THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 1993
COLONY'S FINANCES.
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET SPEECH,
A MOST SATISFACTORY CONDITION."
PROGRAMME FOR NEXT YEAR.
MILITARY LANDS PROSPECTS
That the Colony's finarices are in "a most satisfactory, condition ' was indicated by His Excellency the Governor in bis budget speech at this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council when the Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of a bill "to apply a sum not exceed- ing $19,897,302 to the public service of the year 1924.”
His Excellency annomeril that we had a credit balance of $12.658,642. This is $4,000,000 more than expected, the in- crense being partly accounted for by the year's expenditure being less than anticipated and underestimates of revenue.
THE CHINA MAIL.
gestions made by the Chamber of Commerce an evening weather re- port is now issued.
• Miscellaneous Services show a large increase. $300,000 has been inserted for the Hongkong Section of the British Empire Exhibition being the balance of the amount promised by Government. A suin of $20,000 has been included to cover the cost of possible visits to the Colony by Foreign Squadrons. In this connection I would mention that the Government is under great obligation to the Chamber of Com- merce and its Secretary, Mr. Blair, for their assistance in supervising the entertainment of such visitors. Honourable Members will notice a vote of $14,000 for a Geological Arrange- Survey of the Colony,
ments have been made for the sur- vey to be undertaken by officers of the University of British Columbia; one officer is arriving shortly for this cold season; another will con- tinue the survey next year; while in third season, the Dean of the Faculty, Professor R. W. Brock who has recently passed through the Colony and spent a few strenuous days obtaining an in-
solved, will come himself and com. have been made to the Scientific plete the work, Three additions
Reviewing the Government's programe for next year the Gov. ernor, after mentioning the arrangements made for increasing the .staffs of various departments to cope with added responsibilities, insight into the problems to be
dicates that $7,000,000 has been set aside to be spent on public works His, Excellency "forecasts heavy railway expenditure in the coming year and goes on in make highly interesting references to such outlastitutions to which this Colony standing questions as Kowloon's traffic problem, the Shing Mun Valley water scheme, the Government's opium policy, the land boom and the housing problem. Last, but not least, he gives an assurance that though the military lands argument is still unsettled there is a real prospect of an early settlement.
HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH.
Surplus Increase Explained.
His Excellency said: Honourable Members of Legis- lative Council:-
your consideration the Estimates
the
subscribes namely, the British Engineer Standards Association ;) the Institation of Civil Engineers; į Committee on Deterioration of Structures exposed to Sea Action; and the Colonial Advisory Medical |
vote
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE
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IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that 6th instant, a CONSTANT SUPPLY on and after SATURDAY, the OF WATER will be turned on in all Rider Main Districts.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE GENERAL HOLIDAY.
THE OFFICE will he uses for all purposes frum th. In 19 Monn en MoDÀY, thu Boher, 11 Licensert Warchoumed wo antiraly closed on that day.
J.-D. BOYD, Superintenseat, Ingat 3 Exports Tanghoog, Trk Dstober, 1929.
BANK HOLIDAY.
TN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 HAROLD T. CREASY,
of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of Water Authority.PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY,
the 8th October, 1923.
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1923.
Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 4th October, 1923.
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B.
ME NOTICE.
TRAFFIC on the Island Road
between Shaukiwan and Chai Wan Gap will be held up during the Motor Trials which take place on SATURDAY 6th inst, between the hours of 230 and 4 30 p.m.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Saporintendent of Police. Hongkong, Pad October, 1923.
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NOTICE.
that Second Street between Pok-1
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- ING. will be held in the Pavilion at 5.30 p.m. on FRIDAY, 5th October 1923.
By Order of the Committes.
L. S. GREENHILL,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 4th October, 1923.
PEAK CLUB.
NOTICE.
MEMBERS and SUBSCRIBERS are
requested to note that a Sub- ecrintion Dance will be held on SATURDAY, 13th October, 1923, at 9.15 p.m.
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E. B. C. HORNELL,
Hon. Secrefary. Hongkong, 4th October, 1923.
and Sanitary Committee; and in THE Public are hereby informed Orchestra will be in attendance. diture in the Public Works Depart the case of the Tropical Diseases fulam Road and Kui Yan Lane will nient shows, an increase of over 3 Bureau the grant has been material-e closed to Vehicle Trafic from laes, partly on account of heavy ly increased. As Honourable
SUNDAY 7th inst,, until futher notice. repairs necessitated by typhoon. Members are aware work has been weather. Increased revenue had going on for some time in the pre-
E'D, C. WOLFE caused an increase of $200,000 in paration of a revised edition of the
Captain Superintendent of Police. Military Contribution while under laws of Hongkong and a Hongkoog. 3rd October, 1923. Miscellaneous Services an increase of $17,500 has accordingly To this heading has been debited penditure likely to be incurred of nearly a million is expected. been inserted cover the ex-
$300,000, being the payment of the next year. It is anticipated that balance of the Endowment Fand more than half. the cost will be promised to the University; a recovered by sales to the public. sum of 2 lacs for redemption of In the Legal Departments provi- subsidiary coin; also the sumision has been made for an addi- of $250,000 voted for relief in tional law officer to cope with the Japan and $250,000 towards general increase in work, mere the Colony's expenses in connec particularly in the Attorney
on with the British Empire
Exhibition,
to amount
increases
over
year being under the heads of Assessed Taxes, Stamp Duties, Interest, and Land Sales,
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CONSULADO DE PORTUGAL.
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I have the honour to submit for of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1924 and I feel sure you will agree with me that they dis- close a most satisfactory condition in the finances of the Colony.
When the estimates of revenue
THE Public are hereby informed and expenditure for the year 1932
that the entrance to Wing Kat were revised on the basis of the
Street from Des Voeux Road Central actual revenue and expenditure
General's and Land Officer's will be entirely closed to Traffic during the first half of the year
Departments. The post has been from MONDAY, 8th inst.. to 22nd 1922, it was anticipated that wo For 1924 the fevenue is estimated inserted in the Estimates in the inst., (both days inclusive). should
to $21,369,934. the Crown Solicitor's Department but open
1923 year with
credi balance of principal
the the holder will be required to give the actual original estimate of revenue for this assistance wherever his services; Hongkong, 4th October, 1923, $7,631.965, whereas figure is now shown as $12,638,642
may be required. This increase is partly accounted
In the Police Department two for by the fact that expenditure was
additional posts of European less by some one million dollars
The expenditure for next year is Officers have been arlded to the than was anticipated, while the mated to amount to $24,924,667 staff of the Accounts and Stores revenue from opium, stamp duties, being an increase of over two Branch for the better supervision and land sales was underestimated million dollars over the original of the many financial transactions to the extent of rather more than estimate for this year, and three of this large department. one million dollars. The balance lion dollars over the revised effective strength of the Force has of the excess is due to a chnge in
estimate.
been fixed at 220 European Officers, the method of account-keening in
The various increases and 450 lfur and 745 Chinese, the connection with the Colony's decreases in each department and latter including the Wei-hai-wei, no Club Lusitano, todos os Portu- sterling assets. The accepted rule the reasons therefor are set out in contingent which will eventually gueses que o queiram honrar com a has hitherto been that the original the Sessional Paper which has total about 100 men. Addi- sua visita. amount of dollars invested con-been laid on the table and will tional officers have also been tinues to be shown, while the reier only to the more important appointed to the Police Training amount of sterling stock held, its items.
School, now au integral part of the actual cost, and its market value on The rate of exchange adopted establishment. The approved the last day of the financial year, for these estimates is 2/2 as against strength in 1913 was Europeansi are given in a separate statement. 24 in respect of this year. Salaries 168, Lidians 435, Chinese 344, total | There has been introduced in the continue to be paid at a fixed ex-947; and in 1920 Europeans 174, Financial Statements now in Hon-change.
Indians 447, Chinese 426, total ourable Members' lands a heading Under the heading Governor, 1047. In the latter year the total exchange Fluctuation Account "two telephone clerks have been was raised to 1,100, namely Europ- showing it credit balance of added to the establishment for eans 180, Indians 450, Chinese $2,451,835 at the end of 1922. This Government House to replace two, 470;and the total is now 1,415, a Sin represents the sterling Cainese Constables who formerly very big and also a very expensive amounts, originally invested or performed these duties.
increase, more especially when placed on deposit, reconverted into The addition of two new Un- the improved rates of pay and dollars at the average rate of ex- passed Cadets and the ordinary pension are considered." change obtaining between the 15th annual increments of officers November and the 15th December account for the increase under be munition is due to a decision. that The increase in the vote for am- 1922, and it is included in the Cadet Service.
all members of the force shall re- Statement of Assets under the headings" Crown Agents" Deposit, has
An Industrial Sub-Department ceive adequate trainingia revolver
been formed Account" and "Investment A Secretariat for Chinese Affairs to equip the miniature range at- the firing, and steps are being taken count," Appreciation or depreci- for the regulation of thetached Volunteer Headquarters ation of sterling investments is not employment of children under to enable it to be used for this pur taken into account until an invest Ordinance No. 22 of 1922. Ex-pose. Three more motor cycles ment is realised and an actual cellent progress has been made, are required for outlying stations profit or loss results.
dife fargely to the willing co-opera-jand it is proposed to purchase a tion of the Chinese Employers, and second prisoners' van for the con of our accounts I may mention that! ahuses in connection with the conveyance of prisoners in Kowloon.
While on this subject of the form
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In the Fire Brigade it is proposed
to appoint four non-Chinese suh-
at last year's budget meeting the ditions under which children work Honourable Mr. Love criticised are rapidly disappearing. the form in which the Railway
I the Harbour Department a officers to act as leaders of groups accounts are kept The Gover-branch Office for the better control of firemen is the larger stations ment has accepted the position that of junks and similar boats recently and in due course to take charge for statistical purposes and because opened at Shaukiwan has neces of the smaller stations and fire we ran in conjunction
with a sitated the appointment of an floats; they will act at fires as inter-
Revenue and Expenditure.
Tea ads
Chinese railway we should keep assistant inspector. This work at preters and intermediories he certain accounts in the same form out-stations was formerly done by tween the European Officers and as that used on the Chinese Rail- the Palice, who were unable-te the Caluse firemen ways. The Manager, Railway, has devote the necessary time to it. The ditional firemou are also required been in communication with increase in fees resulting from for the new machine to be pur Lowe who has not yet been able to direct Harbour Office supervision chased and for new Sub-stations assist with the advice which he has kindly promised, and therefore, al additional staff.
more than covers the cost of the which it is proposed to open at though the matter is in hand, it has
Kennedy Town and at Mongkok. not been possible to introduce any
In the ports and Exports Provision has beca made for the change in the present estimates. Department three additional Eur purchase of a Dennis First Aid opican Revenue Officers and one Motor to be stationed at Kennedy additional Senior Chinese Revenue Town and for a new and powerful Revenue for this year is now Officer have been included for the fire float costing about $180,000, the expected to exceed our original better supervision of the staff gen-machinery of which will be ordered estimate by over $4,400,000; the erally and on account of the in-from England while the huli will revised estimate being $22,982,474. creased attention now paid to the be constructed locally. The difference is mainly due to the importation of Chinese liquors. The In the Prison Department it has continued high return from the increased price of charcoal used for been found necessary for the effi-. Opium Monopoly which, as I men-boiling opium and of the opium cient staffing of Victoria Gaol and tioned last year, was not taken into pots has necessitated increases of the Branch Prison at Lai Chi Kok account in framing our Estimates, $7,000 and $8,000 in fact and pack-to add one Principal Warder and to largely increased land sales, big expenses. It is proposed to and 2 Warders to the European premia, from which are now ex-purchase a new Motor Trick to re-establishment The grading of the pected to total $2,800,000. I will place the one at present in use for Indian staff has been slightly refer to these two matters later. the conveyance of the opium to and altered, and two senior posts of
The original estimate of this from the factory.
Principal Warders and four new year's expenditure was $22,583,835: In the Royal Observatory the 'sal- Assistant Warders have been
the revised estimato is $21,579,530, aries of the European staff have added. Provision is made for the the decrease being due to the in- been somewhat increased-and-two purchase of Prison Vin for the ability of the Public Works Do- new posts of a lithographer and a conveyance of remand prisoners pastineat to spend all the money printer added in connection with from the Gaol to the Supreme allotted to it for public works the publication of the various re-Court. extraordinary. Recurrent expen ports. In accordance with the sug-
(Continued on page 8.
kong, 4 de Outubro de 1923.
Consulado de Portugal em Hong-
CERVEIRA DE ALBUQUERQUE,
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