FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 1923
THE HOUSING QUESTION:
(Continued from page, 5.) .
Sub-Head (1-Opening, up, etc., of New Sites for Building Purposes,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Conditions of Sale:
120. In connection with the in- by contractor. Chan Sing in his for the sole purpose to occupation 3. Mr. Frank Snaith in his fetter that all proposed schemes for the for a surveyor to set up the fron- provement and extension of the letter 20); by contractor Lam Woo by smployees mens tinder par- (51). in Enclosure 1, gives an in-widening of roads should be tage line of a house which has frum, ferry a motor-bus services, in his letler (14); and by The Kow graphs 45 and 46) the Government genions design for the erection of gazetted for general information teen pulled down that, at the wo think that the Government on Residents' Association in their do not sell hand without action Chinese tenement-loisen on the le subsequently informed the time of giving his evidence, he should aim at eficiency and cheap letter (11), in the site enclosure below its market value, except sub. Prayn East Reclamation, and work Chaiman that plans which his firm had too lease plans in Kowloon rather than at musing See, 10, Mr. Winte's evidence at ject to the following special conti-out'a gelene for a tenement-flat had prepared for certain houses on waiting to be dealt with for people service Revenue,
page 12 in Enclosure 8 (8).
tions which are intended to serve consisting of a kitchen, a bed-op Robiaron Road had to be re-strawn, who had complied with their build- Middle Levels.
because a scheme for the widening ing covenants; and that he and his Cheap Land.
the double purpose of preventing and a living room at $8 a month.
of that road had not been disclosed staff we're doing them as pickly 26. We recommend that the speculation in land, and protecting 10. Talbe (42) from Me: T. 21. As regards recommendation
the pocket of the font. See also Hamsay in Enclosure 1. contains where possible, such road-widen that he requires double the pre- to the nublic. We consitter that, as they could. He further states 14. This sub-hand comprises the speedy opening up, laying out, level-1 in paragraph 19, the Commis. Government should sell laid chemp
useful suggestions as to the hulling schemes should be published sent number of hariffs, veeding ling and draining of large areas of stonery see..a state of affairs rapidly and without auction to large empara. 35.
-ing a 5-mom bungalow, to cost
51. Messrs. Palmer & Turner 2 in Hongkong and 2 in Kowloon, Kowloon, so as to make them avai). ¡ Hongkong Island, which is of a purpose of lansing their employees, 83, The Conditions which we$10,500; and a 3-you hangulow to in letter (10) in Enclosure 1, sug-instead of one in each place (p. 49); land in both Hongkong Island and approaching on the middle levels of ployers of workmen for the sole
serious character from the point of with a condition for the forfetime of recommend should be inserted in cost aut $750m), provided into gest that the Government should that the survey work is double. able For buildings.
15. Crown lands suitable for view of diminishing the present the land to the Government if the the conditions of sale of all land sold or more are built, Jo one design, of give greater encouragement to what it was in 1921 (11. 20); and building Juses for the various accommodation available for British premises are used for other par{without quetion (apart from the The Hongkong Engineering & Con- and mains, and training mullahs, et years to train, and many of them certain materials which he specifies. pioneers by constructing all sewers that Chinese Surveyors take 3 residents. "Kingsclere" has recentlyses.
struction Co. in letter "(22) in cetera, at Government expense have been transferred to other classes of the community, and
27. In this connection we invite
Enclosure 7 deals will the question in new arcas about to be Ofices in tl:c alosuly for building on, are searce: en prehased by a Chinese, syndi
Public Works and we regard this senreity as thejte with fhe result that some 50 ntion to the circular dated the D) That, to prevent speculation of erecting up-to-dale, 5-room developed,
when in building sites, the purchaser |
the Department (see document. F of louises to he attached to Enclosure 8 (4)). chief jelimary obstacle to build British residents will shortly 7th April, 19, which we have
The rendered homeless. It seems addressed, with the approval of the} of the lot taust covenant to per- bungalows with Imals and sanitary number
convenieners. Mr. Y. Allas in built is small in the first instance. ing development, Few of the!
58. We are of opinion that the likely, too, that other boarding. Government, do certain European form the building covenant letter G sends a rough plans of a We recommend that this sugges delays which occur in dealing with Jetențially available sites are mark houses in the neighbourhood of firms on the subject of the housing
himself.
4-room house, similar to one which tion be carried out. Amongst the applications for Crown land and ed out or mengured, with the result Kingere," which are occupied of their employees, and the nuswars That love to carry out he has built at Gindrinkers Bay. ceteras required are electric light with building-plans are to a large that the all-inipartnut work of built.
mainly by British guests, will, when received thereto (Enclosure punctually such convenant shall which could be built for $5,000 in and water. Adequate Police pro-extent due to the inadequacy of ing are houses onder sites is being the Tents Ordinance hipses, cease From the batter it will be seen that in every east, except where a
tection is another obvious need. the staffs of the above two Offices, delayed and held up.
gand excuse is shown to the to exist. Under these viren- ja lagge tumber of firms have signi
41. There will also be found in
and we think that it is falsc 252. We also recommend- consequences of this delay is that stances the obvious, remedy is to find their readiness to assist, if satisfaction of the Governor in wahl be investors in handed pro-loak for illets for building on the afforded proper facilities by the Comcil, involve forfeiture of ensure 3. an interesting and poy a necessarily driven to
the land; and re-entry thereon detailed scheme by the Hon. Mr. invest their money in schemes of higher levels: and the Mount Government.
by the Government, without Jackman for the erection by the Government, of columsin ́lodge payment of compensation.
One of the
Building.
Building, and Government
17. We connuend to the con- Sub-Head (3)-Encouragement of Esideration of the Government the desirability of expediting the co- pletion of the Praya East Reclama-
Facilities.
Naval Accommodations.
21.
special cases above referred to are as follows ---
(2)
$5,500.
12.
even
(1) That, if possible, dimensions economy to understuff two such of lots to be sold by the Goy-important Offices which are so in- crament should be shown on finiately connected with the
development the sale plans, (see telters (8), I building (95) and (54) in Enclosure 1)| Colóny, and
(2)
-
of the
iL
59. We understand from That levels of adjoining streets Minute sent by the Assistant should be shown on sale-plans | Colonial Secretary to the Chair- as soon after the Crownland man that in regard to the is sold as possible.
Buildings Office-
Sub-Head. (4)-Utilization in Best (
Advantage of Land Already Available.
53. The recommendations under this sub-head- are designed to utilize to the best advantage exist- in available land, whether vacant, or built upon.
Caneron district, when open up as reconstraction, which do it help suggested in paragraph 19, will be 28. Whilst on the subject of much in increasing hausing accoun
(331 That such wiginal purelesering-howes for coolies, including the a suitable place for the purpose, modation, and have, in addition, the
housing employees we desire to re-..
shail have no power to resell or supply of forel for them, together *** Whilst we wish. to, confer to the serious inadequacy of the undesirable effect of creating coin-
alienate ja noy way mutil after „ with a system of inspectors for look- petition for skilled labour and build late the Peak Tramway Com-accommodation at present provided
the expitation af 7 years from after them. pany upon the relief to the Peak by the Adminally for the employees ing materials, which are so urgently traffic afforded by the recent in of His Majesty's Naval Yard. We
There are also suggestions the date when the buildings to needed for new houses on new sites. angaration of several non-stop have had the opportunity of taking!
be erected on the lot have been in various letters in Enclosure 1, as to the erection by the Government 16. We therefore regard it as
completed and certified fit for trans, we would recommend, in the full Statements, which accompany,
Taf mutshells to allow bhomers to! imperative for the Government to intoreds of the dwellers on the this report (Enclosure 8(1), That the rental to be charged to the Colony-see letters (19), (35)
occupation,
| live rent free, so as to atimet them speed up the work of laying outwiddle levels, that the question be four of such employees. That marking and drmning extensive
by the original purchaser of the thoroughly investigated by the evidence shows-
and (39). areas for building, especially in theovernment of the poeticability of 1) That the Admiralty provide
land, to the tenant shall not be. In his evidence (Enclosure Kowloon Peninsula, which presents
greater than will return to suck (2)). Mr. Tants: Woo also mentions quarters for only a compara- a vast and promising field for build. serving the Bowen and May Read
levels by two different (covered-in! !
jaremser a net 8 per cent, ou ing development but it is absolutely sections of moving platfornus or
fively sunil, number of the ein- . -
his capital outlay..
ja scheme in yogue in Shanghai for ployees in the Naval Yard.
We con- impossible for this, recommendation
staircases, one from the bottom) The ander a 3 years' agree an investor in lend receives 8 per.
Under these conditions of sale. building cheap houses.
sider, however, that, as such houses of burs to be speedily and efficientlyTram Station or thereabouts to
ment, which expired on the cost interest for his money with are necessarily built with more (1) carried out, without the considerewen Road, and the other from able increase of staff in the Survey Bowen Road to May Road.
31st July, 1923, the Hongkong the prospect, if the Colony continues flimsy materials than those required Ofice which is referred to in para- :
Government allowed Duckyard to expand, of making a profit at by our Buildings Ordinance, the gemples 37 to 60 of this Report.
pinployees to occupy houses the end of the above terms of 7 scheme would be unsuitable to in Happy Valley will 19 years: whilst; at the same time, the Hongkong, owing to its liability to flours to each house, but a tenant is protected for the same typhoons. such giuarters were required by period from having to pay more
14. To order to prevent pur- The Hongkong Government to a certain standard of rent.
chasers of Crown land from building be landes back for the housing | 31. We consider the alive con-as few houses as possible, and of Civil Stants on the expira-ditions Band (1) to he vital, he-closely na they can, upon one side tion of such agreement, thereby accentuating the housing diffcase, if the Government permits of the land purchased, and selling new houses to be built on cheap the remaining unbuilt-on portion for. culty for Dockyard employees and, without restrictions both as to a profit, we recommend that for referred to in (3), and con alienation and as to rental, we shall fornment should stipulate for a pelling them to live over in in readily be catering largely for minimum as well as a maximum Kowloon.
the refugees win era afford to pay number of houses to be erretel an high rents, and shall be working all Crown land to be sold in future, the present conditions of house against the interests of those classes Financial Assistance. ing shortage prevailing in who obviously require cheap houses, Hongkong, for British married inely, the British, Portuguese and efforts to encourage the building of Dockyard employees, apart Chinese residents of limited means, as many dwelling houses as would from those referred to in pomeland the Chinese working classes, meet the present demand, we con- graph supra, and those i
35. Accordingly, we think that sider it desirable, in addition to i based in Togo Ternie, Ken-)|
part from, the special cases men- granting land cheap, for the Gor nedy Road, and in a few other toned in paingraphs 23, 26, 365. ernment, in some cases, to afford Invonable localities, to obtain 46, 66 and 124 the Government as financial assistance, by loans at 5 devem accommodation
no right to grant Innd either fira or to applicants for erecting houses for their work at a rent which is
cheup without receiving a definite the accommodation of the follow- reasonable. having regard compensating advantage in the ing classes of persons :- Bair income and their house shape of a covenant against resale illowimane.
23. hi addition to the suggestions;
tion by unking extin payments to under the head "Mensures for be debited to the Proya East Re- Decreasing the Cost of Housing clamation Fand, Sund to be divided. Accommodation" (see paragraphs, in proportion to the areas of the 66 to 107), we make the following! respective holdings of the marine'
recommendations. flat-holders concerned.
* 18.
**21.. The evidoner Is-fore usi (see We also recommend that paragraph 25 shows that further] the Goverment bring every possi-building labour cannot be attracted le pressure to hear in the proper to this Colony, unless provision is Authorities to expedite the removal made for housing such labourers at : of the Military From the ceritrid and a moderate rented: and accordingly i already levelled and drained sites in it is of paramount importance to the heart of the City of Victoria rendi.
secure the cheap housing of worke‚· of the Kowigen Peninsula. Those
men engaged in the building trades. |
sites, which occupy some hundreds. We, therefore, recommend that thej of neres, are vital to the residential i
Government should afford assistance!
and commercial expension of the to house Chinese workmen engaged
in the building tryles by---
Colony..
Sub-Head 99-faiprovement and "chi Granting land chesto to personsel
Extension of Communications
with Outlying Districts.
19. As steps towards the open- j
ing up of undeveloped aras, in' order to innrense housing accolir ! punladion, and to ease the conges- tion in the enswded parts of the Uity, we remyamend that prompt: aeton he taken by the Govern Event [tha To speed up the completion of,
the road from Wongneichung Gup to Repubes Bay, which will halve the distuned from the. Vily of Victoris tu Repuke; Bay, and will also open up good. builting sites between Wong- Biching Cap atid Repulse Hay.
Motor Roads.
(2)
41
condition that they build tretment-houses ready Ген genuation by workmen engage it in the building trades, with in a period of months or the
heatest period practicable. Mlowing to building contract! tors facilities for mir work-i men's matsheds near the build- ing works on which they are engaged.
•
That it is impracticable, der
tear
in That in Gibraltar where there,
is a huger Dockyard staff than in Pangkong, the Admiralty, us
within a
lipitation of the rent to be charged. certain, period, and a
36. There is another schente for encouraging, the building of mare far truck as 1987, buih quarters, dwelling-houses
sites, 1
on new
for their Dockyard employees namely, the scheme outlined by the heath single and married.
Honourable Acting Colonial Seere-
29.
We recommend that the
shouldermiate
45.
To ensure the surress of
British residents of moderate
incans.
Portuguese and Indian residents
of moderate means. Chinese permanent residents of
moderate means. The Chinese working classes, Such assistance, should be sub- Jury in the Legislative Council.ject to a restriction against resale the This scheme b attractions for or alienation in any way for a term example of the Hongkong Gncerns peple with speculative instincts of 15 years, and subject to the re- went and the Military Authorities Though it is to be free from the are erecting, when the send the fibraltar precedent by pro above conditions it in paragraph 33 during that period is to give a net
viding ample house accommoitations
return not exceeding 8% on the is sald,, iron condition 1, it is useful 46. We also recommend that for the emploves of the Naval, and, as soon as the printy conical th Yant, many of whom are now being from the point of view of encourag the Government, in addition to driven, from sheer force of circu
(3) Allowing workugn to live.
the grond-foors of Chinese tenement-buses which they
floor is being built, and so on fors 31r. White's evidas at page 2 in Encloses 8 (3)). 12. We also recommend that
Adudraity
striction that the rent to be charged
(2)
(3)
L
Encouragement.
'54" We recommend-
That the Government, by amendment of the Rating Ordinance, placé a heavy tax on privately-owned land, not utilized in connection with any building, which is obviously suitable for building on but which is not being built upon or offered for building or,
That enco ragement be given
2 Assistant Engineers are be- ing asked for froin England, (one of them to replace the late Mr. White)
(ii) 3 extra Overseers are being
recruited.
*While (/) seems sufficient (#) does not appear to us to be, and we therefore suggest the engagement of two additional Overseers (sec para. 56 supra) in addition to the said 3 extra Overseers. (In letter (9) in Buckusure Me, R. Baker shows the importance of proper supervision of work from the point of view of both the contrac tor and the employer)..
Staffing.
We also recommend the en- gagement of air additional Clerk of
Works (unt, para. 56),
We have not bera laforated as to wint additions, if any, are to he
by the Governmicut, by loans at 5, to owners of unc-storey or two-storey godowns on adjoining lots on Praya East male to the Survey Office Staff. and Praya West to co-operate and we understand that the matter in increasing the area of lands now under the consideration of
the Governmeal available for building tone-
Co. In the meantime, to meet ments, by heightening the godowns on one lot to three the preseat urgent demand of the or four storeys, thus economis public for the speedier marking- Jag godowa space, and by out of building sites and the using the adjacent lot for quicker passing of plus, we the Governmgat suggest that building a Chinese tenements should forthwith, endeavour t house. In other instances low godowns might be rebuilt, with gage the services for a period of 12 months, of a temporary En- such Government assistance as aforesaid, and living accom- giacering and Survey still frem mudation might be erected on the oral Naval and Military
Forces. the top of the godowns (sce
6. We also recommendat letter (16) para, 3 (1) in En-1: closure 1, (and Mr. White's a person combining the qualifica- evidence at page 10 in En-tions of stengrapher and typist he engaged for the Buildings élosure 8 (3)):
Office as, in the opinion of Mr. Guild Offices.
White, the services of such a per- That the Govérament should son would materially tighten the take steps to secure the re-dily work of the Oficer in charge moval of guild offices and the bot that Office, effecting an econu numerous small private clubs, my of 12 hours a day. We also which are only frequented a recommend that a similariy qudi- night, from the crowded parts fed person he engaged for work. of the City, to the outskirts, as in the office of the Director of soon as sufficient new houses Public Works as the Chairman un- Mr. are built in the latter districts to derstond from the Ilon. accommodate them (sce letter | Jackman that such pa engagement (27) in Enclosure 1). One would save much time. reason in favour of such action 62. Mr. Parker Recs, ia his is that, in time of disorder evidence, stated that many of his caused by labourers, a more surveyors have from time to time" new sites, on the "snowball" prin loans al 52% to such persons as are effective control
the been the Governinin bild, in various slatters, #eross the Harbour to Kow. ing the rrection of more douses on granting the land cheap, grant
transferred to guilds and their activities caàgiteering brunch of the Public To push on with the plejected districts, and rencant at cloup
be exercised by the Govern- Works Department, to the detri motor-rous in the potent fents, houses for the venation of from their work, and an incident. Subject, therefore, to the approved of by the Coves as are
meat of the effeicat worki og of the chinese workmen engaged in the ally competing with permanent into it of the above-men- Cuncil, for the purpose of enabling
Survey Office (see docume tnt- prenda being lisaegi at market value, occupation, with terms as to repay-
tached to Enclosure 8 (4) ). We To construct as soon as possible nikding trades: Front the answers civilian weidends for available For Loned conditions I and, and to the them to build houses for their
as so as pal which we have revived to question action at Koy think that the scheme may be ment extending over a period of 20
quate Staff for the Public
fers should, as far as possible, le Tine to Wanelo Gap in order (6) in our circular intier" of the
Works Department.
avoided, if not altogether stopped, tope up the Mount Cameron 9th April, 1923. (Enclosure 1. The favourable consideration of the fried simultaneously with that re- years, and a covenant against re- | Sub-Head (5)—Provision of Ad Fare of the opinion that such trans- 55. After careful enquiries we for it is obviously hard on an olive district which, we understand, there seems to be little doubt that fiozerament the question of build-ended by us in pang mules 31 sale or alienation in any way dur- 47. We consider that in the gore buildings. We courage pill provide sites for sante 60 if only suficient accoundationg Tones for accommodating Gess 351, because both are designed to ing such period of 20 years.
garate leash. These sites were provideal for abousers in the
Trades, charging them a sensablenderstand that since the terms for past the Government has been are satisfied that the staff of the have now and asaj ose, if it ta latter scheme were given out to rather lenient in dealing with Survey Office and Buildings Office officers taken away just as he is but he asked out on a jaan building trades at ressourable tents, aluch should be published by
a soflicient supply m skiffed liber *1. In multum to selling land the public a few woods ago, twenty delays in complying with building | of the Public Works Department is fully getting i to his work. More dar Public Works Departments for building wondd be willing cheap for evveling houses thereon pplications, fur greeting blocks al covenants, and we therefore reams totally inadequate to cope with the over his transler to another office
On this i
Jonses on large areas have been mend that, in future, the right of re-heavy work it has to perform.
56. From the stdement fur ish-waste of tare 15 petting into the This mighthunghood cannot, in come into the Colony,
For accommodating employers, Wej
i revived by the Government, whiletry for breach of the building ur spistian, be adequately point the Chinese Genommnd that the Government or 1000 iglications to rovenant be more strictly enforced.ed by the late Mr. White, (altached routine of iris new duties.
03. Mr. Parker Rees stated that developed by motor trail Commerce say, in their letter į „hrale ale self hond cheap, without houses have been remained under/ This will have the effect of speed-ta Enclosure 8 (3)) it will be sevi |
that the number of plans dealt with the main reason for surveyors serk- ing up building operations.
48. Mr. L. G. Bird in his letter in the Building Office rose from an ag such trufers is that the sale Alany residents have a cerity of skilled labourers, audio and subject to certam Air. Fied. Ellis scheur referred to
restrictions buveinafter tied in paragraph 5 ch.
ia Enclosure & (6), suggests that, average of just over 5 a day in 1912 | ries of engineers are higher than uficient mis
difficult, but the Inherers in the encourage, the erection of more them to keep motor eas;
with a view to saving time, the to to a day in 1922-3: and; as re- those of surveyors of correspond. interior of Chin would always huisos for accounting different!
He expressed the following sections of the Buildingsgards staff his evidence shows ag grades. Motor traffic cannot do quofe
ALE. the words oi
hositate before coming to Hongkong.
Ordinance, No. 1 of 1903, should be (1) that his Office has en carry oplakan (see pages 30, 31 and 32 of so amended as to give powers to ing on with only 3 Oversvers hisvvidence in Enclosure $(g),and- (one of whom was secondeda nemaat aftiched thereto) that a Lader: Hongkong Habard for 1921 high cost of living here.“
from his proper post of Clerk Servevac should receive as much as of Works) histead of its prosan angineer, because that would per complement of 7 Overseers stage the constant and i menjeat (see page 6 of his evidence); Brinsfers compħal text of. He ser Clerks of Works (lhid); and [Cntached to Enclosure 8 (4)} of the (3) that another Assistant Engi-saries of surveyors and engineers
neer was also required.
vespectively in Ceylo and the Sutes. This 57. An equally insatisfactory Federated Malay state of affairs is revealed by the matter is one for the Governmen evidence of, and the comparative and not for the Commissioners to statement sent in by, Mr. Parker deal with.
Peninsula.
*
hom is an inconveniem 'distance
20. We would also commend to
Jernment servants of all races nad
mypal.
There is noti (39) in Eaiclosure 1
1
to enable peuration al tuote sh
|
the
Suggestions.
belisses of the community at reuson-, 17. We would take this oppor table rents.
There can be no doubt Luty of directing attention to the Governor a page 137 of the considering the high rent at the that the cost of frown land is free of Mr. 1. P. de V. Sears! the Director of Public Works, [ with retrence to this Wineun in the same letter the Chamber serious factor in collectinentioned in para. 7 (2) of His ba, Gap Tramway) supply state: "This Chuber is strongly with the cust of building in the Report, the "stesstry cleap, and, of the opinion that the Government any, because obviously-the high
Traffic Services.
Kowloon and is loofrills.
To encourage the extension and upravement of motor-bus er vires in flongkong, Kowloon “and the New Tammkotes,
way Bay, Kennerly Town, Yameti extend the tramlines so as to make them easily accessible.
The Gov-
The Remedy,
acting as Building authority, to
We would also call attending
grant modifications, subject to a
right of appeal to the Governor ia |
*
ment.
Over
Inadequale Staffs.
-
mist necessarily involve come
pil transit at regular inter should be urged to build two or mist of lagt inevitably wntails both ja, Me. Ji Ping's letter (311 in Council by the person dissatisfied j V to central paint, three hundred houses in each of the dear buildings anal ligh ents Enclosure J, in which he suggests with the decision of the Building (2) that his Office required 2 submitted a comparative stateme st Tanies being liable to stop following districts, namely, Cans, which tends to build back building; that the Governmetit grani a vertitin | Authority:--
development, see Mr. Whites-virumber of acres of land at a chup Sections
116 118 134 135 136 137 138 151 page in heavy rains: and
premini and low Crown rent, for! Such a way will tend to and Mongkoktsui, etc.; and also treat page 15 in Enclosure
the purpose of building standardisid | 153 162 175 176 179 180 188 216, relieve the Peak Tramway,
This matter we recommend for | two-storey Chinese tenement-houses eriment could build these houses] 3. What, then, is the remedy? for the Chinese working classes or consideration in connection with
Rees, which shows that he has! *6. We recommend the a:lop- the To provide transservices in at a cost of $4,000 to $5,000 cuch. It is obviously of ne advantage to those of moderate meat, covering peading amendments to the Ordi
Complaints. reckoning on a 5 per cent, or 6 per the community for the Government an area of 800 square feet each, and nance.
now only 10 surveyors working untion of Mr. Parker Rees' suggestión cent, reform, each house could be simply to give away land cheap to costing about $3,000 a house, whic
49. Complaints having beender him as against 14 in 1914, that the Superintendent of Crown let at $20 to $30 a month. This applicants unless some conditions could accommodate 30 persons, tud the middle class and the working are imposed in return by the tidy for which a monthly rental of $, received that applications for although since that year the work Lords be given the same power as The inhabitants in the Colour will crument for the bent if the com.exelusive of faxes could be charged Crowa land have not been and are of his Office has practically an Assistant Director of Public be pesebel from the hardship offmunity, incase that would simply so that carh mm has only to pay for now being attended to as ex-irupled (see statement at Works to communicate with the paying high and excessive rent, and a mi to giving a princu to the 70ts a month in rent. Mr. Di peditiously as they should have tached to Enclosure 8 (4))," Mr. | Colonial Secretary direct, as for 1923 (utached to Pubile Works. By so doing much in future, sites applied for should 25th June, stundwomensly de rent in the appleint, und would not even fing guests that irable areas for teen or should be, we suggest that Rees handed a statement dated and on behalf of the Director of whole elony will be restored to its enure for the benefit of the tenant, the erection of such houses for work
be put up and sold promptly so as Enclosure 8 (4)) showing what he circum locution will be avoided, an (i) To arrange, if possible, for a normal condition. My Committee because the former would naturally non can be found at Wongneichung. to encourage building enterprises considered to be the proper man he will be more directly respon- reduction at ferry-fares. If cannot for strongly emphasize the charge the tenant as much as he Tai Hang, Quarry Bay and Shan and to save the locking-up of capital. her and arrangement of his Staffsible for the work of his own branch existing ferry companies cannot fact that this would be the only could get out of him according to kisan on longkong Island, and at To enable the Survey Office of the He states (pp. 17 and 18 of En-being carried on with speed and induced to reduce their solution of the problem, and beg of the conditions of supply and demand To Kwa Wan and Tai Shek Koo Public Works Department to cope closure 8 (4)) that he has now only diligence. We would add that in charges reduction of fares, their views being represented to the prevailing at the time. We there in the Kowloon Peninsula. Cheung with the above work recommend 6 Europan Surveyors (of whom the Federated Malay States and fore recommend that (apart from Sha Wan secans also suitable for the ion for increasing its staff will be are on leave); that he requires 5 Ceylon the Sarvey Department more Surveyors to enable him to seems to be distinct and separate should be made a condition for Government."
This view is shared by the firm of special cares such as the free grunt purpose. (See also paragraphs 60 found a paragraphs 59 and 60. the renewal of curent con-
50. Mr. Lawrence Gibbs in his get things up to date; that he gets from the Public Works Depart-
(Continued on page 10.) eresiens, or for Life graut of contractors Meets Wing Lee & Co. of land for erecting some deserving to 71 as to the advantage of
| letter (8) in Enclosure 1, suggests a dozen or two applications a day new concessions.
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