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Including the Extra ordinary Public Works, of which I have referred to the principal ones, the total es im its for expe d'ture for tue year 1906 is $7,056 955 or $118,237 1 83 thau the original estimated expenditure of $7,175,193 for 195; aut $101,903 less thin the expenditure of $7,158,860 for that year according to the... revised estimate.
that the Harbour Master's Department nw by the adoption of the grading scheme, of the Bieteriological Institute, of the add tion
! provides for a separa e Mercantile Marine throughout the department. The application to the Central Police Station, of the Kowloon Omos. Th's Oños, estimited to cost $6,083, of the same scheme to the Chinese in sters is | Dis'nfecting Station, and of the Gun Powder has been established on the very strong recom-partly respon ible for the ad lition of $3,775 to Depot on Green Island an the approaching mendation of the Harbour Master thit it. the vote for Queen's College, the provision of a completion of the additional Government Civil was cosessary to make additional provision | laboratory for a technical cliss also contribut- Hospital Staff Quarters, New Harbour Office, for the growing requirements of the ing to the increase. The ecclesiastica', charit-Yaumati Echool, and Tai Po Offe›rs' Quarters, Mercantile Marines. On his recommendation able, and transport rotes, remain as they wor while the only new work of first importance to I have also introduced the new scheme of for listy ar. A reduction of $19,916 in the rote be put in hind is the prison for convicts, for subordinates' salaries throughout the Dipart- miscellaneous services is more apparent than which it has not yet been possible fually to meat. These, and a few minor changes, includ-real, as two important it m2, equa isa ion of decide on the site. In the matter of communi- ing some swings, have resulted in a bet inc ease exchange on payin nt of widows and orphans' cations, which is one to which with greater. in the vote of $6,336. Special provision of psions, and real for Government offices" have kuowl-dre of the Colon I att.ibite greater. $15,40 has also been made for the purchase of merely been transferred to other votes. The importance, I have little doubt but, that the aw Fairway Lights and Buoys for the Western are, however, considerable reductions on the increase in the allotment will commend itself-to-~~
the Council. For the railway to Canton I. Harbour entrance, a provision which has been payment of interest on funds al on the item urged in this Council,
ha e iucladel an amount, whion in addition to The vote for the for equ lisation of exchange on Indian Pol ca Observatory remains as before except for a small Remittances. The Military Contribution t completing the detailed survey (Applause)-wil cover so ne preliminary expenses that it may bɔ reduction of $30) in the item for the printing Impo.ial Government of 20 pr ce tam of our of observat o 18. That for the Judicial and revenue is within $43 the sama last year. Ou nec 'sary to incur before I an in a position to Legal Department shown an increase of $23,223. the Volunteer vole an increase of $5 652 is say what wil be the amount of the loan required. Of this increase $2,100 is for an arrangement partly due to the kenness shown for rifle for the whole work.or to mike proposals for that has be an ged on me by H's Honour the practice by members of the Volant er Ruserve pr viding interest on that loan. For the New Chief Justice for obtaining accurate repris on Associ .tin, partly to increa ed strength of the 1errit ries I have also m de provision for roads important Law Casos. $4,498 is due to Volunteers, ani partly (which they asked m to that will be required in advance of and in the transfer the Mag stracy of the mike) to the provision for a longer periol in connection with the_railway. In Kowloon charges In connection with the Magis. camp for them. The Public Works Depart-its If it is propo ed to coalinue Robinson tracy at Tai Po previously born by the meut requires 8.8,564 more this year than last Road-the main roal of the district-through ́ ́ Colonial Sec etary's Department and $1,830 mainly owing to the necessity for b.inging up the bil on which it now abu's, and that, I think will be of great imp rtance in opening up new an increase in the Crown Solicitor's important arrea s of survey work and for pro-
districts. O the Idand provisión is; male for salary, out of which a-lary the expenses in con-viding a working establishmen in connection with nection with his office are now to be defrayed. the Tytam-Tak Pumping station and with the carrying. Conduit Road East till it meets Maga- A considerable item. $12,946, is needed on new Water Works at Kowloo no w approaching zine Gap Road and West to Victoria Battery, As regards telegraphic communications it his account of a considerable addition being required completion. The vote for Recurrent Public to satisfactorily deal with the registration of Works-which must inc ease year by year-is been thought desirable to improve those by land in the New Territories. The police vote increased by $28,700. This inc!u les 81,5 0 for wuich the approach of vessels to the port is
communicated to the Harbour Offic. is increased by $6,276, partly by more Europeans the maintenance of new communications, roads drawing Sterling salary while $3,240 is due to and telegraphs; $2,000 for maintaining the the engagement of the probationer now in extension of the drainage system, $5,210 for Canton learning Chinese. The Fire Brigade keeping up additional electric and gas lamps remains practically the same, being increased by including those for the Peak Roads for which $180. When the first draft of the Estimates a desire was expressed in this Council, and wap being prepared I directed the inclusion of $2.00) for extended water supply, an item for a new Floating Fire Engine: The quarters of the last considerably item is for cost of this would be some $50,000, and after pumping water from the new reserv ir at caretul consideration I came ultimately to the Tytim-Tak. This completes a rough review couclusion that this item should be omitted of all the votes in the Estimates of Expenditure from the Estimates, at say rate for this year, except that for Extraordinary Public Works par ly because the rapid extension of the rider It shows an increase of $135,263 or less than main system which will secure a supply to the 4 per cent on the corresponding votes for last hydrauts at all times of the year made it of less year, an increase which I trust wil ben- importance and partly because I was not satis-sidered justified by the expansion of the Colouy fied that the pattern of floater proposed was a
and by the incre (88d efficiency in administra. very useful one. On the latter point enquiries|tion which it is anticipatel will be derived from are now being made in Eng and. The Prison the various new provisions.
ALLOTMENT OF EXPENDITURE. vote has been increased by $3,49), the largast The expenditure on Public Works Extra- When introducing the Estimates for 1905, I
ordinary shows a item of the increase being that for licht ng
raduction of $253,500 give the percentage of the es imated expendi. ure which was llotted to eaca of the main Gaol and Warders' Quarters, last year's pro. Practically the entire reduction. i.e. $241,20)
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the Public cervice. due to th-branches vision having proved insufi ient. The vote for
two large figures do not differ greatly this year For the Medical Departments has been increased by anticipated completion of the $3,350. The addition of $5,000 which I co- projets on hand, viz. :-those at Kowloon which Non effective Services (votes 1 and 2) the percentage is 5.95 instead of 5.55; for Generál sidered necessary to bring up the rese re of | add 30),000,000 gallons to the storage accom Medical and Surgical appliances to a quantity modation on that side of the water aud those at Administration including the Post Office (votes
add 3, 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, and 20) it is 15.12- which would make the Hospital independent of Tytam Tuk (No. 1 Section) which
in place of 14.35; for Public Haith (votas 13, outside supplies for some montis has been p rt- 194,00,0 0 g llons to the storage on this site. ly met by savings on other items of the vote. As we shall still be spending half a million 14, and 15) 11.15 against 11.01; for Public
In traction (votes 16 and 17) 273 aginst 2 69;- (applause). The reduction of $5,839 in the dollars on the completion of these schemes in vote for the Sanitary Department is main. 1996 against $750,000) estimated for 1905 for Public Order (vutes 11 and 2) 13.41 against ly based on provision for fewer plague patients have deo ded to wait till the year 1907 before 12.73; for D. sace (ret: 21) 19.69 agains
9.23; and for Public Works (vote 227 31 94 As Members are doubtless aware there have putting in hind the extended Tylam Tak been considerable savings effec'ed on the Scheme (No. 2 Section) which is to incraise against 31.29. I may intrest Honourable amounts voted for comb ting the plague both our storag accommodation on the Island by Members to compare, in this respect, the for 1906 with the this year and list. The reduction on the 1,200,000,00) gallons and will probably cost estimated expenditu e
about $4,0 10,000. On drainage works Wo whole vote would have been greater but for the
actual expenditure 25 years ago, that is in 1831; In that year, which was previous transfer to it of the i em of $3,930 for rent of propose to spend $70,00) against $75,000 in office from the Miscellaneous Serv ce Vote last year's estimate, ani to commence the pro- to any publis debt being incurred, 2.98 and had it not been necessary to make provision vision of flushing tanks, with regard to which per cent. of the total expenditure - was
account of non-effective charges ag.inst 5.96 for the various minor items meutionel in the papers have been laid on the table.
For General Memorandum before you, of which a staff for sion of Gas Lighting, 'the same small amount per cnt, estimated for 1906. the New Western and Mong Kok Tsui Marke's of $2,50) is included. O Miscellaneous Works AdmiĹistration more than double the present (8,683) is the most considerable. The Bɔtani- the expenditure is increased from $55,600 to proportion was then spent, 30.73 per cent. cal and Forestry Department Vote is reduced $73,605, whi'e on works under the Public Health against 15.12, that is to say. the establishment by $679, as the Children's Garden at the Pe, and Buildings Ordinance it is reduced from charges for the colouy bore a much greater I may here mention proporti n' than they do now to the valus of costing abont that amcnut, is to be finished this $170,000 to $160,000. year. A decrease of $1,259 in the vote for the that the Government are fully alive to the work done for its improvement. For the necessity for & continuous policy iù Public Health the percentage of the total Department of the Inspector of Schoo's is more than accounted for by the amount which is the mitter of resumptions of Insanitary expenditure was 5.43, & percentage greater than found to be earned under the Grant Code being Property, as will be apparent to you from in any previous year and in any subsequent year up to 1889 when if rose to 7.38. For 1906 considerably le s than that entered in the pipirs which will shortly be pres nted to you. Estimates last year. The retirement of the Un all the above sub-hals except Water it is estimated 11.15. Public Instruction took Head Mistress and consequent reorganisation | Works you will observe that there is no grest | up 3.95 of the total expeuditure in 1881. It of the Belilios Públic School result in a further difference in the estimates for the two years.. bas fallen since and is estimated for next year reduction. On the other hand the separation | In the remaining two sub-heads, Buildings and | at 2.73. It is possible now to maintaía Pablic from that School of class 's for Indian boys and Communications, it is otherwise. The amounts Order with a very much smaller proportion of the establishment st Tai Po of the proposed to be allotted to them in 1906 are the total expenditure than in 1881, when it was second Government School in the New 8480,100 and $210,000 respectively against | 31.77 per cent; it is es∙imated for next year at Territories involve small increases, and $647,230 ■ ■d $63,0 0 ia 19.5. The reduction | 13.41. (Applause). On'y 11.7 per cent of the & further small increase is nec esitated in buildings is due to the completion this year total expenditure in 1881 was devoted to
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POBABLE FINANCIAL POSITION ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1906. An estimated: revenue of $7,347.395- and an estimated.
$7,056,955 expenditure of anticipates a surplus of $.90,440 or Leary $300,00) on the year's working to provide for any unforesen or only partly fress work which we may find it desirable to undertake during the year.
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