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"THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1910.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
His Excelloney Sir Henry My pro- nideti at the meeting of the Legislativo Council which was held this afternoon.
hero wers abopament :—
Doctor for supervision of midwives in cases of necessity.
DRAINAGE EXPENDITURX.
A sam of 814,830, vote Public Works,
ordinary, drainage, training nullahs.
WISH. BOERDING POND.
A sum of $2,502.11 in aid of the
THE CHINA MAIL.
"THE NEW TERRITORIES.
District. Omcara' Reporta.
There were inid on the table, at this
The Director of Public Warks statod that the principla which the Government wont on in letting contracts was generally speaking to sepuro, tenders from substantial arms and make the security for so se to not unnecessarily bio up money and seafternoon's meeting of the Legislative hamper the work.
Council reports for 1000 on the Northors Hon. Mr Murmy Stawart said they and Southern Districts of the New Terri
tories. should
Ron. Mit . if. Thongor Acting Colonial vote. Public Works, extraordinary, miscel-appreciated that but he thought that there Secretary.
Hon. Mr W. Rex Davies, R.C., At- torney Geners).
Bon. Mr. McF Messen, Acting
Colonial Treasurer,
Hon. Mr A. W. Barwis, Registrar Gen- OTAL.
Hon. A, W, CHATILAx. 0.14.0. Dingelor
of Public Works
Flon, Mr F. J. Banery, Capt. Supt. Police.
An D Flo Ka. C.M.G.. Hon. Mr Wei Yox, O.M.G.
Hon. Mr Muay Serwant.
Hap. Mr Esnove."
Hon. Mr E. A. HIWET. Hon. Mr H. Keswick,
Mr C. CUMENTI (Clerk of Councils), '
THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.
Ianeous, fish, breeding pend construction.
A CADRY'A ALLOWANCE,, Ay of 9358.5 in aid of the vote. Judicial and Legal Departments. Comm District Oulieer, personal emoluments, local Allowance to passo cadet acting as Assis- tant District Othcor.
THE POLICZ.
A sum of 82,078.60 in sid. of the vote. Police and Prison Departmanes, 4.- Poliza, other charges, for the following two items: Bont of atations, $1,178.60; pocret ...service 81,500.00.
of
Hon. Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to relieve the Governor-in-t'ouncil of certain dbtics.
Hou. Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
This Bill is substituted for Ordinance No. 93 of 1909 wich was considered to extensiva and was disattuwad at home. Its vijest is to vess in the Governor certain powers and duties which it is considered would be more advantageously exercised
A performal by him slune fann by the
Gorezuorin Council in whom they are now rested.
YOUNG PERSONS DIUINAfer-
The Chairinan explained that the secret service vote was large because this year They had had to spend some rather heavy sume in connection with special cases, such as the "An Tau murder.
RECREATION GROUNDS.
A sum of $450 in aid of the vote. Public Works, recurtant, miscellaneous, mainten ance of public recreation grounde,
TRACERS' IMOLIMENTS.
a limit ab which it was advisable to pus the figure. Clearly $10,000 scarity on a 850,000 contract was almost as bad as no security at all.
TYPHOON WARNING.
OTHER DISTRICT,
That for the Northern District was signed by Mr S B. U. Rosa (District Ottoer) and stated that certainchanges were made during the year in the adrainistration of the dis trict. Formerly the district was administor. ad by a Police Magistrate who was also an Assistant Superintendent of Police and by an Assistant Land Ofear. The The American Consulate General at Magistrato had a power" to hear land Hongkong circulatos the following tole cases and the Assistant Land Oficer had gram recuired from the Manila observatory.no power to sit as Magistrate. The colloc Manila 14th, 11.40 am. tion of rent was supervised by the Police Biagistrate In 1997 the afives of Police Warning. Low-pressure ares extending Magistrato, Assistant Superintendent of from the Chian Sen to the Pacific across Police and Collector were amalgamated northern Lusen and the Balintang Channel.under the title of District Udicer but no
A real typhoon may develop later.
CANTON OPIUM MONOPOLY.
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A sum of 70 in aid of the vote, Public The Viceroy's Reply to Peking Worka Department, personal emoluments, for the following two items:-Temporary tracer, $210; ditto. New Territories allow apcc, $60.
HARDGUR DEPARTMENT.
We have had translated by a well known sinologue the reply which the Viceroy of Capton has made to the Wai-wu-pu in
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Kuparita department was created and the District Officer had still no power to hear land casos. The District Officer was subordinate to the Captain Suparintendent of Police and the Treasurer while the Assistant Land Beer waa nabordinate to the Land Officer. Early in 1969 the
Assistant Listrict dicer and was made subordinata to fun District Officer and at the beginning of 1910 a new department was created under the title of District:
The District Officer And the Assistant District Officer baro equal powers lodged by the British Authorities against all 22905. They are both Assistant the new tax on opium. recently enforced at Superintendents of Police and as such Canton. The language used by His Excel subordinate to the Captain Superintendent lency is very courpressed and dificult to of Police. A curtain continuity of policy is thus attained which was not possible under turn into exact English equivalents but the old system. During the year 1900 Mr we think we have succeeded in conveying Halifax, the District Oficar, noted from the real meaning of this interesting state- February 1st to March Prd. I sctod as the District Officer for the remainder your.
Assistant Land Uficer was given the title No Subscription..
A sum of 32, in aid of the rote, Bas-reference to the protests which have beenOffice. bur Master's Department B-Mercantile Marine Office, personal emoluments, for the following two items Clerk, $572, do Overtime Allowance. 8350.
During a discession on the minute. Hon. Mr Hewett said business people had to
work extra time without allowances,
Hon. Mr Murray Stewart thought the proportion of cortile allowance to the allry was excessive!
The Chairman stated that the allowance was limited to 8000 a your. He added that Surely the shipping firms paid over time if a man was kept at work until unearthly
m'ént.
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No Membership Fee.
Peridious Lydia, by Frank Barrock. Simon the Jester, by William E. Locke. To Justify the Meane, by A Fear. The Wife of Colonel Hughes, by Bubor:
Walos The Heart of Nool, by Fred Wainhaw. The Colonel's Past, by Florence Warden. Bissea's Daughter, by Justus M. Formen. The Fire Kuote, by Fred. M. White.
Dop Doctor, by Richard Dean. Mr Tratman acted as Assistant The Thave the honour to acknowledge the District Officer from May 15th to December A Haunted Inheritance, by James Blyth, The Lonely Subaltern, by Fergus Huma receipt of your telegram sent me from 31st.
B. B. Marriott by At the end of the year the police force The King's Highway, Pekin, forwarded by the Foreign Oce,
Watson. in reply thereto, have already instruct stationed in the district consisted of 8 Hon Mr Hewett replied that he was noted the officer who has charge of the opium Europenas, 150 Indians and 24 Chinese. Tangled Lives, by T. W. Speight. aware that his firm pd any over-time. If monopoly to examine into the matter The waters of the district are pateolled by Now by Charles Marriott.
referred to and report e. This he has No launch with a crew of Europeans The Education of Jaegulino, by Clairo de
Pratz alender under The Young Persons Ordin- any clerk of his refined to work oxtra time i now done, and after a full and exhaustive 1 and 13 Chinese. There were also t To:
dians quartered in the district during the The Sword Maker, by Robert Barr. ́ ́ ance. 1909. Difficulty is freiently ex. he would suck him on the spot. perienest in proving the age of an ctfender. Mr Hewett would not keep his clerks
The Chain said the case was different, examination, I beg to make the follows year for railway purposes. A reduction of The Chariot of the Sun, by Roger Pocock. Hun Attorney General moved the fist working until nine o'clock.
Hon. Mr Hewett-Certainly I would. relang of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to mend the Law of Copyright.
1909
Hou. Attorney Guronal moved the first reading of Bil entitled An Ordinanced to amend the Young Person Ordinance. Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was rand first time.
This Ordinance vests in the Court the discretion of determining the age of an
THE LAW OF VOPTRICUM.
Hon-Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was rendra time.
hours.
and
Crawford.
The recently issued opiam liceuses which the European force was made on September A Wingowing, by Robert A. Beason. imposed new taxes upon these who sell. 1st, by the withdrawal of the sergeant from The Undesirable Governess, by F. Madon and those who smoke opiam, do not Afeet An Tau Station. This station is now visit. I would keep my clerks at it all night the spiam merchants, nor any that deal ited by the Ping Shan and Sandin sergeants The Fate of a Crown, by S. Staunton, if necessary and if they objected pz. asked for extra pay they would be dismista opium. I have not therefore in any and is for purposes of discipline, under
A blaid of the Silver Sea, by John
Oxenham.
The object of the Bill is to amend those. And i think merchants would do the way interfered with or infringed upon the Sanhe hening of revenue it is stated Helm, with the High Hand, by Arnold
same thing.
law of copyright in this tiny A local
Hon. My Murray Stewart suggested that register is previsal for hunks and dramatic there was a possibtaty of the system being pieces first pubästed in this Colous. The abuse if they countenanced vur time; cwner of the mpyright of any book first.
Hon. Mr Hewett agreed, and remarked published in this Cabnya: the law in at that was might deliberately delay his present has to register under the Copyright | work in order to get ever-time pay: Act 1949 at Stationers Hall before he c The Churman Chought that had nothing
Under
to do with the principle involved.. enforce his rights against infringers. this Ordinance he may register either Hon. Mr Murray Stewart said they were locally in the Copyright Register glad to learn that the rete was in order,
Hall. at Stationers:
The pro- but as it was expressed it mast strike any- of the Copyright Vinions
(Musical body that the over-time allowance was in Compositions) Acta, 1882 and 1888 which very large proportion. are extended to this Colony prevent unjust The Chairman Perhaps over-time is a use being made of carlier unactments and
wrong description It to rather out-of-time. give the Cours a discretion as to the amount extraordinary time out of office. of penalties and as to the costs to be awarded in proceedings for penalties, for infringement
CROWN LASH RESUMPTION, Hon. Attorney General moved the Lirst Funding of a Bill entitled An Or dinace > amend the Crown Landa Resumption Urdinance. 1900, and to make special provision for the Resumption of Crown Lands of small value for public purposes
Hon. Colonel Secretary seconded, and
the Bill was read a fight tice.
HURVEYING INSTRUMENTS,
sum of 8470 in aid of the vote, Public Works Department, other charges survey ing instruments.
SUTRI ILE COUNT LIBRARY.
A sum of $1,210.63 in aid of the vote, Judicial and Logat Departments. A Supreme Court, other charges, for the following two items: Library, $1,156.53; newspapers, 854.00.
The Chairman explained that thin was n
were offered for sale, nnel which the tiers
rece for some valuable how reports which
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original trenty regulatinos. I have already informed you of this by telegram. I have that the total collection at Tai Po smount. imposed be additional duties or taxes uned to 807, 29.20. But in order to arriva raw opinm. I have not interfered with at the real revenue from the district the foes collected by the water police for heen- these chests either inside or out
Furthermore, both Indian and native ces of various descriptions under the opium, when prepared for smokors, are Merchant Shipping Urdinance must be both taxed to the same extent. I have not added. Those fees are paid to the Harbour given any preierenes to the native drug Office. During 1903 they amounted to over the foreign. This enroly is within St,377.80. The gross rovente in "cash is 81, Queen's Road Central the rights of one's own internal adminis therefore $103,306.00. Something should
moreover be credited to the district sales of opium within the Territory appear behalf of the opium menopoly. The annual
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to amount to something like $37,800.00. No in New Kowloon and Crown Beat the batter difficulty was experienced in collecting the being due to the transfer of the ang Hat
The rent collection began on the District from the Nethers to the Southern FOR PLASTER WORK AND RE-INFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
The Government in Pekin have revenue.
The following table shows the number of ever heard by the Palier Magistrite
bra, 10-481
Bus-
In the Land Office 1,092 deeds, were registered during the year. The following since 1905-1905, 681: 1906, 1,061; 197, 1 table shows the number of deeds registered 214: 198, 644: 1909. 1,022; total 4.322 The large number registered in 1906 war
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time within which raw opium must be regard to placing a limit on the prepared, my purpose was to guard against Worthless traders hoarding up a store of cases. with the English Plenipotentiary arranged 1st July and the collection was completed District. The collection of rent from the and decided to stop the importation of in two months. During the month of July steue quarry at Chu Lap Kok, Lantan In the Island, and of fees for Forestry licrocés opium in China. This suppression com- alone 865,394 84 was collected. meseed on the twelth month of the thirty. Sha Tin District the entire sam dun was was transferred to this department in May. third year of Kwang Sui. Each year there collected without the issue of any summons 1900. Fees for the registration of trans- was to be one-tenth less imported. If we or warrant. This is the first time that actions in laud have beer imposed in Se
Kowloon since October, 1908. No in re examine the Custom House returas for the anything of the sort has happened.
charged for the islands or the Haug Hat thirty-fourth year of Kwang Sui, and com-
find that the diminution is only three per Cases pare them with the thirty-third, we shall
District.
cent. If we compare again the first year of Fines imposed, 1908 $1,442 15; 1900
1300-118. Warrant issued, the last year of Kwang Sui the imports 177
en Tsang (the present emperor, with 81.947.27. Persons imprisoned. 1908
Oriam incs appear to have increased rather than 1908-374′′ 1913-900.
paid to Farm, 1908-788.09; dealer. At this juncture, therefore, in to carry arms were issued and Hon. Ms Mariny tears asked who we arranging the new licenses, the Eurete for miscellaneous permit. These permita adjudged to belong to the Woug only GREAT BRITAIN
are for and it islet ut to various tenants on le responsible for the care of the books in the the suppression of opium is determined to are issued without fee and
All these Supreme Court Library!
ranke both the sellera and the smokere of the most part permits to repair houses renewable every dive yours. The Chairman said he believed the Teopism, whether they have: or use little or but they include a large variety of subjects, lenses were registered in 19185.
4.00 acres of band was sold by public gistrar was.
much, keep the raw opium only three days. viz., permission to hold unicuma dances, in After that time it must to prepared for the erect altars, to rebuild bridges, to repair allution and 5 acre by private treaty.
The amount realised from there sales wALS: consumer. By this arrangement, we pre-roads and to hold theatrical performances. vent the worthless dealers from zäding In the Land Ufice 2,644 deeds relating 81.415.00.
During 1000, 205 land cases ware heard largely to their stores, so that later on to dealings in land were registered. The emokers can get what they want, and so Land Ordinance came into force on July ander the Lavid Ordinance of 1905, 7 writs the bait continues, and the dealers make 7th, 1995. The following table will shew of oxocution wors issued and one person
imprisoned. dilatorinets, and confusion in the suppresgistered since that date:-1905, 176 money out of it. Otherwise there will be the number of deeds which are been re-
Twelve cases were heard under the sion of the drug. I have nothing else in 1906, 1,407; 1907. 2.160; 1908 2,384;
1909, 2.544.
Tan object of this Bill is to simplify the of the Supreme-1'burt, thought absolutely diminished. The Indian opium is imported 78.80. During the year 274 cences duo to the issue of leases in Chentag Clan
machinery provided by the Crown Bank Resumption Ordinance, 19, in the case of land resumed for public purposes which
in
is under the value of $600. A power of entry before resumption is given the case of all lauds resuined under this And the Principal Ordinance and provision is made for the payment of compensation in case of an absent on per
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GEBEN,
Hon. Attorney General moved the first ending of
Bill entitied Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.
Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was road a first time.
This Bill amends the. Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance. 3807, hy constituting the Registrar General the legal guardian of girl in cases where the girl has been parted with by the parents for the purpose of adeption or for money...
HIGHWAYS LEGISLATION,
necessary for reference. They were fito China, and is stored up by antize the library of the late Mr Caltrop.
Hon. Mr Murray Stewart said the reason be asked the question was that he had heard a cominent passed that the books there were not properly looked after, and it had occurred to him that it was the useless sponding large sums like that if they were not properly seen to.
Hon. Mr.E. Usbene-Will these books be transferred to the new Law Courta?
The Chairman Yes. Hon. Mr Oxborne--Can you give us a · statement of time?
The Chairman-Of what i
..
Hou. Mr Osborne-Of when the books will be transferred-(Laughter).
view.
Island 341
All imported foreign opium in sold to the This gives a total of 10.239 deeds re. native merchants. In regard to my insist-gistered since the Ordinanca came into ing upon a limit within which the merchants operation. must turn the raw opium into the prepared During the year 179 auctions of land drug, and my taxing the prepared material. were held and 147.59 acres were sold. I do not see that I have interfered in any The figures for 1908 were 173 auctions anÚ. tion, Department of the Director of tions. Moreover, I have not in any Fense
INCIDENTAL EDUCATION EXPENKE),
A sum of 240 in aid of the vote, educa-way with the original opium treaty reguin 4.13 acres. The difference in area
4C.
was
Small Debts Court Firdiusnes of 1905 nud
no distress warrants were issued.
The new rod from Kowlodin City to the
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The crops in the District were wood and
the perple generally seem to be prosperous.
Hun. Attorney.. General moved the first Tuestion, other charges incidental extinterfered with the importation counted for by two large lots which were Crown Rent was collected with greater case
reeling of a Bill untitled An Ordinance to provide for the stopping up, diversion, turn ing or alteration in levels of Highways.
Han, Colonel recretary seconded, and the Bill was rend s first time.
This Ordinance has been found necessary in riew of the laying out of Crown lands, the formation of "new street and the diversion of portions of existing streets in various parts of the Colony and is based in
A NEW ROAD.
A sum of $10,000 in si of the vote, Public Works, estmordinary, communica tions, rund extending along the north. castern hundary of Kowloon Marine Lot
and Rowlcon Inland Lot 1178.
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LIQUOD REBATE.
Het. Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Liquors Ordinance, 1909.
Hon. Colonial Secretary seconde.. and the Bill was read a irst time.
This Eal offects amendment in the Liquor Ordinance, 1900, xa xu to give a similar robato in the case of the Royal Naval Hospital and the Engineers' Mesa in His Majesty's Dockyard us is granted to the Military Messes of the Colony.
APPLOTEIATION UILI..
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The Chairman said this sum was neces-
ary to carry out this large work up to the and of the year.
The Director of Public Works stated that it was in consequence of the failure
of sold in the neighbourhood of Castle Peak.
1
Mr D. W. Trazinin acted us Assistant
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before Mr Justice Fized, the Chun on Various makes in stock, including TANOTS & WORTHINGTON. firm sued Tsang Hing to recoves 8417.00 for goods sold and delivered.
Kod rapidity than in further year opiam, How then do folk say that I ani A system of grave registration came in Land Officer till May when Mr G. 3. acting in an unwarrantable" manner? force during the year. Quatrela relating Already I have conferned to the arrange to graves have given much trouble and in took up his duties as Assistant Land Officer
many cases it was found impossible to come and acted for the remainder of the year. ments for the yearly diminution.
The original plan for the suppression to any satisfactory decision. By the time of the drug concerned both the Indian and that a grave case came before the Court the the native article. Already throughout feelings on both sides had become so emint- the Province, the cultivation of opium is tered that all evidence given was false, A rum of 832,000 in aid of the vote, prohibited. In some Provinces the dimi- Owners of graves can now register the
nution of the icraago ander cultivation of selves and obtain a certificate to the effect Kowloon Water
the poppy is as great as seventy or even that at the date of registration they were the persons entitled to conduct the worship During the third month of the present at the grave. It is hoped that this system eighty per cent. year I received a telogram from Peking, of registration will make it possible to was found that opiam smokers arrive at some decision when conflicting were more and more being forced to buy cinimus as to the right of wership are made. the contractor who was constructied the the foreign drug. I was therein ro The two rice crops were good in all dis dam that the cost had best materially quested to look into the amount of opium tricts but somewhat late owing to lack of imported into Canton. We should ad- rain. The pineapple crop in the Tsun Wan Hon Dr Ho Kai-Can't you recover here to the original plans, and arrogeziunty district was good and pines were sold for in regard to spium suppression. If we do, from 81.80 to 82.0X) a picul as against 81.90 from the sureties?
it will be found that more energy must be
in 1909. The laichi crop around Fan Ling giren to the task. I hope that both was for some reason a complete failure. countries will do what they have promised, There was large reduction in the number and so China will be nesisted to suppress of railway coolies towards the end of the yeke. The injority of these men care If the British Plenipotentiary reports from the Kwai bhin district and in spite The Director of Public Works-Thereander the conditions attaining to curtail the various railway works no disturbanes that the Indian Government is unwilling of the fact that there were sume 3,000 on
increased.
Director of Public Works-We will endeavour to do so,
Hon. Mr Hawett-Does that account for
the whole $32,000 ↑
The Chairman--I think so.
Hon. My Murray Stewart-Does this
Hon. Colonial Secretary moved the »ccond reading of the Bill entitled Annish it?
Urdinance, to authorize the appropriation
tademy the charges of the year 1969.
the Bill was read a second time and refer
red to the Finance Committee. “
because it
the habit.
This, moreover, The general prosperity of the Territory
Mr Leo D'Almada a Castro appeared for
Mr D'Almada said application had been plaintiff and Mr E. Davidson defended. tande by defendant for security of costa which had not been given.
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Mr E. Davidson-Bucurity is given a s
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of a supplementary sum of three hundred will be vote next year for about $11,000, the output then he seems to me to be using of any sort took place. and fourteen thoumad five hundred and which will complete the whole work thirty-three dollars and thirty-two.conts, Hon. Mr Murray Stewart enquiradnguage to force us
whether he was right in thinking that there appears to be a plss for assisting the is proved, I think, by the ease and rapidity They sold the business less this partieniar Rom, Coleniat Treasurer scounded, and was wrong doubt as to whether they could Indian opium merchants in getting rid of with which the collections are made, by debt and I cow spply for leave to amend JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO., LIMITED, Jarger quantity of foreign opium. the fact that the old type of mud house has the writ Ly adding the names of the call on the mutation.
Originally England's Ravement was to been practically abandoned and that a partners,
Leare to mend was granted. The Director of Public Works said there, suppress the drug in ten years and on much better type of house is being con- We always nome doubt is thuse cracs.
noble deed. The words of the structed throuliout the district and by the
Mr Davidson-The facts alleged by my Hon. Mr Murray Stewart-Of course it Plonipotentiary are altogether a contradic number of theatrical perfomances, u would depend upon the natoro of the tion to this parposo. The plum corse in Fand pi you dances which were held during friend 'have not altered the case at all.
They have left the place as a bra.. China every country wants to see uprooted, the year." The Director of Public Works-The and they are pleased with and applaud China | A table is apponded to the report show- Government. luld sustain securities and we for what she is & ing. England is a pronting that the ravenue collected during the business.
but and a highly civilized country, and certainly presume, they will to realisable,
893,001,17 for 19,
CIRIMATQURATED.
The Hon. Attorney General' moved the
first reading of a bill entitled an Ordinance
to uced the Theatres and Public Persecurity accepted.
formances exulation Ordinance onto This bill is directed to placing cinemato Registrar General. The precaution is now devrued desirable,
gruph displays under the consorstrip of the hutier they will cover the whale amount who will not be willing that ber merchants/year amounted to 897,928.20, as against |
Bon. Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was read a first tipo.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Colonial Secretary presided nt wi meeting of the Finance. Curumittee sub sequently hald. when the following vokus wete coushiered and pamod.
'str'ERTINIO UP HIDWIVES,
I am unable to say.
should for the sake of a little gain spoil In reply to Hon. Mr Keswick the the arrangements already made for the Director of Public Works stated that the completion of this great task. I forward total amount of the contract was $500,000. this reply for your inspection.
Hon. Mr Murray Stewart--And the security 7
Tho Director of Publio Works--I would
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THE Undersigned have been appointed BOLE AGENS in Hongkong and South Chios for the shore Company's -- WHISKIES.
His Lordship-No, they Ime sold the
Mr Davidson--They have sold the business except this particular debt. There BOUTHERN DISTRICI,
will he ne fonds whereby defendant can The report for the Southern District, by recover his costs if succosifól || Me R.. Hutchison (Assistant District Mr D'Almonds---He can suo the partners Officer) states that the total resouza whose namus appear on the writ. collected during the year 1909 233.978.32 compared with $28,317.07 in
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Hon. Mr Hewett-Only $10,000 for a
TT is a mistake to allow anyone to suffer to the Treasury and other departments, they are person sitting down.-(Laughter.) contract of $500,000?
is licences, oplele
Mr D'Almada My friend has his romedy The Director of Public Works-Yes, I think m.
Always be relieved, and in most cas licencen under the Merchunt Shipping Hon. Mr Murray Stewart Then if core effected by applying Chamberlain's Ordinuuco, eto, and does not therefore against the partners if he is successful,
-Evidence was called. A A of 8420 in aid of tho vote,
His Lordship roserved his decision o Medical Deparunette, B.-Hospitals and the contractor falla to carry out the Pain Bain. The relief from pain which it represent the real revenue of the District. Asylama, personal emolumenta, Alicu contract the Government will be let in for affords is alone worth many times its cost. Lacrensos are shown as compared witä 1908.
in the ampant collected for Assessed Tato point of law. Memorial Maternity Hospital, foss to Lady' $40,000,--
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