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tisu I mada, and I hope tümrefore that the rain may now be passed. Inhall saleriaks on be half of the Gararner that an expanditare shall ba inanera in thisprolol item of $10,000 unless sal until the Conseil has passed an Ordinance thorising the raising of the fun to which it beg to move, air, that the item rafors. $146,700 stand part of the Dill.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Are son prepared to inovo au aprendement, Mr. Whitehand. P·
Hon T. H. WHITERSAD-No, Item passe
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Tha team of $79,170 for pansions was passed without lisenssion. THE SALATUS QUESTION AND THE PINANGrad The COLONIAL & CREAZ-I big to move that thn itors 841.239. for the Governor and Tegislature stand pari ofibo Bill.
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the demolished buildingy, de,, on 'a site which would seriously camp the space now available ean police porado gronad.
10-I shall is glut if you will consider these suggestions; and if you régard them so indicat ing a way by which a pranties and vcaptable Tettlement of this important matter may be offooted, you are at liberty to tako slupa ať ones for treating for such land as may be required. Et gash land esanet b-obisined of fair terms
the increase it is proposed to give now aments havily by gambling, the oondition of thu come with all possible cartory and respect, but I whole colour, he was, so to speak, sustöð, sed a FUE THED BRADING DE THE BILL. to a vary maliarabla som, and it may be that reunity at large is bound and progressive, should have done wrong lad I allowed that tool mak outsider is out I dont know Me, Lathe
Iprasant form, das tubeommodate than aliwang The tails of the ordinary expenditure and the of privousra in respect of "whom she gaparato the sirommstances of the colony may change, and Targin now to fadiostions from xoreageing to lotexfers with my discharge of an impica bridge personally, I dire say be pary attotal oxpenditure (inclusive of public works or syetem may not be deemed indispensable, is a that la consequenos of such a change it may bei wun, do we did? In 1882 the revenue was tive public duty. And there is no escape from ble man, but he is ant one of a sad endete traordianry) having aneu altored on, formal mo qusation whifth must be decided in Hongkong. necessary at & sharqrant period to more that $1,227,847 the Ave yours ending with 1898) the conclusion that in proposing the catrene are got out with the special latention of fling tions, in accordance with the opsudations wada. 6.In any case it will be newsary to asprim sustoul of salaries being raised they should be averaged 31,201, 67 Brd for the folloring to stop of Amediately reducing total stories those of hom rodnosda Wa know noch lina been the ons in yours ending with 1801 it average $1,869.829. they have made a proposal which, as they have
the prosable of the Bill and Section I providing and to make ass of epaso ndilitional fe that now The GOLURIAL BROLETART-The question the appropriation of 2,316,311 werantis altered covered by the prison and police buildings. At uther colonies in recent years; in Mauritius for In 1889, the revom largely oxonadal that of any themselves said, can be justified only by their own having already been put had the item now stand to read $2,256,375 The COLONIAL TREASUDER SCċoxided.
the north-east of the prison and police compound A previous year, for 1990 the rivenge sxecided that viction that the Sarcoss of the Colony are in a ing part of the Bill, I am not sure that Hon. T. WAITEDAD-I am not aware I link, it. It is very unfortunate that the of 1880 by $33,594; the revenue for 1891 or condition to cause apprehension and whish at the my hon. friend is in ordue, as I did not Bill as endod. in Committes, and mored the of Hongkong as block No 15, which is at prosent The COLONIAL SECRETARY then reported the there is a pionŭ of gronat, described on the play that it is within our provinco to move that the unanimous wish of the unofficial membror's was coded that for 1890 by $13443; and it can came to a Fenedy would be ludiorously Interrupt him, in order that he might third reading of tbo Bill.
waste, and whish it has always, as I understand. amount be increased, but I would point out that not coupled with in the conres of last be already esid with artdinty that the revente inadequate if that conviction wars well found, have an opportunity of mying what ho bas The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded. day sum of dollars pat dora bore to cover the yest, and zOMO
hoon futandad to utilisa directly or indirectly for timo after your reel for the curreat your willexseed that of 1301. Bo-ed. In so ́d ing they have committed a serious sald. Your Excellency is not prepared to make The general amoniment to the rednotion of prison improvement. On the west site, darlind osal of internet, la, £5,000, on the loan of locoy's arrival hore, when we applied for a fer. that is up to the gouisat at which I am tactical blunder and they have done what in my prior communication whatever to the salaries to apply to the total of the Bill was by s readway from the present priem balldre, £200,000, and the cast of remittlar hume £7,072 Commission to inquies into the increasing speaking. I dan Sad no akkienes of a shrink them lay at a singularly, inopportune canjane- Legislative Conheil or to agree that no must then put and defeated a storəend. to the sinking ford will not cover these amounts at of the administration.
there is a lot No.124) at least one half af which, That the ning, dwindling rejedno, on the contrary, what turo to injure the oredit of the Jewny, shall over be asked to be sent out uulma the Bill zend a third time and paganā.
I indorstand, may be sodrad by purchase I at the present rate of axolengre. The exlony is orm-ofleared is admitted by your Ex-I End in a continuously expanding rerungs. 11. For the reasons I have stated the Government Legislative Council bad pearlousty ban can Hon. T. H. WAITERAD-bag to give no match doubt, however, chather those additions change is put down at 21 Ikl. and that is not at oollenoy, and also that the clerical stat's salaries work induly tax the fuddigence of the Connell, will vote against the amendment. Applause) solted. When money is required for paying that a protest: from the unofficial members to the available space will prove suffolent; and the present moment obtainable. It will make a ace capable of redaction, and we think if bata were to proceed is ausies the compose Hon. O. P. CHATERI Lave listened with ment of a salary naturally it has to bo pro will be laid on this Council tabla in connection my consent to roodify my pravicca siswa cannot difference of geverd thousand dollars if the mor- fair and most precossile that the Colonial Office, details of the revonne. I have done so for my very great interest to the remarks of the hon. vided, if provided at all, by the Couenil with that Bill.
; ha rogarded on ßual, toinsâ and nail, you are kat cate of the day is taken, and the estimates knowing that fact, should sad ont were offers own satisfaction and the result has served to Catonist Secretary and there are one or two but the gasation of whether a dadst should SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION DILG, 1891. able to satisfy me either that they are 10, or that nro therefore inislanding. The, sams, remark bere. Only the other day a gentleman arrived as confirin the impression that the annually indred points which I should like to address the v'eau or should not be asked to be sent out in a The Bill having passed in Occauittee without some additional spaoa ana bi zequired. applies to the £40,000 of militery contribución.
Supe Intendent of the Gaol, which I think was ing ruvenne connatada steady increas of the oil pan. The first one is the statement in his matter of administration which be satirely out amendment, the Colonial Treasacor reported it 7.-Ou lot No. 12 or oũ co touch of The COLONIAL SECRETARY I should be the cita unnecessary and quite uncalled for. I prosperity of the mummily taken as a speech to the oflect that the malacios of the of add the provide if bis macll. I y es desordingly, and mored the third roading of the it as cas be nequired, a thre» störayəd lost perenn to altor pt to fatorem any diffenty believe your Breallary recommended to the whole. The par 1501 Las been described ficials having been decided upon by the Secret mention, though it is a matter of little im Ent
| blook might bá hulit containing three storeys of in the way of the fullest and free discussion, bat Colonial Oftee not to appoint any other officer, as a year of terrible depression; so far aary of State the officials were not going to redare portacoe, that neither at the meeting of the The Colossal ŠROKETARY Boconded. | calls, which wonki, probably represent s large. 1 ronfly fail to see what is the uas of baring the bat the voice of the Colonist Offee had its way. the revenue returna afford a critation, the their salaries until the Secretary of State decided Finance Committee or again to-day could I see nifi read a third time and passed. discussions in the Finance Committee, which I therefore think that the oficial stars are fact would appear to be that during that
proportion of the additional asticlar accommoda
•horwise. A koosad or two previous to the the bearing of the argument to the affect that
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tion which ta requisite. The new buildings sr recorded thers and published in Hen- quite justified in bringing the position of athaire year, also in 1800 and 1889, in spite of esme epoch of the box. Colphin Scorslary the hon. because a oadet was not confirmed in the olles HIS EXCELLANCY-The Council or standa could be connected by a bridge with the rais ente, and the time of the Coanoil being taken forward in the most farcible way they om in persane in the colony boring lost a lament moriber who represents the Chamber of Com of Superiatandent of the final, in which he had adjourned until this day fortnight,
buildings up by the observations being made all over order that, and as soon as possible, we may get alle amon at of money thrơngh spaulatina, the merce read out the vary words of Jand Knuts acted, it would therefore. Un woll to consulf
_8—Probably the best use to which block No. again for a second Litas. That appears to me to soma reduction and some retrenchment. When loxy sa a whole progred. The revenue exford wherein he distinctly stated that the sainte Lingishtive Council before padota are
213 onglit de paal would be to robuilt on it the be rather a waste of time. Tha hon, prember the colony le prer offered and evor-nunnet, ouelve of land sales for 1989, 1800, sad 1301 vios were raised on the understanding that they sent out. can hardly soo low making a ques.
À mosting of the Fiunnes Committes was | Mažistrates' Court as proposed by Mr. Brown wap bno juat ént devo mundo prosively the same angoly it is possiblə la offrot some oconomy, faroraged $1,990,760, for 1891, it was $1,979.543; should bo rosonsidered year by year and that ton of that kind on prevent, or weld tend to held intmedialoiy after the rising of the Council.in 1890. The site wow scompied by the Court to retaarks at the Finance Committen, and I ob The COLORIAL BECRETARYMy hon. friend for 1899 it was only $1,557,990, and in they should be redadaiders at the end of each provent, the Bocretary of State from sending hat the Colonial Boarotary taking the Chair. tug approcciated for prison purposes. sorred to him thea that no payment world the socior unofficial member has bere and in the 1897 1 was $1,427.45). As olteddy stated year for the following your. I cobland that a jailer to Hongkong. I do not see the conse The CHARMANThe Governor rosommande 9-It would to wall do doubt that the arom have to his Grade for a souidentia period, that Finance. Omittee discharged what ho ha thoaverage revenus, indading lead sales, for the that is ezotly what we have been doing. I os. Howetur; having painted out that the hop, the Council to vote sum of 81,38.25 to most north of the existing prison hailings proper, it was imprasible for hire be any one day stated to be a very painful and disgreenble fire reare ondlag with 1930, was $1,291407. As contend that at the mosting of the Eluang member is out of order, the voto baring hem past the on igas wade by the Water and Drainage now belonging to the police department, skenld To say what the rata ne exchange and duty. To be strictly gosarata I should say that compared with this the revenue, excluding band Committe these salaries were reconsidered and ad, and having also answered his destion, to the Department against the Sani.ary Department. he of neat why, or to a great extent, of the 36 at the fate of payman and that on the in the Finance Comittas ke spoke of the duty salos, for 1891-which we are told was the majority is that Figade Chinditten deniled fect that your iceflondy in no papel to give for the apply of water to variona Markets dat cook-bags, tarimes, baths, dc,; int I should wale I was dat propis i albe the rate at ng very painful and disagreeable que, but that year of errible depression $1.979,540, that they should be redused. The next point, any undertaking of the kind desired, I may adding the current year. We have passed one or deprecate the plan of again covering the apaco which the item had a patered in the estimates to-day he has worse forward and said that lie bes which shows an increase over the storage air, that I would like to refer to is with regard that it is uxcoedingly improbable that the ned stan votes of a similar nature daring the past by a thra-forged blank exatalning cella nor. of the Supply Bill.
great pleasure in undertaking it. And be bas revenue for 1832-96, including land sales, to what the ton, Colonial Secretary has said asalty will arise for gotung a calet from home for few months and as the committee is aware they should I regard favoumbly a plan for tabuibling baan supported by the other uncoiul members of toors than 50 per seat. So much for the to the future of the colony. He has told us some dine probably not same years to come. involve an additional expenditure. It is merely ho have chood his sentiments-am refeiring past and present. As ragards the coming your that the shipping of the port has in creased and HI EXCELLEN07I have made a representa a matter of account and what is paid by one karg in what passed in the. Finaceo ('smwiltre) I shodi state in the fra?, izst-suos that will probably solius saything which hitbortation to the Secretary of State to that effmot. department is reosived by another. -at the hard to which bas dos pallad them the ravenes, which has beau pot at 31,006,396, has been the can bere. He has farthermero
Vote passed to take what they annesive to be an extreme stop hes ben estimated with great enation in viow gone into many details and drown' a very, roug The voten $27,003 Trosity, 303,113 ·Padlie and on lah all be justified by nathing bat of the fact that the Colony was about to contrast picture indeed of the prospects of this outoy: Werke Departmant 9147.766 Post Oos nosity. Nar have expressions bean wanting a loan. It was obviously my daty in the face of No mis, I am sure, would be better plassel than $25,368 Registrar General'a Department, 200,115
THE PROPOSED LOAN. of Coviwill towards those who ars to be the un- that fast to be very careful that my estimanto af. I to see that picture realise bat at the same Harbour Master's Department, 315;265 Light Cortaste sufferers by the reluctant notion of revenus should be moderate, dantivas, and prasim I look upon the facts and figures. He has boson were passed without discassins, the.
The following daspatou by the Crown Agents thate walisishers. It was all very creditable, tially certain of realidation. I have every oun- given a large number of figures and I have amendment on its reduotim of salaries being in on the proposed lean was laid on the table of the and very affecting, but somehow it rocia led me doncs that it will be realised, and I shall be dla 2018 been able to follow them up as lonely each case defeated by 6 to 4, the boting boing Legislative Council on the 30th November and if the Government bas unt right of com of the words of the obỉ xong,
appointed if this motorowded. But moxiorate si sé L. Bould as, Bat I take what he has in the first instates...
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pulsory pureliage in regard to it, it will be for The COLONTAL TAGSTREE Soconlet.
'auns you were right to desemble your live,
it is that finato of revsade shows surplus over given us lu the draft, animates fr. 1893, wid
With October, 1892.
you to consider whether you should not apply to Hoa. C. P. CHATS-Sic, I must say Int But why did you kick mo downstair
-the patinated ordiosry expanditars. And this I will dest deal with the revenge Therathe The Crash SHOÉETAKY-Inmitting
Sit-We have been farmisked by the Secretary the Costadil fo frash pow.. calier surprised at what is Colonial Sacstaryhachter) Well, sir, the die is past, aud it estivosts of ordinary afponditure, be it obsevod, ravance to 1891 is giren ee $4,026,000, for the next item of $19 552 for the Observatory of State for the Colonies with a copy of an er
11—le daing will say further sitemo kas just informed na, that the der desolver on has bom dooide by the unofficial members that is for larger than that of any previous year. As 1992 31,082,000 dooided falling off and that havo to move that the to be alto ed to $19.710, tract from your dealeh of the 6th September. viiah you say mabait, it would be of great as- main propose that the report of the Finsuse sure is to be a grasping reduction of salaries, stated in moving the first runding of the of 1893 14 estimated at $1.506.000. Upon thras I mentioned in the Financa Committee that it last ning to be furnished with a statement of inado to me if you wild supply are with Coin bo alaptor by the ionrail,
unmeading with that at prosent enjoyed by Bill it provides for lost on wohengas sim of figures I say that the revenue since 1891 has would be usonaty to vote £50 or its equivalent the advantages of inuing intoribed stock juster photographs of the buildings from several poiute TO COLONIAL #ECECTARY-Pardes 1, I Tour Exuelbaucy. Now I may say at noes tant S7,hol in orcass of the provision made in the false of. But go further, sir. The figures which had been voted in 1992 and previous yeare of debenture or other siaurition, and for intors of em takes from an elevation shows rise to make a correction which I am sure the intention of gning to this Connoil in Supply Bill for 1892. It also includssan extire-givan for 1893, of $1,908,000 are merely an as for telegraphic services in counsellas with stormmation as to the rate at which we could probably ing their rolatira positions and intradas. I Lon. uusinber will allow me to make. That is for ad paupere, or of argning, either on babait | ly new idont of $40,000 to meat charges in 1509 timate. He has taken the tramble to any that warnings but which had be a omitted from the in soch stock.
Į shonld also be glad i have scations of the not what I said. What I did my was that your Exallacy, or of nysalt. or of any of my in conuention with the proposed lean, larger it is a very trua estimate, as true as can bo estimates in the first instance this year badadee I vompliance with this cogmast have the singa on which the poife and prison baild- it lay with the hoa, member, if he wished, brother civil servants, the question whether a provision for pensions by $5.400, and a more The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Cautions, it was hoped that by establishing direct com honour to state that the principal arguments in tags are built one drawn as from the post and
otve amendment to the rusion I have are overpaid, suficiently paid, or underpaid. I liberal provision for Hospital apoasos by said
ranulestion botwoon the Post Offer and the Obavour of the lasta of lusoribal slank are as ons as frein the wast, the buildings by which mat Ho thereupon asked me it I was going have no objection to stating thai, as a general $7,623 --and got the gatimats of rotinus, as Bas. C. P. Ci vrás–Has I oontend that vervatory it might be possible to save this or followe
the gité la covered being as far sa pomible show to move the adoption of the report, to which I le, if one desires to have compatrat and zestess compared with this anually large estimate of thess intimates are very seldom, it over, rendised,penditure That proving not to be feasible, it (a.)-Greater pourity to the kelder. Deber-snoh sections-I have the honour to be, sir, replied, “Curtainly not." It is not a doumerie, mast be prepared to pay a fair price ordinary expeditora, abows a surplus which and who can foll that this ent, which is less now necessary to re-insert tiria £50 or its faras, being tenesferable by delivery, anyone most obɛdient, humblə pərrant, which requires to ba tuopied by the Congvil. It for it, and that cheap. survive ften proses there is evary reason to hope tay be more than 1892, and considerably less than 1801: milequivalent, I need hardly add that this will not frequently amoladed from the scope of
KNUTSFORD. is simply laid before the Council.
in the long run doar nor to observing that tho realinud Ronily, sir, I can see here no be realised I doubt it, sir, though I sincerelyraenn any issased expenditoos this item, the Hon. C. P. CHATE-I believe most of these Hongkong is not in itaulf a very attraglire groped for alarm and foreboding rather I hope that it will bs. The next thing I come to fact merely being that it is not possible to save fanncial reports are aid or the table and station, being, so it is, an enormous dalanes from see rannan for angratulation and eatie is the expenditure, Thate, again, in the same this amores, as was hoped. I therefore 10570 pod by the Colonial Buersiary and thon ndop hs, very expensive plaesto liroin, and afflict faction. But, say the unoffierat morabori, draft ossimates which have besa Justled to as I that the item $12714 as sitered stand, part of od by the Council. I hate certainly beau und during the spring and summer months with the Colony must be in a bed way because your find the expenditure in 2891 to be $2,449,000, in the Bill. der that impression, and I thought that in the rhaps the most trying olimato in the world Exo-laney bassaid that a loan is gegary. Car 1892 82,358,000, and to 1899 to be 83,016,000.
The COLCIAL TREASUHER Bosonsiod, urinary course of avant, although the role was much I have no oljnation to observing-tainly a tonn i neposary, Brt dies fellow that Bat, ar, in the figures before you, are included Item pad, the amendment as to salaries bet
gaimat what the Colonial Secretary wood like it would be patort even if I did not mention it the Colony is therefore in a bad way financially the counts estimated for public works extra, ing defeated as aforesaid. have it, yot that he would have monel the adop into a wrangle about the axot arket Not at all. For what purse in the losa re, ordinary, for that is on itom which you can
ITENS. UNDISCUBED. tion of it by the Council, but I see he has ruled value of my own Herein, or those of my gaired? Not for one ordinary expenditure, but raise or lower as you please. You leave for trib. otherwise. I am sure I hate very grant plastoa. friend the Director of Public Works for for expunditurs on Palio Works Extraordin-ho works sxtraordinary $50,000 in 1891.8880,000 sare in proposing that this item bis reinced to example, or of others. E absolutely dealine for. I should like to know in what constry in in 1892, and what have you this year-8417,00, what it was bafora the salaries were isorsader. Certain sulation, which have beer passed the world it is found possible to nemotenot Take off the expenditere for pablia works extra storessid. in 1891. The reasons for moving this ameud. this Cównoil, hava bean Seal by the Scorotary extraordinary public works of the reistirs mag-oplinary and you are the ordinary expenditure mant hure bou fully gune into in Finates Com. of Stato ne proper for a to straw, and until the titude of those now in progress in Hong in 1881,888,000, in 1992 $1,773,000, and the
J The COLOSTAL SECRETARY-Tu moving the mittea and are pretty well known amongst the rotary of State is deel that these kung out of surrent raresta. Has it been estimate for 1899 $1.898,000, which is are than Item 371,109 for the Legal Departments I have Bombers of Connoit. Ta rofore I ved at retries should be altered we must contine to found prible hitherto as to doutrot ham in either 1891 or 188! Then again, sir, I have to make a slight alteration. The gistrar of peat what I have said before. Sine: last mesting vote. them That is tho otcial side of the Hongkong its ift Certainly ook. It has been not been a great time on this Council bat in the the Suprente Carrt has just be appanted at a "I have been told that parhaipei wa wara nat que fecial condition of the aslouy requires that aly by utilising the balances acorningf our single weating whore we have not had an Mtored to 8714,598, nt wh on amount I crevo that qacation. The side of the unofficials in that the food passin to brlog them to their present point, short while. I have beou here I sonroely reenlbot rednood dairy and the vote therefore has to be correct in sayib? that the finances of the Colody thalaring shall duo, and they contre previous loan. In the fact that we are about to clal minatos put bafora na by your Exosilanoy. the item stand part of the Bill. had shrunk on what and that expenditure had incwased. I am cortainly ef spinión, sir, that they have a right to move such reduction. wateret a loan for Publis Works Extraordia- These are the satimates for 1593, but how much The COLONIAL TREASURES Czandeil, that the rovanne has shrunk and that the expen
To support of their contenting thepasture them is up indication whatever that the more has to be paid cannot grass, but that we Itora passed, the amendment as to the salaries) ditera lus ingressed, and I have gesat pleasure the dictan of a previous Gosecurit is Colony is in a bal way tonnoially. Wormsrely have a masting of the Finance Commities after being defeated as aforessi 1. So-prop wire that fits item ha reduced to what it may their right being jokerent about to do what is dana in stiler circum nearly every meeting of the Council there is no it was before the increase of salaries was made inuttenoy's pradac se pointed ont that, as there in the world. So far from the Colony being in mense vote for sarplus arponditues for 1891. pasand without remark, there bolag no salaries
sunt requiring ang sob support. Your Ex-stancos-and properly, dono-in story donaty doable Only the wiker day we passed a 10- Itora $900 for ecclesiastical purposes,
to or a fix 1 Establishment Galianoce ad osuditiqu finansially I am of spinion Chut What we abail bars to rote at the end of affected. in the Colony, the anoffisial mabers monidan with is provision mata, as it should be made, for 1894 and 1815 for 1893 I dannot waƑ.
ally are as opportunity of moving there Tablic Works Extraordinary by a lei, the Taking these fasts into account we decided Items $76,307 Edusting and 383,271 Medival deation of sal virs whenever they thought that Colony, will be in a batter and a sounder pa that the time had come whed the falliment departments passed. the amendment a to sols radnution was cited for by elrommatsness.
tinn financially than it has ever besa. But, sir, of the protiss, sus distidat promise tario to saluris being defeated as afraid. That opportuity lus now come read, and they ass for the sake of argament-not let us by Mr., now Sir Francia Flaming, by Sir have availed thanaves of . They by a per- I can uimit it for a single moment that the William De Voss, and dentizmed Lerd The COGONIAT. Sucretary-beg to move) feat right, la do say mure, it is their banalen offteil members are corrent in their estimate Kanţaford in the very words which were that item $15,172 for the Magistracy stand port duty to do so it niceumstances dawand 3 the of th nanoill pisition, what shall I then say read ost to you a few minute ago, should be of the Bill.
elised, and that is why wo done before The COLONIAL TEXASUKEE AScor.ded. had surpus in the tuny capable of mostremstances do demand it. Anto five, le ns magnifiant Colony galag nancially to wrack and you nud ask you to snosider this matter and ra Hou, Ho Kail hava to move the radnetion sagine a deth Lonvin z'ont of account achenin, and we ses bound al all hazards, evan by the Anca the sabrics to or they were in 1891. of the vote by 85,172, and that the only be one hig that expendituro I as quite sure your fails-R′′r-centsad probably temporary fal most dentio remedy, to save it. Quite fu; wad. There is ons other point which may hoa; friend Magistrato instead at two. Exe Henes wank net mad that asse
I do not think tund possible to isane Hoagkong footbad stook ge The Gamyrál, has also exprassed an opinion in the routs of houses, whisk is in some caste bow do they prop to see why, sir, by haareminded me of. The Lion. Colonial Secretary we and two. Ons was salcient to discharge should, in present of cuxaties, expect to ob that the initial expenses might ha mat aithne utile and sight, in all roshe met with immediately Kanding certain official salaries to has made light of the sets of 350.000 aan aid the work of both. It has been done and it was tai From 103 to 134 for a 4 por cont stook hay-by a public saboripsion or by a voluniary taxa
her details rifting te cast of living, includ- what they were before 1891. And what amount that smesty $10,000 was not worth the unstloial done to the satisfaction of everybody and with-ing years career. At the same time we us the further depreciation of silver sinos 1-91, will this reduction give them wherawith to save members haggling about. Bet, sit, that is zolent pr judies to anybody and witba tany waste shonid seriously consider the advisability of isso and that if $1,000 was raised in a time their oase, bruly saking, is that the finnes the Colony from fundial ruia? Your Ezel-all. We bare asked that osrtain other items bo of time to the legal profession or their clients ing 34 por cont. stoot of the am currency. If surely too or twelve thousand dollars might be of depression to relieve (ka sufferers in Japan, ton of the long has so, worsened in the loney will sorcaly credit me who I tell you ratacst, and pasting them altogether it will The Magistrate as a role could. Quish his work snob a stock ocnld, be placed at from 93 to 9pacted at be reised with equal follits for the at two years that the canst drastic retrenchment what is the fort, shibough it is unlikely thay amount to a fargolsh em.
avary day at something like thren o'oleck, as I am the saving in interest, as oncpread with a ia imm diately imperative. By each worganan bava roolized it, that tho wount which The Hon. T. II. Warren-I rise to order, informed, and oa au average I believebe ocald get par coat. 41 103. ospitalised over the car. Prapatira defence of the Colony ttgolf."
His Excellence the Governor desires me to ofted, rexlasing he salaries of all the of islsing of our position I prame the rat this kernio romy will place at their disposal With reference to the Bon, the Colonial through his work between the bours of nine and reany of the loan, would largely catweigh the state that it is with reg me that ho Boss himmelf to the Jasal of 199, and also cortuis ituros
man sanything more than that a good deal for the salvation of the. Colony will fall for Soaretury a statement as to the increase in ship-four in the afternoon with the proper tima allow losa on redemption of the stock at par, and able to concur in this saugaine views on this watch oy ounside: my, and today if money has been lost by gambling. It is par shot of flie vary modest, sun of $30.00. The ping I would point out that in the 1898 estis fertifls. As your fireuiloney says when vaas footing the fatore barreyings of the matter which are entertained by the Offiour they come forward once more to maintain their y frustrat la reuit paurs engkong har avuot of inercass of alari e granted mates light dues from the shipping are estimated ausies occur you will either walgamate offices molony and the terme an which debt conser Ummanding the Troops, asite dos no think. pexiting and also to wave and second in this soome a bymed all over the week for ackles | under the gaustal solems of inertava in 1891 18) by. Gogoraminat to realize laws thao last year Grood opporlanity for your Excellency's sonni-stork on a 3 percent basie, wook be of immense the young men in Hongkong, tast it would be for redisco Lim, this, I, hediave, would be a very sícas may be effected, the establishment of a king to the option and casements of Council the adaption of the report of the officats garbing. Barthese days are past, $11,987. If these increases be taken away, the lift less thou in 1891, thereby showing that there Funce Committee in order to give foot to
12-1.heil, the unofficial memes mint siely eight to make remittance at 4, and to draw is a shrinkage lo shippion,
daration.
advantage. I have the honour to be, air, your possible to raise and keep togather for any length thaiz razorneniations.
something more than this. They must pay while on leave at 4/2, and pensions at 4/2 to HI EXCELLANCY-The motion, has been
abedient servant, Hoa T. II. WHITEUSA-Sir, 1 rise to supresing, that the recone of the oolong is Fall on the grant of those increases, will as z mattor and Legislature atant part of blas Bill. I understand, is that that item appearing for
of time solange a firens two hundred Volunteers. mean that the volums of gitimate bidness in the dollar, which was withdrawn conditionally made that the item af. 841,339 for the Governor The COLOSIAL SECRETARY-What you mean.
M. F. OXANNEY-
The Governor, would, however, bo glad to pari the motion of the gabime mandelal meniber sexmmi ng the hon. member who representa ng away, and that it isamble, or will shortly be of sourso have to be redond: Inannot state amendment has been moved that the item bo to the second Magistrala be struck out ? The Go-
oral Barker, and if so how they would praposa the Chin-stay be that is some cases, to meet the 1-citimate charges wait. But the exant extent to which the apparent gross dated. Will the membora now vote for and an increase of salaries over thu 1890 rate may this really sheasP We have here no sta saving will thereby be reduced, but it will be very against the amendment.
to modify their scheme, and in what manner it would bà best to endeavour to salist tangible prblio support in the Volunteer mogemant bava the honour to be, air, your most obediant G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary,
1901.
Hou-Hu KA-I beg to second the proposal made by tho's mir naoffietal member. It may be ul coura a question of debate whole the revents of this calong is shejsking or whether it is on the increas, bathe fast regains in all feal IC in our own nekets. The Goverment is it Maalty in lading funds to sarry on orĒZA- ordinary public works, and a dɔan is mentioned by your soullency mib for actually nerary
to most the presunt "xpulitara. Now if waly question for the 30 consider is whether of their actina? They say in effect, here is
The very last of tala loui baing essay
nt this time shows that we are under the
necessity of ecaruising as much as sa ann,
nud in these difernstances, as I have sait before in the Piusnes Committee, tan unofficial ma
bers are under the messsity, in the filmit
of their duty to the ratepayers of this sotany.
of moving that a certain raimuch be
EN BACKLY.
R.
The Diressor of Public Works
Items $4,338 Stump Ollos and 138 Bo- tanical and Awentation Department passer, the amendment as to salucías boing defeated as
LEGAL DEPARTMь VTS,
ECCLESIASTICAL-
EDUCATION AND MEDICAL,
TWO MAGISTRATES OR ONE?
Hou, T. H. WBIEMRAD Bandos.
e.
THE VOLUNTEER QUESTION..
beast investments and are sometimes ob Governor Sie W. Robinson, K.C.M.G., 2.,'&o., josted in by ardidary infectors At the present tinio, when the radusting of thọ interest borne by the Imperial Funds and the enhancement in pries of Corporation Stooke and of the leading railway souri ties is turning the attention of traatoes Vary largely towards Colonial Govern 'maat nodarīties; this considəration is of
great importance.
The ass, and of the surastinis, the mufe- ty with which transfors are affected in the Legister, free of cost, a disracteristic which askes inscribed stock spociety, ac captable to those who require to condot frequent speacial operations on the basis of the amouxity of the stock
The faciliting for investing small sanie, on to shillinge and pouse, instead of being limited, as in the case of deben tums, to multiples of £100. This facility Attracta small investors and is expocially asfallo dealing with the insetment of emall und auszurous disidends.
The following corrapondanos or tha Vaino- toor question has been forwarded to us for publication
Colonial Secretary's Offion, Hongkong. 18th Anrat, 1893.
Sir, I am directed by His. Exeilisey the Governor to akaowledge is reeipt of your lat of the ad una nelosing cries of the First Report of the Vulguten Conrsitie re entitate nuder the presidency of Me C J. Holliday.
This report has atrack His Eroallonoy me by
ach indeb'ed to the Committee for the trapble.
mat stle and Thaustivos et tois they have taken in the matter, and the ey ca npiele subema which they have put forward. mifies that the apparent delay whisk has oc His Excellency desires me to sasures the Can-
fd.The opportunity which the issue of H-portant document za arisen from his wish to.
carrat in pcknowledging the_racipt of thin im cosive instalments of stock ander ideatic huraghy master the proposals made by the Ronditions as regards rate of interest and Curmitten as well as to refer them for the ad dato redomption offers for building up vies and consideration of Major-General Barkor, elino of stock sulliciently inegs to bo
who has only rocntly returne i from Japan, fairly marketsbie, a qualification which enhances the altractiveness of the steak to all desse of investora.
The Govenor uotioes that theseats insalves a larga niditional ospealitaro which in the pro- fe.The circumstance that inscribed stock hardly submit for the sanction of Lislative sent Condition of the public fionaces be could bas established itself no firmly la tha Co. Craneil Major General Barker has expressed lonial market that a debentare issue would, as apinion that as regard billing, olothing, undar ordinary conditions, ba oxpected to aid ammenition the soual expenditure migh raiso a fractionally lower pries than be try greatly lisasoad from that amended 3---As regards the rate at which we think it foarte or fifty thousand dollare" a year.
by the Committesand it might “bo ralcond to
stock.
His Excellency Sir W. Robison, E.C.Mknow whether the Committee a near with Glen-
Hongkong.
DESPATCH RESPEUTING PRISON ACCOMMODATION.
LL
soros has some hope that it may be found at some fature time porrible to make pɔrmanont arrangements by which the whole of the work of the Magisterial Courts shall be discharged by, ona offloor, but he is not at present in a posi inu to make that alteration and cannot therefore.
servant; Tin. following despatoh, marked “Confidan accept the seadment that the salary of the dial," was laid on the table of the Legislative J. J. Francis, Eig, Q., 500, & &0. second magistrate bs streak out. I may mea Council on the 30th November: — E EXCELLENCY-The amendinent is therein that bis Exoollonoy has neither filled up the appointment nor remmended the
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litics of exports aud importa and it is therefore | considerable, and it is probable that the not sav That our ravenna ja not of an ploutio natora is. I think, palpable, and it is possible sotally to prove the volume of earing would not exceed £5,000 per annen, So Hos. E. 12. Besilios mors likely to shrink further is the faturn, trade by the irrefragable evidenes of icem that, according to them, the colony is swifty Hor. Whitused
patible drur mours partionlarly that from ogium,, than ever
In default of such wo mua (gliding down a strap hope towards finsuplal Hon. He Kai
Hou, C. P. Chater- mamia at ils proant figure.
hazo rqpodran to inferential indications. Those ris, ite fatal course to be arrested by With t
are not wanting. One of them is the encast of the immediate reduction of sertair official gard to renditure; ih hon bano constantly on
iner Today I looked up a ratum shipping frequenting the port. It must be pra salaries and the consequent saving of some
amed that ships do not com bere for nothing £5.000 per annum.
Hongkong, 17th Outcher, 1892. kiel I call for las gar, and I observe
Was thors aver a more fore last
Sir-I have the honour to acknowledge your That in inorease in antares and personal at. In 1800 the shipping of the port exanted that impotent and fame conclusion ?. Tam zimcat The criginal motion was then pat and Darri Saoretacey of State to fill up the appointmeat, Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the communication ( No. 1,560) of the 18th of August; lowenos in the last five years mors they won your it was, however, turns tempted to ask, whether they can really be by the air official votes against the four ne-am the duties of grond magistrats are at pre-recept of your confidential despatch of the 33nd it has been duly submitted to the Volunteer 5500, that is From $947,000 in 1987 to $758,000ed by that of the following year, and then erect? True, your Fellency intents oficial.
sent discharged by an acting offer who is of February last on the subjent of the additional ommittee and I am instructed to reply as ini, il ne is a still larger ineresin 1902, praat year bids fair to eclipse the record of to effect certain economies in seturies when RON. J. J. BELL-INTING & ABSENCE.
drawing only 1,500 a year from the vote, where provisions required for prison purpoasa at Hangfollows: Belament is uary, your Excellency has banknotes in losal aireslation
91.
Another indication in the mermit of opportunity offers by the opporreure of Hou. P. CHATER-I maŸ'siate, sir, that I considerable eaving has already been eftes kong.
1-As rogarde Major-General Barkar'k ang- adriendly sarimainted, and in n'aspnet runde soine
So far from aucies. But why? Bemuse you wonder the regeat yory much the absones of the hon. Ad to the colour. As I say if the amendment is In that despatch, you urge me to reconsider gestion that the initial expenses for the form- fitfla firas ago at the College d₫ Medicina men). this amnat falling off, the returns show that financially the Colony is po the road to rula? Not J.J. Dall-Irring, who is away bu the leave of preased to a division the Government will have the view which I had previously expressed that tion of the new Corps simld be met ofther by ing your Brailony bold out hopes that might as largely incrassed. In November, 1832, it in the least. But beoszes roneousder as you have your roelieacy, bat I may inform you that I o vote against it.
a new prison abould be built, block by blouk, on velantary taxetion.or pabile subscription, the yan feel a retrenchant of some Si0 000 mounted to 4,737.065; in November, 1800, to diore than ones stated, that the civil service have his authority to etate that he would have eat. I sm quits tisfied with His Excellenny's and you submit a vohame for adding to the 30-
Hon. Ho KAI-I will withdraw the amanda site different From that of the prossut prison, Committee are of opinion at both are im your permasally, but that duetion paste it is $5,999.712. Then again, to taka er
$5,565,534;ia Nosember, 1991. to 85,702,198 at proper is over manned and the sterical garvica jurated as he did in the Finance Committee if he
proticable, padly is net to tako miaos just gottiota which has come rather prominently before and excessive orponditure is wrong in any oir
woday Insreness overpată; and because all wasteful been bors:
Jutention.
commodation provided by the oxisting buildings 2. The opinion that Major-ɑ-nval Barker irkilst that mueting of the Collège of M
Itom paseod, tha amendment us to salaries on the past costejcil sito.
expassed to the offset that "the aúnasl expon- divis your Beloney -furred to this official public lately, patrolens. My office has been.ro comstances listerer, and should at the earliest
-being defeated as aforanid.
2-share your dedes not to forde apon theditare wright is very greatly lessonsd, ke...," "sad cently besieged with applications for temporary possible moment, without lesion of equity, ov members having the control of th: purse strings Besaces, the usual accommodation being quite fa-prejudice to reated' interests, be retrenched, that the item $35,876 for the Colonial Boorstary's
Colony a sobernu for a new and exponaire prison, that it might be reduced to perhaps fourteen Items $228802 Police, $58,884 Gaol, $20,482 if, as I aduit la probable, such a measure woult or fifteen thousand dollars a year," is quits of the Colony; and if I rany be allowed ti quotesficient for the supply, I w aware that If your Excellency concarred in the view taken Department staud part of the BEL for words day ro fhosen a watter of
Fire Brigade, 864.445. Sanitary Department, be met by protams fram the unofficial members: fossible. In the rat plage; it must be oras. this sort--
there an exceptional glut in the island by the unoffatal members of the financial posi
$5,200 Charitable Allowances, $3,000 Transport of too Legistative Council and would do strong in mind that the estimate given by the Commit The CMONIAL SECRETARY-Would you the firms with which I was mode acquainted Could you, sir, be content with their proposed
salarios (on the votes to which is applied being assuring that santier course be found would only be attained provided the fall number oring to an alterntion of the likin in China, tion of the Colony what would your duty be then?
passed without dissuasion, the admont as to ly epposed by pablic opinion on the spot and tas is a marinum cae and the figures in question please make the extract intelligible? Is a zetter of what oriř
connection with resent applications for femednotion of vertein oval salaries producing
defeated as aforeszál.
which will remote the present glaring de¡ of 200 olor and men could be obvalued, azul Hen. T. II. WHITEHEAD-In spaking of the rary licences show that the trade is simply at saving of som: £3,000 per annum
Sciencies and make it possible to provide for after the Corps had been several years in proposal to endow the College of Medicions poured my right, tha senior anotheial member, has when yen had teandled this mop in the free curion in addition to this my hon. friend Would you consider that you had done your daty
On the item $83,192 Air Miscellaneous Services. the confinement of the criminal prisoners on existenco when sea stothing, to, would be Escullendy ssid --
The COLONIAL SECRETARY «id-At the the səparutə system, I shall be prepared to migriret; an that at the outset at any rate it is In a matter of this sort the preestrings applied for leave to rest extensive promises in of the Nigars of impending detastrop making law re cannes be too particular and I meeting of iao Finance Coumites some obser-roconsider and modify my instructions. At the probable that Hujor-General Barker idea of
Kennedy-town to be permanently licensed for the Hurdly. Your Excellency would find it to be ar in the hands of the atorial mambers of the picrege of potrale, And as if this were not your duty to approach tas vabiert in url to 6 and tie origiani motien Tátriad by 6 to 4../Presents the Chamber of Commerce sa to the the only fully satisfactory solution of the ques- 3-Concerning the fears expressed by I.E.
The amendment was then put and lost by Fations were palo by the hou, member who re-same time, I have not alred my opinion that $15.300 would not be exceeded hars no doubt that we could carry enough, Mesra. Arnbold. Karbarg & Co. are and business-like moor, to devisa an effective which proceduro was adopted in the subsequent service of tolograms supplied by Renter. I dsition would be the construction can thoroughly; the Gore per se to the impossibility of raising dening with Gas I have never taken trentlig leaks for storing importations in bulk remedy, to reset the whole of oar expenditure,təms, osch member recording bis vote first apva (not know whether the hoa, member will deem it open site of a new cellular prison. advantage of thui ajority or spent may sum of Southern China. This is but one item, if we knew and in particular to aider whether some tion that the item stand part of the Bill
on a scala sufficient to supply a large portion of to revise our whole solems hat has some the amendment and then upon the originst methas we agreed that thought the service was to approve, as a compromiso, the eatargement of Committes would point out that in 1978, at the
Concil
this endowment by a Garennent majority, bul
moung in any onlony whitols was not voted by tha ajority of the unofficial members.”
His EXCELLENCY-But they are amansble
to reason in the other colonies.
as machabont others we should perhaps gain & olue claseer of the community were not hearing
A QUESTION OF PROCEDUÂN.
The Colóni ĈECRETARY...I bag to move
TE COLONIAL TREASURE secondoð. as objection as to the salaries right through
Hon. C. F. CHATER-Of course we have the pre we shall adopt the same comes an in the Finance Committee and take the amendment ne proposed and serouted every time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Ax wo are now
um afraid we must vote on each item.
THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT.
Upon tho voto of 810,000 for the Audit
in the shipping of the port. To take naniher item: barden. I do not any that the provesity to the explanation of the extraordinary inorensen disproportionately light share of the gemera! Hou, T. H. WITHEAD-That alries were respondence which I have recently had with for such antion may never arise, but I do partment, ineressel is quite true, and the conditions ad- of water they require from Gorernment for their ut present, that there are do
those concerned in congestion with the amount most emphatically Bay it has not arisen Hon Ho Kai proposed that the item be sträck which they were increased were very pointed business shows that the output of sugar is on a that it is uear at kend, and that if unfor
indiatvnt. ly referred to by the Light Hon. the Beuretary vaat scale. As to the coal trade of the port and toately it should arrive your Exsollency will the mensely important and extraordinarily meet it with measures which will be at one
Hou, T. H. WHITEHEAD Seconded. Amendmaat loxt, sed vote carried.
THE GAUET QUESTION.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 2.
and keeping together for any length of time sõ nemessary to repeat them again, but I may day.) 3I am prepared nuder all the sirenuusbanos į Inega a force as two hundred Volusiaers, the
THE VOLUNTEER FOTE,
On Item 8:94.353 for Military Expenditore, Has. T. H. WHITZH CAD-3 bag to move that the vote for the Volanteer losos and Col uiat defences be reduced from $12,000-40/$5,000 as it was in 1890 for the reasons 1 stated at the
There being no reconder to this amendiment
Item passol.
PUBLE WORKS ÉLJURYANT. Item 8160,100 for Public Works Becurrent
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY,
65 unsatisfactory as it is possible to be we would the present prison area. with additions to the time when serious trouble with Rosis was up- De-Reutor might be induced to and his ways.
recommen? the vuola this your in the hope that existing prison baiblings, and the provision of ¦ prehended, shont nuo húsdead and seventy mea some additional spree for exercise and for working were enrolled in the loes! Corps, who rugalmly Itom passed.
the priesners. The suggestions contained in your land willingly drilled torios, & day. Since that dispatch do not, however, as you will perceive, į time the onu bar af available and suitsbie young mest what I consider to be the requirements of Englishmen in the Colony has been more than the case, for they would'involve the further over-doubled; and the Committee are of opinion that of State for the Lelontes (Lord Kaatsford
crowding of a space already glacingly overcrowd- there would be uo dificulty in obtaining the fall in bia letter dated 3rd April, 1891, to which favourable prospects that await Charbonnages in
ed; and in this and other respects they may be armber of 900 man required provided sufficient he informed Sir William Des Yous that the ingente fature, my hon. fristal on my a good deal lately, sir, shout the desirability of overlooked, air, to which I should like to call etmeling of the Finanon Lommittee of Connoll
both equitable and adequate. We have heard Hoa C. P. CHATE-Thare is one thing
regarded a creating evils not now axial ng. At indvoement is offered and guaranteed and that he sanctied the general rise of sala les on the right has bimself given me some very interating giving the unoficial element a larger share in the tention. It was under the heading of the
the same time I do not objest to zabatibuting the Government how notistakably that ther allegations that house rents for Europeans hedeformation, bat as it was given in the course of government of the Colony. Those who favour Colonial Beoretary's Department and had regard It was doolared lost
a flat root for the present ridge over the coo-are willing to dan liberally with the Corpa né increased frosa 100 to 150 per cent, and for conversation, I do not fee: at liberty to rupeat that yiow can hardly fall to deplore the action to the cadets. The quantion was whether your
viot working shed in the yard, at the south-east the cutest Chinese 100 per cent. His Excellency Sir Wit I should only wary the Coannil if I were taken by the soffoil members on the predest Excellency would be pleased to inform the mem
angle of the building and surmounting this fiet 4.The Committee, regret that H. E the. Hara Des Voeux li down that these salarise to dilata farther on this branch of the subjagt, ocassion. For acredly whaiavor else it may bora of Council, that if any moranadate should ba
rouf by a wooud one supported on columna, my Govaruer should think the additional exp.odi. would be open to revision at the end of ash but before leaving it I would like to draw at beteken, it does int. hetken any marked okysgotout from home, the matter should fest he laid passed without disocssion,
us to givò two opra, sheds for working instead | bare involved by the schems too large to submit Fear, and there on be no doubt at all as to what tention to a very sigudoaut circumstares, and ofte for administration. They bars in the Eral before the Council. Ito the vote goes throngh
of ove
to the Legislative Council, but they most point ho said, namely:-
4-Turning to more general matters, I may jout that if a really good and reliable Volunteer that is that the manager of the Hongkong plsco risjudged, tho hasal position, and as it stands there. The Colonial Secretary "as | As the estimates which contain these inoreas and Shanghai Bank recently stated in public they are in the second place been content to President of the Fina Committee could not traordinary, namely, $120,000 Central Market, a scenary fosters in any scheme of oaza-pared to pay for it, the wont of inducetuent, Items under the hood of Public Works Ex obarva that in my opinion. It must be regarded Corps is required, the Gererament must be pre- ed beries are ouly voted for us year, the that in the mouth in which he was speak segresta remedy which would be utterly in give us that promiss before consulting your $55,000 Prays Reclamation. $13,000 Drainage promise that it should provide separate calls for sacouragement, and a suffoient liberty as to Council will, of course, bs at fall liberty to rang the Rank bad red more appios adequate if their judgment of the portion Excellency. I am sure we should be glad of Recreation Ground, Happy Valley, $4,000 The total number of male prisoners belonging to allay, is the true secret of the complete fadioes consider the exition with referegoe to the tions for bent shares than bad bout reosive were correct It is almost unperfoza for know that in getting not adata from home the slaughter horse and theng and pig dopôts, the criminal class estealsted on sa average of, that has hitherto situaded rach exegesive effort vulimates ni 1899, and public ofears will under in any single pris month during the whole to add that they could not posibly hate matter will be brought before the Congo. I 35.000 new water mains, $60,000 Soverage say, the last four years. The average total of to establish a permanent and affective Volun stand that though thes alories may be fixed at period of his connection with the Bank: What chosen a a given amount, for this year, it do not follow inference ura, se to draw from these elretwill-omoned Juslaration, We are just about to handa. We had a very shio adet whe $4,000 Tytan Revoir, Clear Water Channel, was 516; and from these may perhaps be deduct
more inopportune time for their think it will strengthen your Excellency'e of Victoria, $45.000 Water Supply of Kowloon, prisumers of all ages and sexes for that period tear Force in this Colvay.
5-The Committee, do not ses that the Ge that they will remain at that gure for next or stances? That there in a general depiction and go on, the market for a loks, and their took charge of the geol and who administer passed without discussion. any subsequent year, should the circumstances (singnation of legitimate business? Tiida je rrous estimate of our position is eminently ed its affairs to the satisfaction of your Ex-
fed juveniles, women, debtors, non-criminal men- vornment need incur any actual exponditare until of the solouy require a reduction.?
sally eonsidered a good thing to have and calculated to prejudice the redit of the co-telletoy and I think of the whole oзlony, and
{dicuata, -defaalters, porsons incarcerated for they have fully istiadd themselves that their The Officer Administering the Government, it would seem that we have it in abundanes lony. If our loan is fosted on lese advan gel the Becentury of State sends out a repro that item $60,000 for Goal Extension be delated, of gatablers." The balbe average unt be quite enough for en asurance to be giron Tho COLONIAL SECRETARY- beg to move mizor potios offences, and yourtalo proportion efforts would be suficiently responded to; if will Sir Franois Fleming, als laid down a similar shipping has often bon farmed-peolally by Lagaone terms than would otherwise hava bootative from home to take charge of that Hon, members will romamber that I informed bern, which I have not the materials for estimat that the soheme will be adopted in ita sulesty la is omnection with the increase of salaries, the bon, member who represents the Chamber of obtainable, the colony will have to thank the Cadeta are brought from home to them in Finance Conizmittee that His Ernstoney ing sarrently, should he regarded as the basis provided that, say, by the 31st of Dreauber next and with your Excatloney's permalasion I would commerce--as the "life-blood of the colony wnoftail members for that. I can only bege, ara Chiness and to be in readiness to take any had consented to this item being left out on which to eatoulate the requirements of the not less than 150 men havi enrolled, who are
to quote what was then said 1-
if so the colony is not in any prisent danger from air, that what I have said in reply and potent that may be open. This was a good of the Kill inasmuch se by has agreed to re-Colony in the matter of cellular accommodation, willing and ready to fall the conditions ro- The hon. member Mr. Keswick) has said it amin; and the cheenmatanda mentioned by the the facts and fear I have quoted mey and Juomatire appointment, and instead of being feeive a memorial on the object from the au ruay be necessary within a year or two to bring manager of our principal back points to an lack serve in same sure to start the natural con tiled up by one who had seted in that capacity, offelal zbory.
3. The present prison balldings if remotalled {quired of them. Owing to the unavoidable, ds.
like
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about different change from what it is pro- of general expiderce. The inferesco that I draw sequences of their ill-advised notion. It is and by one who had given every satisfaction Tas COLONIAL TREASUREE dod posed to bring about to-day. There no donas is that while individuals have iu recent years lost my desire to treat the waisia mashers not only to your Excelleney but to the
Agroed,
on the sparuta «gütem work provide for about lays that hare taken place, and as it is, doubtless, 280 priechers, but whether it would not be sɛ, necesary to obbin the sanction of the Hous pediout to leave a part of the balidiugs in their Authoriķies are the soleme van be proceeded,with,'