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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
(Continued from page 7)
Item (g) provides - a. gum for beginning the 100 foot wal from Canseway Bay to North Point, but it is probable that the large amount of filling required for reclaiming the site recently sold at North Pest will b obtained to some extrat:rom the reate of this road and the heavy cost of making it will thus be reduced.
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Item (j) provides for vid king and improving curves on Vitoria Road.
Item (k). This road will have the effect of opening Condit Road to wheeled traffic.
made for this under items 74 (a) and 75(a) It is also proposed to spend 1 sum of $100,000 in improving the surface of the existing main roads.
Under the heading "waterworks" provision is made for improving the di-tribution of water in Kowloon..
NEW TERRITORIES.. ..
THE CHINA MAIL.
may or may not fall under one of Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund dinance, 1911, to the Mercantile Bank the categories and the best course all European members of the police of India Ltd, to make, issue, te-issue tast we can take is to make provision force and all officers of the Govern and circalate notes in the Colony. Tur the maximam programme whichment, other than police, officers, who we could hope to carry out it all cirare appointed, either permanently, or cumstances were favourable. It is, on agreement for periods exceeding therefore more than probable that the two years, and who receive at least balances wil not have to be drawn on $400 per annum. to the extent which the Estimates ap pear to indicate and I think also that there is some reason to hope that we have taken a conservative view of the revenue' which we may expect to receive.
OBIBOTA AND REŠIONÝ 2;. The Marcanti Bank Node Inač Ordinance, 1911, Quince NorGipf 1911, empowered the Hazañ tile Banks of India, Limited, to time, istory 2. At present, apart from the case re-isme- and circulate haider" potesil As regins the New Territories under which heading New Kowlcon
of the pello force which is dealt with This power was limited to a period of is included, it is hoped to make a
below, an officer who is appointed on 10 years from the commencement of
It is now considered i tart with the j. at Ngaa Shi wa
an agreement for a term of years does the Ordinance. and to build a Police Station at
not come within the scope of the desirable to extend this period which principal Ordinance, because he is not expires on December 28, 1921. Shatin a new Public Works Bungalow
REMUNERATIVE EDERTAKINGS, a person "permanently employed in Item (h) is for very necessary at Taipo chiefly for the use of sur-
Even, however, if the balances are the service of the Government." This CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL widening of the road at Shaukiwen veyors, and other buildings as set out
The Hon. H. E. Pollock, KC. Item (i) is a 10 foot coud at a level oin' Items 91, 95 and 97. I would reduced to the full extent suggested, adversely affects the prospects of the mention peially Item 92 which I consider that the reenit may be re officer in the Fund, as it is the con- about 800 feet which will in the Peak Road at a rather lower level and provides for reconstructing three of garded not only without alarm but tributions during bachelorhood which moved the first resting of a Bil the sheds at Lai Chi Kok at present with satisfaction for this reason that are of the greatest importance in Intituled An Ordinance for the-inoar, eventually connect with the real
known in French) ba begun under Item (m). It isjad as a jul, as it is considered that by far the greater part of the determining the smount of persion poration of the "Christian Brothers
00 public works payable under the Fund to the officer's School
AL/Institut des Frares des Ecoles, expected that these roads wü. the present sheds would be unsafe inexpenditure
is for under widow and children. phoon. The Diaphone Fog extraordinary up good builling sites.
3. The officers of the police are Chretiennes" and known in Hongkong! Signalling Installation at Waglan undertakings which, spart from the Island of the Canadian model should general benefits which they will con appointed and reappointed on agree. Jas "St. Joseph's College."
CBJECTS AND, REASONS:" prove of gnat value to shipping.. for on the community, will actually ments for five years, but European
1. The Christian Brothers School in Urder "wads" the principal work prove remunerative in the Dear members of the force of the rank of is the continuation of the surfacing of future. The amount spent on these sergeant or higher rank, and certain Hongkong known as St. Joseph's married European, members of the College has acquired certain in- the main road from Lai Chi Kok to works is then fore not so much ex
paditure in the ordinary sense as a force below the rank of sergeant, have morable property in the Colony-for Cas le Peak and Taipo.
We are been included in the scheme of the the purpose of carrying on its Items 102 and 103 (a) and (b) de- moving our money from one form of Fund. It is now proposed to make scholistic work. This property it is the Kowloon Tong security to another transferring our all European members of the police at present vested in the name of an seribed as
the Fund. individual who has now left the Colony Development Scheme relate to a large spital from the scrip of loans into force contribute to
This will considerably increase and to does not intend to return. Lousing feme, which has been upland and buildings. Take for in
vate amounting to the amount of the pensions payable to in order to weid the incoliveniente der consid-ration for some time. It sance, the
nd may arise owing to] has been decided that the best method practically half a million dollars or the widows and children of police which of marrying the scheme into effect is the Prara Fast Reclamation. This officers, as it will provide for contributhe property being vested in ar for the Government to do the work of money will come back to us and will tions from the officers during bacher absent owner it is desited that, the
Ordinance, as has already been done) levelling and draining the area and to bring a band-ome proft with is es lorhood, and for the whole of their School should be incorporated by sele the Lard to a conipan, which un- soon as the reclamation is completed service.
in the Straits Settlements and the dr certain strictions will range and might i deed be regarded for for the building of houses. The road accounting purposes rather as at
Federated Malay Stares. provided for under item 101f) will advance then as actual expenditure. Then again the expenditure an give nozess to the area from Kowloon.
Under Item 104 a sum of $200,000 rusds is in practically every case re is provid dárov ntinuing the reclam-couped sooner or later by the sale of the bail 'ing sites which they open up, atin at Shanshuipo.
The reluw dung referred to unde! This expenditure en bles us to sell at Item 107 is ån utereative method of good pics land which until the disposing of refuse to that of dumping|rouds wire constructed' was almost
Item is really a new work as none of the money voed for this year has been pr. 1. - je posed t begin a road from hare kitapalong the south site et Mount Cutte tot. where bulding sites a e Leng applied
for.
Item (1) is required for a road tej give access to rites atrady sid on Victoria Road.
Itex (p) is for a roul in frust of building sites on the std. ut he nige in the Happy Valley,
Item (q provides for making the roadway in Queen's Hol kust as resumptions become presodike,
Itc () is requium accordance with covenants entere! into to can- nect the houses ou Ervisuod Road with the road from okurma dag to Wanchas and Wongres vlong koji
Item (1) provides for the nee ed improvements in the might of the
roads mentioned.
Item (v) is to raising and jaring the Pra, ut Kurity Datacen has sunk below at po pre based.
Under drainage made for completing the awer from Wanchai Gap to the ec near Aber deen and for drainage on the road to Wanchai Gap and at Repulse Bay. The last named work was de pat turi by lessees of land.
WATER NUP.LY LIMIT NE R.
KOWICON TONG SCHEME.
reclamation.
chanze a
inve-tments
4. Subject to what is stated in para- graph 6 below, this Ordinance will refer only to persons appointed or re- appointed after the commencement of the Ordinance, Rod, as is the case with the existing Ordinances, it will not apply to any person whose salary is ess than $120 per annum.
5. Power is given to the Governor in Council to exclude from the opera
2. The present Bill effects such ing corporation and contains the neces
ary provisions for evidencing the appointment of The Director in Hong kong of St. Joseph's College for the time being.
SECOND READINGS. ·
Second reading of the Bill intitaled Ordinance to restrict the taking t ed for work of a secial or temporary legal proceedings in respect of certai character, and provision is made for acts and reatters done during the war the return of any contributions made and to provide in certain cases re to the fund by any such officers before medies in substitution thereforeand second reading of the Bill intituled the date of exclusion.
at sea, which has certain disavant valueless, so that much of our capitation of the Ordinance officers appoint are The dump w eventu ily returns to us in this form while th when consolidated form a valuable mcreased receipts from Crown Bent
and assessed taxes provide us with n permanent addition to cur income, Some of the expenditure ou roads is recouped almost at once. I need only refer to the re- ent sale of land on the ner Peak Road which I have alieady mentiuned.
Under waterworks" provision is mad for two small schecies at Taipo and Fanling both of which should prove remunerative.
POST OFFICE
THE LONG VIEW.
Lader Post Office, povi ion bas ben nade for the re organisation of the staff of the Cape d'Avuilar Wire In other cases, we may bare t Under cous hos. Item is Station en trasfer from the salt a little nger as the sales of land 25 is for the construction of the new Naval Authorities to the Colonial will not begin until the development Queen's Statue Wharf. Im 26 Government. Increased work L con which the Toads are inter del to assist enlargement of the Gosram Lt dejot section with the provision of Wirelesse tehes up with the work. at Tsat Tsi-mal where ad the work in Telegraph on ships and the issue of marks are in the nature of lock-up denc, slot Wireless Telegraph neces investments which will certainly connection with rettored unert
bring in good interest in the futur piles, parin staus and food sun kovin states a larger staff.
Ith ugh the exact date when they will is carried on
Items 28 to 40 require to special! ¦ comment. Large suus at: plavidel under the heading
;
1
KOWLOON-CANTON, RAILWAY.
Some
In the Kowloon Canton Railway,begin to do so depends upon circums
anticipat al increase in the Traffic tances.
6. Cisuse 4 of the bill gives to An Ordinance to amend further the cas in the service of the G vern-Public Health and Fuildings Ordin ment at the commenceme t of the ance, 1903, were not proceedid with Ordinace, who are not liable to coctribute to the Fund, but whe would have been liable if they had be-a appointed after the commence- ment of the Ordinance, the right to elect to join the Fund.
LEGAL PRACTICE.
EXAMINATION REDULATIONS The Hon. Attorney General mored An Ordinance to amend further the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, 1871.
A paragraph of the bill adds the
FINANCIAL MINUTES,
$50,000 FOR NEW TERRITORY ROADS.
Outstanding among the financial minutes recommended by H. E. the Governor were $160,000 for Publis Health and Building Ordinance.com pensation and resumption: $50,00 for New Territories roads and general Works; $21,000 for the Kowloon Can ton Railway; $13,700 for Hongkong roads and general works; $10,000 for police walk; $10,000 for mis developments to meet the erases consumption of water waida taxe
cellaneous public works and $2,500 laid with Coiversity of Hongkong to the list of for harbour improvements. The com- the existing means of disbution
etc. The programme of special ex- this object. Wide roads, got examinations which are grounds of plete list of minutes follows:- severely during the sur ton üz
this Department is drainage, an adequate water exemption from the solicitors' pre-Canton Bailway, special expenditure, I would take this opponents olie)p.nditure in
ary, but has been reduced to its supply and cheap and efficient iminary examination. marking that a cureturexate in of all possible catch.mvui dicus ik the island shows that we are app warung |
the limit of our water vapky mad that
in the not distant lure .. becessary tap are atd.
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Underem de prava i uke for the work 12 Collection Mou Prava E Rebu.. which will be betisaly dunng the year.
In Kowloon large mus fetuvia ed for work on all spätalon pure, stations at mati aku denga tsu. Item o provas de dicitu and swine depart de Jaummit, tir neces y cant hoả wood slagúti - 1 the Samary intend proviston xalted 19 ming the castruction of quatiessa tu. the scavengiz Abaddon 120 ok varuh of the Fire at du liker v2, SIMI VA accommodation
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whom there is 20 Town Static. underground ebxular, as bas hoja Oboefawory i kod nagrajen but
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has entabel irered estimates fo It is I submit essential to take a items such as coal and cil, which is tong view of the future position partly counter-Lalanted by a reduce-pecialiv in the Kowloon Penitenla, matriculation examination of the pl us are tion in repairs and reuetrals, sleepers, and our
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$21,213 on account of Kowloon
wagons.
$1,000 in aid of the vote Governor, other charges, incidental expenses.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1921
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FROZEN FISH
FROM THE SCOTTISH FISHERIES
REDUCED PRICES
FILLET HADDOCK FINNAN KIPPERS RED HERRINGS...
70 cts. per lb.
60
19
50
25
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WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW &
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CO., LTD.
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Size 36" CABIN
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THE STORE FOR VALUE
WHITEAWAY'S
Launches, steam barges, and ligh-
Repairs, Stores,
$4,200,00
Total,..
- 2,800.00
$6,500.00
$2,500 on account of Public Works, ters:- there be more than one candidate, by the candidates in equal shares. It is extraordinary Kowloon, communics proposed to fix the examiners fees at tions, roads, path 10 leet wide to the north of Hunghom Inland Lot No. $100 each, so that a candidate may
237. Lave to pay 0300 for the exnniuation.
account $10,000 03
of Public Another clause authorises a fine of $1,000 on summary conviction instead Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong,
Elliot filter beds.
TO
Government laboratory:-- Apparatus, &c., ........ Books and journals.....
2,000,00 20.00
Total... $5,120,00
$900 in aid of the vote Kowloon, $475 on account of Kowicon-Can-Canton Railway, special expenditure,
a penalty of $200 (apparantly reco water works,, reconstruction of unton Railway, special expenditure, verable by a common informer) as the filtered water main from Albany to switch board fighting, etc penalty for unlawfully practising as a
$10,000 account of Public barrister or solicitor. The consent of the Attorney Geners! for the institu- Works, Extraordinary, Hong ong water works, reconstruction of und tion of proceedings is made no longer altered water main from Albany to
Elliot Elter beds.
ufans of transport are some of the An arcendment also provides that The cited items are Improvements ends in view. It is ouly by providing the fees for the final examination it Kowlon Station, an extension to such facilities that the bousing pre-shall be paid by the candidate, or,
ng shed at Hunghom, new stem can be solved, and with the nd up and station at cheung Shui, e
return at general trade prosperity our mw carpenter's shop at lunghou best edutta wül be required to key Did a suni or $30,000 for “spares lu: | pace with the needs of a rapidly womotires," all of which are cou growing population.
Having regard to these considera- adhered us estary,
GENERAL FINANCIAL POSITION. tions I submit that as I said last year Ma, i, ia conclusion, revert to the and the year before the policy of general financial position as indicated devor ng our balances to wos of by Klese Estimates? The proposal to development up to the fullest extent jepi le vor islances by a Baai not tarbich the resources of the Public Poort of three lush dollars marks De, artamt Pouble as to ce to tequire some defence, but indertake the best which it is bmit that it is in accordance with a sible t do, t in the interests o
ave therefore no sound pony. The catimated excess the Culony an! J. exjrumture over revenue is due besitation whatever in commending lely to the very large programme of these Extim tes to your approval.- paule works for which provision ha. Applause) Sen made. Judging from the ex paneme of the past, I think it wanely that we bati beuble to spen wing the year the whole amount o 11.000 which appears on the It is always the case tizi Some works canno, be begun till Lite the year: that circunances pre- en a mukh work being done on Jetto lo was boped when the Fsti iates were framed and that viber.
fsumsits.
The Bil was then read a first time.
WIDOWS' AND) ORPHANS' PENSIONS.
IMPORTANT AXENDMENTS.
The Hon. Attorney General moved the first reading of a bil intituled
Ordinance
amend the
Aa
to
ading reads ' principal work of constitue 12 la 100 1000 10 ho
Widows and Orphans' Pension Ordi un lave to be postponed owing tans, 1503 und 1921. Kowiowa Cay, Wilfort is and h
1. The object of this bill is to carry the ge shemum outdoXpatu duicuivies and delays. It side of the way. Plus
sible to forast what works uclide within the scheme of the
Decessary.
RENTS AMENDMENTS.
The Hon. Attorory-General moved the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Rents Ordinance, 1921.
$3,500 in aid of the vote Public Works, establishment, other charges, transport and travelling expenses.
$270 in aid of the vote Public Works, establishment, special ax perditure, typewriter.
Bridge No. 37.
$160,000 in aid of the vote Public Works, extraordinary, Hongkong, Public Health and Buildings Or dinance, 1903, (36) compensation and resumptions.
$500 in aid of the vote Botanics! and Forestry Department, other charges, maintenance of gardens and grounds.
$9,000 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, New Terri- tories, miscellanecas, (88) miscel lanedas works.
£250 on account of miscellaneous $3,500 in aid of the vote. Public services, gratuity to Mr. S. G. Goard Works, establishment, other charges,
$120 in aid of the vote Colonial in respect of the use by the Colonial drawing materials and mounting, Government of his invention of im- plans.
Secretary's Department and Legis- provements relating to ships' moor. $1,430 in aid of the vote Harbour lature, other charges, electric lane and
Department, A-Harbour Office, light. ings.
$2,000 in aid of the vote, Frison other charges, purchase of buoys and The substance of this measure has Department, other charges, incidental moorings.. already been made pable.
$5,120 in aid of the following
Medical Department, other Char. ges:-
Lunatic Asylum;- Provisions &c..
Vita Hospital:- Fuel and light... ... - Provisions, &c.,.
MERCANTILE BANK.
expenses.
$3,000 in aid of the vote Publiq votes:- Works, recurrent, New, Territanes, Buildings, (37) maintenance of build
$6,500 in aid of the following
Sanitary Department:
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.,ings. moved the first reading of Bill in- Lizuled An Ordinance to extend for a votes:- further period the powers granted by the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Orcharges:-
BRINGING
UP
.:
FATHER.
other
$1,500.000
600.00 1,000.00
$11,000 in aid of the following Totes:-
Public Works, recurrent 2--- Kowloon, miscellaneous :-- (34) Typhoon and min-
storm damages. $8,500.00
(Continued on Page 10.)
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