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No. 8047.-OCTOBER 17, 1888.]
THE CHINA MAIL
appens is
THE THEFT OF PAINT From
D. A. da Costa, Senior Marine Officer in the during the constrection of the New Con- capacitated by illness. During the heat (believed to be more than justified by ex. intended that this charge should be met by the extent of 20 per cent, or rather a mort
DOCK 00.'S STORES. General Post Office, to enable him to comtral Basket; rents of buildings, decrease month no less than nine Officers at one sting market prices) of the reclamation a special tax on the shipping of là cunt purgage on these four engines.
His Lordship The machinery was hypo- The throo muon-two shipmon and plete his education. Mr Costa died in May 83 000, shops in the Central Market to ho time were unit for duty, and many works about to be and taken in front of the tumul as the decision of the Government
As one in Prays at ($7,010,621, or including that in on this point was with the uusiin sup-thecuted to the Bank. last after 5 years faithful service, teaving pulled down for reconstruction of the Now are thereby unduly retarded.
Market.
Batman-who woro charged witli ruceiving Auctionests, decrease, $300, stateo out of many, the Estimates for 180,714.777 it away in only case be fairly communicated to the reetary of State spesial agreement made batreon Mr Smith stolen property, in connection with the re-
of the Government property at3 rt of the un-official mothers of Council, Mr WebberQuite so, my Lord. By a his son, and of 14 years, totally unprovid-
It is priporod to lodge the mory fewer liar neex issned. Opinn Monopoly, in- tes and War Olies property have, sidered that these figures throws a useful fight and approved by him, the probabin recurs and Me Croker this 20 per cent, was paid, it hits choft of point from the Dock cd for. in the hands of Trustees, who would eve tu crens 3246,000, monopoly sold for $477,500 miralty
11 the prospect of the future, if the Cul ug, wh a px, $45,000 per annum for three years from 1st March, i owing to this cause, buon delayed for several
the on a clear understanding that Mr Smith its propor application.
1969. Stampen, inorang $20,000, receipto months; and it has therefore boon imposan there is every reason to suppose it will, catimates of Revenue. But since the huve would receive the money back before the Company's Storos at Bungkam, wors again All the votes wore passort by the Come tontily on the inarguse. Assessed able to submit to Her Majesty's Govern should continues to prove an attraction to decision was arrived at early in the year, goods were given up by the Bank, Mr brought before Mr Pollock in the Police
taxes, decreure 849,000, reduction of rates sent the schema for this long-delayed and the people of the neighbouring Empire the financial prospect has much improved Urskor said that he had to arrange to get
in the City of Victoria to 11 per cent, in supremely important improvement, which, In the absence of calamity impessible to and as it is a fact clearly recognised by the money from Lite Gustoas, and then he Couet to-day. Mr Wotton, appeared for THE ESTIMATES FOR 1889. this Hill District to 73 per cent, in any the Governor is most glad to announce, forezco and on the possumption that he computout opinion, that taxes on trade would clear the machinery and Air Swith the prosecution, and Mr Ho Wygun for the age, in reesived early in the year the concurrence Government is wise enough to maintain the affect it injuriously to an extent which is by would receive his $1.00 sac. It was to third defendant. Mr Wetton called far- A Bill entitled an Ordinance enacted by other place to pastel business is teteny of the local authorities, Civil, Now I and present Freedum of trade, there can be no no means measured by the amount of Rebe's loan for only a few days. A cheque the uvitenes for the prosecution. the Governor of Bengkung, with the núvieg
erensu, $25,000, Jostal ferens
Olan Chung, P. S. 68, aid-I produce a book which is a foki's pay-book belonging
pitted.
aro
$999, which the latter took to the bank.
and consent of the Legislative Counciling. Eegistry of brats, increase $4,600. Military, (the question lower of the pru- į mural doubt that the 20,080 acres of maold venne produced, it appears to the Governor was girou by Mr Swith to Mr. Oroker for thereof, to apply a auin not exceeding Ono and of catgate, incnuso, $tit, portion of the cost to be paid respectively land in the Colony finest of which is specially desirable to render such an impost Croker went afterwards and negotiated the Wo Keo shop, for the 14th year of million Two hundred. and Thirty-four fieonce feo raised by regulation of an increased by then too covered with houscu) wil sventandly realise i portance. For this paracount im- with tho Customs, and notwithstanding the Kwong Sui. I fed in the book the name
1879.
made by the Local and Imperial Govenmonta auitable, ur not mare unuitable for build- of Ordinanco 8
yet to settled
ing than was originally that which is now Hentand Niue handrud and Twenty-mender Section 39
Registry of carriages, increnso Dallars to the Public Service of the Yusz 15,000, the thereau is unpectul by the mendations will, in the opinion of the un enormous sun. Indeed at this moment, 1880
WUIREAS the expenditure required for Captain Superintendent
policy of condition of
has been estimated as the sum of One nil.
of the year. Medical fees on exam!mu- tist of emigrante, increase, $20 0. Addi- lion Two Lundred and Thirty-four thousand total tos of 21 wonts per ton for Gap Rooit, Nine hundred and Twenty-one Dolare:
845,000.
Ulicial administrator and As Bo it enacted
victed by the Governor of Bonggo, ficcrense $1,900), ustinustee) an insis kony, with
of previous years receipte. Medical treat Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
A can not exceeding
ding One million Two unt of sick mean and others, frun Civil hundred and Thirty-
four thousand Nine Hospital, increase, $1,900, estimated on Storage hundred stal Twenty-one Dollars shall be basis of previous years recaip e and the asta in hereby elarged upon the of gunpowder, decrons $2,000, uxpected revenue of this Goinny for the survice of by the Harbour Master. the year 1889, nad the said anm no chargedl may be expended us hereinafter specifiöd;
that is to say
Governor,
ESTABLISHMENTS.
Colmil Secretary, Audit Office,
Colonial Treasurer, Clerk of Cancils
THE AMENDMENT OF THE GAMBLING ORDINANCE.
The following in the text of the Bill titled An Ordinates to amend Ordines
stances, be required in the coming years, A still further, though formporary, addition to the strength of the Department will in required, if there should commencento e aluld be an immediate which referons is made below.
Police
The incremo of $10,694 in the sotea for this Department in principally, addition to the authors of the Force, r quired to meet the growth of the pupela
Goolk
tion.
galling without the
as light as practicable in a Colony to which | Mr its Comeres is of such
reason the Governer notice given by Mr Smith to the
golicitors
Firen
"by the first defendunt, and Benzy will recommend to the Secretary of State of the Customs they took possession of the month following that there is a monthly that the special vota for this Light-house zouds, and we lust pescasion and had no
no nasty of wages paid to hìm 1 of $2,891 lind
the
Brion,
træet.
of a month.
af Police, naj Governor, he not more than sufficient for if the necessity wore to arise for changing ben cont instead of 1 cent per tou, power over the goods. At the time that also the naus of the ascɔnd ostendant, with the servies of this Colony for the year 1889 $0,072.9) were collected during the first the work which will, under any circum-the present date building, and of By this means the burton will be distriwo lant the money documentary security matter outra following.
thus abandoning to spesulators the pratit butod over a longer period; and it is prob. for the goods was in prsucesion of the Bank Lai Ayau said- an employed at Messra that will otherwise be couped by the cam-able that in the course of a yeat or tan the We know that, and it was on the distinction's. I know the Wo Kea shop. The
there would be little diffenty of
understanding
with Mr Croker that heat and second prisoners are aniptoyed prtaining from sales within a fuv weeks of the Royenne may warrant ta do nothing whatever to give posses here. I know tho master of the allop. I munity, t
rolief from it which at the prints of the goods to any other pursuit that havo not sees him lately, not for upwards aggregate Bums equal tre several timon the
owent wookl This i
Shonte this sinn af famonts of the Reven of the proponudbo predst
by the Council and the money, was lent, Colony,
ressive the sanction of the Secretary of His Lordship Bi: you mover hud pos By the Court-I have known the inst most valuable asset in its two magnificent deducted from the total estimate of Re-
But besides the lead, the Colony has a State, a sum of $30,000 will require to be sussidt.
and second prisoners for several years. Tas Me Webber-It is true that we had not prisoner is ojausman of mine. Ho patens of water works, which unlike simi, vonna; Sho talnuce of Revenue over ex-possession, but there was a guarantee speci-has been employed in the Wo Kee shop for dar wackes elas where lave koon entirely paid ponditure being also reduced by a likeally made by way of mortgage to Mr Stoith little ovorn year. The second defondant, far out of income. Then coul rendity boamount.
to clear bim for his advance
who belongs to the next village to mine, has The additions to calucies in this Depart sold for are then their east, viz. ac
.: a quartor REMASIONS—REDUCTION IN ASSESSED RATES, lis Lordship-If you had no possession, been employed there for about the same mont are chiefly for the purpose of bringing of a millious storting, while therent charges AB regards other remission of taxation, whore was your lien ↑
length of time. I have never soon the about a very beary inprovement in the on land adready auld, would, if spitalised, the abolition of the Hence for carpa-boat- Me Webber The goods wore in the p-third defendent before. staff, the remuneration litherto given hav-produce about half a million move. When man scately needs explanation. As the nezsion of tho Bank,
For the defence of the third defendant His Lordahip-But you had purer pos-Kuk Asars, bustwoman, esid nhe stayed in Be it enacted by the Cinveraur of Hong-ing rarely proved suflicient to be a per-it is further consulered that there is a number of licences was climited, an ad-
manent
The tre abance of import duty in connection vantage was obtained from the tax, and altraction le good Officers.
the third | defondant's toa the 23rd Sep..
boat o kong, with the advice and consent of the
increase to the
the salary of the Superintendent, with the trader of a port, which in respect such an intust on maze unakilled labourere Mr Webber-We have no lien, but wotember,
the day on which tho That Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
the Governor has felt compelled to reso of the tonnage of its shipping is certainly could therefore receive a alight justification 1. Ordinance 1876 in hereby amendmond for reasons which will be explained the 4th, if not the 3rd, in the world, there only from the fact that the districo as we have a spcoin: priority by the con-third defendant was arrested. The first
and second defs
defendants hired the boat on ed, by substituting for sections 3, 4, 5 and is Finance Cosmitter.
sects no reason why the credit of the Co-ful for Polico рагросиз. But us identi His Lordship-I understood you to say the Bank wharf. They said work the boat 4 the following actions, that is to say
tony should not be at least as high as that fication was impossible without photothers were goods in your possession on ever to Hungham to take delivery of and 1. Any person who shall keep any nice,
of the Corporations and Companies which graphs, to obtain which in the cans of sows which you had a lien. Now it is a question carby
The two defendants gey or place for dealing in lusteries
borrow at 3"; and it is with a view to na dat 4 people has been found impracticable, of contract. I understood you got judg-carried the goods out from the entrance to stall he lible to be imprisoned with
twards that end that the Governor has all reason for the tax completely fails. ment and a writ of execution.
the docks and them in the bust
aka and put them in The other and anre brid labour for any form not exceeding
wunds this special reference to the subject.
Mr Wobber-Execution was given Jand are important remission,
By Mr Wetton-The hire of the boat was six months.
Thore
however,
Is a difficulty for which allowance made In the Esti-serien takon, but afterwards the goods wore eighty cents including the carriage of the about
on the most favourable mates, consists of a reduction of one-and-a. taken delivery of hy the Coatome and rocargo. I which tems a ban whatever in land or water for public | vious sanction, may possibly reduce this or five years he would he senaid in four alt per cent, in the assessed rates-a 70- į moved from the premises.
periods not being at all mission which is over eleven-and-a-half per His Lardship. Did yon seize the goods playing or gambling, or shall permit balance by
whole of the sum certainly not exceeding in favour with investors. Some of the funds cent. of the
in the i rates рані
My Webber-The goods were seized, and any person to fwithin auch house, $60,000, leaving $283,053 Adding to this might indeed be re-invested, no they were town of Victoria and of course forms a I told the Customs to allow my man to re-
, beat, wasel, or placa on land or izan
likely $150,000
which h
maia in bila luca stated
AL the edge of the island
of the water wor's
paid in the country districts. The Governor The Chief Justice-It is clear you have a still no liea. Yon may have had a contract, balance in the Treasury at the present year, at no distant date-but even in that case, larger reduction of this tax; bav a total of $78,053 available the expenditure would with equal quick an uncertainly which thero results
will probably come to you have not issued your excention. for the cost of Public Works and to meninosy be returned from the development an end in the course of a low months, und Mr Webber-We Look possession of the
This conladed the evidence: unforeseen citingenctos. $ 602,163
which would thereby be beatened of the which he will then be able to explain, he is
I had two hailiffs there aud 18 premises.
Mr Ho Wysuu said tint by the evidenco rearcus of the island,
quable to do so at present lust the should seized the goods long before they were it appeared in
that the third defendant was thereby repeat the mistake of some years seized by the official assignee. I took pos-not
Eo in any way in the case. ago by taking a step which may shortly session under my writ of execution before was simply common carrior and as such have to be retraced. The reduction actually the official assignee,
was bound to carry any gearls he might be proposed howover is a substantial relief, and His LordshipWhon was the writ of hired to carry. Whan ho was arrested he it is hoped that it may prevo practicable to execution i make a further reduction at no very dis- tant data.
...$ 9,500
11,298
of 1876-
5,048
6.72A
Surveyor General,
340
63,098
Postminster General,
Registrar General,
12,590
Harbour Mastor,
44,104
Lighthouses,
6,508
Obfervatory
6,610
Collector of Stamp Re
venue,
4,822
Gardena
and Plantations,
8,346 35,720
1.158
Govoramant
Judicial
Ecosistical, Educational.
Medical,
Police Magistratre,
Police,
Gaol,
...
38.459
31.642
7 8:30 168.618
Fire Brigade,
Sanitary,
52,10
11.748
52.140
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
4,738
Postmaster General, ... $8,000
Colonial Treasurer,
Government
Gardena
and Plantations,
10,800
Judicial,
800
Ecclesiastical,
1,220
Educational,
92.192
Medical,
21,343
Polico Magistraten,
3:00
Gaul
Police,..
47,378
22,500
5,80J
Sanitary,
00 4,000
Transport
4,500
Randle, Streets
Bridges,
Miscellaneous Services,
55,500 83.012
Interest on Joan,
Fire Brigads,
Charitalde Allowances,
T
Works and Buildings,... 65,000
Military Expenditure, 150,839
Grand Total,...
95,192
8619,768
$1,234,921
THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES,
A Bill entitled an ordinance onseted by the Governor Hongkong, with the advice
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURE. With Ordinary Raronne estimated at $1,737,718, al Ordinary Expendituren
1.304.600, there is this a balance of 8543,033. Certain rennendations which the Governor intends Take to the Se-
4. Any person who shall keep any housecretary of State, but which carat ha in-
rrani, beat, vessel or place of my kind troduced into the Estimates witlurut
P
something.'
I saw the cago brought on board and put into the hold. The first and second prisoner said as the beat was a small ons the goods had botter bo put fore and aft, down below; some was also put in the middle hold. The deck boards were put on over the fore and aft compartments but not over the middle bold, Witness minded the mail
war shall be liable to be imprisoned under any circumstances to bo realis.d framoped, in a road and tramway round the auch larger proportion of the lower rates with hard latuur ter any term not ex i lund-premiums, and $445,00 the probable which onght in aby Gas 4: be cornmenced had hoped to be able to pr› | but the debtor has become a bankrapt aud She had never seen any cargo similar to
cooling six months
. Any parann uppearing or acting as
muster or as having the care or nagement of any trouss, room, office, agency or place as aforesaid, shall bo deemed to be the keeper thereof and shall be liable to be punished accord- ingly.
"The
Extraordinary J'ublic Works speciied in the List accompanying the Estimates are all of them urgently needed, The necessity for their being immediately undertakers no doubt differs in dogren; but with the funds available, none of them, in the opinion of the Governor, cali bo com menced
It will be seen that the utmist
which is c
likely to titled The Far-pas-District Reservation be capable of being profit big is 9437,020. Ordunes Amendment Ordinance, 1888-them during the coung geur is
RESERVATION AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE.
The following in the text of the Bil en-
THE GOVERNOR'S FINANCE MESSAGE
REVENUE.
BUI
For the service of the year 1887, the said growing population and increasing prosper-se a very grave
For this reason it would probably be ad- vantagens that an arrangenter should be made by which the bunds for any Loon that may prove to be required should not be issued to the public, unless the necessity for doing an actually arose, but should be de- posited as security advances. By such a plan, if permitted by Her Majesty's Gur- that the fands might be obtained at crament, it
to the Governor appeurs
the
A NRW QADL
long, sume three-or
the question
if it
the
at the cost of the Ca-ing to
this
THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
uncl apart fr
that
Mr Wiss-On the 25th Jano. Mr Webber-We took the writ of tion on the 25th June and wo seized the goods on that day.
His Lordship But you were prevented from selling because the matter was put in. to the hands of the official nesignice.
come
thia brought over before,
volunteered information to Inspector
pore cty of the Dock Corpany a
particular feloniously
au
до
in their
ñas
that, but it was
as proved that.
these two man to battle
Cos into. It
sum so obarged being expended as horsinty of the Colony, and also in part, as re-faled to make the earlicet practicable com- Las very except there would be very after becoins for various reasons a subject (ecution 18ted in any Action for the Repovery an's mind when he won
execumey and oven took him to find out the person who guvo the cargo to be carried. It was, he thought, quite clear that the man present favourable condition of site inunces Another paint requires notica. The
was perfectly innocent, and he therefore asked for his discharge. Be 1 enacted by the Governor of Thin amount can be readily afforded. For the Bank rate of interest; and it would appears to afford a fitting opportunity for
Mr Wetion submited that as regarded kong, with the advice and consent of the apart from the stealy advance which is have this furthest advantage to out drawing attention to the Imperial Institute
the first and second defendants there was Legislative Council therent, as follows:-
being shown in all the important items of against the possibility of a temporary riscan object which in the Governor's Mr Webber-Wo were prevented from sufficient evidenes to find them guilty, 1. Credinauce E. 1888 is hereby amend Revenue, there will almess certainly he in of the Bank rate that it would obriste the opinion in wall deserving of contribution selling on account of the action of the offi. under section 75 of Ordinance 7 of 1865, of 2 by adding at the and of section 2, the 1890 & still larger surplus of Ordinary necessity of borrowing more than was act from this Colony. As Hongkong is almost cial assignes, but when we seized the goods receiving stolen goods kaawing the same to following words, viz-The words - Dis Rovenne than in 1880, owing to the fact unlly:
Thera inay momont anlly required at
.goac entirely
depondent on Cetamores, and has Mr Croker was not a bunkrupt.
have been feloniously stolen." It had been frist shall mean the dis ties bounded on the that the New Opium contract will be in as stated above, be to necasity to borrow little it to manufacturing or agricultural Hiz Lordship-How soon after did he be proved conclusively that the goods wore tho Bast by the Wantsai and Aberdeen Val-force during the whole wolve, instead of at all, as the effective expenditure of
industry which
which would deriv
derive bonelit from
me a bankrupt?
and that they leys, on the West and South, by the Carriage only nine, incnths; while if, as there in large surplus depends on uncurtain cott- a more extended knowledga of its prnducta
Mr Webber - A few days after. The road from the
• Victoria in Pokfulam reason to hope, the proposed works in ditions, and may not for various reasons in England, the abjuction to taking city of
rtiu gods were not sold by us, neither were taken away from the premises by one Jesus Fart P and Aberdeen, and on the North by the
connexion with the junction of the Bastrare practicable. In any cass, the amount a mare Exhibition is intelligible, and not they sold under the bankruptcy. They there employed; that the goods were band- Europuan District of the City of Victoria and West Prayas should bo. before that required on Loan cannot be estimated at
without furce, But the addition to
altion to the were not sold by auction in the wenst wayed by him to the three defendants, and an defined in this section; and by inserting time, in progres, there would probably be the present moment.
original project of a plan for s
ors Commercial but a an arrangement was made by which the that they wore conveyed from Kowloon after the words European District wherevor urgely increased receipts from
Land
Museum suma in itself not only to justify, Customus went in and took possession. to Hongkong; so that as regarded tho they seaur in the Ordinance the words or
hat to render maat desirable, some On the supposition that the bighly remu-bat premiums, wing to the impetus which
The Chief Justice-If the goods were not ownership. of Bill istrict.
uld thereby be given to building in the nerative works referred to above will be substantial support to the Institution on seized in execution 14 days before the ad- sterling there was no doubt whatever.
02 the
properly and the Eastern district of Vietaris..
carried out by means of loan, it would the part of this Colony, The Governor judications you have no case.
The only point Wig ad regards the Mr Wobber-We were prevented from weight of the evidence showing tolonining have been quite possible THE NEPARATE SYSTEM.
to provide from understands that the excellent Muser.me of As regards most of these works, the mere the balancu of ordinary Revenue and Land- this kind which have been established in selling.
first kuowledge on the part of the remiums for the commeresent, and for Germany have to a very appreciable meation of them by rate is suficient to and consent of the Tegislative Council, WILLIAM DES VEUX.
His Lordship-You, became there was and second defendants. These men, un ita the re arkable authoriso the appropriation of thereof,
commer-bankruptcy. The Governor has directed to lus laid on arrest their neecssity to residents of considerable part of the construction, of factor
doubtedly engaged a bent to carry the goods Mr Webber-The goods were handed and asemed to have taken rather mere than Nasry-four thoasend Four hundred and Intive Council the Easiotates of Raronus Separate System of Drainage which hapbably be very soon andertaken, viz., a county in recent years; and it seems evi- over to the Customs by a strangement ordinary precautions for the concentbunt of
Supplementary Sum of One hundred and the table for the cumideration of the Logis- Hongkong. One of them, however, the another important work which must pro-cial progress which has been made by Sixty-eight Dollars and Sixty-three couts and Bunditate for 1889),
pets to be the most snasly, may possibly New Gaol of ancient eize for the contine-dent la culection which is kep: con- mato at the meeting of creditors.
ment of all
the goods on board the boat, indloating to tionally to defray the Chargon of the Year 1887.
the convicts on the require further explanation.
Beparate
sapplied with samples of the
His Lordship Assuming for a moment come extent what the goods The report of Me Cooper, the Sanitary system. This work will be a very costly actually required by, or likely to prevent that you had seized the gods under the minds while they were committing the act
passing WEDEAS it has breuino necary to make Wirb the taxation remaining as at pro further
for provision
the pablic service of sent te Estimate Ordinary Ravenue Surverur, on this subject, fully supported: tie, the estimate for it being $420,868, or i tractivo to, the peuples of all count of execution and that the man is per- and not actual fokis of the We Ken
deducting $50,000, the sum likely to hemot but be of great advantage to a com-fectly solvent at the time, if these goods the the Colony for the year 18851, in addition to wouki have been $1,740,618, or nu increase it is by the valuable opinion apil jodeled frour auch ption of the present unity which, relatively to its numbera, are not sold within 14 days previous shop, the master of which seemed to have
they were the act the charge upon the revenue for the servicef93 3 148 as compared with the estimated, ment of the Surveyor General, has however of the said your already provided for: Band of sound $253,000 as compared with produced in the Governor as complete a site as can board, 10 els equirati ir but probably not rotuly not equaled to his being adj adionted a bankrupt, run away,
probably not approached its magnitude 1 cannot see how your have any title. with the double they had over, one which is absolutely if it enacted by the Govenor of Hugkg. what wili with the advice and cuisent of the Le-of 1888, provision requiring to be mundo for can be justly entertained by one who is gut the present ayatom, is to be maintained by any of opinion that without appeal. You took out your writ on the 20th Jane they hired this boat for the purpose of
probay to the actual, Revenue conviction of the necessity of the work as
other in the world. The Gururnor Croker was adjudicated on the 5th July. might fairly be prosumed that they when confine in
is therefore gislative Council thereof, as follows:
the largely enhanced prics obtained for the at expert ; and ka is of opinion that if the ander which there are or of the British sentiment or to luperial and seizad the goods on the 25th. Thue-
ing Hangham docks, on a day on which 1. A sum of One hundred and Ninety- now Opin Farm Contract, which will ef: view of our iotal Engineers should be a mont and supporteur buddeed alieusseniment or indeed to any soatiment at all, the time between the seizure of the goods it tasusi to tranquet business there, four thousand Four hundred and Sixty-fost nice months of the coming year, and passed by the eminent
Autho professional
it was not he huse come here to practice their vais- the
a bankrupt was eight Dollars and Sixty-three Cents is here also for substantial improvement in various rities in England, to whom the
was know perfocily well the a.kind of errand they зову Colony to advocated
ated on purely only 20 days. See by charged upon the revascanf this Colony other items, du principally to the rapidly will be referred, this Government would deeds from the binng Empire bying of sume share in the Institute and the person being made a
Section 14 ni Ordinance
* the business grounds
were going upon. It was very saldum The Governor, indeed, believes that under
from this says:XIV. If the funds or Chattels of clearly proved except from cditive which
consideration he believes that it would hore- Debtor
ore any! he siz
and sold under an Ex- circomatincee what was the exact slate of
Gurrounding sent
themselves here,
cha substating short of
was committing a fully justified a
Dubt or bloney-Demand creeding crime, but it was, he submitted, evident of regret if Hongkong should persist in of & change
Great Institution Thres Hundred Dollars, each Debtor shall that in a case the men must have known and sharp punishments, followed by banish-standing aloof fram
of the sap, he deemed to have committed na Act of thy and their master wore doing an illegal meat, for long periods imprisonment; which has been deained.
which
Bankruptcy from the Date of the Bi bo so much reduced as to admit of Though holding these view, the Gov. Seizure; but the Execution Credit
thing, and that they word receiving these predacod as follows:-Deduction has been us a New Harbour Office, which requires to work as the number of prisonera port of all the rest of the
For shall
man who was stealing them. goods from the exclusive of the Separate Statemernor does not feel that he would be justi- be entitled to the Proseed.
se
giving to them practical effect by withstanding, auch Act of Bankruptcy was not so strong. Bad it been that or the Salo net As regarded the third man the evidence the set of tax now received
the header) of Office, and Registrar General's Office, all in the existing state of pile upinis in plating old for the purpuso on the evided th
miranimous, of Bant
if the Debtor be adjudged a bo had had a large amount paid to him Carge-buste, d
roof which it is proposed to include with the England, Her Majesty's overmout Estimates without the
rupt within Ferarreen Days from the for going over to the dock of had one large should be unable to sanction such a clangs, zima unanimous, approval of the Lan ductions the assessed rates; while addi. other Government Offices in
Day of such Sale, the Peneeds of such Sale thing takes plees out of the ordinary tea has been required of a sum of $45,000, building to be erected on the site of the the provision of a new and such large lative Council; and ho vofera to **
e subject shall be paid by the Creditor to the Assignee course of his business, there would have the estimated
of the additional present North Barracks, and on the re- Gaol would probably be an inevitable here in order that is en
$ receive considera- ander the Bankruptcy, after deducting the been more strength in the evidente con in FinanNG A be levied for the cost of cluation in front of it (the whole cast o
against tof necessity. During the coming you the shipping-rate to
romittee.
Custs and Expanses of
of the Sale and of the huu, but there was no particular point in ---§ 12 875.33 | the Gap Book Légin-Lousy.
thegs howey being likely to be recouped Governur intends to make strong represent.
unclusion the Governor indulges the Action and Execution upon which such the evidence against bith, (except "that he As regards Extraordinary Receipts by the sale of the sites of the presant build-ations on this subject and meanwhile
ups that whether his opiniora as above Bale was grounded, and such Sum may be was hired by the other two men to go there chiedy derived fran premiums on the sales in); and (ii) others which, it may be more time will be g von to watch **
effent expressed meet with the concurrence of the recwered by the Assignes from the Exact and of land-which is representing capital are bopod, will be commenced in the coining of the error disciplius conily enforced, Council or not, the Metubers will at least to Creditur rus if it were a Debt due to the dame back,) showing that bo rally was rightly excluded from the ageonnte
which has already of
Fear;
board.
Agamat the other two be Ordinsey
Revenue, the
buy of t
much reduced the mushree with him that the financial concision Bankrupt's Estate. By that section I debuty of knowingly receiving stolen gouxis amount to he ex- Extension of the Praya in front
ners And under any cireum and prospects of the Colony, as revented by ot bee how you have any status
thought it was a fair conclusion to come? pected will largely depend on (i) the reault
stances the building would not be under the above survey, any bu gorded no a Mr Webbor-What we say is that we so that these men porfectly well.
well brow f the strong representations which have
tales at one without postponing a con- subject very justifiable congratulation. have a claim against the Customs for $1000, they were doing. They were doing the Lisen made by the Governor with the view
$400,000 | siderable number of the other proponud
To lovernor has in this messago con- because when they paid the balance to the work of the master of the Wo Konsu to the removal of the Military restrictions
Worke. For the Governor is advised that fined himself entirely to questions of tio Baak: they knew that $003 was due to the whose money they took for doing his un the asie of the sites. above the Kennedy tion in front of the Town of
there will be much difficulty in obtaining ance. He Read, and (ii) on the approval by Her Bla
Vistoria,
...$368,000 | the requisite number of sufficiently ekilled bri, proposes, in another, to pass claimant in this sit. I contend that if 11 both clean and dirty, and if they would be in review the principal events of the prove a special contract between the bank employed by a man who did not trade jesty's Goveruppont of the project, about to i Reclamations in Kowloon, (hent" nativo artisans even for the works on the year about to close, and also as regards the rupt and the claimant and notice to the honestly they must suffer the
fer the consequences be mabaitted, for the Extension of the
instalment),
... 20,000 list, and that it would on this account be coming year to mention the various sub-sulciter, we are entitled to the $1,000 which of found aiding in. Fraya in front of the Admiralty and War
robbery, Be impossible to provide for them and the new
of busse asked for a conviction against jucts which demand attention, giving at the is now in Court. Office ReservŅA. Allowing however for
Total,... $798,000 Gaal in addition.
ene Liese some gueral iad
eral indications of the His Lordship-You have made no case on these two men, and against the third deten tala item $150,000, a zum likely to Lei
EDEROWING FUNDS.
PUBLIC NERVAMM
measure whicht hopes to bable to your ann statement. However hard it may dant also if his Wozabip thought there was realised under any circumstavect, the total ! These however being all works, not merely
It has been mentioned above that the submit to the Consideration of the Council to for a man to lose his money in this way, sufficient evidence against him. These cases receipts of the year would staount to remunerative as are some of the others, but balance of Ordinary Kevenue cannot be es
By Command,
here is the law upon the subject as clear as were very difficult to
to prova and -was. not $1,887,718.
such as will very quickly repay the whole of timated with exactness owing to uncertainty
FREDERICK STEWART,
light. If you withheld your writ of exucu- often thay got the men who were receivers their cost with, in the case of the Reclama as to the issue of certain recommendations
Colonial Seerdery. tion in any way you must take the couse in their clutches, but he would ask -------$114,865.76 The Ordinary Expenditure is estimated ticos, a large profit in addition, the Gover which the Governor is shout-to rake to the
quences. If you postponed your writ ter the Court to make an example of this at 01,304,605, or an increase of 809,472 as nor is of opinion that there can be no
Secretary
of State
State. The rine which
any purpose and did not put it in force 14 case and impose the heaviest 8194,465.63 compared with that for
in the cos 1888. The reasonable objection to the provision of the has taksu in recent years in
clear days before the bankruptcy you have could be imposed. apparent increases in Departmental ex- required fantis by lean, unless, us is by no of living
in the Governor's opiniou lion prove demands perises of 801 803 is due. as rugards | means impossible; that course should we do especially in the matter of rent
consideration i Abstract of the probable Revenue of the 839,474, to vutes for Soavenging and for nerds borrowing funds for works Those who have been appouted recently,
Treasurer,
to more careful rating mencement of werke propos-d.
OTHER WORKS.
after specified; that is to say :—
ESTABLISHMENTS.
arda Arcussed and botter collection.
ussed taxes,
the
Governor,...
...$ 4,367.30
1,094.04
Surveyor GoDoral,
Sanitary,
Postmaster General,
Harbour Master,...
2,377.30 844.74 2.402.74
It will howarur bu observed that the Besides the Puble Works appearing on actual amount appearing as the estimate of the List there are Boris equally required Ravenue is $1,737,738, the difference being which cannot ba
voce, auch in proposed Reclamation, the mado, for reasons given below (1) of 81,100, be placed on the
Observatory,
6: 9.88
Judicial,
Keolesietical,
Mudical,
Gaol,
Fire Brigade,
2,033.34 420.48 18.63 451.06
38.22
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
Surveyor General,
Sanitary, ...8 97.00
Medical,
Police Magistrates,
Fulica,
...
3,705.69
122.60
9,3 4.70
Works and Buildings, 25,089.93
Roads, Streets and
Bridges,
Land and Houses
Porelased,
Miscalianaoud Ser
vices,
I
4,200.00
1,500.00
22,818.22 ---------$ 66,737.54 EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURE.
Extraordinary Public
Works, Extraordinary Mili- tary Defence
Works,
Total.
· 106,411.48
8,444.28
ESTIMATED REVENUE
Colonial Government of Hongkong for the Year 1889, showing also the R. venue massivod under the sintiler heads
in the Yaer 1887, and Estimated, for 1888.
Revenue Estimat. Edisanteu
76.003
from tae prawe (other than the bally and New Supreme Court Buildings. Post in the present Gasl. But 33, * *obabletid
{li
EXPENDITURE.
HOWEVUE
狀
Depar
of the Admiralty and War Office Reserves, roughly a mated to cust,
Government portion of Reclama
1 -
7.
SUPREME COURT. IN BANKRUPTCY.
15 Ft J. W. CROKER, BANKRUIT-INTEX- PLEANER SUIT,
Mr Webber appeared for the claimant, Fraser-Smith); Mr Wilson for cer tain creditors, and Mr C. Evens for the Chinese Custoras Mir A. G. Wise, oficial present. Bir Webber said this was matter which
no času.
D
That
that
might
men were
His W think that as these perhaps Mr Wobber-It was your Lordship who simply acting as exploreca ther should not tried
the case, and when judgment was be
punished
to saverely as the man himself, given I said that my client did not wish to but if those men who made tools of stupid press Mr Croker, and wa staid execution en could not find the stupid men to carry
we time.
out their acts, in all probability the crime would not be committed Therefore as re wards the scatence that might be passed there was nothing
Sum¢
His Lordship--You did that entirely
His
Mit
cution by the Court.
upon your own responsibility.
was no stay of exe
Mr Webber-As far as the lettera showi
To urge on the ground that these men wore merely employed by
wan, who was
was primar considered the..
His Worship said he had
Mr Wotton had addressed to him conser
for the Gavernment Officers. (Before His Hon. My J. Hussell, C.M.G.,
Acting Chief Justice). the ch the Lock Hospital, which have hitherto As regards appeared under the head of Miscellaneous which will benefit future generations as well even though as compared their pride. cessors they say be required to do more sevices, and are now transferred to this as the present, especially suele works as are Sanitary and Medica!
re of a remunerative character, the Governor work for amolument which is
is practically less spectively. труба Teal increase
this believes that if
if the
trus position of this have comparatively little cause for com head, S6,334 (principally due to the needs Colony were
were more fully known, all reason-plaint. There is however real hardship in 1837. For 1888, for 1980 of the increasing population, will be as able objections against such a policy would the case of those appointed before the rise
Usual explained in 174,500 JULLAGO
detail before the be removed, and the interest required would in question:
took place, especially those Land Revenue........ 184,953
fuse with Beale, echive of Lands, 0,25
50,000 Finance Committer. Some of the prin. moreover be reduced below the 4 per cent. small saluries. Sese speciel riet also Lavors
214,842 241,430 469,555 cipal items
deserve special notice. which is the rate vaid in
of officers**** BIN,000 Taxes
603,907 847,000
TOAD
Considia, in respect of the last sects to be required in the cast of GSIS cap before the Court in the shape of an! thero must have been a breach of faith o caso very cuefully tud ell the arguments Postage,
137,420 185,000 150,000
extremely small appointed from Eagland in censuquence of interpleader enit, claiming certain machi- the part of the bankrupt. Finos, Forfeitures, and
The net inerta General
of the votes for the indebtedness of Hongkong with reference the great full in
in exchange. For their ability
His Lordship--Even though you had the ing the evidence of guilty knowledge, but 35,935
$1,000 $1,000
establishment of this Department amounts even to its
immediat Face of E.
104,827 | 128, 400° 163,588
realisable assets, the to take provision for the fatare of them asty or rather the interest which Mr J. W.
Craker, who
was aut at the time a bankicat perfect letters, it matters nothing, he was unable to find that there was suffi Bale of Government -
in the aggregate to $16,708. The recom-Governor is
of opinion that if
ereby rupt, ut, crank 7.105 1.000
cient proof against any of them that they mendations which involve this increase have there
3r Webber-There was this special con received these goods knowing borrowing a sum largely decreased; and it seems right that were necessity Kubusumanta in sid of
certain plates,
to bo Expenses Lacarred by
buen made only after careful consider-
many
cales &c. and
stolen. It seemed to his that the Police Governurat,
atton and consultation with Mr. Pries,quired, there could
Wilson
His Interest,.-.
the Surveyor Generul, who, it may be re- complete security for it. Miscellaneous Recipes, 2
Glasgow.
The facte
and ought to have waited till the gooda got were briefly merked, will himself
self probably derive no be For though the ares of the Oulony is which profiled at the date of their appoint these. On the 51st January this your lar
Me Wilson-1 cerainty ask for costs. to their destination and seized on some Total............nd, 127, 450 14537,510 1,386,718 mit from them, ka, to the Governor's deep small, ita Cena lands are of an exceptions ment should be made up to them. If the Croker called on Mr Fraser-Smith, plaintiff Me Weber-I think it is a case in which Lody in the Wo Ree shop. As it stood the In a morporandum explaining the altera-regrat, the Colony is about to suffer the rain, and a value which is morally certain subject should he discussed in Finance in the suit, and at
astrop
him to loud him the costs ought not to be given.
of more auspicion and Committee the Governor does not doubt an of $003, 20
cent, on the sid
Mia Lordship-It is a very hard case for ust rounska are made :—Lussed lands, increase applied to retire on the ground of ill health of the population.
the three defendunts to be dis of 1889 over 1888. 0,00, mord land sales; The duties connected with the Publio Without attaching undue weight to the weight to the visits expressad.
with the four engines being then in the do not think there was any ground for this charged. lande wet leased including stone quarries. Works of Hongkong appear to be especial. many recent sales of land at distances of 14
possession of the Chartered Bank of Indie antian, Me Webber on his own statement On the application of Mr Wotton, his increase $2,000, bettor system for collectingly prejudicial to the health of the Offere. to 2 miles from the town of Victoria st Another of the recommendations referred Australia and Chinu. Mr Smith promised being entirely out of Court, I do not think Worship ordered the 66ting of red leed and rents on squatters Reuts of markets &c. The occasions are rare during the hat sea. prices varying from 20 cents to 40 cents a to is, with respect to the cost of the Gap to fund this mouly upon an arrangement posts ought to be asked for. decrease $5,000, owing to lower rental sau whom several of the stall are cut in, aquire fuot, or to the recent valuation Rock Lighthouse. It had been originally being made that he should have a lian to No order was therefore made as to custs,
1,010
#8 27,000 $3,688
Cun
for
wetres and their families has been thereby rust in the litiging of { Xon had no lien. 18 at all to be re-s regaria ame proportion is the antries, uscting rod, vorher, pistol for Worship-I cannot help you, Bir had been rather premature in the matter times larger thy be offered more the difference between the rate of exchange pairs of large engines built by
end
Webber.
ut the time of the receipt of ealuey and that dons of
4450
tions of artistes of revenge, the following loss of his must valuable services, he having to increase pvi vassy with the rapid growthat the Secretary of Stato would gies duahinery, the de cunzecima man to leae his money; and although I was not sufficient. He therefore
THE GAP BOCK-TAX OF SHIPPING, I
!
I
white zinc to be restored to the Dock Com- patiy.