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NAVAL ARSENAL YARD.
Surrender Payment Approved.
A VALUABLE SITE.
The payment of two million dollars to the Admiralty for the surrender of the Naval Arsenal Yard and Kellett Island 'was ap proved at the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday. The site of Yard is to be utilised in accordance with the Govern- ment town-planning scheme, and it is expected that all the money will be recovered by the sale of building lots.
The removal of the Naval Ar senal Yard, said the Colonial } Secretary, explaining the vote, ensured the protection of the arsenal itself, on the one hand, and the safety of a thickly popu- lated area on the other.
Text of Proposals. Moving the resolution, said:-
time, one being "An Ordinance to LANCASHIRE COTTON
amend the Officiaí "Signatures Fees Ordinante, 1888."
A Bi intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Supreme Court ! Ordinance, 1873," was read A Recond and third time, and passed. The third reading of a BBL to amend the law relating to births and deaths was 'withdrawn, in view of certain. proposed amendments.
LEPROSY IN THE COLONY.
Replies To Questions In
Council,
At the meeting of the Legislative Council, yesterday, the Hon. W. E L. Shenton asked various questions regarding treatment of cases of lep rosy in the Colony. The questions, with answers by the Government, were as follows:--
INDUSTRY.
More Looms Per Weaver.
BREAK DOWN.
London, Yesterday. Joint negotiations between employers and weavers of the Lancashire cotton industry over "more looms per weaver" scheme have broken down on the ques- tion of wages.--Reuter.
FORCED DOWN.
Amy's Bad- Luck,
Miss
1. What is the Government's
'Moscow, Yesterday. policy in connection with persons
JAmy Johnson has been suffering from, leprosy in this forced down between Arsk and Colony in respect of persons (a) Kazan. Details are at present entitled to British nationality and not available.-Reuter. (b) those not so entitled?:
2. Has the Government any he fatilities for the treatment of leprosy in this Colony and/or out- side the Colony?
it will probably, be within the knowledge of hon members that the Praya East Reclamation scheme involves certain town planning operations in the neighbourhood of Arsenal Street. These operations, in their turn, involved the resump--
3. Does the Government pay the cost of transporting lepers out of the Colony?
4.
Does the Government pay for
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Braga's Plea For Local- Employees..
A meeting of the Finance Com- mittee, held following the Legiala- ́or otherwise arrange for the main-tive Council, passed votes totall
the Colony?
5. Has
tion of a corner of the Naval tenance in leper asylums of such ing $278,410.74. Details fhave .al-
lepers as may be transported out of ready appeared in these columns.
The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga express- the Government any ed himself as curious regarding a data to show the number of lepers in the Colony in the course of this vote of $6,880.74, to provide for the difference between dollar and ster- year?
Arsenal Yard, and the reprovision- ing of certain naval buildings.,
As the Praya East Reclamation progressed, it became evident that valuable buildings would be eree ted in close proximity to the Naval Arsenal, and the Naval Authorities became concerned fur
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the protection of their Arsenal on the one hand, and the safety of the publie on the other, and early in 1928 they suggested that safety zone 130 feet wide should be left unoccupied on the East of the Arsenal Yard.
This proposal did not commend itself to the local Government and negotiations were get on foot which have culminated in a scheme approved by all the Authorities con- cerned, with the exception of this Council, whereby in return for a sum of $2,000,000 the Admiralty will hand over to this. Government the whole of the Naval Arsenal Yard and Kellet Island. The Bum of $2,000,000 is required to build Naval magazines elsewhere in the Colony;
The proposal offers considerable advantages to the Colony which will secure the removal of a serious
danger from a thickly populated area, and will obtain a very valuable site which will be developed in ac- cordance with the latest town plan- ning scheme. The Colony hopes to recover the whole of the $2,000,000 from the sale of the valuable sites which will be made available.
I now ask that this Council will set the seal of its approval on the transaction by approving the motion standing in my name.
The Colonial Treasurer second- ed, und the motion was carried.
Other Business.
A By-law made by the Sanitary Board under Section, 16 of the Public Health apd Buildings Ordinance, 1903, on August 4, was adopted.
The Rule dated July 28, 1981, made by the Registrar, of Patents under Section II of the Registra- tion of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance, 1925, was approved.
Two Billa, were read for the first
6. Will the Government informing scale of salaries for the Ac- countant and Superintendent of the Money Order Office. He wanted to know whether this change of basis had been referred to the Retrench-
this Honourable Council to what
extent (if any) the powers und directions contained in Ordinance No. 24 of 1910 has been exercised and enforced in the Colony?
Government's Answers,
ment Committee.
The Chairman said he thought not, but the officer who put it for-
The Colonial Secretary made the ward was Mr. Breen, Chairman of following replies:
1 (8) Nop-Chinese are repatriat- ed. British Chinese are treated
that Committee.
"Very Flagrant Case.”.
Mr. Braga thought it was unfor- tunate at the present time, when
in hospital or an out-patienta retrenchment was the order of the according to the state of the day, that here there was "a very disenac. (b) Chinese subjects fragrant case of a change from are sent to 'Canton at Govern-economy to greater expenditure on ment expense and are given the part of the Council. Another * small sum of money to en-point was that His Excellency in able, them to find their way his Budget speech last year, had to a leper settlement
made it very clear that the Govern
2 There are no special facilities ment polley would be to employ a inside the Colony other than larger number of officers, on a dol- those afforded by the generallar basis.
and Infectious diseases hos- The present proposal was the re- pitals. An institution exists verse of economy, and he did not! at Shek-lung to which cases think it fair that the Colony shouldi may be sent on payment.
bear, the extra expenditure, when
3 The answer is in the affirmait had been so efficiently served by
tive.
men engaged locally, and paid on
4 Not as rule Payment has the dollar salary basis.
been made in the case of one
Two Old Servants. Hong Kong Government em The Chairman replied that the ployee. A grant of $5,000 to whole point was to give Messrs. the Sheklung Laper Asylum Reed and Dixon a fair deal in con- was included in the Estimates nection with the conversion of for 1981 but payment has not salaries. They came under a ater- been made owing to retrench-ling basis by this change, which was ment. It is felt that no ac-{ only justice.
tual ability reste On this Mr. Braga said his objection Cology for non-British lepers.might not apply in the case of very 6 There is no deflálte informa- old and efficient members of the tion. Forty lepers have been public service like the gentlemen sent away by the police dur-in question, but he urged it as a ing the first six months of the matter of principle that finance be present year. ·
conducted on a dollar basis, which was the Colony's revenue.
6 No steps have been taken to
enforce the provisions of Or- "The Chairman said a careful note dinance No. 24, of 1910 in the would be made of Mr. Braga's aug-i mattor of providing Leper gostions.. Did Mr. Braga 'agree to asylums or of making regula- the vote before them. tons under section 18.
Mr. Braga. Yes,
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