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7th April?
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THE CHINA MAIL, Tuesday, MARCH 20, 1949,".
Colony's
(Continued from Page 1)
Budget Under Fire
་
In his specch Mr. F. E. venue expected from working the
Hallway. The d'Almada Remedio sul in part Kowloon-Canton
Barbel Day Jus follows: Governor said on that a record was established m
yel Passenger traffic last year, the total estinute from the Rail- institutions way for 1049/50 is, to my mind. disappointing in relation to the expenditure we are called upon
three "$0
of quarters the cherry has gone and we are left with $45,750,000 for further al-
Here I wil locutiou.
introduce another Heat being grants of
in all of money toffelally called Subventions), They tail $12,000,000 und may be roughly classified as-Educa- tion $1,700,000, Medical $2,700,000, und Social Welfare $600,000.
"Therefore, after paying for all salaris and overheads and chart-
to carry.
Budget Figures
"However, if we accept it at ilm face value, that passenger trafle renched a peak last year, but not. withstanding this achlevement, tho Railway in expected to be run to the
Mr. Remedios Spaaks at a loss this year, then 1 any it
If there is one thing we should is high time we shoulds ny to be agreed upon today it is that Gay Railway should be carefully Me, Martin should be complur
to check up Investigated able nanner |** mented on, the very
whelker
in which he has presented the in- the revenue suffers from trade- plications of the 1949-1950 Bud-quate rates for local traffic, or whether the local service in dh- get. But, personally, as the second "The budget Aires are $5,800,-speaker, I should upbraid him for proportionate to the traffic carried, ty or grants, we have left $34,000 for revenue and $5,400,000 for putting me into this strait-jacket or again, whether the allocation of earnings from through trafic in 000,000 and this is how it is pro-expenditure, or an apparent sur- from which I can only hope to be
Inequitable. posed to appropriate that sum
plus of $200,000, but on reference | frect by your tolerance. Special Expenditure for Govern-
to another section of the Book } ment Departments $11,500,000, and that $13,200,000 and I will explain the nature of found from borrowed money for this by giving you some of the rehabilitation, principal items Involved:--
Principal Items
"The Agriculture De- partiment is going to get an experimental arch breeding tion
Sta-
"Civil Aviation wants
mator transporta "Education Department requires equipment Masch furniture fur Government schools "The Fire Brigade de-
KITON pedretal Hy drants and fire alurin system The
Force Detence wants money for an-
motor ediary units, Transport and a 17. serve of stores equipment
8th Apr.
12th Apr.
24th Apr
"The Radway
to relay and
31st Mar.
Hs
3rd Apr.
5th Apr.
+
wante
PIZZE
permanent way and repair at work- shops
has to
"I am not suggesting that the whole of this $13,200,000 should be written off in the one year, but 1 does seem to me incontestible that the interest and redemption charge which any Commercial concern would have to provide a $140,000 an expense should be so irented
by this quasi-commercial under
of in fixing Its tarif 77.000 taking!
charges for passengers and gonds. will
"Such
Joan
servicing
360,000 amount to not less than $600,00) for a year, which means in effect
for
"Something should and ought to "The 1949-1950 Budget to a be done; we should not be notin- "cold blooded" one in the sense fled with the legend that we are that it makes provision
committed to one of the most ex. Government every conceivable
lines in the need, but relegates to the limbo Pensively operated
100 world. of the forgotten the poor tax- ayer, who is mili left on his
"I have Inatly to say that 26 own
where heam-end
public an.enities and his recreational other Government departments share, the responsibility of spend- facilities are concerned,
Weing the remaining $100,000,000 of razaprt. to would
jour Budgel-an average of about had grouse
been
$4,000,000 aplece. raised to produce another $20 time you wiit probably feel that But by this 000,000 or $30,000,000
which the comparatively amall ammant could be devoted to the build involved in each la hardly worth ing of a City Hall, etc.. etc.. any mare of your time of mine."
to feel as But no, we etc. the unwanted child.
have
It
lesa laxation
are
We
You have heard from Mr. Mar-
thal in a record year the concern is still a burden on the taxpayer tin that if all the "personal emoki- together, they 71,000 to the extent of at least $400,000ments were added
and if an equitable proportion of would reach the staggering total
from revente.
the cost of pensions, passages arul of $81,500,000
0,000 or 45% of the total
Now, this
uther expenses of Lechnical off income from cers serving Railway exclusively is crushing burden, but fortun
allocated to this ately we seem to be able to bear were properly Head, our real loss would be con- it because couditions are still pro 800,000mbly higher--and alt this in sperous here and thero srem, to
recorl year.
e plenty of money about,
"ASTYANAX"
"TINDARKUS"
1,200,000
"EUMARUNG "CALCHAS
UK, vin Straits & Manda
10th Apr.
U.K. via Straits
14th Apr.
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20th Apr.
"The Marin Depart- ment requires latinch- es and launch
"ANTENOR"
U.K. via Stralis & Manjla
26th Apr.
Rinc
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950,000
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2/4/1949
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MOCHINEes "The Medical Depart- ment will install an alr conditioning plant, hospital equip- ment is also ureded, together with moler
A sunblinds' Citry "Miscellanesius Ser-
vices
require
115
leery of the Orcu- pation - Occupation Period salaries, post Peno occupation claim and reinstatement of pre- war deposits
Police wants more arms, generat- ing plant and equip- ment. radio - tela phony exampment,
tear smoke equip- ment, &
"The Sanitary Depart-
ment requires nuwe refuse barges rotase and street washing vans, etc.
Communist Faces Charge Of Sedition
Sydney, March 28. The General Secretary of the Australian Communist Party was charged with sedi- tion today for pledging sup- port to Russia, if Soviet troops should enter Australia.
The Communist leader, Law- ¡rence Louis Sharkey, pleaded la- |
of special session
It would you dub me a pers "1 appreciate that a spread of j rone of the charges made this shuust if I were to say that there but, of are many who are in the "soften- year may be justifiable the other hand, what about the ing trend of world prices the spread, per contra, of similar portents of a depresion to come? charges written off a tuto in pre 1 don't think no.
don't think vious years?
bright if you did. 1 you would “Another matter which I would think it would be very timely if ask you to ponder over concerns
we were to round a note of warn- claditis, pre-Occupation and Oc-
ing that the poonte of Hong Kong cent cupation. Provision is gain made will expert the efflelency experrederal court. He elected to be this year for the payment of some $4,500,000
whole $3,500,000 o
examine very earefully and mu are lo come out of current re-
of each and stohetely the working Venue: and $1,000,000
Government department 200,000 found by borrowing; but 1 look in every
vain for any attempt to help the with the view to future economy. "And I think we should make it Bttle man who lost his all and
known that in our opinion thin still licking his sores.
economy enn best be effected if more of the insportant posts in the Government Korvice were made available to locally engaged per- sonnet.
3,500,000
1,000,000
Wor Losses
is
The
whom Geverament has Caged, to
tries by a jury.
Sharkey faces two charges→→→ one of utering sedillous words and one of publishing seditious words on or about March 4.
Opening
ense revealed a spilt within trade unions general- ly considered Cominunis-domin-
ated.
Many thousand members of the militant Longshoremen and Coal Miners Union refused to protest
of the prosecution of Sharkey. 23,000 men in the Whart Labour- ers Union, only 5,000 obeyed an
strike as the high court opened.
There were no other major work stoppages.
"I escaped the Occupation, and for your interest, this is what the
"From Mr. Martin's My Colonial Omce wrote in reply to
War, of where the money ges, it seems the Inquity, during my
that the P.W.D. will be billed to on the subject of losses.
from Viscount us this year at about $9,000,000. order of the federni executive to direction Came
are la be In addition, qourters Cranborne and I quote 'I will be built for dril servants the cins 000.000 the Keneral aim of His Majesty's
Wur
servants is not allsclored), after the
Phat, of these. Government
of stations are to be erected for the with a slew to the well
being of
This, said the newspaper Sydney more school ballings the people and the resumption of police and
We should Sun, gave the Communist lenders. industrial moductive activity, property an are to be provided.
krentest rebuffs in years, destroyed or danged in rot doubt that these expenditures one of their the Colonial Empire, auould
he are necessary, but this does not
The statements quoted in the necessity of do away with the
were replaced or repaired to such ex-
af having to say in a loud voice that charges against Sharkey tent and over such a
me Communist *Period
there must be no lavishness leaders in countries all around. time as resources permil.
the world were stating their sup- "If the resources of any part of extravagance.
purt for Russie in any future wor Sharkey Is charged, in part, with having said, If Soviet forers
of In pursuit aggressora enter workers Australian Australia, would welcome them,
The bearing Was unfinished when the court adjourned until tomorrow.
"Special" Outlays
**This will give you a fair idea
of what 'Special' expenditure the Colonial Empire are insuff $11,500,00 means. There is now clent to enable this purpose to be left for allocation. $21,500,000 out achieved without aid, His Majesty's
will be of the original $180,000,000 esti-
ready to Government materi
revenue. Here 'Public
give what assistance they can in Works Extraordinary' are called conjunction with such common upon to supply new. buildings, fund or organisation as may be hospitals, reclamations, runds established for post-wa paths, prisons, workshops, ate, for struction. the benefit of the services con- cerned and these will cost $19,-
No Privileges
be
ta "To be sure, Government ser- vants have the right to require that they be properly housed, that their personal efficiency must not impaired by any domestic difficult les which may result from in- adequate living
conditions, but they must not expect amenities superior to those enjoyed by simi-
recon.
The War has been over for nearly four years and I have yet 500,000.
to see signs, in this part of the "The Kitty is now practically Empire at any rate, thai such lar servants elsewhere. exhausted with but $2,000,000 polly is being inplemented. "Our streets and roads are to left for Colonial Development and What is happening for example to receive attention and the bill for Welfare Schemes comprising J the Japanese assets lill un-thin service will run into millions. Fisheries Research Station, re-realised in Hong Kong-the valu. Here alne, the heavy expenditure clamation at Aberdeen, Upper Airable leasehold scattered over the seems unavoidable, having regard Reporting Stations, all recover. Coleny, in Kennedy Road, Con- the lack of maintenance dur able from Grants and taken into duit Road, Macdonuel Rond,
ing the years of occupation. We Rowenue.
Maguzine Gap. Minden Row the have the right, however, to ex- officers of the P.W.D.
Another Point
made at the
The magistrate will commit Sharkey for trial by jury before ja judge if he believed a case has
been established
against him, Associated Press,
TO STUDY MUSIC IN EUROPE
Mr. Chen, a master performer of Chinese horp, the the ancient
"All that I have said so far Oriental Building on the Praya+pect that the alert and will not | Chinese
Mr. Louis P. T. Chen, a relates to the disposition,
the will be on of an the Custodian Wharf,
archaeologist and expected revenue of $180,000,000. yards and the considerable site, at allow special
prioritie to specialist in ancient Chinese There are, however, contemplated plichau.
thoroughfares which Are used by music, has arrived in Hong additional activities that will be Why not urge that three be
the privileged class, but rather
Kong on his way to London financed by borrowing to the sold now (while the going is
will develop the
programme ac and Paris for un Intensive tune of $48,000,000 so that, ac-
Admilfeilly the good).
funt curding to th degree of nced.
of Ancient study
Western tually, the total amount of money created thereby would be small,
this connection, the departmen music. coming into the coffers is expect but at least it would be a gesture would do well to
beur in raind ed to be around $220,000,000. in the right direction and, as o
He said yesterday that hopes to that thera
are main "You will appreciate that the result,
arteries in collect important material from we might not again be tenders of this borrowed $40,000,- overlooked
and long- when tho Peace the heart of Youn
the libraries and museums there kok-and ponsibly elsewhere, I 000 will want interest and repay- Treaty is signed.
* for references in a book he is anly know of these--which are in writing "History of Oriental ment later on, so that revenue
a condition totally unworthy of the Musle Will have to bear not less than
department's remitation. 4-1/2 per cent a year equivalent
"The Police department will to an annual increase in our ex-
"Yet another point I would ask penses of least $2,000,000. you to consider is the desirability cost us almost $27,000,000 over
for more publicity in the process all. It is a heavy price to pay of assembling the Budget. What, about 16% of our income from re- for instance,
is the objection to venue for the prevention of crime "This in how it is proposed to the Heads of Government Depart-Yet it must be sold to the cradit for of the Pollco, that the record in their caseS most of the $40,000,000 | ments arguing spend
Is a glowing borrowed:-
Blanco before the select Com-the post-war ara "Building Quarters for
milliee concerned, with the Press and promising one and, moreover, there are problems of a peculiar Government Em-
being present. ployees
may "Any
criticisms character which the force constructive forwarded on to our energetic have to face so that all in all, this item with Honorary Secretary will receive we should 0,500,000 your committee's close attention, a prayer that there may be more but to give added power to our tranquil days ahead when the cont everlof, this service may be pruned to cibow we must have an Increasing membershipnol 600 more reallatle proportion of, our
total income, thin
Borrowed Money
***** $4,000,000 "Building Police Sta
tions and Block Houses
"Education Building
Plana and
A two million, dollat grant
to the University ... 8,000,000 no 5,000 bat.0,000.
"Pre-Occupations and
Occupation Claims
nearly
"Harbour
faculition,
Lighthouse equipment "New Airport
"Piers, Sea Walls and Dredging.
"As an
is about 2,000,000,
"chun tsang." was recently in Malayn, where he gave a series of concerts sponsored by the Chinese consul of the cities he visited.
On Thursday Mr. Chen will give a recital on the ancient harp at the Chinese YMCA 23 Water- loo Road, Kowloon, at 8 pm, are ob- Admission programmes tainable from the British Council, Urban Council Building. Old Statue Square.
CHAU HONOURED AT DINNER
old resident, of Colony, with my home' here.
On Education
Mr. T.N. Chau, Honourable 1,000,000 regard the effective working of thin Club as an insurance (and
The expenditures of $23,000,- President of the Society of Chin- 2,000,000 it cost $10 a year), an Insur 000 on education and almost $21,20 Accountants and Auditors and ember of the Legislative and 4,000,000 ance that we are going to hold 000,000 on medical
services are Executive Cornells, was Echour- this place, that we must mainioin 2,000,000 an omelat majority in the legis- not high in relation to our populaed lost night at a dinner given by thelon if we assume that the latter the Society members at the Chin- Inturo, "that we must "Railway Rolling Stock,
cse Bankers Club. Permanent Way, &c. 13,000,000 | articulate and representative op.
"Now, I come to the Railway In a short address Mr. Chau "Waterworks
2,000,000 position, and that public opinion "I now turn to the revenue shall be heard in the most officiated at $10,600,000 and it is the and that in accepting the present |lant of our "olicht-figures" depart-|post he felt very-much houored, alde of the Budget. There has tive_high places.
udding: that henceforth he would been no special outery following To our Hong Kong Chinese ment..
"It has boon
nald
that they his best to iron out whatever who have Railway carried last year record the Financial Secretary's an- friends, the familles nounceinen! of the proposed in lived here for generations, who creased duties in table waters and have prospered here, whu know passenger traffe. You should not dificulties the Society may en- M. Chau was Introduced by on cheques and, sumour having and enjoy the real benefits of life beguilo rouselves into belleving
Wong of the W.8. been squashed in the matter of a under the British Flag-I would that this increase in traffic is due. Dr. W.. possible Immediate increase in sak you to support us and there-to any improved service or other Wong and Company.
ivii purely the earnings and profits tax, the fore, yourselves in your thous attraction, reacties appears to be one of ac- sands without fear of intimidation fortuitous result of the restricted qulekcence.
arid with the knowledge that, we river, traffia and possibly, It also "But I do command for your will fight to see that you are not reflects the disturbed political.
Isituation in the hinterland Acretion-the-estimate of re-lete out on a limb,"
counter.
An informal meeting to discuss the general welfare of the Society preceded the dinner
The zinatly 10-war attended...by.
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