78SECHE
Years,
MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
HONGKONGWEDNESDAY, DROEMBRE 18TH, 1869.
table young Engakuan relax would be only to glad to arma put to Colony like this and to go the way and the posts filed by Portaguase
HN EXCELERNOY-Unfortunately when they
ast forwho won onll himself so “if he were too dha England if there were conie, antever they bee for, they always omployed in when the reneganistão, comida pérsonally wage 'quetodid discriod. O
dical resistance where kuccessful and Mark of lo
.៦៩
dollar
should be calat the expense of the workerjaneaaring only 160 Laos by 160 feet. The hall crown or two-billing piece ja Enha boccu-stopping at ibos in the-position- this $13.646 include the new salaries P
Kan.
GOO.
There is
Por month.
1
3600 a mente As regards Chins property, 9-Food (960), wine (15), wanking,
$100-$15 4 3.
years ago fotobed fro 330 to 347 auth
·lastances were quoted of abops, which, a faw Aring, lighting, &o. (315) 500-£5 4 3 and were now bringing in from 680 to $70 a 5. Life, Insarange, £2,000356 5 month. In the end of Chinese employés, Pangos return in. 6. yes) Fooms which could be bad, few years agu _42 for a month, could not be obtained now for loss than $8 or 29 a month.
$60-9 20
circa' (half-pay while a Bagi
7~Two ebid in Englet $75 (6) In Servant's wages there has been a
„each" (mana - jaamagan (önce In rine of from 10 to 15 per cent, owing 8-Doctors fees, medicine, les
years), circa........ principally to the rise in the price of food. aubriptions, onthary exim ar- Fish, rogetables and oil have greatly increaring, (£1M per muamm)... $50-692-1 parlitors... $ 95-2 0-18 105
(Imported articles have incrossed in price,
in cost, and so have frawood and pharcoal.
and the rise, has been, geserally speaking, in
proportion to the full in exchange, m
of Medical attendance has cleo increased. The annual fee ha rica from 150 to $100 and single visita from $5 to $10.
Total.......
... $07-287 61
12
12
"Sat J}, por Aimum, $8.900 1,019 76
at old rate, viz. : -8/2=35,143 por naam, B-As regards thoas Mumbers of the Bervice
(f.) In the case of Offers who have families to who are resident in the Colour, and we are maintain or educate in libglead, and who principally. Poringaen, the rate of expenditure have not the privilege of consisting at the paris, zatucully, considerably loss, and would of exchange the 'doorcased purobasing power amount iu a case salar to that given above to of the dollar is severely felt. An education about $200 ».mouth A sam between $200 and equal to that ahtainabla át hores is not at pre$600 per month would fairly reprosoil the ox- ant to be obtained hers, and, moreover, or panditure which might be reaainably incurred grounds af health alone, the children of by resident Oflaars holding the higher clerical European parents have to be seat away at the appointments, and by those non-resident who, "age of six or BOYADI —
bỏng mot Housef Departmenta, hold positions net for the purpose of considering to what married Officers would, naturally, bo in the 6--On the 20th November ths Commission of responsibility. The salaries of junior do-
extent the salaries of Members of the Civil Service should be raised.
The Commission having roviewed all the
GAOL ACCOMMODATION AND DIS-a single, oficer in the department who large and ineresting volume of business with
four officers whiars not yet appointed. The others (6) En flie winter of Rent the Commission find CIPLINE IN HONGKONG, - either, ip, name or in fact is an architect veryJadeguata currency: We can picture
to the link are all in the kolony and are being
(duino far argoudjog childrón" to England is that fe has incres fram 100 to 150 per cent. It is satisfactory tu learn, from the Bo- asked. An instrace of the failure of the box per
ajence, that would
umployed now, although sound them are not to eropa hewa, and 100 per cent, For the ingon
· poucaźned, otherwise the way of resulonta in vernor'sroportion the conditinh and progresant department in this line in the new Cou- coins between the 150 reign, and the chilling, grumble
being employed in the capacities they will be
muok Chinese hora Inefondes known to Mechbies?
mmg as that of those appointed from home. the Colony, that the criminal statistive point tral School. The crat kaa hen
le appreciately tha pórition in Hon P MEDEWEN However, am able tapety the matter before you in more which in 1971, was worth $10.00, and now Ofices in Crown Colution) we do not think we plete. It is on that negant that natamber mutioned a proper frown to bits. 6. those apointed from homa ta fill the higher- 5. In the eve of the Oflux livet natinged Weges. The finisher of prisonsiz begi of
in Victoria that sex of the heal architects could easily for the purposes of the argument wo may Faropasna, ne I think thay baro box or had about so meh The Lital ook of the Depart rant Another member mentioned the ait married. Offer it wo state it as follows: Gaol, which was 4.600 in 1986, fall to 4,838
to AWON in 1887 and 3,627 in
two auch buildings erected, and we are take ng equivalent to the sororsign(would ly and during the past for FREE and I hero ment a reorganised will be 10 or labing of his own offices, for which, in 1884: ho paid portionate del 1886, a similar
also appuronto hell, heurther considerable suit were, so in fiemand then we come to that with the full support of the unpilotal nën-off the Civil List: $84,684. That means an in, 18500 a month, and now in 1884 he is paying 1Eent Bod takes re
probom told that e
in will be required to make the mol water the 20-cent ce, which occupies the place bars and the sympathy and approval of the wrezzod oxpenditure of 313,849.us compared with the daily average, the total doorense in both tight. Included in the ashould als be here that the libing dose in England Hepablia puterally our efforts to obtain an iror what is put down in the Estimates for 1920 Bu bares laing over 20 per cent. This may hot the sum of $250000 which was lot to thetween these two we have only the surr in that was, sans Arthy has been placed before you de solely us to more exemplary
·nd punishment in prison, but there the long downt the old bouses on dolar defaced by chepping and so unreliable that Tuo inerausa will seme out of local funds list of officers here. Are many of these already
discipline Calony
other point that must be borne tu mind be th The COLONIAL TREASURER There its bag doubt, as His-Excaliongy suggests, that it the 'Brst stone of the new school at laid asrprising a dirilised Governuient should Hon; C. P. Crier-1 have much plecente The SURRY-GENERAL-Ye
not something like a`eleven {{ before
uniformity of sine that it is and not Imperial fandi.
or the staff of the departinout Para the result of the pow regulations and This
his building thợt
therefore, which neither nevis tolerats it an ordinary curranty. An ade. in ketding to motic that the report of the net king now in the list except the appointments offered a comfortable rot cas, to the meady
the gaol. Formerly Victoria sormeule a which it wan
gosto supply of dollar notes, whether it on the gain of offisi salacios bad not get under inge criminal: if he did not exactly love super excollant architectural beauty, Bink, would therefore meet A‚vory, urgent and His ExCELLENT in the estimistes before.
It was designed, 14% wator-light and does no
Rob (rondeus ingaod by the Government itself or
the formation
did on the table and published for general, in- The Coronar. TThe others were confinement be did wat wind it with the dout the colony over $500,000, besides the seriously felt wand Next to when the protein in the rogant made in flur motion. I de The Corosia TREASURED-WIth thhale counterbalancing advantages obirised of large su paid for the ground. In the eart
one has suything The CHAIRMANThey are on the cali any against it. I am quits willing to mates submitted at last mosting. excellent lodging, plentiful food, and me onleny to suffer the amino kind of thing at posal to issue such c att a half-dollar t The
www.ouhmitted to not think it is mosi to Answer the hon. mini-riend WAR then
gal the hands of
ever the Central the Chamber of Commerce Loompitten at present the thing not be the latis are not quite place where the
Already a year of that bothere herefore hungry and conditioned rogue bas elapsed since the old Loures and market so reason for their opinion-possibly be and unfairuses in fawing a hard line at Chi The SURVEYOR GENERAL the salaried row (6)
body reported against il,
1-but-gave but I think there would be extreme difficulty: tha sh could reciperate while hatching new plots were pulled down, and drawings for the new cause they were unable to do ee. Certainly use and, Portugees, besanso there, aro, cortain include everything in the reorgmised schone Jagainst his fellow men, and whence he issued building are not yet completed Why was there can be no reason that will bent serious al Chinese aut Portogise doing alast the should the Soxretary of State approve of this
ly in some of thiosbardiste reaks, Europeans Fortified iubis unbellowed hopesand unlawful the ground, cleared, betare tenders had hon examination. When Hongkong becomes me work, and the constquanes is that if you Roheine, even in nouified form, the department The 'HAIRMAN-I may also mention that desites. Tu basul hoon changed. The lodge called and everything got read rito on the great monafacturius centre is in aspect-bond one said got this other you would treats will be looked upon as faully estled, and should ing instill good, comfortable doubtless to the mercy work Rehn answers, why? The ed to econo avenge Chinese coolie, but the fare is no delay which has recurred in the commence from Tonquin there will bave so bas very olnass from the fact of their never having to the other beaches of the Service of cour
a cheap supply of coal very grant dillonity. I quits agree that certain anything come of the proposed increase for longer luxurious; it has
t has been prudently cut most of the work is not due, ne e sup-considerable addition to our subsidiary reinit and rising fewer inportal pools suffer lose depurtarent so recently arranged as this will not to a regimen that will austain life but posed, to an intention to erect the market collage I not goilify
if appetite. This is just and on the reclamation instead of the old eite. alf-dollar
wages, purposes, alone, and the draw the line. I believe me the attempt to move any further increase. right. If a man will not, work neither The reclamation would, indeed, be too edrall, the
the line committee become a necesary here as
The ACTING REGISTRAR-GENBEAL-D006 is Eng of works is the only protioable day and it is CARTEMAN It includes bow Eateries and If he design te riot on the fat of the land two lots together will not be one intu
the Chamber of Commerce nas practicable to do and without going to that re adjustments of the old. There are some from the proceeds of plunder, still less in bo large for the requirements of a Central master jam no wore going today out in the extent. However, I may tell you that it is a matt ditional Chinose, SIS,646 represents the total ontitled to comfort in detention. He should Market for this aty, and the desigs of the bus while the Committed continues to decide sideration. I have devised seletus uffer scheme. The Active REGISTEST-GENERAL-It re-
ise are going to say surprising, ter that has caused as a yet anunt of con- difference in cost. be allowed
portion of 2:5 to 3-5 of those of their Seniors, to exist in gaol, but more then building ence in besith should be denied to
should be
·more existence in
be drawn with the.
th the idea of important questions band in secret con- all of which have, when brought to the test of present over a dosen new officers, I suppos
7-Unless the estimates are to be regarded fai vinal cases, hoved more or less objection-
of galarios at presest paid will show how small a jas afterly unreasonable; a reference to the table mation is Onisbed.
The SUBVATOR-GENSKAL--I have not the salutary Treatment as
an unkied or unfeeling, Whilst on the subject of Public Works, But if we are not allowed to havo pollar it all in all, the best I have soun. No plan say how many there are. They are all ingindef. That the salaries of officers selected in Eng much more public men in the Fast than they
that they should make mistakes sometimes, elded upon by the Cotamittee is, I think, taking offers. From the list before the I conld sot as follows: but ferling should bot DOL tion Lutjet justice bas to be done the ques there is another waiter as to which further noteg og half-dollar
their recipients who it mest be remembered are done and deter-explanation would be noceptable. We refer excneo
are in the majority of cases in England) and the devise will be more tvorable than it ought to to the Secretary of State it only proposed;
themselves called up to incur that can
dany eyestal companies for criminals shores. This means expenditure of mestis, They are Cops up to the require be to soms of cials, aut jest tuvuarable to I thinks, to inve Sour new offcors in addition to and deny sympalby to their victims could $1,250 per month as the working expenses which retirabentes serions monetary tax on individual use and say what each should get
879 again at a premium, On the other hand, to take very those at prosent employed in the Department,
mon are to be Found willing to eater (be service 8.-It may be urged that song as young be regarded as quemies of society and co- of one small Priestran dredger, which, those who have ocasion to use large quanti by way of increase trould be very invidiousThe advantages that may possibly be giron to
at the preamit rate of pay, and to remain ther *pirators
sgainst order. The frat duly a judging from previous years; is laid up do ties of them, to any nothing of the trton-duty, and not only invidious bat almost impos- the rest of the Servics' are now given here to
the rats must be sufficiat, but we would abseit Government uwen in society is to
that yenng men are always ready to accept any life and properly, and if this in acting nothing half-its time, and cannot eat venience of haring to collect them from Bibla believe the same difficulty has basu the Surveyor-General's departmant?
offer which appesex at first glans promising, to the lehomelites who prefer
anything like this figure work. There Facions
met with elsewhere, sad at Singapore, after. The CHAIRMA-Practically I understand.
and that, sier sunding 5 or 6 years in the honest labur; so much the wors for the net that a similar role appeared last rele obtain all that are wanted,direct from f of a goneral rio of salary, as L. been sn-out; hat those salaries baro, I suppose, beon fix-(b.) That the value of the deflar should for the them to adopt any other profession, however
quarters inetead of bajog able to must be something wrong here. Wero it 100
several devices, they had to adopt the plan The whole thing was arranged before I come
Servis, it is very diffent if not impossible for might have been supposed that
it the Treasuryday been pisania this re-)ns I understand it is that certain licery The SURVEYOR GENERAL Yes; the sakarių {
We fully recognise the cogisted hore The scheme of the cuminttien od at satisfactory rates
purpose of paying such salaria be based ou dissatisfied-they may he with their commanration. to render able portion of the sun was to be expended
the average rate for the twelve months nextThat dissatisfaction among the mah bers of thes Tho grol in shin Colony
& place to be avaid on nd rather than a convenient botol for earing out torenhote has was made by in 1882 il rose to over $100.000 7 450,59%+] who are usually appointed from home, shai ho are fixed at ratos. at which' suitable officers can
denspect In
L ler the
Ade Jesus
proveding, such value to he fired by the Le Bervice is most undesirable is as opinion of paid a fair sum in sterling, which will in each, be obtaipod. in 1884 the throwing the debris of
gislative Council in the Annual Estiusto. Broullecy to which he has, on more than gratis temporary accomendation of unsue. into the harbour and should therefore be
last sammer's stor ret
over $200,000.¡ in 1887 to
case make the amount of dollars they receive
Each a system would, the Commission is to cessful depredatore. The near view of a get down to storm damages, As the wages sue for this rear up to 23rd Otober heat now; that those we are on the Civil List and with respect to the rest of the Service, still it
to Dearly $500,000 year it was over $900,000, and the is usually in excess of what they rereita Than prasuming this shauge is not undo | Tent
formed, be similar in result to the practice
one occasion, given expression. populous Chinese province, swarming with of the crew appear to amount to leas than reached $948,500.
which obtains in, the Ardy sad in the Conher of the Officers in 1969 and now, from which
9-1 attschalist of the salaries paid to a num officers of that kind abraid be paid, roughly will go to the Surveyor flanerst's criminals whom bareb laws and great pover-$2,000 year the question is, what is the aweant is far from dub in sterling what they are pat down for in rice dom tot get justice I do not see why thr
sular service. speaking, the amount of delars required to pro- The CHAIRMAS Even if the rest of the ser. (e) That the salaries of other ofpers Tho have and the revance has more than doubled during it will be seen that, while both the population Ly be made son for the perete, aufficient rea$15,000 used for P
roente, and the coine are-at-a
suffered from the tepreciation of the dollar that period, in caly 7 out of 30 cases has the pay in the Ciril List.pe in other caso that they abouli Surveyor-Generele ebould not, and whether or ishments that should warn off rather than of again offering forward. She greation of de marzo. This is a state of 2010gy that receive as nearly as possible the amount in steriot, think it is indicable to go ob making oiled in the East should be ingreased by areased, whike, in all but two instances, t
and who as a class may be deemed to be doo those Offers as estimated in dollars heen Needless to gayit inquite imposable for us to which it is very desirable should to eleared hua u do tople; the Government/'n dollars at the rated da. El. What I mean to which mes cannot livs F have condemned (2) That with regard to officers such as labour over 25 par orpt.) in the pay, as estimated in invite a descent on the Colony by this class. the Crown Agents Commission, a point
Loughit gut to
to be alo
allowed to exist.
ing which would be the amount they have now appointments with salarios attached to them on
has boon a decrease (unonating in 32 case to compets with the Chinese prisons; however up. Incidentally we may say the fact that With referones to the currency generally, wonid receive as an increas the differees bentting down the way to figure of which to order a sufficient supply. would have put against hito £1, starting, and prection, when a new appointment is made, of any is this suppose an officer now gets $1,800, he again and again not publicly perhaps the alers the discipline and frugal the fare in there is no
ers, colis, and messengem whom wages have sorting, in which it must be rembered mach from Wnie to time fluctuated with the local of the expenditure has to be visi Vistors Gaol,
Appoint. But still remain palicore
labour market no altoration should be made, prizoiple on which the $1
ments unds more, recently have not hesa so in- the $1 notes and the neosssity of half-dollar required to produce £1.000 now; the safe to be well it is impossible for a mom to re Crown Agents are remunerated scams of
Ke Comer
8-The report of "a Compiles of Civil Ser-jurious y affected, though, as will be you, the pieces, we think, His Excellenty in Chinese pound eb
by ordering neuria that anot be applied universally, be discovery from his own experience; so it scenes ting salaries le printed as Appendix IL and a disturbed. prises---the
separate system. UD)
posed obange in the audit Chinese
I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient Je, iko others,
others, gregarious, and they be found that the vete of 38,000 in renners Treasury authorities at home. That the advantage would be proportionately unfair tuinly would be foolish to plan a complate po
sifted it will which could be formally, placed before the raised beforehand un count of this very fall in want, it is wall to avoid tant mistaka What value of house property sa Appendix [[F.**. servant, hato solitary confinement still worse than tion for doing all such work as nu
the thedellar, therefore to give hem exactly theirs over the case may be with other persons it cer
PULARE, Acting Chief Juetion.
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES. hard fare and filthy lodging. At prosent, commission, so be charged on, our entrancy as it as present exists is very in-onetan amount of discrimination I expect will be organisation of a department and so fix the
P. RTRIE
for the Umuition. be on, that
WONG SHIRO, of course, there are any limited number hogides this, there is a comic date to the growing requiremquis of adopted by the Spratary of State in such cases, enfatios that in two or three yours every oficer
Hon. P. Stewart, LL.D., Colonial Secretary. at separate cells, but sufficient perhaps for cent, on all
per the Colony there can be no question.
but roughly speaking, if lis nooops my chemo would have to have bis salary re-arranged. and the wurst criminals, and if
at all I daresay I will accept this. Of admrso gant 116 the Colony, which does not show in the form
The vote was thon paused. has 30 lig 3 so often: Совет
at the 'present rate of exchange, the addition to stened, these, of a separate vole, as it is charged on the
England I think it is 20 per cost-would be be large y
the salaries of those who are not appantes from incressed.
-THE-JAAN—AND TUR GROWN-LOKETS. Against this pro- goods themselves and so corner ject of a new guol we liave consistently pre rates for the valious so comes, under, the
The CHAIRMAN Before wo pass to the Le departments for
less than the amount of pais obtained by those rislative Council there are two matters that I tested for the past twelve paare, and its con, the goods are struction has very properly been delayed while all go to 5 general food, out of one on Saturday morning, the 14th inst Thorin fature, but on theo, giber band, theirs will to the loan. I find, what I knew at que kiraa, Silva, lat Clark, Audit Office,
are obtained. These comin
commissiona
who will have their salaries mu a sterling basis wish yet to refer to The first is with reference
Sentimentaliais may cry out against this an extension being erected when the reola- dlane, ivan hardly be constared surprisable. This on which has been evaatusily de exact list. There are certainly i u dozen nirenstances of the nuse recommend generally proportion they bear to the expenditure which
there can be Du
es plans morbid minds to the item of $15,000 for dredging forex for not ping the supply of tab absolutely perfect. Every plan you can in the recommendation sent by His Excelleniy
Fout Menatres
outlaws.
More especially is
necessary to
maintenance of a system of pun-
a consider
Sef that be
Mr. MacEwEN has intimated bak intention
oficial an
tie
1
bere is
meating the
the
The re-
The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT of Potrok
--
land, or holding positions which are usually filled ap by officers so selected, having origin ally been fixed on a sterling basis when the dollar was worth 4/2d, akoofd be raised to an Amount in current dollars equivalut to their original sterling talus. The privilege enjoyed by a fow of the officers of this slaas of remit ting at the par of exchange should be with drawn, and all such officers put on equal foot
ing.
per cent.
of delight as compared with the polsome explain fully the colony who ig`able --however, especially as regards the fando of: tween $1,800 and the ant in dollars that is every resident in the ooley knows perfectly ders of Canton. Bot there is one terror itself to indicatá a or the pro der u sarvice to the Colony RDS FOR.altered every year sosording ta exchatige. Of nat aore and he is bolt to make that unpleasant ante on the subject of the inadequвgy of exist mufortunato fall in this dollar bas left a - Can held out, which is lacking or lieve when the mtler hapalem Webu full and complete inquiry, the result of cass there are cases in whic), seisriés bave been me that when we are reorganising a- depart-report-by the Hon. C. P. Chuter on the increased
new goldent, ou ell materials obtained for
aga
more argret surks were being carried out, bean built up si persion fundy as until now the main objection to a new strug the túre bus satisbed-ils probably almdes be met by the present
cost.
which
to the Crown Agente départa
all the employés
any way
that
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL A meeting of the Legislative Council was held
be a permanent increase, whereas the offers but bad forgotten, that nothing has been paki paid in sterling, if they dollar were to rise in value, off at present, bos is the loan at all to be paid would perhaps goin nothing at all; therefore off antil 1907, when it will all be paid off at the it is a question whether those who recito same time. There are no drawings in connection than the others. Ou the whole I think the Committee has arrived at as fair a solution as it is possible to arrive st
ut à aide in one of the gut)sing suburba, esy, department. It is desiranana Hor, A. J. LEACH, Acting Attorney-General permanent increase do not really gain mors with the loss. We are paying 7 per cent, onit,
C. P. CHATER,
J. J. KESWI⋅ K. B. LATTON.
Appendix I. containe a specimen of the re- toros giran in answer to the circular mentioned is the second paragraph of the report, the an
1800.
1960. 1839.
1899. Ord. 13.
Ori, 13. S=12 £30. $1/2, F8/14- Name of Ofs. Pay per Pas per Pay por Pay per
sum animam
in in
was being thuse applied by Mr. J. M. A.GovernatondCoct-- .$
vants in 1874, 1979. 1984 and 1889 as follow
Mr. Silva gives the wages of cook of his sor-
1874, Boy, $5; Doua, $6; Coolie, 85. 187) Same:
1884,
1889.
Rog. $6; Cook 87 Coolio. 85. Boy, $8; Conk, $5; Coolie, $3.
id Tollar. Dollars. Sterling. Sterling
$
2 manur-in-Chief. 34,000 24,000 5,000 3,650 1090 KOM 4,500 1,825
along
{ Chief Justion
Colonul Beerstary
Attorney Generat Colouin T Tronsarer Auditor esral
of which has was present
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Sm, I WILLIAM DES VEUX, KC.M.G
Jea. A. Last, Acting Colonial Serotary, Hoa. H. E. Wousnoube, C.M.G. Acting
Four per cent goes as interest to the bondhold Colonial Treasurer.
grs, and thro per seat, is invested at compound
of Police.
Fr. S. Brows, Surveyor-General.
interest to pay off the low in Loudon in 1907, Hon. W. M. DEANF, Captain Superintendant
when it will all be paid off together. The other 20 pay for the principal articles of consump-Segutrar of sc point is regarding the Crown Agents. The artiou in the years?" he gives the following Colonial Chaplain The Council went into committee on the Ap-rangement was made in 1896, and it is this table, the figures in which he says are taken Hou, N. G. MITCHELLINNES, Acting Bepropriation Bill, 1800, which was reported bying the Crowa gente num azaasily of from contrasts for supplying Hospitals, do gistrar General.
three Crown Thia
ould Colonial Offica of the site and the erection of the gaol ment, which is not in any
helang
only 10
at Causeway Bay or
or West Point. time as one measure of relief, the female be made, casing the etter has been mooted
Mean
Home official
| statement on the subject should prisoners kaso been domiciled in separate in the Counal. Any reficence or inability building, giving increased
acermmodatim
Lo give the information Asked for is sure, its
for the males. We would now make a 'ang-engonder suspicion. gestion for further talief from congestion, namely by the
ransfer of
of the debtors Lo
some bouse. The European debtors, these THE HONGKONG CURRENCY AND aya uny, might very well be lodged for • line in the Lunatic Asylum, which is now BANE NOTE ISBIN.
asiatake not, almost empty. This re
The returna published nonible ral of the debtors would give more root Government Gazette showing the Bank note in the crasinals, and it is at the same time im circulation of the Cobay speak cloquency of peratively called for on sanitary grounde.
the growth of business. The following table The conditions under which the debtors are gives the figures for last month syd for the
al present are simply scandalous, as lodged at they are so crowded that when the beds are pending month of the previous nine
to
in cosfine
reare
Noten in Special
Cirenlations Hear
23, 134,090 / $1,300,000*
3,615,877 1,210,030, 4757,055 -1.75.000 31232461580.000 251701237,800,000
33, 400/54877 1,680,000-
1860
14, 4, 19824T.
1667
1889
360426,000
1880
6,625,897
2,500,000
Hon. P. RYRIE.
Hon: WONG SHING
Hou. C. P. CHATER.
Hon. A. P. MACEWEN
Hon. J.J. KESWICK...
Mr. A. SETH, Clerk of Councils.
TAB INCREASE OF OFFICIAL salaring," Hi EXCELLENCY-The first business
THE APPROPRIATION WEL, 1890.
7,200
*T
7,200 1,500, 1,99ā
1,300 12
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l hi 4,802 1,000
4:00 sad 1,000 149
Palico Magistrate In answer to the question, "How much had Postmaster Genel 3.840
the Fiuanos Committee with nordments.
NXCELLENCY asked to which extent the vote for the defones lsd been maduced.
2); on loan basiness we pay them per cak commission, and on all other husionssthe
buying of goods and so on-wa poy them 1 par Beof, b
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY said the vote hai boen redaced by $10,DINI, -
out. The only other source of income to the road, b..... Crown Agouts Office-I sa reading from tha] Better, Ib... His EXCELLENCIAS I mnderstand, the Ex-ciranlar will be the charge on overdrawn a Ducks, Ib.. timates were redued in a particuler which does coute, which will in fatare be the lack rate with Egga, duz,, not appear in this Bill. With reference to that a minimum of 3 per cat. Hustong of the niferm Fovi, Ib nubject, I have a report which will aventually he rate of 5 per cent, and interest on investments. Matton, 15.,
Harbour Master.....
Clerk of Coucils, Private Secretary C.9.0. Crist Clark
Firat
HEL
Surrogor General
2.400 -- 4,309
500
5,709 1,0
870
80 3,90
Son 581
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BGU 561
prcine Court Colonial Surgeon.
3,810
7) 700.10.4
3,20
800 581
354
3,350 1.800 790
1874 1870 1834. 1889.
| Registrar General
3,300
780 5.010
centa. cent. coila, venta.
800 730 730 7.10.0. 080 1000 123
19 10.
10
1,200
1,34
250 2,100 200 -100 30%
4
4
10
40 50
LEN 1440
23%
+
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7
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9 10
"DON
10
35
17
17
300 219 300
4
11
2,100
500 202
24 25 20
1,450
S00 1,440
at?
$3.
the Orders of the Day is a motion by Mr. Mao ait before the Conseil to be considored This Thers bas boon no wish to bu secret in, this mat- Pork, lb., the question of offcial stories be laid on the the £116,000 vate there remains a sum of It is three years airco this came under my natics. Tea, It.. Elwon-That the report of the Committen on report shows that, at the present moment, out of ter. The only thing is that I had forgotten t Sugar Ib, tobi mo say: I am quits prepared, if the £7,000 suspent. so that the whole of the 230,000 I then went into it and recommended to should. Rios, ib. Council wish it, to lay the report on the table might bara been voted and we should yet have so neropted and it was accepted and has gone Coffee, 1b., I dare say, however, the hour, momber has me bean within the mark. I shall have the figures on cothly. In that length of time the dulalla Oil, Lamp, b, remarks to make conreated with it.
gone into, but I have a report which showe flat, to go out olaszaind. It a Tory diffolt te Hon, A. PHACEREN Well, sir, I was go taking the amount at which the dollar was rated be a walking encyclopedia in every detail of go
APPENDIX (1 ing to move that the report be laul on the table, at the tirao, the varicus amnovuta were paid-tak remment. In considering the Estimates overy As you are aware I was not appointed to the ing the value in starting-wo hive at this mo- detail in the whole service from the smallest t
8th August, 1189. Commission, and perhaps it any be desirablement paid something more than £7,000 less than the greatest is liable to raise a question, sad suie G. Mitohioll-Innes, Dr. Aren, Dr. Eitel, A.K. Six-The Committee of the Ciril Service, N. that Tehold belefly state what my views on the the £16,000 and of course £7,000 at the pre- has not the advantage of notice. I mention TL, Esq, A. Soth, Eng., J. M. da Silva, Eay, subject are with reference to the inorcase of out moment would be more than 83,000. It this because an idea is to have got about whiet was elected to represent, the views of the alaries Doubtless vary great hardship has does not much natter until the $20,000-ïa ex- that there was sóran sort of secrecy in the mat
xisteil lately amongst European officials in this perded, but I will have the figures looked into. ter. There is no desire on the part of the Go Members on the subject of the inadequacy of HUB. O. P. CHATIB-The reason way we re-sarment to be sacrat, and as for myself it we honor to transmit to you, to be laid before. His Colony owing to the great depreciation that
the salaries at present, drawn, have now the
put down there is not room, we are inform ed, to walk between. This state of affairs, is not creditable to the flevarniment, and ar it would be simple mutter to hire a house for their detention, it ought not to be con- tinued. Some of these debtors are more the victims of misfortune than of wrongdo ing, and most of them are expialing sing of extravagance; hence it in peculiarly hard, that
abould be
be exposed to any danger The note circulation. it will be seau, bastore has takes place in the value of the dollar and duged the vote was that the Colonial Secretary pure forgetfulness. I thought I had a generalfoner the Governor, the view taken by health by their detention
15 sutkicat porishment for more than doubled in the east ten years. The in the high, sest of living caused thereby. It is printed out that the amount vakatanding wasides of the thing, but when I came to kek at the then of the question' under consideration. In or carelessness that they should lose crease be teen steadily comes with the attached to cartain posts, that is to say, that at $20,000
traditional in the service that certain salaries aro only £3,000, and we roughly estimated £3,000 circular I found my memory had misled beir liberty for a period; they should not exception of a brank in 1884, caused by the Governor coxon here be expects the govern
The report recommending the Appropriation His EXCELLEUs--Well, what I have now get Bill with amendments was then passed, he expond to a risk of losing health hike failure of the old Orats Bank, which not ment of a first-class orlony at a salary of £4,000 is another view of the case. I won't eat where it wise. This is a maiter the Visiting Justices only withdrew the tours of that Bink (near par sannin, and so on down to the lowest, until comes from, but it bortainly is plausible on its should look into and report upon. Why 17 $1,000,000) From
but caused we come to the policeman who expect to receive side I enly resived it this morning, and I THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF OF by sffected by the fall in the purchasing power bare they boen silent un the subject P the notes of the her Banks to be les fa- a salary of £100 par- sucum or its equivalent. think it will probably be found sorrect,
Hon. 1. ETREW CL guess where it Adaney, on by the Chinese. One where be in mercantius apuson
however, was 2000 restored, and the ere the salary has been fixed in starling to give cools from present note sirenlation of the Colony is failing that an ingrows to the salary has been
the equivalent at the current rate of exchange, or His KXCELLENCr-Your guess may be
tbey
their health by
folly
mebt. It is
THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS IN HONGKONG.
Tooked
wrong-
aqual in amount, to about one fortietli ihst monia in the currency. I have reason to believe The Council then sumed and the Appro- England, Ireland, and Septland. With that the Commission hare recommeaded, that priation Bill for 1890 was read a third time and In the Finance Committee on Monday the car clumay chopped doller currency, potes the increase of salaries should he based on the passed. vole of $50,000 for the new Central Market are relatively more ensary hors that a dollar fagresso. Personally I must say. I think THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATHIN BILL, -tained a very interesting discussion as to the Bome and are conado the justment Of course it may be argued that this advisability of giving out such work in pri Still, the fact, that this
more largely used. I should be inclined to favour the former nian. a fi eslary thus becomes a more matter of ad-
1589. This Bill was read a lard time and passed.. Fato firms. The subject may possibly be with its two hundred, heusmod, in- Tofurred to again in the Legistative Council habitants should require nato ofrechtion listition with very little lifterende, but any
ADJOURNMENT. fo-day
when the Appropriation Bill is under one fortieth as large as that of the Taped to siaries in to the limperial authorities very nesday ezt a fixed on a Wide
thing like a suggestion in regard to au înoreasa The Connell formally adjutrued unill. consideration. It is one that certainly re Kingdom with its shitty-seven milliage is like a rad rag to a ball Also their argument LENOY remarked that he was not sure there quires ventilating, for we see no reason why not
own commercial importance. The conviriling but in dollar. But they take the equivalent the Council together
Part of the Lollar at an obsolete rate of exchange,
doing so they desire fe teader their warm thanks tu His Excellency for having taken up the sub- ject witli so mish energy.
-The Committee do ast propose to partion. lare the various items which bave bedzi spesial-
T
Scound
Third
1341 1341 1,331 2nd.. 1,440 1H Andt Cork.......
1400 1920
Treasury, let Clerk
*
Public Works Du
*partment,— First Clerk... Second Magintay- Firat Clark. Becand.. Third Poste, Arint- ant Fostmaster Genera).......
1,020 1,920 1,340 1,440
900-
3,400 8,400 1,440
Post Office, Clerk 14 Supreme Deart
Crown Solicitor 1,200 1.900 Deputy Registros 1,920 2,700 Clerk of Court. 1,440 Judge's Clark... 1,440 1,440 Firat Clark...
1,829 1,830 Sooo..
1.440 1,440
Harbour Office, Registrar General's
Offica
Second
-First Clerk......
1,440
1,900
או
500+
300 919
SED. 14
800 365
· 360 219
250 182.10.0
400 418.15.0 300
500 210
200 219
400
1,950 280 The offe of Puigno Judge war established (873) when the salary was fired at $3,100,- And Private Practices incloding Auditorship - Barged in
No Private, Proctivo. another cffice. Morget in Com Secretaryalip
FICIAL SALARIES.
of the dollar, that part of the question having
А.РУБУТИК Т.Е. bean, doubtless, already dealt with by the Commit-
"Hongkong, 10th October, 1889. The following Report of the Commission op- to call attention to the fact that the salaries at tary, and for the information of the Committee tee appointed for the purpose, but desire simply Fir-Ab promised to the Inte Colonial Secrc- William Des Vox, K. C. M. G., to consider the insufficient in view of the work done and the posed increase in the Salaries of the Civil Ser- pointed by His Excellency Governor Gir Grosent drawn are, in the vast sjority of cases, appointed to report on the question of the pro-
Olot, was laid on the table of the Legislative with the ipareas in the work and importanów or shewing the increase of this rontals of the question of an increase to the Salarios of Public positions to be maintainest
3. It can hardly be considered desirable that bring balets your notice the following particulars Tants of this Colony, I have now the honour to Connell on the 14th inst, presen the various offices, consequent upon the growing houses of the type most frequented by Europeans
COUNCIL CHAMBER
prosperity of the Colony, the salaries attoling & modérate means. Hongkong, 13th December 1889 thereto should fall to ench su ortant as either to
Henson at Richmond Terrace, Mosque Terence, held on the 26th April last. His Excelloney the more reuterativa employment outside of the C-Road, which were let a few years ago for $48011 1. At a meeting of the Legislative Council prevent marriage, or to drive Officers to seek Haymour Terrace, The bany, and Robinson the late Dr. Stewart, and the Unoficial Members to sodsaveer to make their facomes suition for Governor appointed the Colonial secretary, the Sarvloe, or by gambling in the share market year, now realise 2000 and $720, and thous houses which formerly, let for $840 cannot ow port on the subject of a genord increase to the lies. The following table will show the increase speaking generally, rentals for all olsenes of Salaries of the Members of the Civil Service or in the Revenge and Establishments of the Co-dwelling houses under $1200s year have in
count of the decrease in the purchasing power Jony referred to :- Sp of the dollar. On the 15th November His F cellency appointed the Aoling Chiat Justice to
eratam-hich works will at home shot calculaten to diminish the sense of our may he that we do not date our salaries in stor--would be suffiofanz business to verrant his dulling of Council a Commission to enquire into and the maintenance of themselves and their fami-be rented for less than 31,900 a year. And
the
not be adopted here. The Hop, A. P.MAC ines of the notes is not coined to their use. When an offre goes to apply for an Ewan's mark as to the
hản ánh hen either on-setlia, they mea88 & ensible addition to the and they ay so many thousand, dellars per!
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
TER PUSKIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MEN'S 760
seems to have been derstood
by the official membere, available credit of the Colony. The Banks again, and if he seks the "what loss, this me. The idea is got to ask architects to set as a reserve of specie against the note issue of air represent in pound they tail him so many held on Saturday morning, before the Council Stewart.
A meeting of the Finanoe sommittee ws act on the Commission la place of the late De kind of glorified clerks of works, but to avail and a half millions amounts only to two and pounds sterling, but always caloniating the ratest, to finally settle the estimates. This Acting. The Commissien wat on the 1st of May, of their services in their proper profesional half millions, learing four millions which of archange at is. 24What does the ordinary tolonial Secretary presided. Capacity
The
caivures custom house the Banks lend out to borrowers, by and Wilch Molal at hom know about the rate of ex now is to put up the designs for now public thay make probably not less than $200,000 tags. If you were to ask members of the building a to competition, the desigua being year This jes
House if Oammons west was the depreciation very nice thing for the Baras,
The CHAIRMAN-Thisis's short meeting of rent in
under a nom de pizand
in the price of the dolls during the last few the Finance Committee, da we were not able to Should we have of the Colony, which would be avveraly you. People have a basy idea that silver hos de department on the last cession, and I have just The new Brawn. Still, however, we are not satisfied. the matter lately by the agitation on bi-ractalkiem, very considerable tsorganisation of the Publie Courts,
if they had been left We want moreone dollar apte Themecessity but it is not a subject that ther know or care Works Department has been in proparation, and to Government cficials to danga. We can for these becomes more preasing day by day very much about. As regards the increase of it has been found impossible to lay before you safely say un. Every public building down as the population
pay to the mak and file of the service, that is the details of everything proposal... What I
upon be a Compute and adjudicate but it is also a good thing for the trade years, the groat majority would be unble to tell conclude our connderation of the Public Worka
́had:
of
had such buildinge
at home as the Houses
Adment, the Colon Opped were that credit of $4,000,000 with-preciated, and their attention has been called to to invite your attention to that for one moment.
1874
1854804
$464,900
EXVENTT.
1870.
1534
1889. 9.
2001,033 ($1,171,097................. $1,757,918
ESTABLISHMENTS. $500,000 $501,002 $567,LLC $595,319
cizna.
MARGIN OF REVENUE OVER BLENDITUR O
YSTABLISHMENTS.
$1,740,202 4.Officers who have been solooted in Eng- bad for special espacities, who have passed sovare examinations there, or who bavo by long and meritorious service stieland to positions f 4th Price of principal articles of importance in the Sorride of the Colony, may
onsumption, RK
and decided to iesno a Circular to al! Offloers zu
the Service, requesting them to furnish particia lace under the following, bendings:- Iat. Salary and Emoluments, 2nd, Kent,
Srd Burvante vigez :-
ture,
fay to lise in confort (while forced to reside
creased at about the same rate.
Ihare the bonour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant..
O. P. CHATER To Honourable A. Lister,
Asting Colorist Bscretary,
„WAITING TILL THE OLOUNS ROLLED BY."
to tho-smallest beard, school is now put up [neas increase, parolume of buat the Chinose and Portuguese,, I have no doubt would ask you to do is to pass the eclimats na itaambled to consider the reports received (6) to be able to take advantage of their leave asid Shanghai, a trio vowed to give to the world
W
yatom
Bi
Nor By Tax Aurнóż or “Just Broa 5th. Other items of expendably expat
THE BAITER, Mother," hot and enervating alimeter Crom which Che evening, that of the second day of the smilingue of these
3. On the 24th of June, the Commissing re
their health mart inevitably suffer) late aver memorable contest betwoon Hongkong to compeition, and this is the we potes sanctioned by the late Sir Agyave is the Commission have very carefully-en- lies before you and tote a latop sum of $18,646 The information obtained will be found in should like to ace adopted in
Lbis Colony KENNEDY
quired into this matter and thit the decision to cover the various new appointments and ro when Gorurnor of the Colony
when due (ie. to defray the cost of their pad their impressions of the trip up, of the match Whenever a new public building of any kind proved an enormous convenience, but that Personally, I am rathus inclined to think that pointments are specified in a printed list, but it
they have arrived at will be fully discussed. organizations which will be made. The uswap Appendix I. ⠀⠀ -
⠀⠀ itself, and of the, sojopen, in Shanghai. How (a) when 30 years of age to marry, sad sixteen or sevenscen
After due desideration the following oun (2) to be in a position to send their children to is matter of history and of opinion, and Little did two of the trio sequited them salon of the task Central School, or a
• Tears ago. The re- ball-room
Portuguese and Chinese the Government is not proposed to embody thems in the estimates, elusions were unanimously arrived at ga for Govern quirements ment Habae, it should be put ap to public since then, but although an increaed ins debe individual cases and to those due considers before than F
England and maintain thạin there.
they think that they were dealing with a truitur local competition. It is set to be supposed has bee advocated, brithe Chamber of Com. You should be given, but the horsemity for on
Commission are unanimously of opinion that that the aurveyor-General's department can morce and earnestly called for by the public, out There is one creation I would make all-round poresso I do pot tank has bras made
within the last ten years, it has increased 20 Accessfully cher out, works of this uslate Lan: Treasury authorhies have remained obaith foresee, to this and that is, that shere
perdons for Europeans and 10 per cent fer weing that, he wo and informed, there is not durate, wed the Colony has to sendust its are at home theseade of well-educated reaped
sole exception. Chinese Clothing alone is perhaps cheaper then it was in former years, but that is the
required, such as: & Capital Market, a wet bayo increased DF limen orer/service here are well paid. Of course there may Is it the wish of the Committee to have the list} (a.) As regarda Cost of Living generally, the (6.),tó be able to insure these liver, and the world leave them in the tarch and refuse to
The CHAIRMAN will notion that there Hon. A. P. Machaar—Curtainly. The Hata ware distributed in an item New appointments riot get made, $12,182 That is to provide for the salaries of
to save sufficient to enable them on rphire full his part of the contract. We hear he did. ment to live i a certain degree of comfort, put pen to paper, bat suppose he was naing a for which their pensions would in the salves: stylograph which, true to its nature, broke down. bu taraffent,
In the case of resident Members of the Servies (b) does not apply with suck fores, mar dock
from further efforts. This treachery must be Rage and Empsonmiosity ovidently deterred him the house for the latenem of this production,