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GOVERNMENT AND THE SHENG MUN SCHEME.
(Continued from Page 7.)
FRIDAY MAY 20, 1932.
viste, at least for some years, the quate supply, but that metered cons... necessity for restrictions on the sumers should retain the advantage water supply, with all their attend- of having their water delivered¬~ ing hardships and inconvenience, through the house taps, the Water- GOVERNMENT'S ACCEPTANCE. works Engineer, Mr. Newhouse, has The Hon. Mr. E R. Hallifax, evolved a scheme to overcome the Also It must be borne in mind pace. In the telegram in which C.M.G., C.B.E, acting Colonial present difficulties at a compara that the construction of the big the Secretary of Stato approved Secretary, said:-
tively small cost. Shing-Mun Dam, which apparent- of the Gaol being paid for out The Government can readily ac It is proposed in the case of the "ly is the corner-stone of the of loan funds, he merely stated, cept the motion of the Senior Un-Central and Western Districts of second section scheme, will take with regard to the second sec-official Member and in fact has Hong Kong to utilize the existing many years to complete ovention of the Shing-Mun scheme, already anticipated it by despatch-isolated trunk main in Caine Road, after the plans for it have been that we must wait a little anti ing a telegram to the Secretary of and connect to it a series of tem- drawn up and decided on." he had seen the Consulting En Strte on May 11, setting out the porary subsidiary mains running Grave Doubts. Expressed. gineers' Report, I assume, there present water shortage and the down towards the harbour and Again at p. 179 of Häusard 1.
sald
fore, that, if the second report consequent restrictions as still fur- carrying' a' large number of street is favourable, we shall be allow-ther reason for pressing on at once fountains. In the case of the Eas- "Ve venture, however, toed to proceed with it!
with the Gorge Valley Reservoir tern District of Hong Kong and express grave doubts whether,
An Absurd Suggestion. at, Shing Mun
the Kowloon Districts, it is pro unless the Government very With reference, Sir, to those re- A short history of the more recent posed to isolate certain suitably" speedily indeed gets on with the marks of H. E. the Governor it negotiations in connection with the placed trunk mains and connect to construction of the big dam at seems to me absurd to suggest that Shing Mun Scheme will I hope them a large number of street Shing-Mun, it will be reasonably this Colony, whose actual revenue serve to satisfy Honourable Mem- fountains. N practicable for the Government for 1981 exceeded the estimated bèrs that there has been no undue It would then be possible to give
for some years to come to dis-revenue by more than three and a delay in pressing on with it. A supply to these subsidiary foun- card the rider-main system. We half millions of dollars, cannot dam of this height, storing water tains during the period when all would, therefore, most strong afford to pay for auch a vital to a depth of 200 feet falls into the other supplies are cut off. ly urge the Government to necessity as water, which is far Category of the World's Large Method of Supply. press on with the plans for the more necessary to this Colony and engineering probleme, and every On completion of these altera- construction of the big dam in its expansion than even a new step taken demands the most ex- tions it is proposed to give one His Worship suggested if that the Shing-Mun gorge and with Gool.
treme circumspection. The ser period of full supply to the whole was so, the man was mad.
the building of the dam itself.” Since then, we must assume, in vices of an English Firm Messrs. community, including the foun- Inspector Murphy--I don't think] Sir Shou-son Chow's Views, the absence of any news to the con- Sir Alexander Binnie, Son and Dea- tains, on the existing mains, and he is mad. If your Worship grants; And, in the course of the same trary, that the report of Mr. Bin- con, with, a very wide specialized thereafter as long a period of ad- ball, I would like it in a substantial debate (see Hansard at page 198) nie was favourable fo the con- experience in this kind of work ditional supply as possible through sum, please.
-the Honourable Sir Shou-son struction of the new dam as anj were therefore enlisted-and on the now subsidiary fountains. His Worship remanded accused Chow, speaking on behalf of him- engineering feat; and yet here we January 9, 1991 Mr. Gourley, a By this method full control of for a week, granting bail in the self and the other two Chinese are still waiting for the assent of partner in the Firm, came out to the supply will be regained, distri- sum of $500-half in cash and half Members, after pointing out the the Secretary of State to our pro- inspect the alte selected and Ita bution will be more equitable and hardships then suffered by the posals for the financing of work possibilities. The data were not any Immediate necessity for the poorer classes of Chinese, said: which was declared by the unani- then sufficient for him to return a importation of water and the erec
"Sir, we cannot afford a re-mous vote of this Council, Official final opinion, and more exploration tion of tanks should be obviated. currence of that most distressing as well as Unofficial, on the 18th work was called for. condition. It must be pre-July, 1929, to be work requiring vented with all the means to be "pressed on with the ut- and energy at the command most despatch". of the Government. All the permanent schemes should be
in bond.
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Difficult to be Patient.
Scheme Reported Sound,
If approved, the necessary works will be carried out as expeditious-
On October 8, 1931, Mr. Binnie ly as possible. It is hoped that of the same Firm came to inspect this system of supply will bo the foundations, which had in the brought into operation in a week It is difficult to be patient in meantime been opened up, and or ten days. decided upon and pressed on, the fact of such delay on the part finally reported that the Scheme as The number of the new street with the greatest possible speed, of the Home Authorities in sanc-proposed was a sound one. The fountains to be fixed on the new without a single day's avoidable tioning the necessary expenditure not unimportant question of finance subeldiary mains and trunk mains delay."
pa such an urgent and pressing remained, and the Secretary of will not be less than the existing “ Equally emphatic were the re-need as a pure water-supply, es-State required figures which would number of fountains on the present marks of the Honourable Sir Shou-pecfally bearing in mind the fact justify Hong Kong in incurring the supply mains.
the
Shing-Mun dam
Dam Must Take Precedence.
H.E.'s Remarks, His Excellency-There
an"
son Chow on October 20, 1980 that, if we commenced work upon necessary loan-and it must not By reducing the hours of supply (see Hansard 1980 p. 199), in the second section of the Shing- be forgotten that this work was not to metered services it is anticipat- speaking for all the Unofficial Mun achame to-morrow, it would the only one on the Loan List, ed that a 12 hours supply can be Members jointly.
probably take from two to three though it is much the largest and given through the new fountains on Engineers Visit Colony. years before we should obtain the most important contemplated, the subsidiary mains. Finally it was decided to place even a partial increase of our 1931 was a difficult financial year, Member's Question. · the work in the hands of an water supply by the partial con- but very full dgures, containing ali Hon. Sir Henry, Pollock:I take eminent firm of consulting en-struction of the big dam.
available Information, were sent to it, when the Director of Public gineers in England, Sir Alexander From the middle of 1928 down the Secretary of State on March Works said just now that the num- Binnie Son & Deacon. and, in to the middle of 1929, as was point- 10; 1982, in support of the Govern-ber of new street fountains to be January of last year, Mr. Gourleayed out by the late Governor (See ment's view that finance need no fixed on the new subsidiary mains of that Arm paid a visit of in- Hansard 1929 at p. 134) the rain longer stand In the way and that and trunk mains will not be less spection to this Colony and in the fall was only about 38 inches. From the work could and should be un-than the existing number of foun- Autumn Mr. Binnie came out here, October 1, last until the middle of dertaken at once. We hope we tains on the present supply main," with the result that, on December May this year the rainfall was have now satisfied the Secretary of meant that the number of foun- 10 last year. (See Hansard 1991 only about 15 inches. I quote State on the Engineering features tains altogether would be double? at page 209) His Excellency the these figures merely for the pur of the Scheme and the ability of Director of Public Works:Yes." Benguet Explorations, 31 cents. Council as follows:-
present Governor stated in this pose of emphasising the point that the Colony to finance it; and During the period that the meter
we are always liable to a recur-nothing has been Wharves, $144.
or will supply and the subsidiary supply "The position with regard to rent water shortage in this Colony be left undone to show the great are on. the second section is that the if we have a dry Autumn followed urgency, Government indeed wel- Hon. Sir Henry Pollock-I will scheme has 'been submitted to by a dry Winter and Spring, and comes this further opportunity for now, Sir, formally ask so that the the Consulting Engineers, and that our only salvation lies in the despatching another cable to con- Unofficial Members may have two members of the firm have promptest pushing on with the big vey to the Secretary of State the opportunity of
recording their 'been out here and have approv-
views, of the Honourable. Unofficial vote that this matter be put to ed of it. The question was re-
Members that have been so strong- the vote so that it may be seen ferred to the Secretary of State la conclusion I do most strongly expressed to-day, bu
they are all in favour of the motion, in the first instance and it was ly on behalf of the Unofficial In view of the admitted serious which I have proposed. It is not, held over temporarily for that Members, urge Your Excellency, to ness of the situation I will now ask of course, for the Official Members report,
He expressed some convey to the Right Honourable the Director of Public Works to to vote. viewé on the subject as to The Secretary of State for the make a statement on the present whether we. could afford Colonies our protest against the position of the Water Supply and
is very total cost. It is a very expen- delays which have taken place in the new proposals for distribu- little for me to add to the remarks sive scheme, but I strongly the sanctioning of the commenco-).
tion..
of the Colonial Secretary in reply STATEMENT BY D.P.W. ing to the Senior Unofficial Mem pointed out, in a despatch which ment of this most vital and peces- Included a reference to
The Hon. H. T., Creasy, C.H.Eber's motion. The Government the sary scheme for the welfare of this Gaol, that not only was it an Colony.
Director of Public Works said accepts the motion of the Senior essential work, vital to the This dam must, in our opinion,
The total quantity of water in Unofficial Member and members Colony, but that I considered our take procedence over every other storage in the Reservoirs of the may rest assured that the import fizancini position was amply Public Work
over ever
Colony today is 781 million zal-ance and urgency, of proceeding with good enough to permit of the HON, DR KOTEWALL SECONDS. lons, being 578 million gallons in the second section of the Shing-Mun scheme being proceeded with at The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Hong Kong and 158 million gal-scheme is fully appreciated by the
lons in Kowloon. C.M.G. LL.D., said:
** Government, and I shall not fail to On Wednesday, May 11, it was convey the views of the Unofficial I beg to second the motion. The ground is so well covered by the deemed necessary to cut down the Members of this Council to the honourable senior unofficial mem- supply throughout the Colony to Secretary of State. ber that very little remains for me seven hours a day, and since then
Hon Sir Henry Pollock-B to say
careful watch has been kept both telegram, Birt There can be no question that the on the consumption and the dis- His Excellency-Yes. most pressing problem now con
tribution of this supply.
Unanimous Vote. fronting the Colony le our water After full investigation it is A voto was then taken and Un supply. Representing as I do the 2017 considered that neither the official Members unanimously sup preponderant element in the popula- reduction in consumption nor the ported the motion tion, I urge with all emphasis that distribution of the present supply
The following not another day's avoidable de is satisfactory, and that further re- was made by announcement' lay in commencing the second striction is necessary,
the acting Colonial Secretary, "the Hon section of the Shing-Mun scheme Present Supplies Must Be Cut “ should be permitted, in view of the The present suppli's on both presiding at the meeting of the MIRAL EXCER. Hellifax, when. Savitra Devi is the daughter off And also William, you'll promise to great hardship entailed on the sides of the harbour must be ent Finance Committee: There is one
poorer classes whenever a restric, down, and the proportion of the further matter for the Hon on the water supply is impos- supply taken through meters should you heard the scheme outlined edestas
be reduced, as street fountain con- the Honourable Director of Fu Home Action Inexplicable.sumers are at present not getting Works' for a better rider main Time and arain during the last an equitable share, S three years have the unoficial. Under the existing systems of 25,000, it is esth members of this Counell-pressed supply through meters and street
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Allahabad, Yesterday... The Irish woman, Savitra Devi, was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment to day for Camb. Teachers' Diploma). NTE18 HUBBY Vtionary and absconder, Yashpal, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN harbouring a proclaimed revolu
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