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members.
Amongst the most outstanding omissions from the draft estimates
af demobilization at the ear
All these are matters which I re- commend to the earnest attention of your Excellency's Government.
charges are exces- sive. I mean by the Government buying the stores in the open-market. I understand some such tránge ments have been succesfully carried out in the Straits Settlements. The Government might also encourage smaller contractare more
than
when they have shows themselves present, by helping them,
to be reliable, to bigger Jobs, thus assisting to distribute the
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ing the year the sums in dollar amounts to a positive scandal. It is stated in the estimate. In fact, due to them that the Government they will not 'receive so much unless should state explicitly the precise the dollar dropa în value to 8/-.. "nature of the measures it hitends to
ME. PARR'S SPEECH. We re glad that al laat the mortu-
Passing from the fulla of smis- take to remove that difficulty during
The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr said: Fion. Mr. Abaster snið: _ary on Hill Road is to be removed to
sion to those of commission in these the ensuing year,
Your Excellency-In associating. a more isolated site. It is at present.
Sir, I desire to associate myself estimates, it is to be noted that you
On the Hongkong side, I doubt myself generally with what the Hon. Bum of whether it is worth while to spend Unofficial Members have id, I would Eemmed in on all sides by residential with the remarks which have faller propose to spend the quarters, and the news of its pro-from the senior unofficial member at $5,231,700, or 83,23 per cent. of the $45,000 on the extension of Lugard like to add I feel certain Tam voicing. posed rentavad lus been received With this Council, more especial as those stal vote on Public Works and that, Road at the Peas, unless arrange the opinion of the general public in zo lens than ments can be made with the military endorsing the recommendations of satisfaction by the people living in remurke reflect the results of certain of this incre sum, the neighbourhood. I hope that the discussions which the unofficial mem. $8,079,700 are to be devoted to authorities to release some of the the Commission appointed by the Public Works Extraordinary. That military lands in the neighbourhood Government to raise the scale of work may be completed before the bera have held on this budget.
exh hat pauson sets in..
If I was supplement these re-being so, it would sam kimpossible to of Harlech gap for building sites. As European pay more especially the In connection with Items 19. Mis.marks, Sir, I should like to say that, defend or palliate the reticence which we are asked to assist the minary granting of indulgent passages when attention to the inere in the mum. buve the shaping of its destinies are tration in disregarding the unanimous tion of $2,896,473 out of our rever As regards the Government's pre- cellaneous Trainage Works, we call whilst the Colony and those who has been displayed by the Adminis authorities with a defence contribuon leave for the familles of others wer of mosquitoes in some parte of the be congratulated on the continu- desire of the unofficial members, ex-es for the year, they should at least sent proposal to spend seme $5,000
be reasonable in helping to reduce 000 of current expenditure for Public Islam. The cause may be found in ous and natural increase of its re. į pressed last year, that the estimates the housing störtage by releasing Works, out of revenue, in the event for public works should be submit undeveloped building sites which cost of money becoming easier as it is the stugas water, retained in man-enues and on the allocation of so holes after raice or alter fishing large a proportion of those revenues fted in the first instance to the 'Pub them nothing and which are not refairly certain to do sooner or later, I openstions, whiedy serve as breeding to development, it is impossible to lic Works Committee of this Coun- quired for military purposes.
would reiterate the advice of the pass these estimates without some. cit. which should be enlarged for
With regard to the $71,481, in Hon. Mr. Landale last year to this We should like to avail ourselves criticism of their faults, the greatest that purpose, is appears to be the cluding a sum of $24,000, for next Council that the unas burifices cuse in Singapore and Penang, by year's camp expenses which you pro-way of supplying the Colony with of this opportunity to call once more of which are those of omission.
Last year this Council was asked the inclusion of all the unofficial pose to spend on the maintenance of such works is by means of short
• your Excelency's attention to the
the Defence Corps, is it not high time. loans in local currency with adequate of not exceeding necessity for a high-power commercial to apply KU wirekam telegraph station, which we $1,006,345 to the Public Service of
Str, that this body of men, who have sinking funds which would provide xhould like arveted as soon as po the sum vokxt was $9.580,910. Tetra any reference to the Prayu East years without daily pay, without while more equitably distributing the
the year 1010 Fer the previous year
cheerfully served for upwards of five the amount required for each year I would also ask that a site in unly right weeks ago we were asked reclamation scheme (s master of in- chevrons, and without medals, and burden of repayment." I believe it fairly accessible locality be set to mithorise the appropriation of finisely greater importance than the who have been combed and re-com might be possible to save consider- spurt for a golt-dick for the use of supplementary sum of $5.486.927, reclutation scheme for Aplivbau) bed for service in the sighting lineable sums of this proposed expendi the Portuguese and Asiatic Com to defray the charges of the year and equally important the emission tatil none but those medically unfit ture on Public Works, if the Govern numities. Representations
1018, and we now know from Tour of a rerence to the Government's essential to the Colony remain, ment could dispense more with en nule to my Chinese colleague Excellency's speech on the first proposals in the matter of housing, should be given the trivilege, accord contracters?. services when the anal myself by several Portuguese ding of this Bill, that these esti-with regard to which the situationed to troops thr ughout the Empire, contractors gentlemen as well as by the Chinese hates which are framed to show is, I can assure you, soute. If the as to time want of such a place of balance in favour of revenue of some item of $150,000, on page. 94, for a est possible moment? As a force recreation for them, and I am pleased thing more than four lakhs, attain hill tramway to Wanchini gap and they have not proved costly and they have rendered such services towards for white that their request is the thus susisfactory appearance only by commencement of a road which will the protection of the Colony as were the studied omission of two factors eventually reach Shuch O and Cape deemed necessary, whilst they were support of my unofficial colleagues.
At the second reading of the Budget of expenditure which must be reckon. Aguilar are intended as contribu: always in readiness to do more should Bili st year, the Elonourable red with during the Enancial year. tions to the housing problem, I will the occasion arise. The Government, tenne ti on behalf of the lie deficit on rice purchases and the observe that, however much these Sir, in a time of emergency, has undial smiles that the Public enotnents of public servants. works may benefit posterity, they do traded on their patriotism blame
The amount which will be required not go one inch towards the solution Works Committee should be enlarged
them not for that. Every State may su as tu nurire all the unofcial oiler the former head you have told of the problem of the present situa- legitimately trade on the patriotism demand for all work in the Colony Ferry Wharf, thus efficiently and gradual suppression of the opium cannot be even, approximately tion which is urgent throughout the of its people in times of emergency more equally dyer the supply. As a easily opening up the adjoining dis revenue is a serious matter affecting members of the Council. We do not know whether this suggestion busted its airly generally be Colony and particularly in Kowloon. but to continue so to trade when the member of the Public Works. Comtricts. It is by such methods that esenpel attention or not, but in view lieved that it will am into some Whilst additional public works will emergency has passed savours of promittee, I have gone exhaustively great cities of the Empire have the continued prosperity of this-
millions of dolles. of the increasing mugrinide of our
necessitate increases in the staf of fiteering and engenderà discontent. into this question of contractor's been speedily built public works, we again press it to
It hitherto, unofficial members the Department charged with the
and I am afraid that, in commenting charges and cannot persuade my time is coming for similar develop appear that things will go from bad the Colony, and it would certainly have refined from criticising or duty of executing them, it is becoman this mass of figures, I have sell that the Government are able to menta in the Colony the active of the Government.
As peurd the permatunt increase in catechising the Government on the ing more and more evident that the letained the Council for somewhat get the best terms possible under the-We appreciate that Your Excel-
to worse, if the British Govern- the enlument of Government serice question you must understand, time has arrived to relieve that over longer than I had originally bitended present system.
continue Tency has not yet had time to make ment,
to gradually coate, the usudicial members will Sir. that they have exercised that burdened Department of its duties but before I resume my seat to make
at not to tie the in connection with the sale of Crown way, for the hon. member who re Excellency considers that it has beous portions of the Kowloon Fen-
We were glad to hear that. Your a personal inspection of the art relinquish the control of this trade. gladly vote for whatever additional self-restraint O Mircuns tilit may be considered; hands of Administration in deal-mad and conversion of farm icts into resents the Chamber of Commerce,
It is hoped that Barker Road Hos- come very desirable to open up new insula and I therefore, mention pital has been made permanently becessary. For my part, I shouldog with a delicate and difficult situa- building late in Urban areas. These there are two or three matters of sites for residences in the Hill one or two matters for the Lavour,
tion. also like to see the pay of the lower trement to give an account of Land Office which should have it,
But the time for culling on the duties properly uppertain to the importance to which must refer.
districts. We urge that the Govern in due course, of Your Excel available for maternity cases, 35 grades of the Service, such this stewardship cannot be much own staff of surveyors under the Legal departments" I note that the development plans of building areas this and future. budgets. Swampy it has refused these cases it has Under the heading "Judicial and ment prepare surveys and publish lency's consideration, as affecting originally, intended. So, long as somewhat mised. Should the estige deferred. It is to be hoped.
Government proposes to abolish the in the vicinity of present habitation areas such as Kowloon tons and ested balance in favour of revenue that means will be devised to
post of Assistant Interpreter (a Euro- centres, more especially at Kowloon, Farm Lot 6 near Yaumati Station to remained guilty of having obtained turnal into a deficit, me it is most tions of the last few months, and
second grade Chinese interpreter mediate development, forming the These works will prove profitable pretences, since the Government has pean billet) and to substitute a suitable for inexpensive and im- be filled in from the adjoining hills funds from the public "under "false prevent a recurrence of the condi- likely to be. by the additional ex that the burden of paying the Bill
The legal profession views ibis necessary levels and roads before undertakings for the Government never denied that this was one of the penditure necessary for payment of increased saluries, and by the ex pected heavy loss in the Govern the situation about.
the speculative interests tant brought
The proper administration of justice up. The development plans should the community. The Mortuary at in this Culony depends, in no small show definite reservations: for the Yaumati to be removed to some brat instance. men's rice transactions, we would
measure, on the quality of interpreta different communities with a view to more remote site. have the carved balances of the
It is to be hoped, Sir, who that by
The Chinese tion. It is essential that there should determining the type of houses suit brothels at the junction af Gascoigne Meraber for the Justices that we
I entirely agree with the Hon sury, we cunki resort to a short-tern Territories, particularly Lantau and the Southern district of the New
peans of the interpreting staff and values by preventing encroachment The Chinese fatrines on Nathan to pay for our works of deve Larms, greater areas of Colonial Extraordinary; on page 95, that the Chinese interpreters of the first grade centration of and economy in water Colony to be removed. Rearrange more in charge of men who have I notice amongst the Public Works that they should be supplemented by of a poorer class of property, con Road-the best road we have in the Corps disbanded and re-organised lopment, many of which, and may be put under cultivation so sum of $60,000 is to be spent on the only. The administration has been supply, drainage, lighting, scaveng ment of War Department land; and Excellency said, would be gemméra as to enable the Colony to grow its reconstruction of ferry piers, which niggardly in this respect in the pasting etc, suitable to the different thin applies as much in Hongkong as served their Country with distinction
Speaking of thin Government vegetables and frais.
wn consumption af rice and other now are a disgrace to the fair fame and the Government has lost, in con- classes of property, and the provision in Kowloon. I do not doubt that at the Front. It would also be a action in dealing with the rice situated acreage at present is only though a similar sum was voted last best of the Chinese interpreters and ply from Government mains for all be at once apparent to Your Excel players would insert a clause in The cult of the Colony. I note, also, that sequence, the services of some of the of modern sanitation with water sup these and other urgent matters will move in the right direction if em tion. I venture the opinion that the 42403. monetary less that may rests from steps were taken put as much I should like to know the reason!
It is high time. Sir, that year only one-fifth of it was spent. translators. it will be pre tin compensated by posible of the renining 201,778 Although Eastern Street ferry pier Department" you are making pro divided
Under the beading Sanitary should also
European dwellings. The plans lency when visiting this district.
show the areas the good it or dont.. It prevented heres under cultivation on the ter-
In the Harbour Department we agreements that young men coming up late the incipient, riots that had broken race system at which the Chacse nothing has been done
building lots hope it is intended to reopen the out from Home to their service are was removed about a year ago vision for only two Sanitary In of dimensions suitable out from assuming uglier proportions: cultivator is such an adept
specters to do the work at Kowloon individual enterprise varying in size down in consequence of the war but Corps..
for Peak Signal Station, rightly closed expected to join the local Defence it had a decidedly steadying in-
place it. The ferry pier of the
City and Shamshqipo formerly done say from 7,000 to 20,000 square feet which the shipping as well as the On the question of increased new fluence on the minds of the whole emoluments of public servante, which at Cheung Chau has
bund opposite the marker by Police Inspectors. You may opt It is thought this would be a more general community would now like Excellency's attention to the present I would respectfully draw your not beer be personally aware, Sir, so shortly efficient way of meeting the housing tity and though the Govern. ure represented a page of the even begun. The ferry piers assigned alter your arrival in the Colony, that problem than building fats, anyhow to see restored to its former sphere matshed covering of Statue Whart ment might not have foreseen it, iterimates as a sun of $465,000, we
to the Yaumati and associated ferries when the estimates for the Sanitary on the Kowloon Promontory which of usefulness. helped to ring dewe prices very know from your Excellency's speech are impossibly narrow and congested.
Department came before the Sanitary will one day be among Lough the hub the Government and from the footnote on that page The want of proper supervision of Board last May, four new Sanitary most valuable sites in Hongkonment will institute wireless position landing place in the Colony: It may fought such a large pantity of rice, that this um represents merely tem- these piers is apparent to everyone Inspectors, and not and become the people's grocers, as parary
two, were Housing accommodations most finders and or diaphones as used in be however that this matter is in is were, the prices of the commodity Colonial Office telegrams in July and
by who has had occasion to thread his recommended. Further, that that urgently needed by those residents European and American waters with abeyance peading the decision with would most frobably have remained September, and thas the real sun when leaving, or arriving, at these the
way through buckets of pigwash recommendation was referred by whose incomes vary from $400 to most satisfactory results, on Cape regard to a victory War Memorial
Board to
a sub-committee $700 monthly. For such incomes D'Agullar and Gap Rock This in the Colony. on their high levels much longer than required for the service of the year piers by ferry. Whilst on the subject consisting of the Fresident, Mr. Chan there should be provided houses in matter, as affecting the China Coast, must especially endorse the Hon. they did and the public would have will be measurably greater. The of ferries, I notice, on page 9, that Kai-ming, Mr. Bowley and Mr. S. W which a family can be brought up is to be brought before the Con Mr. Lau Chu Pak's remarks, particu nd to pay them anyhow. The etherce displayed by the Adminis. you count on getting $118,800 Tso, who were unanimous in sup- and the monthly rent of these houses ference of Chambers of Commerce larly as regards the intended joining whole matter therefore resolves itself tration in retraining from publishing nection with the Kowloon (West) and that recommendation was unsee no chance under, present condil a few days at Shanghai, and we should Kowloon Line and would add the
... пеш licences іп into this? the Government, ts re- the report of the Commission co
cor- porting the recommendation for four, should vary from $60 to $120. 1 by the Hon. Mr. Dodwell to be held in up of the Canton railway with the "presentatives of the people roller-comments, and from inviting the ferries. It would be better, in animously agreed to by the Sanitary tions of building such houses on the like to see this Crown Colony lead completion of the Railways. From Herly paid igi: prices for the rice. opinions of unofficial members and that fares be reduced and the type of Why then, Sir, is the Board to be Government would save considerably, affecting the safety of the travelling or later the Canton Chinese officials the interests of the community. Board at a meeting on the 10th June. Bowen or Wanchal Gap Roads. The the way in this important matter Shiuchow and Changsha Sooner which, otherwise, the people" inditi the publle on that report, is regret the improved than that we should flouted and the Department deprived not less in experse than la trouble, by publis dunity "would "fxive hul to pay. As table. But 1 may say, Sir, that
must appreciate how much, the whether die bundling of the bay when the Government does come for regard these necessary communica of the services of two much-needed loaning at a low rate of interest to As regards the continued reduction present-generation is losing by their ng and selling part has been done in ward with its proposals on that im however, that not until you have been employed at Shaukiwan and of their building their own houses, it is probably not known to one could be arranged to-morrow, if tions as a source of revenue. I fear, inspectors, one of whom was to have reputable residents in order to admit of revenue from the Oplum Monopoly, failure to complete this work which a businesslike manner or not, I pre-portant subjuet your will not find that required your Heads of Department Quarry Bay? fer to defer judgment until the whole the official members will be nig- and Executive and Legislative Coun
29 is done in other countries and as elector or politician in ten thousand, approached in the proper spirit. Butter closet, and a statement of gundly in voting whatever sume may cillors to travel by the ordinary have had perforce to leave unsaid, by the Hon, Mr. HW Bird last them to
Lastly, Sir, though there is much I was wisely suggested to this Council and it might interest some of Prosperity lies at the door of Kwang the transactions is kid before thishe necesary for the purpose. The ferries to Aberdeen, Stanley, Ping there is the item under the head of year: So long as private persons can of
learn, that in spite tung and Huzan' for the asking. Council, as undoubtedly it will be Service has may genuine grievances Chau and Tai O, will you be properly" Education" which shows an esti do better with contractors than the having been deprived of the legal congratulations of the Hon. the the various exchequers In conclusion, while endorsing the I shuk add that the views I have with which the unofficial members advised as to what is really required mated increase of capitation grants Government, and I believe most revenues from this trade there is as Senior Unofficial Member to Sir expressed are shared by my unofficial have every sympathy. If I may colleagues.
to bring our ferry services up to from $51,763 to $71,534, but this is people will agree that under the much and perhaps more trade in Henry May, the Hon. Mr. Severn single mit one, in particular, it is date In conclusion,
explained by the fact that more present system they can, the Govern- opium, certainly more illegal trade, and their fellow workers, I would W'e desire to the lack of adequate provision for I am glad to see that you intend schools are to be included in the ment and the public will both be than ever before, and we read news also lender to Your: Excellency our offer the Government oUT woopassages for public officers and their to spend $30,000 on the extension of grant scheme. It does not seem best served by a system of loans for paper reports from reliable sources congratulations on the lucid man gratulations upon the progress of dependents. Whilst on the subject Coronation Road northwards and a that there has been any "increase building purposes to Government of whole districts in China under the ser you laid this Budget before the Colony as evidenced by the of luries, 1 may point to the same further $190,000 on other roads in in the actual grants per head plans. The security would in every cultivation of the poppy. Thus the this Council, after only a few days' figures in the draft Estimates and what misleading statement which Kowloon, also that it is proposed to
for any particular school since instance be a sound business propo- revenues which the Government for residence among us, which augurs in the Financial Statements before appears in the exchange footnote on lay a larger main from the reservoir 1910, notwithstanding that estabaition. Purchasers of all lots should merly received so far as the import, well for the continued prosperity of 115. It speaks highly of the adminis. page .. The rate of exchange on filter beds and to improve the system Ishment charges "tration, expecially the work of Sir sterling salaries is not 45ths at 170 of distribution in that rapidly deve ance and salaries have measurably authorities of their intention to handed, multiplied
formaicten be required to produce proof to the of opium is concerned have been this Colony to which RH the Henry May, and of the Honourable and 1/5th at 8. The last fifth is loping district. With abundance increased since that date. Indeed, I build to approved type within say hundred fold, to a vast community referred in Hongkong as one of the ten and a Duke of Connaught once happily Mr. Claud Severn who for about a paid at the Govemment current of water in the reservoir, the in understand that, in 1915, the Univer- two years of purchase. Overhead of smugglers whose ramifications brightest fewels of the British Crown. year administered, the Government rate, with the rest that neither habitants of Kowloon have suffered sity Local examination grants were railless trams could bring residents and organisation are little short of The sitting was adjourned until with ability and success.
the sterling posts nor the compen.' for years from a difficulty in obtain actually halved.
from any distances to and from the amazingThe substitute for, the to-morrow."
will be imposed as far as possible on to endorse and repeat every word proposal, Sir, with consternation. I such areas are applied for and takeń (not to mention the general health of main objects for this Hospital in the
Land Offer In this connection, and with special reference to the the bottom of page if as the estimated item of $200,000 which appears at premia on land sales. I should like uttered by the Hon. Mr. Landale, hust year, when dealing with the same item, words which you will find,
report.
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