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The European strength in increased by thirty-two men, the majority of who are being recruited from the Royal Irish Constabulary. Nineteen men are being added to the Indian
Contingent, twenty eight to the Water Police, and 130 to the Chinese Force. Of the latter some 100 are com
ing from Weihaiwei and it is proposed to employ there in the New Territ
ories,
'મ CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
DEFÁNTMENT.
It will be seen at the beginning of
'Phone Contral 1500.
disinfecting stations. Two motor cars have also been inserted on the recommendation of the Sanitary Board for the use of officers of this department who have a considerable amount of travelling to do to outly ing districts.
EDUCATION STIMATES.
The estimates of the Education Department have been to arranged
and condensed for convenience of accounting.
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also a fact that owing to the orten- during the next fifty years that I sive building operations now in pro- should like to record their names. gress in the Colony local contractors They aro as follows :- are unable to tender for more work i The Director of Public Works, at an economical rate, while all Chairman of the Committeo. efficient labour is fully employed, The Colonial Secretary, Mr. The staff of the Public Works Dopart-A. G. M. Fletcher. ment has been increased to meet the eituation ne far na can be done with advantage, and no further incrasso of stafi gould be usefully employed while the present conditions continue,
LOAN MOOTED,
The Colonial Treasurer, exigin Mr. C. Mel. Messor, and now Mr. W, Tratman.
D.
The Chief Engineer, China Com mand, Colonel C, W. Dary.
Mr. W. Lonek.
Mr. Chow Shou Son.
Mr. A. F. B. Silva Netto, with
their own land, in large garages at convenient polata. This experiment at the Posk will guide the Government to its future policy in this matter.
PORT OFFICE SPACE,
The alterations in the New Gov.
yipment Offices (Item 22) are intended to provide further accommodation for the Post Office, which is urgently quired owing to the great increase ir the business of that department. Under Item 23 provision is made for certain alterations in this building for extending_the_Colonial Secretary's
Mr. A. G. W. Tickle and subseqent-Offices and adopting certain rooms as quarters for a resident clerk. This Mr. I. M. Xavier as Secretary.
work will be undertaken as soon as as the now buildings for the Public Works Department are occupied.
KOWLOON'S FUTURE
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such premium is not valuable guide for all purposes con- Gap ti open up an area above what NEW GOODS AT WHITEAWAY'S subject to military contribution it is nected with the developm at of the is known as West Bay where several question whether the amount re-Colony, The Committen will deal large sites bave already been cold, quired for the scheme should with Hongkong in due course.
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The improvement of vernacular education in the Colony has been sate of the land, rather than as a receiving the serious attention of the charge on the atual revenue of the
Colony,
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Under the head "miscellanecue" The Public Works Department provision is made under Item 30 considerable increase in for a "portable tar and sapbalt
The road system is be Government for several years past
establishment charges, P rsonal mixer" and by means of normal schools for
emoluments having an increase of coming so extensive that it is and both masters and mistresses
$77,169. The Secretary of State has impossible to send the material increased zobsidies to schools both in Then again certain items under the npproved of the Director of Public for surfacing from the quarry to the the police estimates that provision longkung and in the New Territories, heading of Waterworka' both in Werks receiving the maximum salary remater parts of the island to arrive bas ben made for two extra ausistant it is hoped gradually to raise the Hongkong and the Now Territories of the post. This recognition of the in a suitable condition The porta le superintendents. One of thean arises standard in this respect. The work involve heavy capital expenditure, execllent work done by Mr. Perkins mixer will enable the work to be done from the usual promotion of a police of this branch is increasing and it has The Shing Mun Valley scheme alone, since his appointment will I feel sure in an efficient and economical manner. probationer and the other is a new become necessary, in order that fell if the Gov rament dre'dus to proceed be gratifying to honourable members. VEHICULAR FERRY PIERS, poet to which Chief Inspector James beacât may be ofained from the with it. will cost several million
The ferry piere for vehicular traffic Kerr bns been appointed. This system of subsidies, to increase the dollars. These works ehould in course!
In accordance with the recom. Item 337 are strongly recommended appointment bas born made with a staff of inspectors of vernacular of time prove remunerative under mendations of the committee appoint by the Town Planning Committee. se to the reorganisation of the schools. A cadet officer is at present takings and their cast might well beled at this time last year by H's It is proposed to erect one pier in the Detective Sub-Diparment, which acting as inspector and a further met by a loan.
Exceliency the Goverror the organist vicinity of Jubilen Street and one at has been renamed the Crimius! addition post of inspector class II bas
tion of the Crown Lande and Sui veya Jordan Road in Kowleco. The vote NEW "ODDS ON" TOPS, DOUBLE DECKERS. The expenditure on roads Investigation Department. This De been made. The salaries of locally
is Offico has been revised and certain vill by divided later and it is not have been partarat will be in the charge of a engaged mistresses
proving most profitable though the additional posts have her made. A expes ed that much work can be deputy superintendent,
regraded. There are now 17 maistresate return is of an indirect kind. There chief survey clerk has been appointed done during the year 1923. on sterling salaries appointed from
seems to be an impression abroad to be in charge of the records of this farries will be designed to carry a home and mistresses on dollar aslaries of varying reckless in proceeding with the con
20 Iccally engaged that the Government is somewhat sub-department and an additional large number of passengers in addition clerk of works has been appointed to to vehicles and will be of great assiet. The staff of English atruction of expensive roads while the Publie Health and Buildings arce in developing the population speaking Chinese assistant masters curtailing expenditure in other direc- Ordinance Office. new eab from the crowded areas of the City has been re-organised and vernacular tions where help is mere needed. I department named the Re of Victoria to more suitable residential masters who now receive some two
can imagine no more short sighted aumption Othen has been created areas in the KomIcon Peninsula. The past service, uud provision is made Feare training at the normal schools policy than to reluce cur expenditure, which will relieva the Puble Health The sebere ja not sufficiently a
have similarly been regraded. Claes on toad construction at the present and Building Ordinance Office of work areed to make it possible for me to with a salary of $100 to $500 time. The pices of road about to be in connection with building c.venaut, go into t'o antject in detail, sad annually-has-brea-abolished-as-ouch- constructed that will por-ibly not vuluation and resumptions. It is inourable members will have salary is no longer sufficient to a track
prove y profitable undertaking in proposed that Mr. J. W. White, opportunities in future of discussing suitable candidates. Capita itsen in the stert connection from executive engineer, who bas had con it in connection with the general grants, exbeidies, University exa 15
Wong Se Chu Gap to the road siderable experience of this work in question of housing and transports, tion gratts, and building grant Laters Leer Vater Bay and the Colony should be in charge on bis all been increased and witness
An assistant keplase Joy, 1 us it would be dillicult return from leave. expansion which is taking place in to argue that this rod ah.uld not be engineer, who is at present in charge proce.ded with when it is remembered of this sub-department, will be education to day in this Colony,
that it will ehorten the distance permanently a'located to it. between the City of Victoria and the rapidly developing areas on the south side of the island by several miles. STATED.
SNER O ROAD's value.
REARMING THE FORCE.
Provision has been made under special expenditure for three mote motor cycles and aidecars which will complete the allotment of one cycle to each out-station. A new motor car is required to replace an old car, now
ان
for completing the equipment of the largo police launches with searchlights and with deck cabins for the be ter accommodation of the officer in charge. It is prop. erd also to pur chase a van for the conveyance prisons from cutlying districta and to hod from the Court. The
ug of the force with modern weapons is being rapidly effected and it is propsed to buy 150 police pistols next year.
FIRE BRIGADE'S WANTS.
In the fire brinde e timates a new vote of $12,000 has beca inserted. under other charges for the purchase) of his the vote for stores being reduced by $6,000. Provision bar also been made for equipping he No. 2 fice leat with searchlight apparatus. No. 1 fire at having been similarly equipped the year.
PRISON DEPARTMENT.
amounts.
PUBLIC WORKS. ·
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
IMPROVED LIGHTING.
WATER PROBLEMS.
Items 49, 60, and 51 make provision for certain, catchwaters, which are erential increasing the water apply of the island. If the Stanley Hound caichwater had been in The increase in public works operation this year the amount of recurrent amounts, to $52,000 doo water in Taitam Tuk R Forvoir would partly to the general ipcrease in the have been much greater than it is referred to as an extravagant sud case of roads to increased war item 60 is to rep ses with 9" wrought- The road to Shek O bas also Leen cost of maintenance and in the The rising main provided for under, unnecessary undertaking. Ichallenge and trar in consequence of the iron pipes the present " cast iron this statement by facts which I hold introduction of heavier traffic and to main which is defective at the joints. 5'4 incontestable. Arrangements extensions of the roads requiring to The old pipes with wever be quite tion eo land at the fared of the fighting in Victoria and Keworn bas are already in progress for the erec be maintained. The vote for £serviceable oleswhere.
pad of ratable property of a value been considerably increased order a
at about A million
NEW KOWLOON DUILDINOS.
dollars, new contract with the Gas Company In Kowloon the only new lui'ding while the road in its courte will pass which provides for the installation if on the inspector's quarter at exeive arras suitable for the cree improved turners giving much b. tz M tulek Item (8) a market at ition in pleasant surroundicge of illumination than at present.
numerous houses. The road will give ! access for the public to a part of the
NEW PUBLIC WORKS.
Mag) okt:ui (Item 69), a furt' er addition to the Water Police Station em 70%, and a small iccinerator at Kowloon City (Item 76).
Before I deal in detail with the Estimates of the Public Works Department I should like to make a few general remiatke on the policy of Government It Log bern tie practice to insert under the bead of public works Extraordinary the maximum sums that it is e timated: In the prison department the post cant he spent on each work with the of traden warder has been abolished, result that at the end of the year the and the work of instruction is now amount pet has fallen fur short of perfarmed by tao tradraicstructore total stimate. This practice has It upsets the under the supervision of a principal two di advantage. warder. As in the Harbour Depart. Poper adjustment of revenue a distand hitherto funccesible by and it will only be na caraty to refer to
Undir "public works bxtraordina: med the salaries of the crew of the expenditure, by the necessity for Prison D partent launch have been estimating for a luge deficit, which is except by a long and hity path. This new works. Item # provid s to: in- ultimately found not to exist, and it part of the island pues ses advantages pr ving the accomodation hr le revised and on account of the grater also tends to create an impression superior to those in other parts of the installation at Cape d'Aguilar, which Th's now important thoroughfare is
as regarde climate and sea Leaches offic.18 in charge of the wireless daw sit ation to size of the new lau chia larger crew that the Public Works Department in Colony, but owing to its exposed posi- has proved inadequate. Item 5 or a one of the recommendati, no of the has been provided for.
unable to carry into effect, within a tion it is only possible to reach it by building is the Yamen at Canton to Towa specified time, the works entrusted to sen during a comparatively short time supplement the present quarters. The will
Planning Committer. it. In the estimates now before you each year. Our island is not a very, Governments of the Straits Settle across the east side of King's zon from Gascoigne Read taken place as regards the crew of the the aums entered under each item are large one, and the fact that one of 'ments and the Federated Malay State Park and join the main road from launch of the Health Officer of the in acme cases less and in others the mot desirable porti ns of it, will share the cost as the majority of Taikuktsui to Kowloon City, open- port.
more than will be actually spent, should be practically cut off and in- the cadet oficers come from Malays. but the total estimated expenhabited only by a few Chinees familirs
ing up samo new building areas and passing close to the ho pital. Tho
Similarly on page 54 it will be as
that the same revision of salaries has
NEW SANITARY INSPECTORS.
anachronism.
In the Sanitary Department au diture of $7,215,000 will probably engaged in babing had become an additional son or inspector bas be reached capicially as # con- been appoint d to be in charge siderable part of it is allotted to under the Colonial Veterinary. Sur several large werks which are actually goon at the sl ughterhouses and an in progress. additional 2ad class irspector is
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I may remark that the large gradient will be an easy one and many expertiture required for the new of the small bills on each side of it Those who opposed the road to the Que 1's College under Item 11 will be will be levalled to the various eleva-
*tions required. Peak bave remained silent since partially recovered by the enle of a
TRAMWAY SYSTEM. portion of the site on which the pre- Dertain recent events and it is unsects- required for similar duty. Further Daring the current eat and
Sub head (g) provides a small sum, sent building stands. Items 0 14 and new posts of a total value of about especially
sary for me to recapitulate the argu- 15 are required in connection with the which may have to be increased, for up to June 30 mente in favour of its construction. 80,000 have also boen made to cope | the. expenditure
public may remark, however, that the enlargement and improvement of the beginning the laying of the tramway with the increasing work to be done works extraordinary has bern com beavy expenditure incurrd on this slaughter houses and cattle depot et system. I am unable to deal w th by this department The crews of paratively small considering the most valuable means of communica. Kennedy Town. The re-instatement this subject at present as the Govern
the Sanitary Department's steam large amount provided in the tian bas already been to a great of the Kennedy Town Polic Stationment proposale have been referred to launches and barges have alto estimates. This was due to several extent recovered by the sale of Lither provided for under Item 16 the Crown Agents and nothing more receiveri increases of ralaries inunay idable custees. For example it to inaccess.ble sites
service:
MOTOR REFURE LORRIES Several of the votes in other charges have been sublivided for
DUILDING CONGESTION,
situated will
. FEAR ROAD GARAGE,
make it necessary to can be dose patil a report has been accordance with the general revisie was impossible to make sub an early above and below it. You will observe provide a Lew infectious diseases received. of launchmen's pay, and the drivers, start with the Luilding of the Kow that a sum of money is entered fur hospital for which provision has been
DRAINAGE. barg-men, and cooliss bave been toon Horpital as had been hoped the improvement of Victoria Road. made under Item 21. No site has. placed on incremental scales which swing to the necessity for a more A good deat of building development hospital. The coal storage depot and for training the largo nullahs required Considerable Da have been however, bren decided on yet for this provided under the brad of ' drainage" will gesat them su extra dollar a compre! cosive lay out of the district is taking place o. this road and it is month after 3, B, 7, and 10 years' involved, which rendered it clear that carential that some of the more dan mended by the Essential Services areas now being levelled and develop d motor garage (Item-19) was recom-to carry off storm water through the a further cutting down of the eito than had been arranged for was but the expenditure will be kept as gerous corners should be removed,
Committee.
for building. desirable.
low as possible.
Item 20 provides for the prection the purpose of better etura There has also been sonia delay in During the course of the debate on of a garage on the new Peak R、ad, keaping. and accounting and the preparation of the site for the the second reading of the supply bill which could prove a remuns ative um of $20,000 has been provided under special expenditure provision new government building between last year, Bir. Stephen advocated a undertaking. I may mention in this for making recreation grounds in has been made for further carts Jubiles and Queen Victoria Streets sheme of scientific town planning connection that, in view of the great King's Park. It is proposed to grant yhich are required. It is proposed whero extensive piling of a diffi nit and the Governor forthwith appointed ly increasing demand, it has been allotments there to the Kowloon to jureliose two motor nfuse torrija Dature way necesary. At Caroline a committee ta draw up such a decided not to allow the Cricket Club and the Club de Reoreio, which will facilitats the conveyance the Le for the new buildings of scheme. The members of the com. erection of isol ted garages on Crown the areas at present cecupied be of the from the Fiak and outlying Queen'. O lege had to be adjusted mitice bave worked very bard during land except in special circumstances, thens clabs are required for other districts and two motor vane for the to augh_level_e_would provide the past few mo_the_and, the aulis, but to attempt to concentrate cara, purposes. caring::cl-infected clothing to the filing for the adjacent land. Hy is of their labours will be so valuable whose owners cannot house them on * (Continued on Page D.)
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