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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1924.
BUDGET DEBATE,
(Continued from påge 4.) I have a few further comments to malie on various matte
about which feel very keenly and my viows thereon my or may not have the approval of my colleagues.
pe Queen's, Pier,
i should like to know what has happened to cause the work on the shore end of Queen's Pier, to ocase entirely the time taken over this structure is satounding. T
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streets just because it Ims modified really be an act of justice to do Police, Health, Etc. the provisions of an Ordinance something towards the "better-
The various increases in the mant of their lot. We sincerely affe which is admittedly too dimetic
To draw a simile the Govern- hope that the Government will Police Force, both under Personal ment might as well puse in Ordin-give this proposal, its sympathetic Emoluments and Other Charges, mer insisting on every motor car and early attention. carrying a dozen lights and then Bay we will let you run your car! with only three if you pay other $20 on your licence."
Port Development. Undor Port Works Extraordin my J notico $1,413,000 is allocated for works in this connec on had hope to see the plans for this all-important work lid on the table before this Debute so that we should have an idea of the Gov- adequate the covers and aprons enimant's proposals--I gather that part my view
Under the trading of Licences should like to see more cars taken in the grinting of licences to pub lic riesline the protection against rain in these velacles is utterly it
Medical Department,
of Government
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In making these remarks wish to make it quite clear, Sir, that I have no authority to raise this point from the other members of my pro fession, they may or may not su
aume
parents; and another effect, a
after
much worse one, is to drive such addition to them. If the latter, boys into the streets to get into the Hospitals should be given an
If the opportunity to consider the func mischief soon or late. Captain Superintendent of Police tions and powers of this officer A matter of particular interest has already set a limit, we hope before he enters upon his duties. that he will allow himself a cer tain amount of elasticity in deal to the Chinese coinmunity is the vote for Special Examination in ing with deserving cases
various cemeteries, under' Special that limit has been reached.
Expenditure, Sanitary Depart- ment, on page 80. We desire to. express appreciation of the gym- pathy shown by the Head of the Sanitary Department in having readily consented to the work of exhumation being done in co operation with the Tung Wath
· Chinese Culture.
It is gratifying to ace the grant of $1.500 to the Hok Hal Library under Miscellaneous Services on page 30. Until this Library was established some time last year, there was a single public Chinese
Nasty Water, A.
In connection with the item
amount to a large sum, but the Hawkers, Licences,
Chinese community consider them We see that the item Hawkers Licences" under Re- to be absolutely necessary. It is venue on page of the Draft inevitable that, with the enormous. Estimates shows 35,000 less than increase in our sorulation and the the approved Estimate, for the disturbed conditions in the neigh- current year from which it may bouring provinces, our Police ex fairly be inferrod that the Police intend to continue the policy of penditure should increase largely. are simply made of painted canvas the report made by the experts. Municipal Councils. restricting and reducing the num- but we consider it in the nature of which after a few days of heavy from home has been sempped and
1. am glad to note from your her of such licences. This matter an insurance. The feeling of the rain become abblutely sodden-it would seem a large sum of money speech, "Sir, that important calls for the close attention of the Chinese in the matter is such that
The urban area should not be a very difficult pro-has been wasted-before any final changes have taken place in the Government. ble to solve, and it is for the heme is decided upon I would Public Works Department in order has recently been greatly ex- even if the increase had to entall Police Department to refuse to ask that the same be submitted to to relieve the Director of some of tended, and it seems that the increased taxation, they would license vehicles that are not proper-a Committee so that it may be his heavy work and I would like to present number of licences may willingly and readily submit to it. ly equipped.
roidered in its aspects--I go very much further in this diced safely be somewhat increased.
In your Budget speech Your Ban and I make the suggestion in Naturally there must be Under Widows and Orphans agree with you, Sir, that the Com a seriousness that the greater part limit to everything, hut we aub- Excellency said that one of the Pensions Contributions I should inity is to be congratulated on
additional Medical Officers' pro- Ale to hear from the Government tying so nhin a mhan as Mr. John of the Public Works on the Island mit that in this particular case vided for on page 48 is for super- that the contributions made by the mean to concentrate on this work and Kowloon (not the Now Torri- certain amount of latitude shouldvising Chinese hospitals and dis- various noites of the lover.I hope that as this seleno tory) he handed over to a Munici- be allowed. One effect of too pensaries. We desire to know gent service are being inverted to gresses the Government will be pal Council as is the case in the drustic restriction is to lead boys whether he is to replace the Ens the best possible advantage it areful not to alienate too much of Straits Settlements-I know this is to break the law by hawking, lish medical officers now supervis- have a very real grievance if the Wharf and Reclamation schemes honestly believe it would be a bene1 support themselves or assist their wah Hospitals, or he is to be in money deducted from their salaries involved-public enterprise must fit to the Colony-yon. Air, doubt is not scruraulating in as heneficia inally figure largely in the leas know how the Municipal a manner as possible, the pension" sehesive, but where individual Council in the Straits Settlements that have been granted to widows activity is carried on to the obvious is constituted--it is practically a appear to me to be insuficient.
detriment of the public the Gov. community representation beaded ernment representing the interests by a President who is always a 1 we provision is made for a noW
the Community at large is justi. Civil Servant seconded by the Gow motor net for the Health fied in Exercising restraints,
The ernment, there are't number of so Officers of the Port-1 du'not know sercise
inter. called Commissioners nominated by whether this is in the nature of am, ference can, however, be just as virious sections of the Community ambulance lunch-I hope it is, excessive as business enterprise, it, und approved of by the Governor sach is urgently required for his, as it wern, a corrective medi- As regards the existing control of transit of serious cases of sickness eine, it should be more clearly Public Works matters I wish to from the ships to the shore. realized that the true function of tanice it quite clear that It not
Lightning.
Government is mither to regulate finding. Fanit with any individual or Under the heading of exten- then to mistract, rather
individuals but simply with the sions of lighting I wish to draw tui ibin to pats, rallier to re-system, which with all due respect attention to the very unsatisfacet the community from abuse by Sir, I unimit is too ponderous and tory wire in which the City
moves too slowly. Under the pre-brary in this prosperous and im- Hospital,, so that Chinese suscept is individuals or groups.
sont system there are too many dif lighted grily, by unsatisfactors Compensations and Resumptions,ferent departments. to consult and portant Colony. It is undoubted-ibilities might be respected. Imeun without any real scheme having been thought out take the Under the heading of Compensat believe that members of the Puh-ly meeting a long-felt want, for show spot in the City-State ions and Resumplions-1 should lic Works staff will be ready to Square and examing the lightingaike to sa a larger sma allocated udmit that this is where the delay system there-se of it is gus in for this purpose, and my reason for occurs. When spealing on a reski
"Maintenance of City and Hil Wretched tittle, standards and some saying, is that I am afraid the lation in 1991 to facilitate the pose
District Waterworks" under Pub- of it is haphazard electricity Government bas, in certain causes, ing of plans I suggested a Com-
lic Works Recurrent on page 79, there is, en sre, a good wason for some years past ovided what 1 mittee to relieve you Sir, and the
we would draw attention to the for having some gas in se of the consider to be its duty as regards Excentive Conncil of a lot of tire
condition of the water in the. Pokfulum. Reservoir.. Its odour failure of the Electric supply but compensation by setting modifier some work, and I think that a why should not the standards bitions of the Building Ordinance Municipal Council such as now
and taste are nauseous, and they sonometriculz and dignified?
against claims for compensation-1 suggested would afford the desired
peraist whether the reservoir is can only think of two questions to relief and greater speed would re-
overflowing or low, though they I suggest farther that when lay consider when limiting an owner insultfor it cannot be held reason.
vary in intensity. Sometimes the. Rent Allowances. ing out a lighting shoe for the the development of los property able for two months to elapse be
water comes out of the top in On the same page appears the whitish spurts, and a few hours City the question of the naming of ecording to his own fancy, and tween the time an appeal is mado the streets be considered in on they are public health and and the notification of the result. item "Rent Allowances to Asiatic afterwards it is quite different in juartion with the extensions of public safety," and presumably The system of Municipal and Subordinate Officers," which is colour and taste from the same lighting mentioned in the extiua-the Ordinance is drawn up to safe County Councils apparently works applicable to men of over ten source. One is driven to the con- atea is far back as 1918 I drew and the Community on these very well at home where all mat-years' service. When the Supple-clusion that the process attention in this Concil to the lack points--but when you modify the ters dealing with public works are mentary Appropriation Bill for chlorination must be carried out of system in tu naming of the provisions of the ordinance you settled by such Bodies I hope, Sir, 1928 was before this Council the haphazardly. This doctoring, of streets particularly put of the practically admit that those pro- that you will not dismiss this sug Hon. Mr. Kotewall expressed dis- the water is an emergency men-
Too drastic--in other gestion without giving beaten track and little or nothing visious ure
appointment that his earlier and sure, treating the symptom rather has been done to improve matters words a modified ordinance world thought, and also that you give me fuller proposal had not been adopt- than the cause, and it is hoped I know it is impos- credit for knowing something about ed, and asked that the privilege that the Water Authority will -you would be surprised, Sir, howmeet the case, hard it is oven to one who knows sible, particularly in a place like the subject for I have worked in might be extended to men of less soon be able to restore the old the City well to locate some of the Hongkong where there are so many close contact with the Public Works seniority. The Honourable Colonial state of affairs under which pure streets. I am aware one of the dif-different types of houses to deal Department for nearly thirty-three Secretary, in his reply, said that and paintable water could be fulties lies in the fact that as so with, to draft nu Ordinance that years.
although in this matter the drunk straight from the tap. Ih many of the older buildings are will cover all enses and that is why
Government had shut the door it. the meantime we urge that more being pulled down it is impossible the modifiation clause is necessary
was not bolted and barred, and he careful und scientific mixing and to taaintain the names, therefor T-but I cantend that the Govern suggest that if the fighting is ment has no right to set 3 modi-HON, MR. CHOW SHOU-SON'S bers might find a formula. After be provided for, and that steps suggested that the Chinese mem- more efficient supervision should Systematically carried ent the fieation against a clairs for (2017-
careful examination of the facts may be taken to reduce to a panies of the streets be suspended pensation any more than it has to
by Mr. Kotewall; first with Mr. minimum the discomfort which from the hop paste and in this set a permit to erect a verintah way they would be my easily
Chau Shiu-ki, and afterwards has given rise to loud and general seen names affixed to the walls
with myself on my return to the complaint, of buildings me apt to be obscured
Colony, we three have arrived at The honourable member repre- by posters, signs, etc.
a formula which I now submit for senting, the Hongkong General Your Excellency's consideration. Chamber of Commerce has already We recommend that the privilege dwelt upon the subject of financ be extended to men with more ing certain types of expenditure than five but less than ten years' by loan. Such a policy has been service, at, however, only 75 per advocated by the unofficial mem- cent, of the rate granted to their bers on several occasions, and it senior brother officers. In making fell to my lot to repeat the sugges this recommendation it is not that tion when dealing with, the Esti- we do not realise the need of those mates in this Council last year. It with less than 5 years' service, is gratifying to find Your Excel but simply because we feel that if lency presenting an unanswerable there is to be any preferential case for us this year in your treatment for financial reasons, speech introducing these Estl- those with longer service should mates. have the first consideration."
Naming Of Streets.
CHINESE VIEWS.
SPEECH.
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over Crown Land against u shnilar The Hon. Mr., Chow Shou-son clain-it strikes me us utterly said: Sir,-At the outset I desire wrong and savours of duress, more to say that all my remarks repre- over I feel sure that when the Or-sent not only my personal views Communications.
dinance was drafted such action but also those of my colleague, Under Communications is the was never contemplated. I know the Hon. Mr. Kotewall Government sure that it is wise to that the Government says "we The honourable member re construct so mirrow a road to Cape are giving you something in ex-presenting the Hongkong General D'Aguilar? From my own obser- "change"" "ves, so you are, but you Chamber of Commerce hus vation it seems that the Gover- are giving what is not yours by touched upon the question of the ment is inclined to err on the side right to give for by gang official tariff of fares for public of amking new roads too parrow in modification you are admitting that the first instance, for example it is the provisions are harsher than only a few years ago that the now, necessary therefore there is no rea- road beyond Aberdeen was made son why the property owner should and now it has to be widened—it not have his modification for
must be remembered that it costs nothing.
chairs and ricshes, and we would like to add a few words to his appeal on behalf of the poor riesha coolies and chair coolfes for an increase in the fares. The high cost of living, affects this
far micro to widen a road than to I cannot wunderstand why the -make it the full width to start Government should receive ground hard-worked class of people just for nothing in order to th as much as others, and it would
with.
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