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· THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 1893.
CAUTERQUESTION OF THE DULLAK -
[optipe the Begral policy abe has hitherto Imat night shortly after.stvou o'clock the
never guilty of what is distinctly a fault on the galatigas and the Polion Ordinates the polley. Fanisaland Afforestation Department, 3863,52, Le adopted fence to tiro Red River route Prays West. The building gensists of then further questips of a general character to put that Mr. Nicolo will err in that respect ag
me harality in the matter of Borisal Departmurts, $13.82062: Magist may, Fire Brigade were called oat to a fire at Naga The CHA If no hon. member has day part of an Auditor, go dnature. I do not thlal etially the Furopan members, are treat gal Departments, $9,424-40 Bansation, $1,134.47, however, a matter of uncertainty, Anglo-storeys, and the ground floor je occupied by a we can now proceed, I think, to the various itans The report of the Treasury Commission disala
They are their passages paid at $1,901,75; Palico, $10.3.5.18; Gpot, $2,089.40; phonia, being.en pronounced in the heigb, Californian goods dealer and the top storeys as in the Bilt before us. The feat is 8177036 for certain weak points in the conduct of the acco Suadkurlers intervale than other, alvil Sanitary Department, 35.204.01; Charitable A1.
dwelling housCA, bouring colony that almost any blev to which is not known, occurred in the top storey, this item stand part of the Bill.
The outbreak, the cause of charge or tootnot of Public Dakt. I move that the Treasury. Stops Lave been taken to me, hot and is married and above the tank towances, $3,474.10 Transport, $1,594.55; Mis comedy these. Insleactions, have boon issued. Uf editbent thy or entitled to passages selloseons Servicos, 88.352.50, Hilitary Gapendi British trade would be welcomed, possibly to which the Brigade by liberally deluging the The COLONI TREASUREE reconded.
and to the best of my belief have been earried for their inflies clea. This is extremely tare, 31,373.27; Pablo WorksArnally Recurrent, even if it involved lows to the French morathar storeys, were able to confon it. The fre Hon. UP GRATI should like to make out, which will prevent the possibility of averal, but the rule was not inndo this year nor $18,665.89. Ordinary Expenditues, 8147.812.38
was soon oxidogniehall, The building is in a few remarks before this item is passed. I find ourTORO of any similar detalentica
last year. It is rule of some standing and it Extraordinary Publio Werks, 887,289.55; Total, chants and mursiers who profit by the ward for $6,500 with Mesars. Krase & Co. that the interest payable on pu£lio debt is val- H. O. P. CHATER-Do I understand you to is part of the regalations andor which the pre-8235,111.93. transit trade through Tonkin. Whon Saigaa Ata reguler musting of St. John's Lodge hebt forasan to the opinione received by goni sir, I auditor they would prevent may recurrence of tored. Thus amount of the vote to be takon The CRAIRAN-That is all the business.
oulated at the rate of 2,5. With all due desary that ns things are now carried out by thegins men jolued, and thirsfora it cannot be ali
ADJOURNMENT. was a fras port the French colonists, in at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening. Wor. think the tight course to parent in a moatter like those grave irregularities P a spirit of what they supposed to be Bro. J. Main was installed a light Worthis is to takes at all events the current rateof the The CHAIRMAN-I any not moroly that, nor men going home or coming out, and the Captain.
from year to your depends on the number of The Committee will now adjouro. shiptal Master for the ensning year by Wat day if not an eusion rate that is to asy, ond mozes mash. patriotism, agitated for the imposition of E. O Ray, D.D.G.M., sosiated by the against you than the current rate, as is done in the wear parafat the Auditor may be. Tas Aull estimates that this sam will be required ha
Irregularities. way swari scour S6perintendent of Police has told me that he duties against English goods. When a floors of the District Grand Lodgy of Hong making up of balanco abeets and in such a way as tor estionfly detenti ragulacition. Ifthey do odour year- batsh of constables are coming as the
FOOOHOW WINTER RACES. bigh tariff was imposed and the trade of the org.o3d. Sonth China. Right Worshipfel fix. bankees and merchants generally do. Iu your I think that the Anditor will detect them saoiser beginning of the year, whose pusssgo. will have Colony became crippled in consequence, they I.P.M.. Wur. Bro. J. Diokis D.M., Wor., Bro. Bill yon said that 2/6 was takon ze a convenient initis occurring is not so muda a quetion of are entitled to leave next year and their passages Main then Invested thereflens elect as follow: statement the other day when introducing this than in the last ons; but to prevent the irrogi to be paid, and a siderable camber of men regretted the countenance they had laut to the JW. Kingbera; Wor. B. W., Bro. E. Howall; rata. E ano tory clearly that it is a convenient akili as of precautions and of business like will have to be paid to Bugland and back. 1 protection uiovetnout and earnestly but in Wor. J. Bro. C. T. Hobinson Beretary, rate, because if the Government had not taken it methods in the Treasury itself, I say that with you trouble to look at the other items of this effectually agitated for a romared of the Bro. W. Farmer, D. Br. B. Bridger at 28 but at the rate of fira day there the premsations taksan, and E haliave exrofally vote you will see that putting this item on one
J.D., Bro. G Mollison Steward, Bro. J. would be a delett instand of having a balonos of oarried out, sirsilar defaloations are very nolikely, side there is a redaction of expenditure duties. It is possible they might repeat the Thomas Diretor of Ceremonies, Hr. Gretenue over expenditure of about 89,500. No in frot as far as I cati sag, tempomathia to oooge in Vowisu; LG-Bra S. Molano: Tyler, Ben, J. doubt, therefore, it is a capronient rate, but what the future. If by any accident they aboull
Tato ngroad to ... mistake and that the trade via the Red well. Afterwards the brethren adjourned I would like to how is whothee it was the right caur the Auditor will probably find them
THE MILITARY,KXPENDITURE, River might be strangled in the hope of to the banqueting hall, where a very pleasant thing to do arder the circustomers, whether it out sooner than before, but no system of andit inflicting an injury upon Great Britain, evening was spent.
was right to estimate on a rata far above the can prevent irregularition, The opening of the West Rives along its
current rato.of the day. In doing what you Vota.agreed to whole length is therefore of importance, net)
have done you are trying a problematic rate. Is that the right pourse? I do not think this is only for the trade of which it is the natural
the right coarse to pursue. I think the rate channel, but also as affording an alternative
should be nearor £8. Sjd: than 2.63. route to the districts which are more con- veniently served by the Red River but which could be reached by the Wost Biver routs were the other closed to the carriage of Britieli goods
At the Magistrady yesterday a hawa wa Gard &1 by Coromander W. C. H. Hastings for taking ontu without a lianos. Several men. dicants worę braught before the Bench and tusd comical mine.
T-stated that the Viceroy Li bo again succeded in obtaining the Imperial commst to renia at Tientsiz, during the winter instead of going as anal at this time to his Vicoregal deat at Paoting fu, the capit) of Chihli provision.
Wall H.M.S. Caroline was on her way out From Shanghai for target practice on the 7th inst, she collided with the Tunysha light vesol and carried away the latter's bowsprit. The Feihe was sont out to the ditanged vessel.
The Imperia Insurance Co, imibed, has issued a useful wall onlendar. The losses already paid by this Company exored thirteen millions sterling. We have also received a pazarl of calendars from the Straits Insurance Com panies, Limited.
"The Taukush? Muru arrived at. Sharghat on- the 8th inst, from Kochinotxa. While cureiur norosa, we learn from the N. 0. Daily NewsB *huge sea samo over the bows and washed fire of the sailors, including the Japanese boatswain, against the fore wineb. The boatswain wa B | bully injured Fitat he died fish hours after the accident but the viber men have been skle to resume work. The body of the dead man was | brought on to Shanghel for burial.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
[FROM TOMEIN PAPERS,] FRENCH POLITICS.
Pakis, 5th December: The Chamber has rejected the ammaty by 257 voten to 226.
A. Bayaal apoke against the project:..
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Pants, 8th December.
M. Dupay has been slanted, Prosiăsat of the Chamber, receiving 257 votos a sgainst 218 recorded for M. Brisson,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
TRE POST OFFICE.
On a wife for $163.646 for the Post Offfee, Hon. Ho KA-I should. titre ta sek fww it is ...that thero is an increase of 315886 in this year's
timefe.
Upon the vote of $3,000 ander the head of military expenditure.
Hon. J. J. KrewICK-With referano, str. to this item of military, exponiture which amoanta to a sum of £40,000, the contribu tion required in, dollars to meat. that amorint has, now. begame extremely overmus, The in crease as compared with, last year, in conse quence of the Zeglina in exchange, amonats The CHATAAN-Under the heading Other to $37,647. and it is exceedingly probable, I Charges" you will see that the increase, within think that this time next year the inores a few dollars, is occonated for by an addition of from the aume cause will be very much greater. 33,000 for Colonial share of expenses for Portal L would be glad to kaaw, sie, whether, as our re- Convention, which is merely a matter of ex-venno is in dollars, sans steps could not be taken abang, an inereain of $3,000 gratuities to ship whereby the responsibility of the colony in re- masters for carrying mails, at ito over whichgard to this item should ha determined and fixed we have no control, and an increase et in dollars. An annat amount in the currency $10,000 on refund of postage to Loudon, France, of the colour would enable me to know oxidy Italy, and other countries. This is the Post what our responsibility la. Unfortunately the master-General's estimate of what will bare-payment of £40,000 Is an indefinite amonat se quired for 1834, and I am afraid it is very likely far na asall upon the revsano of the colony is to prove that he le richt.
conurned. I should, bo glast to know whether the Government could take same stops.
Hon. Ho KA-It is chiefy a matter of at change, I understand
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The CHAIRMAX- I may mention with regard to this question of exchange that was miere- ported in the remarke I zando. However, I think the proceedings in Finance Committee are private
Ho Members--No, they are public. The COLONIAL BEGRETARY-Thun I may take this opportunity of explaining. I wrote to the Daily Press su ta following morning and they published orrostion, but I might take this opportunity of woking it a little more generally „Forlument will adjourn next weak,
known. I wasreported to have snid that I had en PARE 7th December.nited squas of the best rathoritiesia Bugland and The Colonial party has expressed the opision could aut od one who did ent think ou increams might be anticipated in the future and that the that the orgauination of the new Mokong terri option, premmably of these authorities was
The CBIRMANndonbtedly it would be a tary should be proveeded with rapidis,
that the dollar wodid resób au average of 2a. 7d. The CHAIRMAN-Only partly; only in the very great convenience to the onlony, bat I do That was tot what I said. What I said wae $3,000 for the Postal Convention. Tho two not think that there is the slightest possibility that I had consulted rims of the beat, ant bori- following items avotuate partly in accordancs of over phtdining that from the War Depart ties in England and I had not quoaded in with variations in exchange and partly with meat, for the very reason that while it would be ding ansbody who would undertake to pra regard to the sterling amount that are to be convenient to us it would be inconvenient for A mooting of the Legislative, Council was diot the coness of exotianga with any gon-paid. The Postmaster General manken this esti them.. hold yesterday afternosa. There word presentedence in the coming sear. That was what anta. I have no persocial knowledge of my Han, J, J: Kuswre-It appears to me that
His Excellenes the Governor, hit WILLIAMietended to say, and I must say it was proba ROBINSON, K.OMG.
Hon. C. P. CRATER- we have to pay more putting aside the question of whether exokange bio Itid eny it, bones it was in accordance with to other countries surely no should receive mora is going up or down on which no man can speak Hon. G. . M. O'Bars, C.M.G, Co'znis fot, and I could hardly have made the statement on this ald
with the lightest degree of curtainty-apart Secretery.
I was reported to have made. However, this Go The CHAIRMANI do not really know that from the question of whether the military au Hon. W. 'N. Goodman, Attorney-General. vernment, was buced to adopt some rata in the wo recivo anythingThey ouery letters thorities would be batter off or worte of, if we Hon. A. M.«l'uomaon, Acting Registrar-estimates and it has adopted this rate, be for us, but, I do not think we entry latepald detarmins beforehand the sum we had General
caso, us said in introducing the Bill Ittore for them. I should tell you that if you every year to pay it would be a girat HELL-INTES, Colunist was not only a convenient rate but it was look at the expenditure in previous years boumit to the colony, and the military authorities
also a reasonable rate: There are circumstances, gou will see that year after year we have taken might not necessarily be lasers. Hon. B. N. RUM, RN, Harbour Master. that render it probable that the rate of ex-pplementary rates. The Pest Omoe experThe CRATEMAN-I do not speak with know. Hon. F. BOWDLER.
change may improve during the coming year.diture is soutionally under-estimated. I have ledge on the subject, but I should think thata. The hou. member. has spoken of it as a proble, very little doubt that we shall have to pay proposition of this kind has been made to tho matical rate, Cartainly it is, but the misfortune as much as this; if not we shall have a saving. War Ofoo before cow. It has been done in- is that any rate wa take would be problematical. The Agroaxer GENERAL-LO 1892 a sap-other colonica. I know. In the last colony bat One rate is equally problemetic as another. Taka the rate of day day, who is to any that that is goi ing to bo the average rate for the coming year P The minute of the last meeting ware reas The Government has decided that on the whole and onfirmed.
the best coarse would be to adopt the rate of 28. Gal. I. noe hardly asy that the firing of the rate at one pint or another will not affect the expenditure. Whatever the rate of 67 change may be the same payment has to be nudes aod, therefore, it ie not a question of any additional expenditure. It is merely this head. incurring additional organditure or of saring
Treasurer.
Hon. N. G.
Hon. U. P. CHATEL.
Hon. Ho Kat
Kon. J. J. KESWICK,
Hou. E. R. BELILIOS.
Mr, A. Both, Clork of Connoits.
MINUTES.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTENK
It i
plomarbary vote of $25,000 was taken...
Hon. C. P. CHATEE-Thoy must have made very low estimate. However, I suppose. the Postmaster-Gonoml is the best judge.
Vots agreed to..
The following are the restalls of the seroud
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, KTK DECEMBER. day's raons at the Foochow Winter Meeting: The COMPRADORES CUP; pressated; aloe 3--for all Chins ponies, bond fide gritos it the date of entry; weighta es par male; winners 7 lbs. extra. of 2 ce mors raost 10 lbs. extra; presiona nou-starters 7 s extra: e- trance 810. One milä
Rouletto Ballst
Santa Cruz
The TOTALIRATOR CUP; Yalm 3150, with $25 to the second and. 810 to the third pony, fez all Chinn ponics; weights as per scale;fimus at date of entry allowed. ? Ibs ; winners at this meŝting 7 Ibá extra; entrance $10. One wilé- sad three-quarters.
Aristotrat
Boldheart Sbxnon
The WINTER STAKES, of $5 neeh with $50 added;" Ir all China pouies; weights e por sale. griffins al inte of entry allowed 7 lbs; winnere at this meeting 10 lbs, extra : Three-quarters of & mile:
Yarra ..... Primreso
Congo
The HARKWAN GUT: presented: valda Tis 100; for all China ponies bent fide grillius at the date of entry; weights as per soals; win- avej 10 lba, extra; previous non-starters 10 lla extra; entrazon $5... Orice round. ... Graybeard
Sauta Cros
1asB 44-88-844-
The SDESCRIPTION STAKES, of 85 use with $50 added, divided 70,20, and 10 per couto
the first, second, and third ponies; for Foo show and Amoy subscription pozice; weighta sa parasolo; winners ét this or proviots meet- inge 10 lbs. extra. Sóvan forlonga"
Renjy Plutocrat Musket
The FocoHOW. STAKES, of 310 cash with $50 addon, divided 70, 20, and 10 per cent to th fiat, arsond, and third ponies: A forood entry for all Chinn pecios catered at this mooting, except ibose entered only for the Hacks, Sub- soription Stakea, and for Uɔsuopolitan Cup; weights as por sale. Qua mile and a quartór,
Aristocratī Flashlight.
Boldheart
The RACING STATES, of $5 each with $50 added, dividest 70, 20, and 10 per cout, to the first, second, and third ponies; for all China ponies; weights as per-scale; grifina at deter of antry showed 7 the.; wiennes at this mesting 30 Ide. extraOnos round.
Democrat Primrose Snowstorm
VICTORIA REGATTA.-
one ju, which I was in it was done, They maid is reply that it would be an areallent thing for no but not the hero. We did pay cas contribution pace in rupabs, but directly the agreement ex--- pired It was ized in sterling and it bus been in DOMATANDES ACTINGS", EMOLUMENTS sterling over sinoo in spite of several presenta His EXCELLENor-Before proceeding to the
Upon the vote of $25,172 for the Magistracy. tione ads on the subject. I do not think thera The Pouchi, which arrisel at Shanghai on the orders of the day it is necessary to appoint
Hon. B. R. BELILrós-With raterones, sir, is the slightest usa in making sach an applica stronghi from Tientsin, we learn from the the usual Committees under section 43 of the
to this item I think, if I remember rightly, you tion, but I will look up the matter. I do not N. U. Daily Nera, a celebrated DaddList abbot, standing rules and ordera The Arst is the
stated at the last meeting of Conusil that a know whether or not as application has been the Emparer le was met by a large crowd and of the Colonial Secretary (as Casimu) and all who is returning to Pootoo Island after visiting Finance Committee, which as naual will const
saving of $3,000 odd had boon offsated under made. If it has sad has been refined I am enre
it would be no good making it again. sexorted in slate to his hotel in the French the other members of Connell except the question that seeing it was necessary to take a The CHAIRMAN-SKOBL Concussion. It was stated that the traveller Governor. Law Commition The Attorney Gen-rate that was problematical the Government
Lion, O, P, OHATER-I think if an upplivs- Hon. ER. BELILIOS -I BO' that the itemtion has not been made this is the right time to had been appointed by Imperial command the ral (Chairman), the Registrar General, Mr.decided that is Ed. was the canst souvenient as does not appost here.
do ad. It was a great pity that when agreed abbot of a new temple vi Protan, and had re- J. J. Keswick, Úr. Ho Kai, Mr. E. K. Balilios, woll as the best rate totake in the ironmakances. The CHAIRMAN-It will not appoar What to pay £40,000 we did not fix the dollar amount, The Vistoria Regatta commence.to-day wilds ceived from the Emperor a cumber of Buddhist Public Works Committes-The Director of} Hoa C. P. CRATER-I regret, air, that I do I said was that the estimates for 1894 show a boosss it was then rary considerably tasa than prospects of some excellent sport. The Sooro- classics and prayer books from Thibet. The Public Works (Chairman), the Ordozlal Tre not agree with you that 24. 6d. is a remorbis reduction of $12,000 on the item of personal what we have to provide now. Our revenue is tats lanach for members will leave Murray about is said to be a Masobu who formerly surse, Hr. C. P Chator, Mr. T. H. Whitchord, rate, when the current cate of zobange is 2a smoluments. That was the soteal rinction collected in dollars and by a fall in exchangs we Plar at 12,60 and the starter's launch at the game Bujeyed high maudorin raak, bat (iring of and Mr. E. R. Bellios.
32d, and very likely before the and of the rear effected by the Governor, but the reduction do not at any teneat to our ravenue at all. | boar from Fedder's Wharf. The Pilot Fisk will official life retired to the Pooted cloistera.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1504 _will bo te. I also differ with you in your considerably exoseded that sum bene it faslnd We receive our income in dollar and we ought Jenvey the publicat and 1.30 p.w. From Pedder's The COLONIAT. SECRETARY-I beg to move remark on the problematic rate. Certainly it ised a number of items not shown in the estimates to pay in dollars, and I think that now that the Wharf to the flagship. The following is the the second resting of a Bill to apply a su not problematic, but if you take 28. 3d, it is triar. In this once the saving effected is $3,684 and Straits Settlements are asking to have their programme: exceeding $2.547,45 to the public service for The nearer you get to the currant rats the trace it is effeated in this way, that the work of the contribution reduosd wo might represent to CHAIRMAN'S CHALLENGs Cor" for four- the your 1894
econd magistrate is now being performed by the home autheriting that a our revenus in OLES; Cap to be held by the viuring team for he COLONIAL TREASURED seconded.
The CHAIEMA-That entirely depends. I the Assistant Harbour Master at a salary of not incrassed by a fell in exchange we ought one year, but to remain, the property of the Bill read a second time.
Cat B that by taking the rats which $1,500. The salary of the second magistrate only to have to pay at the same rate for the Club; distance, one mile and a half, entrance, The Bill was then referred to the Finanen happens to raid at the day we should be actually is $5,184, and the difference Eaton dollar as our first instalment of tho £10,000 was Committoo.
$10. To be rowed in brats the property of, taking what you call the true rate, any more that sam and the $1,500 now being paid is made,
the Victoria Bearnation Club. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROTELATION BILE, than, on the other hand, taking the zato which the 83.684 which is onred. I call it a saving The CHAIRMAN-The question of the ullilary
Shainrook" on the whole ma ba annsidered most probably because it is possible that wo might have had a contribution is shortly to be under recousklers. the payment arrive The COLONIAL TREASURER have, the to be the true rats when the thas for making end magistrate drawing the whole pay, as was tion. The Governor has addressed the Secretary the ease when Ifirst came. Mr. Wiss was ooting DE State very strongly on this subjeck, and it Hou. C. P. CHATSK-What I suggest ls, that alone på magistrate, and when Mr. Wodehone wonld fa highly inapayonient for controvagry washould porsas the sate yourse as all bankers came back he draw the whole of that while to be raised. The Governor strongly feals that and mouthunts, cho take the current rate of the Mr. Wie drew a similar salaty. When the contribution ought not to be luuressed, but day. Chutis to any suppose you were to liquidate, the office of second magistrate became if anything; redugnt, and a despatch to that how would you gund? Suppose you liquidated Tasant by Mr. Wise being appointed Registrar effent went home a little time ago, but no today, you could not do it at 2 68. I do not of the Supreme Court, the tovernor. instead of answer has yet been received. As to this suppose any aliter, would pass a rata like commending that some one should be appointed particular point 1 will look up the matter. that when the to is nearly 3d. below it. It at the full salary as Mr. Wise had been, room and certain fether it Is been raised make very litth difference, as you any, at the ended that this bconomy should be effecti by before, and if it has not I will tell the end of the year. We shall have to do as we did the appointment of Commander Hastings. I be Governar that it la thy opinion of the ut at the end of last year allow a much larger rum lieve that this agement has given entire satis official members that it would be well to make for the depreciaton of the dollar,
faction in the Police Court, and the saving of the this epplication. I am sure thus be would be The UHAIRAN-Let us hope not; but amount I have named has been offered. We extremely glad if the War Office world agros to there is no quetion of auditor,- "Were ihiz a ther it will be always possible to obtain that proposal of the kind, and probably if be thinks quantion of expediturs and account the auditor saving 1, of sins, do not know. The fo there is any que in making it he will swade to come in and sunetimes vary usefully, but he salary is down on the estimate and meanwhile the wishes of the unofficial members; but to judge has no place in estimates:
it is not drawn to that artcut
by the experience of other colonies I should Hou C. F. CATER-I'eau that no public
thick it is quite useless. I will mention it, to the Governcy he will so in the report that the suggestion has been made.
The French political and exploring mission. of which oncustoval mention has of late bona inade. will probably start from Harlow, the Mercury says, on the 25th December. The mision will consist of Mesars. Unas (who has been appointed French Vice-Consul of Haakew and Lungking). Ladhay (Interpréfer at the French Consulate at Shanghai), Berger, and three others, who are expected to arrive by the next French mal. Messrs. Hans and Berger will
1892.
in all probability not proceed farther than Chunghonone to bring my for second reading an king, is both theo gentlemen are accompanied OnBosune to authorise the appropriation of
by their wives, but Mangay and big com-supplementary sum of $335,11193 le defray the panious, we are told, intand to gmned into charges of the year 1892 further Sohan, and if possible will post on to Thibet. We believe one half the cost of the expedition will bo paid by the French Migister of Commerce and the other half by the Fereira
Minister. M. Haas, we may mention, in the geatleroan whose diplomney in Burmat largely contributed to the annexation of that coaptey.
be sension of the
The COLONIAL SEC ITALY conded. Bill read & sacord time The Bill was then referred to the Finance Comites.
ADJOURNMENT
HIS EXCELLENT-Contiouen, I am not able to name the day for the resumption, but when the Finance Comgittes have passed these tere Bills notion of the next meeting will be given." FINANCE COMMITTEE,"
THE RETEENCHMENT COMMISSION.
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Colonial Council at Saigon was opaued on the 25th dit.M. Blanchy, the President, in his opening address. raferred to the recent difenlty with Siam end the frichtion bu French territory. He couldered the French
A mesting of the Fios Committee was Government had been too gouefos in fo beriar hold immediately after the adjournment of to leke mors, Cut, latting that pass, he proceeded Conoril, the Colonial Secretary presiding. to disus the audies imposed on the Colony in
Hon. ER. Buxto: —I understand that The CHAIRMAN—The first Unsiness before as auditor mould is a statement like that put under a certain regulation of the Sarvico a mat CLUнotion with the organization of the vast Tus Destoms station at Meretsz, whose territ ry butteen the Mekong Lad the sen foray is the Supply Bill, 1694, I pass to before
acting as second magistrala la matitled to receive rers have shawu such remarkable de- After indicating what por jar of the new take the items one by one as they approro CHATE-The statement before us is balf of the salary attached to that office, wherén The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I am afraid that velopment daring the four years it has been territory shaald for administative purposes be and were that they be agreed to subject to any simply that the fovernment thinks it probable from what you have just raid, sir, it would ag in making the military budget at homs they cablished. is likely, we lawn faxe al article eflcbed to Funkie or Annas and what postian alteralson that may be propped. If any em. that the raragiste of szóbange daring 1994 pear that the man only gets $1,500 instead of would regnirs to knew how much they were
to Cuchio-China, he went on to advocate theber wishes, before I doo, so put sur questions will be 2. 61. oan hardly obnesire thit an
going to receive from the colonies, because that in de Avenir de Tonkin, to be removed to a car struction of a line of railway from Saigeneral charseter, or has any remarks to make atatement that i would ever be called upon to gestion comes from the nucleist members to
with a view to siiolting say information of's aådftor would eqsilerench a statement to bò a, To CHAIRMAN-It is not often that a sag would be convenient to them. place called Song-pboop. Mengfex is ten to Eboue, mentioning the Khurat railway an a
Hon. C. P. Charts-We are in the mame pasa or not pas. It is not a statement of intrusa expenditure; however, you bara done position. We do not know-how to make our reurus why the work should not be delayed, of a general nature witureward to the estimates. das journey from Luokay, the town on the becuase if it were the blukong, trafly would it would be, convenient that he should take this fiabilities; it is a stimato of what we shall have so I de you mislstertag that Captain Hastings budget. I wanhorrified, sir, to hear your sug- Taakių roatier seven days by boat from bad its outlet at bangkok via the Khorat tanity of doing w.
to spend.
takes previasly the same view as you do he thinks reation just cow that the military contribution In insta af vin Saigon: The reasons
Hon. O. P. CHATER—At the last geeting of Hna. C. P. Cares-However, sir, at the ond that, be ahaald bave more pay, and he is might be increased. Au crease in the military Lakay to Mancha and three days by pack for asking the line wers, he said, adrilugio, qubail you said, sir, that you would bs pleased of the year foudless, we shall have to do a saled for it. The Governos, on the other haud contribution would be simply terrible to this ails from Manglao to Monetsz. At polities, and comme dial, and he referred as an
to give us any information wa nowed Lefore we did last you We took the rate then a thinks that he is fairly, woll paid for the work Colony, Luckay by Rod River, receives a tributary alegous case to the construction of the TALE precarded in consider this Bill in tammi raat deal to hip, as was pointed out by the which he does in the double appointment which The CHAIRMAN-I did not say that there was,
he how holds. Captain Hastings does-not take any question of inorman, but I said that the matter called the Nam-chi on the Chinese e o corpo line by General Agoeket, a lie which should like very muct to cow as to the present ou amber for e Chamber of Commerce.
The Chalk-That does not effept the ❘ that view and be has memarinised the Sacre was to be reconsidered the too has already in twenty maths yas parried soross the great position in regard to tho Retreatment Commi which is the village of Soat-phong, when it cremin desert for a length of 12 6 Roasters sion, whether it he bed buitely shelved, or expsaditure Whare not paid one dollar caurstary of State, and the Scorelary of tata in some or has nearly one round-and the is proposed the new Customs atatio should connecting Europe with Central Asis. Running whether steps are being takes at the present moon account of theufculation that was then made dos concse will flecide the paint. There are Governor took the precantion of anticipating
rast to appoint a Commission. I quite agree being incorrect.i through a country without water supply sal beard. By this team of the Conventionalist wilbint lubabitaule, this line had as with you, sir, that the work of rotrenelment is
Faral objections which I could name to Cap any intention of the kind be stating as strongly He. CF. CarEx-I think a very consider tain Hastings recoiving what he thinks she could way it would not be ju-table. of the 16th June, 1887, France acquired the stimulued enterprise that it had almost trucs matter of time, but still it appears to se
should reosive, Qos of them is-I will not moz Hon. C. P. CHATSS-It would be utterly The CHAIRZIA-We have only paid what tion all--that if he did ba would draw cos impossible to pay more than we pay at the pre- right to pufntain a Consul at Mengtes and rid the desert into a scene of industry. His that the same ties Goperament settles this
siderably more than the haud of his depart sent moment it would be driving the colony to concluded by asking the Council to the question of a Retrenchment Committee the bat. we necesarily to prF a consûler agent at Manghao. No apponat. & $100,000 fara prall miqari arsip of the ter for the Government and the Calver
Hos. CP.CE-Considerably more than ment; which, to say the least of it, would be bankruptcy mast hus pror. been made to the later place, proposed route of the Buigna-Khone line.
The UF TEXAS-All regards the question of the safiunte,
decidedly uponálgus. The Governor thought Hon. J. J. Kesvice-Even thongh tha ster. which ur contemporary coosid re fortunate
the appointment of a retrenchment Committee The IARBOJE LAGICt. £ 90 afraid a great that this was an opportunity of affecting a conling contribution is not increazed at all 1; la Mr. Gee. W. Noel, in bis Skaughai trade re the matter scads as follows. As you are aware many perious malimislaags in their calculations siderable saving to the taxpayers
| comeivabl; that the decline in excliquge weight, for Manghao is merely a print on the route port dated the 7th inat, mys-Some little stir the Governor appointed a Commitfe and exep last year,"
Hon.E. BRUILIOS--I do not like to be make the contribution which we have to pay from Lokay to Mercies and possessos or been used bure by the deterion of a su having been taken to it be altered its dau- Hon C. P. CHEE-And therefore we ought misunderstood: Anxious as I am to retrench mars this the colony is able to afford.
The CHAIRMAN-It is posible, it is con- importance of its own. Au agrement has great infringson of the Trade Marka Aota,titution. Further exception has an fakao, I to be more carufin making our stimate this much ni is possible, I do not like to asa esy
caused by the Pary questionible practice of in-think, not only & Record bit a third tima, and your, N
ralo broken, became that would give rise to diš įceivabis sa you my, but it would mean a most. now been crrived at with Chino by portrag unchopped goods. In this case it basis xcellency weat as far as he could to most The to was to put and agreed to.
content in the serviça,
majanfortunate state of tuings for Hoogkong which the Consular agent who was to be rously jeopardised the reputation of the lead the objections which had been raised but what
THE KRY DEFMLAATIONA.
The CRAMAs--I dan remove that wisap Hon. J. J. Kestick –1t the foliar falls to ing beard of American shvatinge, and is quite he was able to do did not satisfy the obrator, Upon a vote $10,400 for the Audit Deprehension. There is no such ralą, sir." It is 26, which cons exceedingly probable, that indood stationed at Maughao is to be stationed milciens un uocunt for the discapete fato which From the correspondence published by the ob partient.
not that an officer shall receive half the salary,wonid be a very large item in our expenditare, instead at Song-phong, and ad agent of the they have recently felleu. Very inferior Man-jector, the hon. muter who represented the Her C. P. CrEA-Before this gute but that bo may I may say that I riyaalf bevo The CHAIRMAN-Vors, $490,000. Chase Customs je also to be stationed chester goods have been coming here simply Chamber of Commeren, bos, members will be aware passed I should it to know whether sizce the frequently done the work of other ofFours not The item was then agreed to.
HE PUBLIC WODES EXTRAORDINARY," flare. Naturally when the Cestom House stved the Mill" (fancy autres being that the Governor bus referred bome to the Towary frandsing freak regulations have ased) across the midle, leaving amply space for Secretary of State all the papera, inolading those been given to this department BD as
The following items for Public Works Extra at Song plong in opened all goods, will any chop to be affixed out here, which the natives letters published by Mr. Whitstund. It there to prevent s hurranse of these grate Hon. F. R. Be2309-I understood that ordiarry ware, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN,
the rule axisted under the benting of “Amended put a bloc wad agreed to:- have learnt to do in a very profleient minner, for, go without saying that the question of irregularities. It is satisfactory to late that the matter has appointing & Retrenchment Comuito ret The CHAIRMAN No instructions Inve bonapy of Section 108 of Colonial. Regulations." Central Market, 300.000; Prava Reclamation been takanap sery energetically by the shelved. It is not open for me to say, poc, in jeaned us for as I a award to the auditor since The CHAIRMAN-Will you read it? www(Government Cootriletion), $30,000; Slangbator United States authorities in the North and dood, am I is a position to say, what tion the the discovery of therands in the Treasury. You Hon. But, BELIS:08 Under that rule it House and Sheep and Pig Depòta, $30.001; Gael ever we may be found most advantage. the Native high offeirls, and it is hoped but Secretary of State may take of the quis remember, they discovered by him. The says, "And if the person so appointed by the Extension, $4000; Kowloon Now Iwade, $5.000; Now from Song-phong there is a road, Foruser the steps (pten will festnally nip in the bad ties as it now standa under the altered condi-issing of orders the Local Auditor rests Gruvmor to the moant clos be required at the New Streets; Kraudytown, $3000; Now Water ly very much used, to Khaihoa, a town which this dangerous menace to legitimate trade. The lions, but I bave His Excellency's authority with the Comptro and Auditor-General at same time to perform the dutina of his own Laing, 85,000, Sewerage of Victoris, 2000; oviznisan position from which the Frequbessity of afeguarding well established for stating that be las recommended that a home, but I should obally be aware if he bed offloa be may be allowed balf the salary-" Water Supply Kowloon Pemovals $85,000; -
trade marks and chops on this markat deserves Betrepobment Committee should be appointed; issued way instruesas to the peal,Auditor in · The CHAIRMAN →→That is enough. He may be tam Reservoir. Clear Water Channel, $4000; town of Luokai and Bayan and the Chinese special attention just now. As pointed out a fwand I might say on my own behalf as wall as on regard to his syster of suditing. I am aware what you said was shill Captain Hastings Extension. ManDonnell and Austle Roads, towns of Mangtez, and Kweichoy are all weeks since the apanese bere commened in that of the Governor that nobody would be more that instructions babeer issued to the Treasury, may be in the mmatime he is not, I think you Kowloon, $5,000; Kowloon Cattle Dopôt. 87,500; about equi-distant. The route is at present andaling the place with cation danpels, bearing pleased then the Governor if Buteoucheat which it is hoped prevent the risurrence of way be atisfied that Captain Hostings is tahu Village Water, Drainago, and Sumaye Works
more or less plausible imitations of walkrows Commission was appointed at the earliest uny defalesticos in fat department.
trestad very well. Helenow drawing euolumenta | 38,000, laudoned, but it is said that although the brands, and thero in little doubt that witble a posible moment. Does that give you the in lo. C. F. Cuza-Don't you think that to nearly double the amount be cosived when hu distance from Inokci to Mengtes via Kalbos very short time other makes of goede will be is. - Zormation you want ?
although the Audbe discovered them feaids, osmo to fongkong about four years age... Ho The following votes were agreed to without tradnead here, and the natural tendency will be is bond the same a via Manghão the phy-to imitate in uff repente Ehone mest in favore for the information you have given-as, but I my ware committed at some frosh regulations, svaly hard day's work, and as I say he is getting Legislators, 341.334; Colonial Secretary's De- HOR, C. P. CHATER-1 am mnoli obliged, sir, they were discover Log and long after they do a protty fuir day's work, but not an exoss-discussion Penaicus, $96.260, Governor and ecal difficulties are very much less and the In this conection it is worth while reviewing my that most of it is what wa hapa ba in ure necessary to gesint these nudits were not double the sum he was paid when he came horo, partment, $35976; Treasury, $24.898; Publie journey can be accomplished in two days the progress of the ontton industry in Jupas, possession of already from the correspondence in carried on in the her they had been so as to Can I give you any further information?
Hon. MR. BELILI-Thank you,' The rote was tgrend tủ,
THE COST OF THE POLICE.
be cleared there, and will then be free to
make their way into the province by what
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caly without receiving half the pay but witbont
having boen paid anything at all, (Laughtor).
Upoa the item of 8265,384 for the Police,
- MISCELLANEOUS. PO
THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL,
1892-
Station No. 1Blick and Blue. Bon, W. H. Faroell
10st. 9lbs. No. 2, F. Lammert
1st 51. No. 8, Eoes Themom i .....11st. 5ibe.
Stroke, G. L. Danean
Cox, F. K. Kow
20st. 10lbs. St. Alb.
Korobiuma," Station No. --Black and While.
Bow, A. Farnos No. 2, F. G. Nielsen No. 3, W. A. Stopsai...... Stroke, G. C. C. Master..
Ccx, W. Humphreys ..... Thistle."
at Elbe. ..............10sk-10lbs.:
1035. Ib. 103. Tbs. 9at. 015.
Station No. 3-Blus with Red Saab. Bow, G. Grimble 10st. Gib No. 2, J. Machado... 91, 12lbs. No. 3, G. O. Hagard 10st. 1915. Stroke, J. H. G. Manuk...10st. lib.
Cor, C. H. W: Kow
9st. Qib. "Track." Station No. 4-Royal Blue, Bow, D MacCarthy 10ste 159. No. 2, J. P. Barton
1st, 10tha T Brown
12%2 Elba Stroke, E. D. Sanders...... 51bx. Coz, G. H. Bwith 9 Olba
"Vinteris." Station No. 5.—Whita
No
Bow, E. Bischoff...
No. 2, J. B. Grimes No. 3. Gr Megrell Biroko, E F. Lammert. Cox, G. A. Caldwell
llat gibs, .....get 6lbs Ast (lbs.
..10xt. 215.
984. Olbs
Basa Station No. 6.~Red and Whito.
get. Mba
9at. lbs.
1st. 4lbs.
1.1st 7lbs.
Row, A. Faber'
No. 2, G. Atzenroth ›
No. 3, E. Friedrichs
9iruke, H. Skeit......
Cox, H. B. Jayward.
...... gat Ulby.
Fon Mer-or-War's CUTTERS; dielauce.. one mile; entrance, 81; first prize, $15; aevond prize, 810; time allowed for ours, 4 seorada per car, boats to be approved by the Dom- mmittee; four boats in atart fre two prizas, For Linur Big8; open to Europeia Non-Com- missioned. Offlodra and mon of any regiment or corps of the acrison, or Europeum crews of cay of H.M,'a vessois; autrance, 31 ; first prize, 290; escord prize, $20; presented by IKM.S.. Ficter Brianual Canteen Fund; time allowed for bara, 8 seconds per car boste to bo appro- vait by the Committee. Distance, one milò.
" GARCISON. CUP," presented by the officers of the garrison; for four-wars; distanos, one mile; entrance $310: to bs rowed in houts tha property of the Victoria Recreation Club or bosta similar in bhaild to these belonging to Totoria Robrication Club,
"This lo." Station No. 1-Eleck and Pink," Bew, W. A. Stópani..
Dat. Viba.
No. 2. F. Lamméré in
10st. lb
Ne,
G. C. Hayward.......
Flat. lb.
30s 91be.
3st. ...
Stroke, B. F. Immer
Cox, C. A. W. Kop
Vistoria." Btation No. 3--Blue and Whito Sash..
Sat 12lha
"Borg JM. B. Carvalhe ..............
No. 2, L. D'Almada E. Castro... 7st. 9lbs.
· No. 9, J; L. Da Silva “Stroke, J. A. S.. Alves.
Bat, 8lbs. C, F. X. D'Almada & Chatro· Bat. - dlber
"R" Station No. 3-Red and White -----
10st. 101be? No. 9, C. . Thompson.
“Bow, G. L. Dana
st. lbs.
Wst. 10lbs.
1ut 71bs.
Эль. оль..
No. 3, P. G. Nielsen. Stroke, H, Skoft
Cor. 1. W. White
Bhamrock." Station No. 4-Blue and White Cross Bow, J. B. Brady
..10st. 12lbs.
No. 2. Cheater Wells. 10st. Abs
N&S JA Palton
be.
Stroke, G. A. Merriam
1st. Dibr
Cox, O. F. Goodrich
10st. Slba.
Station No. 5.-Royal Blue
Bow, D. MacCarthy.
Works Departinent, $89,791; Registrar General's less time. This okl route it is proposed ch is clearly stated to a private circular re- the papers. But what I perculeriy want to allow there frandap be committed and only
Department, $24,906, Harbour Master's Depart only received frem Mesare. Berigny & Co.cf know is as to bow the matter stande sine the duteoted long after lay were committed.
mont. $60,791 Lighthouses, $15,418; - Observa- should be reopened, thus giving France & Kobe, to whom I am indebted for the following correspondence was published. We know that The CHAIRMAN noot say that I think
tory:310.762; Stamp Offos, $1318. Botanical and wend point of entry Into China, and, what Producting is for aked of the daily demand the waiter les bou referred to the Soorsary of it is roussary to its any fresh regulations for
Afforestation Department; $20,950; Esgal Da for consumption, wod Lanvy segumuiatioce ars Stats--has any reply twen received, or have any the auditing of date. The Auditor failed. Hoa. . B. BALTION -II Fatsember_rightpartments 870183, Ecolominatios], $2,300; Eiv.) from frendly point of view is of great im- noticeable in all the contros of masafacture. further steps been taken with regard to the to detect the defalline earlier than be 10-13. sir, you stated bere some time back that in cation: $79,486, Medical Departments, $84,714, portance, bringing her into touch with The present me throughout the soustry now appointment of a l'ommission?
teally did for reason bich-It is sa acfortunate your opinion we bid a very expensive polios. Gaol, 559,024; Fire Brigade, $30,693, Sanitary Iran shunt 380,000 spindles, and by Jenn nort Kweichow, which is supplied with English years addition of 300.300 will be in fall work, from the Secretary of State and consequently were published in 6 appendix of the report
The CHAIRMAN-No reply has been received exbject-w: Teh I nondot go fale or refresh-they The CARMAN-Dia Í stufe that in Goed? Departout $62,557; Charitehle Allowangen, Hou. E. R. BYLIOS-La Tinea Committee, $5200; Tránsport, $3,000; Miscellaneous Ber- -gowls by the West Biver route. The goods and by the end of the your aplodies in operation no further slags have been taken, but the wat which was laid on diable ne sessional paper, I think
vices $71,911; Public Works Begarrent, that travel by tho Ret River route are also will exeat thres, quarters of a million, Theter is under the cousidantion of the Secretursund without going to dotzile I will remiod The ORAS-I am of that opinion, but I 3183.500.*** for the meet part English, but this is a point protection of the mills at the morsent has of Siate and there is no reason to believe that you tast as fuc.da thuditor was oonoorus bis do not remember anationing it.
practically overtaken the costumption of counts the matter has escaped his attention. In to failure to make an enor dispovary than he did Hoa. E. K. BELILIOS-Cosequently I would that the writer in our Realin contemporary boken No. 20, and as 9 por esat of the sdditions cass of formal despatches, when we suppose that of the dollatione due to a certain wash-like to know how the increase in this item is The items in this Bill were put en bloc by the CHAIRMAN, after the Colonial Treagerer kad ar- affrols to ignore.. "French geuda are as free now in coprse of areation are intended to spin the matter may have exsupai, the notice of the new on his part in a reporting the omission arrived it.
these courts, it w'ands to reason that froek Secretary of Stats, after a certain tims bus on the part of the Treurer and Acting Tree- *The_CHAINMAN-If you tua, to the depafund that most of the soms had already been af British goods to use the West River fields and pastures now will have to be sought elegand it is neual for the Governor to all the sheer to comply V certain requirements. tails of the cetinate you will see that there rated by Council The Commilfes agreed to route, and on the other hand the French wherein to sell the surplus production. The attention of the Secretary of State to that das Now in that Le portainly to blame, is an inorouse of 310,000 for Fassages the following-
Fhia has not yet baen, done to this can and he has been tollab be was to blame, and bonusos." Thas a great deal more than Charge ba acoonut of Public Debt, £8,488.16; | adioit foreign gendo to the advantages of look is by no mas bright, unless the duty pates.
on importation of cotton und du reexpert of £be delay on the part of the Soetary of State The question now, ask in whether any fresh accounts for the whole increase. Economics Pensions $1,886 51: Governor and Logielataro, the-Red River route, so that any improve spon yarn is withdrawia, and Japan yarns replace if wo may call it deley cannot have arisen regulations bave beeld down for his gold have been efected in various levotions in the $4.2112 Colmial Secretary's Department, ment in the latter must be regarded with those of Bombay in the North China markets from bis overlooking the matter, but doubtless, sace the future, of not, whether I son., Polise, so you will see, but this itom moritar$182494; Tremgry, $25069, Post Office, For Hex:ON-WAL'S GIOS AND WHALens; die. sadisfaction by every one, irrespective of Failing a market for yarns the tondeney will be the reason is his desire to give full consideration sider any fresh razniates of the kind should be swampe the whole of these economies and havas $85,272 50; Registrar General's Department, zional jealousies. How long Trence will the coarser spinninga are suitable.
unrely to weave drills and testings, for which to all the circumstanger of the matter before he laid down herdly link ap. No doubt it a balance to the bad. I am sorry to say that $600.78 Harbour Master's Department,83,033 46
gives his decision.
will be better if in thhiature the Auditor is this is quite unavoidable. Under the police res Observatory, $1,64344, Stampe, $245.32; Bo
No. G. C. Murray
1st, tiba. No. 3 T. Brow.1st. 6lba Bircke, E. D. Sanders 12 lbs Cor, H. B. Havard et 0lb Kornblame." Station No. Black nod/White. Box. A. Turner ...........
9at. Kiba
No. 2.J. M. G. Maak ........ 10st, 201bs. No. J. G. Meynell... 12. Olb Bisoka. G. C. C. Masterlöst. 7lba Cox, G. A. Caldwell. Det. 0:
tance, one mile entrance, §; frat prize $10, second, 85; the boats to, be approved by the Committee, "time allowed for cars, 8, seconde