No, 8384 ---November 21, 1889,]
le announced for Saturday, commencing at 3 o'clock
In conclusion I would submit -
THE CIMNA
·TOŞ RESERVATION OF A EUROPEAN
DISTRICT."
viz-The means of compelling graster attention to security and sanitary require rasnts in the qonatzmction of buildings,
TIE RESUMPTION OF CROWN LANDS FOR DATAMAS BANITART PURPOSES.
the nood of other public works, and noting that provision might have been made for the same number of pupils in a more modest ilding, I cannos bat feel that I would have been bettor if much of the expanss in- carred, and time devoted to this edlice, is be diverted in other
direction
THE MOTER BADS OF PORTDEAMA
voked roars of bughter, Mr Harland's
amount of trade and realised wealth, owing Surveyor General, Me Price, who has just 1. That the prevalence of fever smoogat to the complete abasuse of import duties retired from the service, gradually Bac appearsnes as a ghost-haunted nigger being
*23 (IV.) The oropean District Re- about the funniest spectaclo one could see the Chinero is in proportion to that occur aid to the fact that there are no teenage cumbed and eventually broke down com-
doties on shipping beyond the small charge | pletely in the endeavour, naturally bat sarvation Ordinance denis, with an evil in a circus ring. Mr Woodyear gain op. ring stengst the Europeans in Kowloon, peared and put the highly-traine ponies
That the known severity of the fever of of one cant per ton for lights. More very imperfectly successful, to do the work which has been recognizod by, anccessivo Dake and Sultan through a variyangat Europeans would lead one to ex. over the Rates, which at the highest (in of nuvoral ordinary murt and the Depart Governors for yours past, but for which this
32. (0) The Crown Lands Resumption of clover anties and difhoult jumps, Sea put a high death-cate amongst the Chinese. the Town of Victoria) are fixed at only 11ment has cons quently how to cope with represents the first offort to provide a dasi and his sister, in their second sp, var-
3.. That thote ja nn rosson to infer that per cent of the annual rateable value, the arroara and difficulties, resulting from remedy. The close packing of tha Clean Ordinance, 1889, is in ended to make bet
40. 2 building has been commenced and Eco, gave capital performance of the the nature of the disease in other than compare very favourably with those of the thone shortcomings, in addition to the sew in their houses which is the normal cut for provision for the soquiament of land completad For the recaption of girls, in internished with an equestrian spee
Risley Act, and the pro-malarial. -
int the remedy is to be found in deestand, from 20 to 30 por cent sea no population. For the abiverence the in some degree on the webtained from comperisation. One of the princi, al ubjects brothel slavery, their maintenanos, as hi principal towns of England, ranging, I un demands arising from the large increase of dition of all classes among them, Judluding for public purposes, and constitutes a charge of the Registrar General, who have
Dven w
well-to-du, onabica tribunal of arbitration for, the ward of been rescued from kidnappers of from Este in which Be F. Schadel conged ave attention to the well-known siti-maalarial probability of any necessity for increased reorganisation and streng Lodhip lend a hicco vecipation than frons that of the manure is to facilitate nontemplated therto has bean customary, in building gramma
Ohinose horses with grunt skill, There will be a prices.isation, and should much deplore it if it Department now under Your Lordship's land performance every evening, and a matinés
Yours faithfully,
occurred, he the lightness of kio publio her consideration are imperatiusly required, as inhabited by Europeans, whose health in a experiment i ring for its object à perusa connected with the Tang-Wa Hospital hav (Signed)JA CANTLIB. thens has without doubt contributus large it in only by that means that we can hope, climate unfavourable to them (not to meti- nent improvement in the sanitary puditioning proved unsatisfactory
to make enorgotic The Culonis! Surgeon Tomacked that dury to the extraordinary prosperity of the to
public works which are broathing space in connection with thoir lation is tensely crowded in houses which ing the outbreak of fovir in the Weatora / Volony,Trefer to the above facts there sanitary and she progress in the varions tion the comfort) requires much more of the Town. A large portion of the popa - windows at the back,
47. Of the works
now, most urgently eas Dist: iot nt lezet 25 cares occurred before the fore merely for the purpose of shewing that already, and are becoming more and more, residences. Thus the large influx of Chi are without yards
the amount of the Revenue by which the grievously required. And I refer to these in recent years, and the comparative and which as cold waxther set in and after the cold wea. Importance of contre sa not unfrentont subjset in thin plaas in order to show the detou for them, has caused a continually proposed to acquire one or more portions of struction of the Tytam Works afforded the ners, in providing re. In perpetus) Brode of the cooms are gaired, the Filter-beda for the Pokfulam advantage to land-owners
complota darkness It is Water-Works, which previously to the con- notwithstanding the completion of the great works specially referred tay there are others increasing intrusion if Chinese houses and covered with such houses and to re-coll chief supply of the Town, have been corn- equally
As yet not mariced, which will in the next few upon the quarter of the Town formerly them (1) either after the repixcoment of the manced; and, it may be buped, will be
required
sanitary conditions, or (2) with on the season of the heaviest rain.. The water soccssitate att axpenditure on parmanest result would have boy coupeaus The Betten har hy others constructed under completed before next summer, which is
been comparatively en- improvements at least equal to, if not durable if it were possible for Europeats to obligation attached to the porose for the of this servoir, which carried into the zoater than that of recent forte. For live-in health or comfort when surrounded building of each houses Probably the first Town round the base of Mount Davis and lopatoly, ne remarked elsewhere, there is by such houses. But anlike the Chinese alternative will have to be adopted at the the Victoria Peak by a conduit some 84 who have, probably by a long process of outset; and if shat should prove Goancially alles in longth, has always been rendered mrccessful there would be comparatively muddy by heavy rains, and this dissgene- sensible to the conditions inseparable from
aiore convenient one. It is hoped that the agravated this year not only extreme density of population, they are ore co
by MILITARY EXPENDITURE"
rendered ill and wiserable by the affects of cost of suconstruction and the lous of build- tional sensor, but by the number of szos 16. Military Expenditure (apart from habits which such insensibility prodncos, ing area front the provision of back-pardations for houses which have been made at
will be largely com
demand by compensated
the brink of
of the
watershed. As the upper Defence Works), which is included in the Thus little by littlo, and at gradually in-will
- dwellings. sbova total of expenditure was 8134,594 arcasing rate, the Europeans were being for the improved
If the levels and other outlying portions of the in 1833 as quisist $148,815 in 1887, so to speak, pushed out of the Town of event
should prove otherwias the Torn must be still dependent upon this
supply, it is a matter of urgent importance. the increase being almost altogether due tu Vistoria; and it seemed probable that be project need not be pushed further
no suitable area bat I apprehend that it
would that a work, which ought to have been quently increased number of dollars re- for their residence,
there, a
SANITARY BOARD. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon. There were present:-Hon. &. Brown (Sur- veyor General), President; Hon. Wong Shing, Mr N. J. Eda, Dr Ayres, Colonial Surgeon Dr.
Dr-Be Kai, Hon. B. G. Mitchell Iunos, Acting Registrar General; and Mr Hugh McCallum, Socretary.
The Secretary rand a letter from Mr Francis, dated 20th inst., informing the
mouth or six weeks and would therefore he absent from the meetings of the Buard for that time! Mr Francis also requested the Secretary to lay before the Board n memo,
ther act in fever disappeared entirely
The Fresident asked how the clasification of fover song the Chinese population was modo.
The Secretary aid it depended entirely upon the person registering and the Regis tror.
THE PUBLIC LAUNDRY QUESTION.
in Hongkong, entirely mutesding. ly gauged, is, whai applied to this purpose
LAND BALES AKORICUL
8. "Iand premiums (the sams received for leases of land sold by asquion) which, buing wisely separated from Ravondo, are applied to defence med other permanent
Board that he was Junying Hougkong for a Jest (slready published) was laid on the 8155 298 in 1887, and thus show an unur funds to meet the necessary cost without natural soloction, beogale inured sad inele difficulty in respect of the second and able and most undesirable effect has been
BAYE
The report of the committes on this sub-works, amounted to $1688 in 1888 Andovery prospect of a sufficient supply of
Hous iparcaze by comparison with all incresss of texation wit tablo.
Mr Edo said he thought the proper sense former years, though the increased area no means in the came. proper- wan now to send the report to the Gover tion. In the absence of sume calamity
sold was by with a recotamzadation at publio laun- drios be established, and if the Governor that, the last of those promises on the proposed by-laws under sub-auction desired it, the Sanitary Board might snb. is likely to remain large for some years to come, and that really obtained from the same The Presidonta
gditioned whether it mouros this vest (in the first three quartors) The mortality statistica having bayn would not be butter to subunit certain re 8155,2005 Ae only s vary amall proportion the depreciation of silver and the conse-fore lung there would be that an bo worth some cost to the public to get rid commenced long ago,' should be as quickly?
of the available building the to make up the annual contribution remained in the Colony would have of a grave acandal arid a serious, danger to as possible pushed to completion. commendations to the Goverfor.
Mr Ede thought it would be better to Colony are sa yet-leased, works requir- of £20,0:30 towards to support of the choose between the alternative of living the public health by the widespread 48. Owing to the osten raferred to under
12 of Section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887.
FRYED AT KOWLOON.
mit a scheme.
send the report first. So far as he could
that
the cost of the publin
in
be expect
understand, there might be a scheme in od will for a long time to come he largely Troops
matized yet
MINOR WORKS.
hand. The vota af last year indicated that defrayed from this soured, and this
defecially if Hongkong should, according templated increase of this contribution, The President said he know the matter to present promise, become a large manu-in to to remembered that the above ex., possible only to the comparatively ideration in the future, whether a portion..though "equally nooded lave aither made
there was something of that kind.
laid on the table; the following ai nutes. thereon were read:By Mr Kde: What the high death-rats from fever in the Kowloon district, attributed to 1-By Dr Canilie: Will send A communication subsequently. By Mr Francis: Steps should be taken to ascer tain the cause of the high death rate. I had been under consideration for a contacturing, as well as commercial, centre. noto again that the return a dated from siderable time, but at the present moment the R. G. department 12.11, for the week nothing like a defleite schemia. had been
propared. anding 9th."
The Acting Registrar General said he was under the impression that Mr Fraunia ob-presented to the Governor, with the room
i
The Secretary said he had boots making Inquiries into the use of the increased death-rate, but they were not pet_com.
BY-LAWN
thereon,
THE SCAVENGING. CONTRACTB,
A committee was appointed to receive
next meeting.
CROWK RENTE. ;;
and partly because the carmanant works,
aly
I doubt whether
5
the Revenue.
EDNIKÓNG TAYS MOUE FOR. MILITARY PURPOSES THAN ANY OTHER TACOLONY, AL
***
it would have
At least
a
AND THIȚE BLAMINATION
ne soon as the Engineers who are being consulted on the subject, bave decided on the system to be adopted ; and the saug may be said respecting the distribution works required for the Tytam Water The Western Market has not proceeded beyond publie Laundries which thequired the present
D which
The
the
the
however, that this monsuro which
quarters
ploto. There was a minute by De Cantlio the tenders for scavonging and roport at advisers suggested mime pat command, I question whether there in paid Chinese choose to live under these cou will at least impore a serious check to obtain ono, commenced some months-
on the subject of the death-rate at Kow
Jonu.
The Board adjourned till Friday, 29th inst."
onder most disagreeable and unhealthy suggested which would not cause With i referonos, however, to the con- cunditions, or of incurring the heavy ox- diat
distrust and discontent among the Chinese population. It will however be worth con the head of Expenditore, other works, al- wealthy of residence in the Hill District. penditure by no means fairly represents the 24. Had the above state of things been or all of the loss, if any, which rony be very slight progress or have not been com- burthou which it really borne by the allowed to continue, there can be no doubt incurred on resale should not be recouped monced at all. The general Improvement
The War Department and the that i
which Colony, 9. It will be observed that comparieur Admiralty occupy land in various loanlities tigu, if not retunaught about a dímiou by a special · rato" Jevied on the district of the drainage, the necessity
result unprovided with back-yards. Mr Ede then moged that tha.report be between the year. 1887 and 1888 obewe an woich in its aggregato area is of great already small European prime of the benefited or by a quant-penal rate on houses continually faeroaming, will be countered
and much of which being in the which could not be otherwise than per THE FROLETION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS eiteni, jected on a previous occasion to the rotorns mendation tiest public laundries be ostab-roportionately somewhat larger than that centro,of the Town of Victoria is of very honus the Chinese themselves For advance in the aggregate of rents which in
This is due to a change great value. Unlike the other land of the in pretalume.
possessed of many valuable charao- ying over till Wednesday of each week as lished and measures taken to improve the effected last your by which the rent fixed Colony this pays no rent, and what is of taristica, the latter are still, and are likely 33. (3.) The title of The Protection of they had formerly been sent out on Tues present crudition of publish washing in the for lund to be leased bears a somewhat
in Women and Girls Ordiusnon, 1880, sufi day. Afterward the returns wore sent out Colony.
larger proportion Cian formerly to there mportance contributes, nothing to the to be for a long time to come, Jacking ***ciently explains itself. The system of par- the preparation of the mito; taore,
the rates from the expenditure of which the some of the qualities which are essential to on Monday, and now Mr Francis objected The Acting Registrar Cenatal seconded, upset price at which leases are offered for Departments in question receive the benefit true progress and I can scarcely think there chasing or kidnapping girls, often of very has yet been no possibility of com because that had lain over till Tuseday. It and the mation was adopted,
competition by any serious this that When this is taken into socount, and there is ang opening for rational.doubt, that with touder age, for the purpose of training the appeared on the estimates for the year and was rather a rash to get them out ou Mon-
wo had busn unduly scribing future, in also added the interest of the cost of the out the presence of . considerable com to a life of prostitution seems to be generally day regularly. He asked the Secretary to The By-laws drafted by the Secretary to the present by obsaining in premiums Defence Works and other lessor items, I plemant of Europeans (apart from those prevalent in China, and its suppression in are very much look up before next meeting what had bean said on the subject when it was last rajzed under sub-section 12 of section 13 of Ord-argo'a sbate of the proceeds, 'I bad hoped I estimate that the real contribution of the engaged in Government) this Colony could Bongbong is attended with many difficul. process of ciethes washing being in various
to carry this clange still further; but I
Psolution from although his impression was as he had stated iasace 24 of 1837 were ordered t.. bo circu- was induced to be content at first with a Colony to ita Defence, exceeds 8'00,000 no more maintain, than it could ever have tes. So many ore interested in it, and so ways dangerous to health,
quantity of BONJA ÁRA lated, along with memo. by Mr Francis short stop in the desired direction, partly for a sum equal to nearly th of reached, its present condition of prosperity. mnch of the extraordinary onaning of sother
pollates the air. 25. By the Ordinance in question, a eur Chinese is employed in conccaling it opera-Epidemic Hospital has not been built. by the consideration that we'r
we are at present
fain portion of the Town a roserved, not lion that its complete extinction at an early because not a single site that was burthened with a specially beavy charge
for exclusively European bepupation, bat date can scarcely be anticipated. It is apparently can be selected was without for defence and other
for houses built according to European
ped, experience of
models, 18. Judging from the information at my numbers than is usual with Oiness If the Executive and Legislative Councils, halk, and it is to be hoped that the efforts and occupied in much more limited copied many days in its consideration by grave objections. In consequence, it has been determined to have facourse to a there would not be a loss in of propertion to the increases-of-rents towards this object by any other, leap yo ditons, as I am informed they commonly doable trade loo dangerous to be any longer ago, may now be shortly successful. Owing to
to the fucreasing value of land it is large a proportion of its receipts, or any-
in the Ordinance to prevent their attractive. The Secretary said the number for the
ttractive, while the greater part of the whether experience
this doubt had in mind that the defence of Bergkong substantial foundation; but as the pre- prantically meindea to a considerable extent are simply directed to secure for Europeans Ordinance may be hoped to be productive has occurred in compassion with the
zo; and the provisions of this Law wack ending 16th November was 8, and for the e following week 9 in the Kowloon Re-
misms
tims por nare received since the change that of all the British Mercantile a prescribed portion of Town in which of unmixed good, there is one special provi- Lunatic Asylum, intended to be provided district gistration
beenmunities in the many Treaty Ports of
sion of it, passed in deference to the present Mr Edo said he observed that the per- stant tendency to grow in amount part higher than they have ever been before for and Japan which contributo nothing to its 20. No to the condition of public opinion in England, for on the probe buying is required centage for the week ending 9th November Ps with the increasing population and
wealth of the Colony; and that of 1888 the same localities, I am disposed Revenue. All things considered therefore, Ordinance
part of the Chinese, which I
I cannot conscientiously approve and because the present Asylog is suficient to think that a further advance may safely it sets open to question not only whether larger than in corresponding weak last year.
been ordinarily confined under most any former year. The increase
bo made in the same direction. In view of Hongkong can be fairly called spun to posibly because they themselves profor to in respect of which therefore I havo felt it only for Europeans, Chinese patients hav
building in the the un-official Menbote charge of the Directors of the Tung-Wah ($1,427,485) was principally in (1) Stamps elsewhere from the reckless sale of tlio
Municipal Rates which (2)
*reniciot
$144,218 instead items of
present Receipts, (4) Miscellaneous Heceipts, 137,436,
but think that it would be worth caract but principally profit on subsidiary coins, while, even at some sacrifics of present 8107,841 sa ngeinst 861,227.
advantage, to apportion a larger share of items was, un doubt. largely due to the in
of £200,000 mixed in 1887 for Defensive 8. The improvement in all of these
to the proceode permanent ingoma,
10. This consideration will be kept in and other Works. The sinking fand of The Fever. Commission did not aucceed in That in Mooicipal Rates" was however able, for the reasons above indicated, todituro in 1888, $1,092,329, exceeded the the caveo of fires sufficiently explains 15* | punitive proof to be approved and desired site has at length been, selected, and the
creased business and wealth of the Delong! view; and if it should be found luadria.. per annum is expected to discharge
this debt in
$1907
Though the total expen- explaining it at the West end. Things had mors immediately occasioned by the bet farther increase & a rant fixed in connectotal receipts (Ordinary Ravenue and Laud ramped in fuzo, yes in the year following for senament of property which was tion with the auction sales, it may yet by Premiums) 81,716,188, by $274,141, thero
about by an officer recently be that dealt with by the Commission there brought special duty. I have expediunt to attain the gas object by
was at the close of the year a Treasury bal giving, parchasara the right of commuting The Secretary read Dr. Canthia's com reason to believe that there is still mach the premiums for increaad rent, co termas once to credit of 9360,640.76.-
for improvement in respvot + munication, of which the following is the nation, and that from attention to this which would be likely to induce its exer
The President asked what was the num bar of cases
at Kowloon for the week in question
Was that
correct!
of any error, and he did not think there
жал ода
Thie
THE REVENUE OF THE COLONY,
rendar this abomin- too he
fupossible to ascertain from sabsequent thing like it; and it is moreover to be borneighbouring colony of Penang, thereable trade ten
THE HOUROES OF INCREASE.
2. Tho Ordinary Revóngó shows a con-
was effected have, in most instancos,
China!
can live in
the
sonable com
whether additional areas of land (such as are
was one from any other
on this part of of Council. land owners, who might naturally be ex
y adoptod
I
of
THE LUNATIC ABYLUM FOR CHINKÄR 49. A simdar difficulty in respect of site,
1883 was given na 104 as against 10.4 in the 1.567,30)) by comparison with 1887 the financial difficulties which have arisan jucrease its Military contribalion, but alan be acgregated from Europeans; and there an obligatory duty to give omphatic sunport undesirable conditions in a
The Secretary said he had na knowledge which advanced to $18,150 from $170,233, Crown Lands and the use of the proceeds continually being requisitioned for thead looked for at her quarter, though I to the protest to the clause which Hospital. It is however necessary to afforded us ordiatry Revenue, and besring in, prind Military and Naval Departraanta) should rected to resent such a limitation gues legislative winction to the policy, also le proposed Asylum to Í by executivo order before my Chinese either or be very quickly in. iba cutimato was made on a week they often Poatage' which lace of $333,868, (8) the precarious naturo of some important not contribute to tho Colonial Revenue right of property. To their credit bow-arrival in the Coluty, of temusung they of wea
either rent or rates or both ever, they tacitly or expressly ascented to compulsory examination of women, The undated with innation from the neighbour FINANCIAL POSIZION
a manure which may thus be regarduð að | full
within
,291 in the Acting Registrar General said wlien 836
got startling instances like that.
The President said ten deaths in one week was a remarkable number,
The Colonial Surgeon said it was not say to explain the cause of mortality by feror.
› in that district pretty much as
was no fever there.
taxt
To The Honorary Secretary, The Sanitary
Board.
SIE-The death rate at Kowloon from 'fever is so high that it would seem im- to enquire into the nature of the
Pallod fever,' yo high a death-rzia
paint as well as from the largely increased value of property, there should be a still grantor advance in this item during the next few years.
THE PROFIT ON SUBSIDIARY COINS.
4. Prest on subsidiary coin in à compa-
com ordinary malacial fover in rore, and is eatively now item of Revenue, and is show
from
mey
our
I
In the shape
THE EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY. 11. Though the total expenditure of the your 1883, $1,992,329, emalion than that of 1887, 82,023,002, this was entirely due to a largo decrease in
Was somewhat
be that there is some other alonianting a constant tendency to increano. ApExtraordinary Expenditure on Defence presant, perhaps of the nature of kval
Before jumping at conclusions, However,
ls right to explain that Kowloon has this together with the profit obtained each year,
mer bed the Best of summer
a very severe form Cover. In two houses, the immates
Silver Coins Copper Coins. Profit.
... 470 500,
1 is such as to stamp the severity of 1887,... 497,300.00
the fever met with in Kowloon, and 188,915,000.00
to lead one to expect a high amor.get the anoarod-for Chinces.
death-rate
Immediate fatare.
$
2.828.01 5.361.52
the ready
expression
Baking.
or long resident in the
But for service
viewsoned limits anch on In
18. The only debs of the Colony is one universally recognised to be necessary te to this report, ia iant to men long time past, very grievously required
THE LEGISLATION OF THE PIST TWO YEARS.
FIRE ENQUIRIES, A
Mitution soparate
this vexed
qusation
tion being inappro- these
given.in a priate
in, and must have boen for despatch; and it will be 27. (V.) anrdinance to authorize in tion here (1) that examination is not only on certain canes judicial investigations into not ubjected to, but has been shown by the simplest roads of humanity that
ai glad themloro to be able to report ayparently been boyuud anticipation as was subject to it, and (2) thind the measure may be hoped, the work will now proceed the number of fires, which had become of abolition now adopted is against the without further delay. self. The effect of this measure has so far by the whole of the unfortunate class which plan of the buildings approved; so that, it vety: serious, vory largely diminished ion-wishes of all classes and races of the com meclistely aflee the law cans into force munity gaming paratively
It remains to be soon whether this cul-
tigue.
TÜR JUS UNION OF THE BAST AND WENT PRAYARA 50. But seond to no other work in im happy state of things will con- THE EXTRADITION ORDINANCE,
85. (1.) The Chinesa Extradition Ordin. I apprehend that the result
portance or gecemity la that which is ine will be largely due i greater care in the anos, lese, represents an efort to improve tended to effect the junction of the East 19. Of the 29 Crdinances passed in 1888, selection of insurance risks sad decrezsed the Law wiating to the rendition, in accor
nd West Proyas by an umbankment* car- only the following deserve police
reckiemens of competition among insurers. dance with Tronty obligations, of Chinese ried along the front of the Naval Yard and 26. The principal of the twenty six subjects charged with the common of the Military Cantonments, and the plans
The
principal change is Ordinand which have already been passed crime in Chin
Your Lordship of which wore forwarded to Your this year are as follows :
one which, with
in the year. This work (the ex prisoners, iPAQDA
lity of the THE BECLAMATION OF THE PRATÁ.
Magistrate, and
increases
ut the Glov (A.) The Prya Reclamation Ordinança, e
ernor in Connoil, who, however, TOCHIFO
as steinm 0744,320 in 1887 Ordi is
THE ITEM WORKS.
VACCINATION.
AUCORES.
BU
the
3.
apposite to
their
which
be read-tion of feat of which has been recognised by
who
will now
he
of additional means of communica between the Eastern portions of the
vision at
tion
Admiralty
(the
as well
(I.) The Vaccination Ordinance, 1888 enstitutes the first effort made in this Colony to render generala protiation
Colonial Government for many years phoid. | pended is a table abewing the number of f and other permanent wo-ks, thỏ nggrogate which is especially required, in cos 1889,' ‚is à measure for facilitating a great IHASTENTAROs of the thief Justice Past, though is has now for the first timng-
coins issued since the supply commenced, cost of which in 1888 was only 3330,87 induced by steanere coming from all scheme of Reclaration along the whole of the consideration of the evidence, received the entire cons
of (1) the frequency with which Small-por
concurrOsca
sca of the local Gary Expenditure however increased from parts of the world; (2) the impraction the western front of the Town of Victoria. There is also a much needed schedule speci nathorities representing the Army and $1,278,181 in 1887 to $1,461,459 in 1888, a B bilily of its exclusion by effective quaran extending for 3,051 yards. By this project (Europeans) have suffered severely; in 1864,... one of the two houses all the inmates 1365, ...
cauls, which might be expected from the time, aud (3.) its fatal prevalence when it 67 acres will be added to the Town, includ.fying the crimes in respect of which road. Davy) has for ita principal obj-ot the pro- 15,633.70 30,233.92 15,332.83 demands of our rapidly increasing popula-han once obtained a footing, owing to the ing a Prays or Replanade 70 feet wide, (possed in
dition may be granted, and a provision 47.447 00 80,843.50 6,758.58 tiot. It is at the shop time gatisfactory to density of the population and the unfatour together with other streets of an aggregate
deferences to were attacked, and in the other lives
to fears generally pre 1366, 69.614.60
1.50 30,000,0 6,877 49 were in considerable Jarpardy In many 1367.
the occupation of the 10,000.00 hanses in Kowloon besides, alarming cases 1972
29 987.28 14.249.41 note that oras increased psditureble Sanitary condition in which a large length of 5,518 yards. The cost estimated ent among the intelligunt Chlons) by by and in it out out off from one another
950.42 was exceeded by Ordinary Revenue to the portion of it habitually livesto
special security is azorded to be defrayed the pro-
hy
orded to persons 14,000 00
Departamente i Wer
the one narrow of high tezaparatare from 'dever tocarrad. 18-3
1873105 317.40
20 Wa 0.0 0.00
We have happily
barn for year resident the aud 0:0 in
the Government) of the (inclading the 7,873.70 stout of some $95,000 The fever la of
in of the continued type with 1874
I bave dealt at length with this road which runs through this property, bes 1874
have p 1883 00 11.0 0.00
of those—or at least bone.
and now fecing the aco, who will in return mado and
ing sufficiant for the present traffic and en- diffealt paroxysmal exacerbations of high tempe 1876, ...
subject in other despat- themselves
receive known --she look to the fow 47,287.00
reclaimed ladd
tirely inad-qakte to 3,500.00
that expa 12. The degranae in Extraordinary Excuses in which evil has been caused, and frontage. As the profits on the work he that, au long as Chinese ideas as to the meed to provide an outlet for an overcrowded
ches, and it will be
it will be sufficient to say here sign of the fawn cutward which is
to permit of 1876.... 44,023 00
6,500.00
海 I am aware of
8.05.13 penditure is chiefly accounted for by the who ignore the comparatively enormous expected to be large, it is probable that thous
is requir death amongst 1977, Europeans, that of a Constable at Taumati. 1878.
of only
·67,650.00 18,500.0 10,761-51 fact that our Defence Works were A good which poczation has achieved for the great majority of the frontage proprio-ds and the anticiency of proof, are mo 38 915.00 14,700.00
advantage The proportion of deaths amongst the Chi
822.31proaching completion and cast only $82,115 50.505.00 12,000.00 11,528.36 1879
tors will swept the larme offered. humanity.
In the utterly at variance with the requirements of population. Besides the main The Chinese are thG 11 528.36 as against $58,444 in 1887. The Tytam believers in the advantage of this
darivable from the scheme there are other Law, it will, I fear, be practically incidental ones of much importanos to "nose" is to my mind proportionate to the 1880
ABAK case of dissentients the expense of carering impossible to avoid international disagres Imperial Departamente concerned. Thas 6,300.00 50,400 00 fever rate amongst Auropeans. The seque- 1881.
7.434 80 Water Works moreover cost only $51,150 fton, and accept it readily a fact which is out that portion of the work in which they menta as to wins prisoners rightly come the Admiralty il obtain reclaimed land 48,600.00 4,500.00 les of forer in cases of more than one of 1882,
2,850.07 10.0000 as against $230,811 in
in 1851
This the more remarkable inasmuch as they, for decline to participate will fall on the under the designations of criminals whose worth (at the low astiasts of 83 10,800.00 10,000.00 10,000.08 the Europeans are of such a naturo that 1883,
10,000,08 great enterprise, (which comprises the the most part, raject altogether other vernment. 101,900 00
2,408 47 confinement of some 350 millions of gal applications of Wastern Medical Science.
be extradition, obligatory by the Treaty foot) $156,793, and what's unless careful treatment had been obtain-
3 a square 1884. 212.300.00
26.285.37 lons of water by a
23. Though it is hoped that the public
of IE!
mote in able almost certainly more deaths would 1885,
dam constructed ΟΙ 282,200.00
Treasury will grein largely by the work: (1) THE LOSLATIVE MEASURES OF THE FUTURE, portante will save the cost which would THR VAGRAHOY ORDINANOH NOT AP 33,464.87 have occurred. The nature of the seque 1886,
gradite and concrete at a distance of o
from the difference between the cust of 41,384-48 miles from the City of Victoris, and the
36. Among the principal of the legislative shortly have to be incurred for the removal of Reclamation and the value of such of the measures now under consideration, the fol. the present silled-up and often nocions fore- 24.362.75 conveyance of the supply by means of a a (II.) The Vagrancy Ordinance, reclaimed land as will belong to the Crown; lowing are among the most important shore in front of the Naval Yard, obtaining 72,904.77 tonnel The issue this year will, according to pre- granite aqueduct for: tandout 1888' was an, attempt to meet an evil of (2) from the building sites which will be } (1.) An amendment of the Law regulating/10 ita pinos a convenient out-stone hastily
2,150 yards in In the Summer of 1888, it ja perhaps sent indications, again show a great adtance) was so I completed that the having the management of control of by the samaralot earth required for thegration, intended to check the serious protection to bosta and launches,
the remaining dia growing magnitude, by randering those rendered available at the Weat of the Town
200 fast by 200 feet, offering mood- abgees which, socording to pridendo contin- od
accumulating, worthy of mention that the only deathvance, having already (October 23rd); | water was let into sotae" of the axisting | vessels fiable for the cost incurred by the Reclamatiou; and (3) in rents and the enormous number of coolies, pastment will obtain land worth als einikki:
attend the exportation | as sufficiently deep water alose from "faver occurring in my praction was reached a total of 8918,500, consisting of Mains' is October 1888. But as the Colony in respect of destitute persons from larga gros, added to the
now at all times of tide. While the War Do- in Kowloon The development of the 11,854,250 separats cuins, and though this Distribution Works which are required introduced. Sosrouly a week passes with-
the princ pal ubjecta
Home į probably exceeding 29,sau casally) fever weems to be coincident with the must not be counted on to (1) to afford an
low
$1,526,866, much of which change from extreme heat to sudden cold Bourge of Revenue 30
will not, 1 I understand, bie
required for off in the demand in the obtain any rataza in Revenue for this come here catentible, to evok & livelihood population (a) to bring the front of the wher which took place about the beginning oficipate any falling of reason to antie commenced, it has not been possible to (in Europe ve olaswhere, persons who have from the present overcrowding of the Borner the Straite Sattlemont and November,
K.The desire of the Chinese for those proditaro vi the works, which up to this cheaper alternative to their perpetual deep water in the place of the present fore-ers of the Banitary Board established ble for asle. Under thoso circumstan improvement in supply, and the large ex- } this repatriation being the preferable and fown is iminodiste Juxta-position withere. (2.) A Law for better defining the Military purposes and will thus be avail It must he observed, moreover, that
maintenance in Gaol, or other public inelitu-shoro which is for the smog part ailted op The constitution of Pakia Uso not permit myself" to entertain a doubt Kowloon in the weaotime is being built cina (consisting of piecos representing 20: dato amoanta to 81,137,9jã, iaus "y Some of these are sent here, au and often extremely nozione; and (3) to Widows and Orphans Fond. (4) An am. I will be made cowards the cost of the work
a great rate. Mahy now bounas conta, 10 cents, arxi 5 cents manufactured pecuniarily anremunerative. been occupied immediately
olony) ip 13. Not only for this
bot reason, obiefly
parently according to instructiaan hy Hat improve the appestanes and increase the unduent of the Bankruptcy I hau pears to be almost insatiable; and if from because this magnificent supply of water is, Bajesty's Consuls in China and Japai: mercantile convenience of the Town front och hoped, moreover, to have initiated heavy burthen if required e-borne en- being fatshed, and the soil by upon their at Her Majesty's Mint for this
has been and I any cause there is delay in the supply from and for some time to come inust remain, and put a fow aume, I suspect, with the hr the provision of better buildings, and before new a measure for the settlement of tirely by the Colony--and this more sped- being sacri pravace of fever at England, the purchasing prics at ouco rises comparatively unavailable, it is unfor object of being sout hoing at the pablle og wider Prays more adapted to the re- Titles, and for rendering more alciple theed by imperial property which her peccusit
up to grant extent.
inasmuch as it is the obstruction ca Kowloon to be caused by the sudden fall of to a premium, which has been known at taste that provision for Distribution pente, Thứng of this who ATB foreigners temperature in a malarial district, the the Chinese New Year to be as high as 20 was not pado at an aller period during ere almost luvariably repudiated by their 10 The want and growing corosere transfer of lud on the principle of the malarial poison being rife owing to
per sent. I enduretand that this coinage is progress of the main worts The delay Consuls, as having no means of proving scheme, which is due to the initiation of sub-division of many of the most valuable lioped that an improvement to absolutely gat of this great Torrens Act. But in slow of the minute sted the expense. In any caseit may be ithe
carrying
sõeded for the welfare and progress of the (lat.) Absence of sufficient Subunit Drain STOCK more and more, in favour among in this and various other even more needed their nationality; and thus from one cause the Honourable C. R. Obster, does not Iple, and of the frequent uncertainty Colony will not be long delayed, we
the population of
of the neighbouring public works must be chiefly attributed to or another, all become a charge on the appear likely to present any serious ongi ares and boundaries, I find to my regret (2nd). The extamaina turning up of the soil. Bumi, probably owing to ponfidence in its the vapor Camerale Doferte shef of the Glony. Thus Online shore refurred to, neering problems, and the suomalal that any such measure, in order to be
exactly uniform standard of vahto, and that Surveyor General's Department. The or whi
which was intented at a romedy for this (3rd). The csupation of newly built a coins are not only used sa money, but traordinary "density" of the popuION/ state of thing, has probably dons com Boniton of such as there are may be re, mafalsetorily effective, must be preceded by the head: Lagulation, po
by inducing greater cantion in the garded as aly & question of time. The trigonometrical survey, for which sobor 1th.) The fat usturs of the district are, to a considerabis extent, DUNY› PUAN KU abrupt slutics of t on or under the goction of such persona | but it cannot / Principal difficulties are in connection with dingly I have asked Your Lordship's ap
bill 1,100 to 1,800 feet
the financial arrangements and the due proval. of dote that two years ago
the comparatively so far be said to have been a marked adjustment of private interdata and cisima. the western district of Hongkong was at 6. Besides the causon fir increase of Rerment of Europeans of beneficial among perhaps be This portion of the subject, which has a THE PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
Amendment, fear tacked by faver during the months af Novceipts above indicated there is another bourhood of the summit, requires from this that the pril is one which sah over be inege correspondence, is likely to require 44 The Tytan Water-Works have bour
ready
COLONE and December sabesquent to a sudden fall which to the next few years is likely to base Department, in the interests of public completely cured, and must be regarded as the careful attention of the Government already mentioned under the head of Ex- of this temperature, so when the statomou a greater effect in this direction than
aby health Cand. safety, a far older super
supervisim
an inseparable incident of our position sa ë for some time to come. But while grant shipping centre.
penditure. During the period under re- coincidently with a saddan fall of tempe from the Opis Farm, which was in 1868 necessary oleswhere, and pers
that all of the many obview the great dam of the main reservoir, rature t
must not be hakau sa excepdonal granted for 8 years from April, 188 at an which are probably more in
gerned will be namber Moreover, it is well-known that those who increase of $205,200
22. (III.) The Rating Ordinance. 1538 during the progress of the works there will finihing work, and the service to orvair
Libe have gone to acttheris Eumpe after living price obtained for the previous to far heavier in degree than are required for
term. This any similar area or population
was, as the title implies, enacted for the entire abonos of nusiplaints on the and filter bads were commenced and com in malarial disigiets up liable to scossions alt is attributable partly
in Caluesy Danka the lurge in-
improvement of the rating systets of the core of inconvenience, I do not permit my-plated. ZEE 18EFF CARNET OF THE PW. P
Tutal ansonnt of fever at the commencement of the cold creams of p pulation and partly to efforts,
Colony. It embodies the more valuable el to entertain s doubt that when theEATEST the Savings Bank weather, so that the contention held tea which proved successful, to arouse competi- 14. From various indications it would portions of previous Ordinance, and con
whole is sompleted the undertaking will bu Fears ago that there must be something tion on the part of the Chinese Capitalists appear open to question whether for puertains et the same time varione al almost universally regarded so having been 45 Victoria College, which has been se Notes In Circula
tion with bullion wrong with the Western District because of Singapore and Penang.
past the Department referred to has been additious and amendmaub, principally great and lasting bout to the community, veral years in construction, was also come
pleted in July last. It is unquestionably s serve of all fever ocurred during November and De-
strong enough in numbers to lisobarge with the object of suplifying procedure, THE ADILDING DE PINANGE,
very": handanna building of which the Bauka tember, receives again a refutation from the
ite duties satisfactorily in a climate which which are the result of the experience 31. (8.) The Building Ordinance, 1885 Colony may be prosd, but it has cost a Market
Pats com 4,776,850 9,100,804 date of the prevalance of farer at Kowloon, 7. It should be mentioned that the Re every summer renders aut for duty agained by Mr Lister, the Treasurer, in the is an elaborate measure of 80 clauses, the large sum (8261,627) and promises also to
Value of and from the analogy of the relapses of venue has lu Hongkong much staller large proportion of out-of-door officers supervision of the system, and of the careful tenced to meet a want which has bous of ha extremely costly in maintenance fee. Companies in all registered fever in colder clímaica.
proportion than in most Colonies to the The health of the abla and ludefatigable'i attention given by him to the subject, late peers more and more seriously felt, ing how grievous is and must have been Hongkong 39,330,000 65,921,700
Share
*Orb at a
age.
houses.
venting hatund
It is
autfull
worthy
* Pri | buttons and other ornamenta.
pre
THE OPIUM PARM.
living I for, the most,
10.
and
eight, togethly increasing tile-
with the
gopurioned ranch consideration and a
by the Public Health Ordinary
Ordinance, 1887,
that a substantial Imperial contribution
stimaated at 8502,000, which would bein
* Not the reclamation mentioned under
THE WEALTH OF THE COLONY. 51. The following stalislios Tornished to
Total Mains of the Governor by Mr Wodehouse, Acting/ |"Tronnurer, may prove of interest you
Depodia Partenz
i made that the fever at Küslüon áccurrvi Fother, Lrefer to the phansed return of Private Works than of WISE RATING ORDINANCE: 2-
MRAN MENnot be expectedetaly allied, nor that the tunnel and conduit received their
and Fized is the
European
· ****
Banks Sep. 20, 1679. Bep. 33, 1889. ***$ 7,68,600 $29,882,000
Ditto
15_000,000
211,000
THE MUNICIPAL RATER,
the world,
A COSTLY BUILDING.
300