the Governor and a notification of the intention to erect a Public Latrine at such site having been duly published in three successive numbers of the Gazette a certain owner and occupier of the property in the vicinity has objected to such erection ;
And whereas such objection has been duly considered;
It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above mentioned site and the erection thereon of a Public Latrine be and the same are hereby approved.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
7. The Colonial Secretary moved :
That the By-laws made by the Sanitary Board under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, on the 27th day of May, 1930, be adopted.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
"An Ordinance to amend the
8. Telephone Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and
moved the First reading of a Bill intituled Telephone Ordinance, 1925."
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