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the question, to the necessity of keeping up good and ample milk supply and of guarding against the introduction of cat the disease of any description into the
AND DIRECTORY colony. In England cattle imported from abroad are subjected to inspection upon landing, and it would rather astonish the people at home if it were suggested that the inspection might be suspended every sixth year while the officials responsible went away to play, or to study bacteriology, or for any other purpose; but that is virtually the positiori taken up by the Government of Hongkong. If it is necessary to have a Colchisi Veterinary Surgeon at all surely it is as necessary one year as another. The pablic intercel demands, therefore, either that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon should, never go away on leave, or that there Ahould be an Assielant Veteriuery Surgeon to taise his place during his absence. The first alternative is impracticable and we are therefore thrown back on the second. In most other departments assistant heads are unnecessary, herause when the chief goos away anyone cau step into his shoes and perform his datics, but a veterinary surgeon is a specialist whose place can only be taken by some one who has had the same training as himself. As to finding work for owu vei terinary surgeons when they were both in the colony, Being that the management of the public slaughter houses and markets is attached to the department we think they need never be in want of something to do.
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If the suggested appointment he made it would perlimps not he unreasonable to call upon the various dairive is the colony to contribute to the extra house in pro- portion to the average number of cattle kept by each, for we see no mora reason than Mr. MCCALLUM why these establish meats should be provided with veterinary attendance at the cost of the public. As it matter of fact, the Dairy Farm Com pany did actually pay an annual actainer to Mr. LADbs up to the time he went on leave. All the other dari's might be called upon to pay in like proportion or the fees be accounted for to the Government, as is done in host other departments. If the dairies were all willing to contribute it might pay a private veterinary surgeon to establish hituself in practice here, but many of the dairicaare in the hands of Chinese, whe would contribute nothing except under com puleion, so that it seems necessary for the Government to move in the matter. It could not be expected that any of the dairies under Europton management should themselves maintain”u veterinary surgeon, because in case of an outbreak of disease in other darias his services could not possility he se fured if they were asked for, and it would therefore amount to one Company main- taining veterinary surgeon for the colony ¦ ut Jarge.
day
Net ono vise of plague was reported yester
The F.&O. steamer Brielist of Bombay for this port on the 18th itslant.
The P.&O. steamer Bombay left. Eingapore frie this port on the 21st instant, at 1 pm.
The steaner Cromarty, Taft Singapore yestur day, and is expocted haro on or about the 28th instar 1.
The name Chelydra, fi Galer and hould be entrusted to tre ting to the cons Straits luft Singapore for this port on Tuesday,
should be agárasted to Van' EnITOR.
Correspondents et forward theirname and address with ensmunicatione addressed to the Kditor, mot for publication, bet asevidence of good faith.
All tellers for pubitration should be written on one side of the paper only.
No ancnymously digued communicatiess that hare. already appeared in olker papers will be jyidorted.
Orders for extra copies of Datur Pris should to ment bafune 11 ass, un day of publication. After that imur the supply is Zímiled. Only Suplied for Cosph Telerophic Address FREss-A.BO, Conte PG Bez. 20. Telephone J's 12.
The Daily Press.
the 21st inst., at 5 p.m.
The O. E. 8. Cola: steamier Tantalus, from Liverpool, Isf Singapore yesterday, and is dua here on or about Monday, the 27th fret.
The Japanese Government telegraph lines beyond Shimonoseki were interrupted yester day, from which it would seem that the typhoon has been experienced there in some force..
The report of the North British and Mer cantile Insurance Co. for last your shows that the rosenna from the fire department was £1,587,964,12, 93, and from the Dfs department £1,573,304 18 01. At the Ist December, 1895, the-halace at the credit of profit and less Rainunted to EU3711 7a. 14, which include the unappropriated balance of £90,62 10%. Od. brought former from 1891, and the sum of £91,77 108, 5d., baing the quinquennial division of profits due to the sharabollere from the life and suruity business, one of which there has been passed to dividend account £233,750, and £98,56t to premium reserve, leaving £73.400 78. 1d. to be carried forward. Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. are the eagkong agents of the North British and Mercantile.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURIDAY, JULY BEL. 1898, Everything ia la rysdiness for the opening of | there would be a surplus så over 8392,900. In Wirth's Cirous this evening Best can be spite, however, of the large expeclitare the bosited at Meire, W. Brawer de Cd. any amount of liabillies over suets on Bist Desema bee was only $175,000, which it is hoped will be tine dining the day
wipat oft by December part. If any further explanations are required I shall be glad to give them. With three remarks I tog to move point will be noted, and ifle is possible the the second reading of the bill.
HM.B. Grafton, carrying the flag of Bear and the mural baints were exchanged. The Grafton relieves the Edgar, which leaves for England on or about Tuonigy tort
Admiral Oxley, arrived yesterday, afternoon,
Mr. 8. 1 Mooxo, un dvorseer in the Public Works Department, died suddenly Jesterby morning in the Government Civil Hospital, He had been at his work und Tresday, but as ho was aufaring from palus in the bead he then want into hospital, where ho died about half- past three yesterday morning. He le widow and a large family.
ROUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY. PRESS")
LONDON, 20th July.
LI KUNG-CHANG IN PARIS. At an interview in Paris Li-Hung-cling declared that Chins desired to hold the balancs equal, between Groot Britals and France and that there was a share for bath in the trads of South-west Chiva:
JAMESON'S TRIAL. Dr. Jamoson's triel has commonicad.
FURTHER DISTURBANCES IN
· CRETEL Renewed murdes of Christians have taken place at Candia.
PROM CONKIN PAPERS.)
THE ATTACK ON PRESIDENT FAURE
PARIS, 15th July.
PARIS, 161 July.
M. Felix Faura received an enthusiastis welcome at Rheims. He las returned to Paris. THE ITALIAN CRISIS.
Pants, 16 July.
The Italian crisis as come to an 'ond. M.
Pellons takes the portfolio of Minister for War. Almost all the other Ministers remain in the cabinet, with the exception of M. Sernienetta. ENGAGEMENT OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.
Pizis, 10th July. The Duke of Orleans is engaged to the Arda- Duchess Marie Dorothea of Austria.
CHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL..
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative oil was, hell yesterday afternoon in the Coqueil Chamber. Present:
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Mecondled Bill read a second time and referred to the Finsnoo Committee ( THE SALE OF ECODE, ALD DRUGS ORDINANCE. The AurINGATTENEY GENERA-With regard to the next ten of the crlem of the day, the Sale of Foods il Drugs Ordinance, I do not propose to groomed with it to-day. I been referred to the Saritary Board and they any mention that this Opilnance the recently have suggested cartati amendments for my consideration. I have not yet had time to fully consider those suggested amendments, and I do not propose to proceed with the Bill to-day. | The COLONIAL SHOKETABY—I tag to second the motion that this order be discharged.
Order discharged.
The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURE-It known. It used to be debited to miscellaneous services, but the Boaretary of State ordered it to be debited to Governor end Inglature, and in order to carry out that instruction it was nGGI. mazy to take a separate vetë.
The CHAIRMAN-It is merely a transfer from one bend to another,
Item resommanded The next item on which there was discussion THE MARRIAGE AMİNDMWNT ORDINANCE,
Was Sanitary Department, $9,40630. The Actine ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I beg
Hon. T. H. WHITBREAD-In regard to this an Ordinance to send the Moxrings Ordinance, item I would refer to the resolution I mered at to more the sorend wasting of the Bill entitled
outain papers in connection with the proposed 1875. The object of the Bill in to enable all the last meeting of the Commeil asking for parties who desire to do so to unter into a ralid civil marriage ofore tho Registrar Go.construction of the Sanitary Board. Tho neral, even if neither of moh parties profess Governor then stated that all the papers would the Christian religion).
be laid on the table stir the decision of the The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to second. Sierotary of State was received, Bill read the second time. Connall went into Commities. Bill reported and pawal.
In lika maoney with niher Hana.” A cardul semination of the Haronne returns and os día
• The ORAINMAN-Daray, 1888)" This spinondather writing pertion of the pmunity. piler to the year 1835. Of course the hon. The Imposs of 17% par con én gran re mamber is much better soquainted with the netpta renders this position quits Impossible. Ordinances under the authority of which many gnation of szobange than I, but I was under the In cases where the General Post Office corapetes taxe of revenue are raleod will show that they impression, that 1995 a not a very steady to some extent with privat fras (g, in the are only leviable within the city of Victoris year in the matter of arstange. However, the carrying of parools) the latter must enjoy and in so far are distinctly municipal duxi not- an fromonas advantage at any rate if the pasoola general revenue and therefore not fairly, or tõstimate will be made still more accurate, post is to be conducted on stelat business in sooerdance with the principle applied in the
fter recommended.
principles, without assistance from general Biralts Bettiomenta, chargeable in respect of On the next item, Governor and Legialstur, ravenne, Again in once where the General the Military Contribution."
The fact of Hongkong not having a Munisi $2,714.86, Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD BRII Post Office prarcises a monopoly, owing to this in favour of this item, bat at the same impost of 17 per cent, there will be unneccspai Council should not militate against the no I quite fail to why the rent of pary hardably either to the general public or Felony being as fairly treated se we would be The Unofficial Members of Connell dedre Crigieburn should not have been known at the to the Past using, section of it, and the hard-if we had one,
Office is extended. I venture to hope that in further to call the attention of the Hight tian the stimates were formed. It must have ship will incrass as the business of the Post,
Flow of these considerations it may be decided Honorable the Secretary of State bo one or two to prompt from the doduction for the Military other pointe in connection with the Military baan within
Contribution that portion of the revenue which Contribution which were overlooked in the is devoted to the necessary expenses of the Postal decassions in Connell on the sulfoot in view Service. I should add that if the contention of of the minch greater importance of the question the memorialists in upheld, the amount to be de- of Municipal revenue, and which in their oplaton reduction of the ducted in respect of 1998 on socount of transit afford just grounds for charges and expenses of the Postal Convention amount-- would be $14,11.00. The total revening of the 1-The 171 per cent, should be calculated on Post Office in 1905 was 8244,449.71, while the the General Revenge of tha melony, lass the expenditure was $194,24027, leaving a balance amount recently raised to defray the Military of 350,209,44. For the rahus I have stated, I Contribution. Itself, otherwise the colony in consider this to be the largest sam on which ying not only on its ordinary revenue but in edition on the amount of extra revonpepcolally 4.The crutention in paragraph 9 is oh. rited to defray the Military Contribution itself. the impost of 174 per cent, should be charged,
2 The Post Offs is an Imperial Estebish. vidaly sound, as the vetor accounts with doyartments aro simply a matter of book-nt in fact if not in name, and is also se keeping; the amounts are merely book entries: international institution in so far as it works no money actually passes and if it did it woull in ocunostion with tho Postal Union. It bas simply be transferring toy from one account branches outside of the colony ja various ports tr China. It derives revenus from them and to another.
Segree with the memorialists also that frays certain expenditure on their account. the itens classed last year as appropriations in à large portion of the Post Office revenue (10 aid should fairly lo exempted. For exampio called) is collected on account of the Treperial the Government might hand over Queen's Gevarument or of the Postal Un'or, and brings College or the Governmsat Civil. Hoepital to a no profit to this colony whatever. Such monies public body, paying to mah body the difference form so partion of the revents of this salong between the cost of upkeep and the amount of and ought to be thrown out of account, it la The revende would be thriftted, in the calculation of the gross the fans colleated. thereby diminished by the amount of the fees, rene texable for the Military expenses. while it would scarcely be contandad that Go 3-In the Estimates for the currant year verument should tot ontrast the management (1896) there appear to be items included on the of such institutions to o pablic kedy simply be stunne side of the escount which do not re cause to do to would decrease the amount of prosent Any real receipta by the Treasury. the Military Contribution. Items of this naturo Several of the Departments are charged, for the are practically Refunds of Expenditure. A list convenient keeping of the water account, with of the amounts of the appropriations in aid for sual sume for the water they sonsuts
$100.00 Post Office Botanical and Afforestation 600.00 2893 in enclosed.
THE TITLES OF IRISON OFFICERE. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I beg to move the second rooling of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to alter the titles of prison officers ployed in this, olay. The object of this Ordinance is to amant the present designations of the existing officers of the gael so as to make their titles correspond as nearly as possible with those in use in English, pricoza,
The COLONIAL SECIETARY hooled. Dill read the second time. Council wont into Committee, and the Bill was reported without gondment
Council remimed, and Bill was rand the third time and passed
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Polloe Gaol.
The COLONIAL SOBETA-Excuse me, the Governor saki ke did not proposo te lay ny papers upon the table until the Becretary of State's devision had been resolved.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-I may mention now that it would be well if the Government changed their policy of eoncealment in regard to papers of public importance, and gave us the papers now in order that we may offer opinions we may form, and if matters have not been The author of the attack on President For
fally represented we would then have an opportunity of putting things right. It will is named Francois He is a antic, is poor,
be of very little zorrico-in fact no servich stall and his object was to attract attontion to him.
to have the papon after the dockfon has been self. The Fair Ind no political significance:
arrived, at, because the Becretary of State's order would have been issued without our having M. Faure has everywhere bean warmly cheared.
the opportunity of considering the papera. If we have them now wawil bave that opportunity. Despatches are pouring in from the provines
100.00 and abroad and several sovereigns have beat
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERALI beg to of considering the papers now and to have the 6The stem referred to in paragraph & of
1,000.00 their congratulations on the President's exape.THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. think the Council to right tona opportunity
President Fasco left this morning for movo the third reading of the Bill entitled an chanon of referring matters home through the memorial should also, I think, he exempted,
* 1,500.00 Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law Government, Theres tan be nothing whics has Flic sum.antioned, vis, $15,000, has been pro rolading to the registration of birds and deaths been said or written that will not bear the light vide in the Estimates to meet the expennture
of day, and I can scarcely repleuny remoon account of rofands of revenuo.
Sanitary, Water for Market 2000.00 heims, to unveil the statue of Joan of Ar
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Bonded.
1,000,00 7-As regrinds paragraph 6. I have nothing which can justify the Government in with. Bill read the third time and passed:
to add to the remarks contained in paragraph Watering Strašte, THE REGULATION OF ADMIRALTY PROCEDURE holding the papers nay longer.
The CHAIRMAN-The hon. membiar Had they despatch No. 267 of 28th August 1995, Then departments do not, in fant, pay any The ACTINO ATTORNEY-GODOral--beg, Sir. to more the scoond reading of the Bill. entitle fallest opportunity of making that statemeat except at the maraerialista ara, in error in nerey if they do it is money out of the an Ordinance to regriate tun Adibialty Pro the last monting of the Council Why he did not supposing that the reventa derived from: Water Fubho Treneury Bashi items are woly book sedure of the Supreme Court I may menorail himself of that opportunity of asaras I do Estes and the Central Market will in course of entries and should not be allowed is well the
pose of the Military Contribution tax,
There are elur items to the amount tion, Bir, that this Bill and the rates and the not understand. My upression is that the rentimo cease and determine, although they might gros total of the general rarerne, for the pur
8-I shall be glad to be favoured with ni schedule were drafted by our recent Chiefson why he did not say that was beaanse he was to decreased. Justine, Sir Felding Clarke, and they were sont not supported by his unoffitial cofledgnas, who,
Appropriations in Alt" and which wery home and submitted for the approval of the righs vere quite satisfied to wait until the decision of early decition on the overal points raised by of about $46,000 based last year as bou.ths Serrotary of State for thaColonies, as was the Soretary of Sints arrived. Of coune 1 the memorialista
9.It is satisfactory to note that the Uno docucted from the gross expenditure in prder to required ander section 4 of the Colonial Courts may be wrong but the lion member's collegial Members Lace Avised no objection to the artive as the wount of revenue to be raised, but Admiralty Act, 1890. These new rules and will correct me if I n.
Ron. T. H. WHEAD-Defore the vote principle of appropriating a percentage of 17 which are used this year to sell the grou the schedule of the. Bill are founded mainly on Who existing Vice-Admiralty Court, rules, but a passed I would really urge the Government per cant of the Colonial Revenues to the uso of resouue. These are not in any tres Benes there or a few important alteratione to which I again to insist on the desirability of confiding the Imperial Govormsat as a Miltary Contri- revenue at all. They are receipts which render think I ought to draw the attention of the Council in us to the extent of giving us the papers bear bution, and I trust that, if it is possible to rest it necessary to rams less revenus annually, In the first place under the existing rales there ing on the abject I think there is very their wishes as rogards some of tao details to Such as the promeda of the convict labour in: are fees which are desisted to be payable to the reason why we should bars than. My unello whiel attention has been drawn in their memo- the Gool The amcants recovered from Diplo Jago, and the Registrar, and the Marshal of colleagues voted unanimously with tae in the randum, this much-verol question will be at last matic, Naval and Military Departments, Searmen Contribution from the Imporis Past Offies. the Vice-Admiralty Court As a matter of month of December or January last, I then satisfactorily and findly sell have the and Dabtor's, towards the Gaol Expres. The The Grant-in-nid, from the Admiralty towards fact for the last few years these fees, have not asked for the papers, and I was under the in honour to be fir, your wost obedient, servanty:
WILLIAM BOBINSON been paid to those officers, but they have been pression that certain members would have sup.
Jin, M.P., Her Majesty's Principal Sacra, the Chinese Gobernment towards Gap Book paid to the Treasury of the colony Sir ported me when I asked for the papers at the The Right Honourable Mr. Joseph Chamber the Look Hospital. The Contribution from Fielding Clarke pointed out that one result of last meeting of the Council
The CHAIRMAN-You have changed your fary of State for the Colonies, &c, de, & Light Refunds of Folice Pay, and of coat of Polico Stores, &c. Bick Stoppages from the Downing Street, London. those rules was that a special tax was imposed
Falico Force, at other beras, of the same upon persons taking admiralty proceedings mind.
Hon T. . WEHEHEAD-I withdraw my
character. which would bear hardly upan persons taking proceedings in the Court of Cdginal Jurisdic motion.
T CHAIRMAN-You have changed your tion, and Sir Fioling Clarke recommended that these fees should be abelisted, and the mind sjuce them.
Hon. T. H. WHTERAPI wanted nothing Secretary of State has approved of that recom mendation. Apother point in at thesataressonable when I asked for the paport .ol abolish altogether the office rales marshal and direct that the dates heretofore performed by the misht shall in futurs be carried out by the bailiff of the Supremo The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER-I do Court. Aanther change brought about by not see that this is vlerant.
The CHAIRMAN-It is not relevant; it is thene new rules is in regard to the costs of bar ristors and Policitora. Undor the present rare simply with the object of allowing the bon of the Vice Admiralty Court the fece made pay member to express his viots, although he had able to barristers and solicitors are in sterling, an opportunity at the last mesting of the which is found to be very inconvenient in Council.
The item was then recouziented, oud, the practice, and therefore that is altered under the new rules, by which barristers and remaining items were recommended without solicitore aro
roosive fees in the liseussion.
The CHAZEMAN-The items, gentlemen, same, miner as they are payable in the Original Jurisdiction, except in case where the have all been commended by tho. Finance matter in dispute is less than $1,000, when Committee, and the report of the Committee only half costs are to be allowed. The only will be brought up at the next meeting of the other point. E eught to mention is that Cornell: There is no other business. in the existing Vico-Admirally Rules
The Committee then adjourned. special procedure is laid down with respect to discovery, the form sad admission evidence, and the forms of sfidavits and oaths,
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION. It is considered desirable that the special procedare in these matters should be abolished,
The following despatches on the subject of and therefore it is provided that the ordinary rules on these malors shall be followed just the military contilation were laid before the requested to reconsider the whole subject and as if it was an ordinary cas-being tried in Logislative Council yesterday. The memorial the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme of the nnofeial membres. Is already been tion to a figure which would re-establish soz Court. With these observations, Sir, I beg to published, but we repeat it, as the references move the escond roading of this Ball.
in B.E. the Governor's deepatol would be
intelligible without it
Gorornment House, Hongkong, 1st April, 1896. Sir, I have the honour to forward the en. Bill real lanse by lause and reported with alosed memorandum from the Unofficial Mum- bars of the Legislative Council on the subject out amendment.
of the Military Contribution, and to submit the following olarations on the several points rised by them.
His EXCELLENCE the Governor, Sur WIL LIAM ROMINSON, K.O.M.G.
He J. II. SEWART LOOKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Hou, H. E. POLLO0K, Acting Attorney. General
Hon. AM TROMSON, Acung Colonial Hon. F. A. Coors, Director of Public Wocks.
Treasurer.
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Hon. R. MURRAY RUMSRY, Harbour Master. Hon. COMMANDER WH. HASTINGS, Acting Polico Magistrata.
Hen, C. P. CHATER.
Hon. Ho Ka
Hon. T. H. WHITEBEAD. Hon. E. R. BELILOR, C.M.G. Hon. J. J. BL-IRVING. Mr. F. J. BADSLEY, Acting Clock of Conncile.
MINUTES.
The raiantes of the previous mesting were read and confirmed.
PAPERA.
The COLORLA SECRETARY laid the following papors upon the table-His Excelloy the Governor's despatch on the plague in 1986, despatches on the military constabating, and
the report of the Strent Lighting Committee,
FINANCIAL MINUTES. On the notion of the Colonial Secretary Fiaspcial Minutes Nos. 4, 5, and € were mferred to the Finance Committee.
PUBLIC WOLES COMMETEK'S REPORT. The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS hid on
the table the report of the proceedings of the Public Works Committee at a meting held on the 3th July and moved its adoption
The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER seconded. Carried.
FIRE SIGNALS.
Hou. E. R. BALILIOS-I thero, na ff I wis take not was the muse on the old police hik, a lockout for signale for ad aflost maintained at Teimanteni Police Station. If not, why has the ayetem been abandoned?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The answer to the former part of the hon. momber's question is yas; therefor it is not necessary to answer the latter part.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Hon. T. H. WRITHREAD-With reference to the papers on the subject of s Petition addressed to the House of Commons praying for anamand- ment of the constitution laid before the Connoil
to
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to second.
Bill read the second time Council went into Committee.
Cunucil resumed.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT,
His EXCELLENCY-The Coquail etande ad journed to this day fortnight, at three o'clock.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE QUEEN'S STATUS. ·
The CHAIRMA-Mr. Whiteho you have changed your mind, but it will be noted yn the minuts that you wish the papers.
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ADJOURNMENT.
2-The position assumed by the meinerialists in paragraph 1 of their memorandum is, in my opinion, untenable and enlis, I think, for no apocial remark.
(Enclosure 1).
5.There is another noteworthy. item Memorandum on the Military Contribution which ought to be deducted from the Gress the Unofficial Member of the Legislative Total. The Colonial Seaotary estimates that Concil of Hongkong, submitted for the during the rear 1896 the Treasury will have 'to considerativar of the Right Honourable trefund to the pagers some $15,000 out of rersuns Secretary of State for the Colpnice.
ceived, te, that the revenue to be received
When it was first proposed that the colonies should gantribute towards the expenses incurred will be some $15,000 less in fact then ho by the Imperial Gorerament in the mainterno estimates it at These $1,000 should clearly of a Military Force in the respective colonies be deduated
6-Lastly, the monies raised anually for the falabitants Hongkong aheerfully Roquiesced, and the factors of Connell readily payment of interest on loans, and for the perpesv rated zumel £20,000 a year the amet et maintaining singing fords for the repaymat Military Contribution was raised from £20,000 the military tax. Buo leque were raised on originally levied on this colony. When the these lenne ought not to be made liable to to £10,000 on the promise of a larger garrison the security of the colony's capital in and are part of its capitol. The revenues now to be stationed here the Connell voted the inland unsold in ita waterworks, markets. är., crease without hesitation, and there was us opposition until it me ispovered that is mised from the Water Rates, Central Market, enhanced contribution was claimed and insisted, are charged specially with the repayment ajun before any addition had been made to the dobte inonrred in respect of the Water- incurred by the Imperial Treasury on that the forces in gasrison or any extra opthe iran. The amounts so collected are not De aecenat.
brke, Market, &c.; and with the interest on
Luter on when the heavy full i dinary but Extraordinary Rovonun, and will exchange, while leaving the sterling sont found determine when the specitio purposes the contribution asloured, had raised ils for which they were imposed hava bean accom. plished. The Geterument in bound by a dis equivalent in dollara to an amount wholly out of proportion to the rerosues of the colony, pst agreement in respect of the Light Des which interfere with the complete freedom of from $254,211.00 in 1801 to $51,000.00 the port. If there is any profit to the colony 1995, the Secretary of State was respectfully
after payment of interest and after provision of sinking funds that is revenue and clearly liable, but otherwko nat.
The Unofficial Members of Council report. fally request that the amount of the Military Contribution for 1896 may be reconsidered and that the Secretary of State would be pleased to
to reduce the amount of the Military Ceatris thing likes a rassonell proportion between the general ravonus and the military tax. The same question was raised at the sanie fime in the trans Bettlements and in other Crown colonice, and
raised was no strongly prossed on the attention of the gire specific directions on all the points bezei Imperial Government that within the last year it un dotorinod to nocept from the Eastern colonies a fixed porntage of their reTEDIM instead of claiming from them as your sterling amount of su juvariable character.
For the Biruita Settlements and for Heng- Long the proportion of the Military Contrim Lion to the general revenue was fixed at 178 per centum, and in the adjustment of the amount to be paid for the current year the Y-As regards the contention in pangrapli question at once presented itself in the tot
as to what constituted generi revanue. In the Straite Betismente it w743 2, the Unofficial Markers weens to forget that colonies no monies are paid away in respect of the
revenue raised in Singo Postal Service except for services sotually conceded by the Secretary of State that rendered. I, 800ms to me erroneous to main. the munisipal thin, that the surante collected on behalf pore should not be included in the greuren
(Signed) C. T. CHATZE
BO KAT
Cirset an Imperial
T. H. WHITEHEAD. R. BELLION. J. J. BELL-IRVING.` Legislative Council Chamber.
Hongkong, 31st March, 1996.
(Enclosure 2.) APPROPRIATIONS IN AID, 1695. Courist Labour, ... $ Søl÷âï Geol. Recovery from Diply matic, Naval and Mi litary Department, - 1,413.05 Gal.
Рос
6.637.31 Test OFF Grant from Admiralty
-to Lock Forpiksli 045.23 Female Veneral Ward.
Patients in Civil Hospital, 15,256.84 Ciril cspital fodical Treatment of
Book Lighthoman, 750.00 Harbour Departu Maintenance of Gep Qaber's College Focs 12287.00 Queen's Calinge Kafal of Folico Pay, 2,299.12 Police- Refund Cost of Pališn and otlaw Etoren,...
from Sobalar,se Beboat for Girls. Feas
Polios Force,
Stoppages from Salmisteade Monty of
•Beams and other in Vigoda Gaol, Sal of Foresty Pro. Bale of Plants,.......
Dasty
388.05 Police 453.00 Inspector of Echools.
818.45 Civil Hospital'
448.75 Gaol, 854.93 Qardas.
078.19 Gardens.
Total 40,047.55.
Honakose, Junsi 23rd, 1896, THE Government has declared its convic tion that an Assistant Veterinary Surgeon iuot necessary; We have an Assistant Colonial Secretary, Assistant Registrar-
A meeting of the Flurpee Committee was General, Assistant Harbour Master, and
on Wednesday, 8th iust, will the Government hold immediately after the meeting of Council Assistant This, That, and the Other, all of At the Police Court yesterday, before Hon. stats for the information of the Connell if thera Hua. J. H. Storart Lockhart (Colonial Sacre who might be dispensed with without auy Commander W. C. H. Buating, Mr. A. A D. is any correspondance in pristoneo from the Co-tary) prosided, and allthe members were present Susmann Kumon for failing to comply lonin Officials to the Home Authorities and
The CHALEMAN-The first minute in one in of the Imperial Government or of the Postal revenus, of the Stesita Butilements for the derriment to the public service, but when it with a notjes to bate & avisance on the first vice versa between the 23rd August, 1894, the comes to a question of safhguarding the live foor of 6, Kvai Wa Land. Dr. Clark spoke to date of Lord Kipon zdespatch, and the 20th May, which the Govenor recommanda the Coupe to Union brings no profit to the colony. With purpose of calculating the amount of the Rock and food-swiply of the colony we are visiting the premisan on the ita inst. The fear 1896, the date of the Right Houcurable Me vota a sum of $10590 for exponses incurred it out the sarrices of the Imperial Glovermout Military Contribution. So far as Hongkong was filed with the exceptier of a small portion, Chamberlain's despatch on the subject, and if a connection with the erotion of the statue of 1d the Postal Union, which are paid for by was concerned the Colonial Ofoe decided that told that an Assistant Veterinary Surgeon about & fent by 2 let 6 inches. That portion was will the Government lay it upon the table: if Majesty the Queas, being difference betwem this revenue, the Postal Servico would either the 17 per cent. was to be taken out of the grass the amount. spet (29,559.60), and the amount one to a standstill or the colony would have total revenue, dedasting only the amounts to make direct arrangements for the pers received as premia ca the sale of Crown Lands, ia not necessary because there would be covered with a boarding with apartures below, Hot, why not?.
showing the ground floor in the room below. The COLONIAL SECRETARY—In reply to the ruled ($3,500);
formance of those vines, which might be a less and that there was no deduction to be allowed o The vote was recommended. nothing for hire to do. That might be An application had been made for the first four hon. member Ihave the honour to stats that the a very good roam for not making the to be linsed as a conten lodging house, int Government hes no further correspondence to KENNEDYTOWN SHEEP AND SWINE DEFGTS 00nonical method than that whi ha at present account of items of revenue claimed to be of the The CHAIRMAN--The next minute is one in oxiety. This part of the expenditure is, in fact, same class and character as thrine aretapted from appointment if we could have a guarantee witness had succeded infusal until the floor lay apon the table, ali publin corresponhich the Gurmee rondtamellds Quo Cunnel to just as necessary to the service as the salaries taxation in Singapura as buing purely municipal. Municipal revonne is revenue raised in a city was better lighted. Inspector Reidie enid he having already been laid.”)
rate a sum of $10,000 for the erection of a land of the Post Office staff. At the same time it that the Coloutal Veterinary Burgeonservell the netice on the 18th May, but the door
THE WATER SUPPLY. Hon. C. P. CHATER-I beg to ask the ing-stage at Kennedytown, i cennootion with appears to me that there are strong reasons or town for the purpose of defraying the expu-k
why the euliro portion of the revents which diture necesary for the proper and efficient a himself would over be absent from the was in the same condition when he visited it
the sheep and swine depôts. on the 17th st. Mr. R K Leigh: was called following question, of which due notion has
is orponded on the Postal Sorriso should be ministration of the city or town. It is levied Tote recommended. colony; but unfetunately Mr. Lando has by Mr. Deacon for the defence, an he gave it been given. With regard to the report of the
exempted from the Military Contribution: on the inhabitants of the city or town, and no THE IMPROVEMENT. OF BALERT LIGHTING. beon abrent during one very grave crisis at his opinion that the plum was not insabilary. Director of Public Works of the 9th May on
The CHATEAN--The next mincte is one in That service is one of the few commercial one who resides outside its limits is called uran the Water Supply of the colony, is it the inten and what has happened once may bappen The Magistmis inflicted a fins of a dollar.
tion of the Government to take steps to increase which the Governor recommands the Connel undertakings which are now controllat and to contribute. It differs in this from generad re- to vote a sum of $10,000 for the improvement managed by Cavernment on behalf of the public, venue which is chargeable on all persons within again and onght is matter of commoo Samn time age Tonkin contrusted a loan of the present supply, and if so, how soon will the
of street lighting. The reports on the subject and I believe that if je generally recogaited sea the territory alike whether resident in or out of pradence, to be provided against. The sighty million trane. The money has all been necessary operations be sommoned P
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Subject to the have just been lid on the table at the meeting fandatnental prinople that so far as is possible, the town, and which is applicable for all purpose Government, however, adopts the view of appropriated and now the Avenir du Tonkin
TO THE QQYERNOR. of the Legistative Connal I do not know only so much prefif should be derived from a and not conflued to purely local expenditure. As wouts to know what that is to show for it. approval of the Secretary of State it is the in
whether hou, members would care to have more postal service un is necessary to meet such ex-a general rule municipal revenge is collected and DESFATOR FROY THE RECENTARY OF STATE
Downing Street, the Sebretary of the Sanitary Board, who According to oite contermoare it has all beon tertion of the Government to take steps to
time to consider this subject or whether they ensions and improvemente as may be required disbursed by a different authority from that
8th Jane, 1803. writes, "The more fict that a trading con- faltered away ou useless ofal buildings and increase the water supply. The Secretary of
State has been requested to send hie approval are prepared to vote the sam now. It is nct from time to time in the service itself. Any which receives and erpents the general reverze
Bir,-I have the homone to acknowledge the so forth, the only useful work, the glony will "pany has bees so unfortuante as to lose as to skew for the loan telug the powell by to logans, and it is anticipated that the likely that the whole of the $10,000 will be proft dorived from the service, except when no of a eplony a territory, but this fast is imm
st, forwarding a Memorandum from the Up "y for the greater number of their milchraaway from Hanoi to the Chinese frontier. works will be commenced early in September. pant this year, but it is thought advisable to applied, conatitutes a special tax upon that trial. Thh true arterion of a municipal tax
take the vole now, and if it is not all expended section of the public which makes use of the the limitation of de ares within which it is "cows drey not seem to me reason why Works are required for the prevention (Applause)
Although the city of Victoria has no mundicial Members of the Legislative Council, an application will be made to the Finance servise, from which the remaining portion of collected and applied WIDOWS" AND OLĽHANG' ́JENSIONE of foods and for outablishing cystom
Coinutitted to make a xo-vote.
the community is exempt, while a doživit is “two ratepayers of the colony should be of irrigation, which, if carried out, would, our
The ACTING ATTORNEŸ-GENERA-I beg The DICTOR OF PUBLIC WORK-$5,000 equivalent to a tar upon the whole community cipal government, and although all taxes are which they suggest that certain items should "badled with the salary of an officer contemporary saya, in very short time
fruitful as Cochin-China to move the essend reading of the Bill entitled will be spent this year and the balance will be for the benefit of one portion of it, is, those levied and collected by the general Government bo omitted from the Statement of Fercque, en
who send and reeve correspondence dorough of the colony, there are asvertheless items of which the Military Contribution is based.
2-I regret that I am unable to maot the an Ordinance to further amend the law relating entered on the estimates for next year.
The COLONIAL, SEORETANY-Tat amounts the post. This is no manifestly unfair that revenue which are distinctly municipal within to Widawe' and Orphans' Ponsfons.
The CoLorjat, SEORETARY Noconded.
to exactly the same thing.
tariffs are invariably to arranged as to guard the above faluition and net general The views of the UnofHoist Membora in this matter, Vote recommended.
against soch a possibility, with the result that asosed taxes (Polio, Lighting, Fire Brigade, and I would observe that if any of their m Council went into Committee on the Bill
the profit may be and frequently is camiderably and Waler Batas) afford a perfect illustration. poezie ware adopted, it would be necessary to Connell reabued, and the Dill was red
in excess of the amount required for Imprors Every house in the colony pays 7 par cent. on reconsider the propertion of Revenue which third time and passad; .......
ments in the Portal Service, the balance going the surus! valuation towards the general er has been fixed as the amount of the Costr
ponses of the Colonial Government, Honax in bulion. to swell the general revonne..
3-That proportion, seventeen and half par A deduction of 174 per cent from each the Hill District and part of Kowltum pay 103 avenue sa might be red to meet a deficit per cent Houses is the olty of Viatoris pay 19 ant taken on the total gross revenuo of the would constituto s lak on general revenus and per cont. which is appostioned as follows:-ulony, less Land Salse, and including all thom us roronne, appears to me to be by na moaYR IN therefore from the present point of ww would Polleo 34 per cent, Water 2 per cent, Lighting items which have hitherto been accounted for be unobjectionabk, but this case is not likely to per cent, and Fire Brigedo per cent.
The extra percentages are clearly monial reasonable ant to sak the colony to DUR cocur in practice.
A deduction of a percentage on preflis sis rates, just as much as if they were levied by tributa and I have already explained in my seems to be open to no grave objection, provided, and paid to separate municipalities. They are darpatch No. 252 of 28th October last why I be devoted to mossary improvements in the limited purposes, to defroy expenditure whey the same-percentage in the case of Hungtorg charged upon limited classes of persons, and for older that there is no unfairness in charging incurred within the boonlities named.
so in that of the Straits Settlements, although service. KIN
The revenues derived from the sale of night in the latter colony municipal revenues are not On the other hand the levying of the contri
4-Turning to those items of Rerenne which bution upon the gross revenue derived from the soil under contracts for ite removal from the taken into account. Post Office appears to be equivalent to the city of Victoria contitate also distinct Item
"whose post would be for all practical parke Tcelin
in the best years. Theroworld then be avait
ORDINANCE,
receipt of your despatch No. 107 of 21st April
"posca a sinceure." A more trading com- able for export every your twenty million pionis pany perhaps could not expect much of rive. Flans have been prepared, but thoir Besistance from the Government, though it Rousseat, the Governor General, who regards exocation will cost forty millions, and M.
TWE SUPPLEMENTARY COLONIAL ESTIMATES.
The Coilteo then considered the Buggle is to be noted that at one timed the attitude, the proposal ne urgent, is ed opinion that
SUPPLEMENTARY, AFFEOPRIATION BILL. montary Appropriation Hill, and the frem of the Government to the particular trading the Chambers should be asked to authorise
the raising of another loan M. Roussent pros The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURzi-I beg were taken one by one, company referred to 'was somewhat different poses to go to Paris uglu in s couple of to move the sond reading of the Bill entitled On the first item (Pension, $18,778.97) being from that now cssumed and a valuable piece mouths to urge the project in persen,... an Ordinates to anthozies the appropriation of read, Hon: T. H. WHITRIBAD id-In regnd of Crown land wis-most unwarrantably pre-
supplementary sum of $1,002,875.07 to defray to that item, was it not polile to form a more The heat of the last ten days has brought the charges the year 1895. The total exaccurate astimate as to what the pensions would sented to it for a town depot, an appropria- ont the "anciout iuhabitant in his nest form,
panditure for 1895 amounted te 83,160,848, really amount to?
was only $9,386,201, "The CHAJEMAN-It is rather difflent to tion of public property to parato purposes and to find anything to squal it we are referred while the estimate that could not have occurred under abok to s period of remote antiquity, and learing an excess of $773,142, tnt owing for quite an accurate cetinate, heaansa yon there is no Baht the antiest inhabitant lixa to the fact that votes for pabllo works osumat conceive who will be going to retire en municipality.
some reasor for extending himself. The menus kept ist sict the total excosa ta be sauc pension, Alto, the exchange varice during the that such part of the profit fe exempted as may
This sim is made up yenr.: We are concerned, however, not witli ximum temperature for Jals for ten years, tioned is $1,002,275.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-It seems to me as given in the talles attached to the User chiefly by the following anforse items the past, but with the present and future. valory report for 1993, is 86.0 and the mean Resumption of Taipingehan, $820,000, Public to be a very large eam between the amount The question that presents itself ie, who minimum 77.8. For the last work the mess Works Recurrent, extre, $17,000; Fiague actually exported and the sonat extimated
The CHAIRMAN-The sum a large, but if maximum has been 90.0, or 4.6 above the ayer. Expense $30000; and exchange rompensation ther it is exfe and prudent that the colony age, and the moan minimum 80.7, nr 2.5 above paid on account of 1994,$40,000. Supplementary you will look; the total estimated in = protiv expotion from's merchant of 174 per out of of municipal events. The proceeds are ag† were in the Estimates for 1885 (for the Ent should be left for lengthened periods without my veterinary surgeon within reach, If it not quite a lot, but the mean szintim for tiened by the Consell from time to time during aware, change factastes good deal and that the revanza derived from the Post Ofles its inhabitants in providing for the cleansing Aid, I would remark that they are in the the fortnight is 88.7, or 27 above the average, the year. The ordinary expenditure exceeded pensioners incrass in mumber. New pen for at least that part of it which is required for of the streets and for the removal of rabil star of reimbursemente toweris exponditars, to be incarrod, even if nothing were recovorel wera nierely the pecuniary interest of the the mean minimum 80, < S. above tha the nethonte by only $90,000, which is made aloners come and old pendoners. die. Every expenditure on the Postal Service) should and dirt having no money value to the collector cost or all of which expenditars would have The Eastern, Central, and Western Markets by way of reimbursement. These receipte are dairies that had to be considered it might be average, The extreme linat xocarded at the largely by the last three items before men-sttumpt is made to make the estimate as regarded as the capital of the Post-usingportion of it.
Pesually, considering of the community held in trust for it and Observatory during the tou years to which Dr. tioned. On the other hand the rovers Lourate as possible.
this day's dute Ľ. osa scoring en fcient reason. súd with some reason that the proprietors Doberak's tables refer was 33.9, but that was a collected cams-gory" hear to $9,500,000, and, if the Buctuations in oxchange and the mudraiziatored on its behalf by the Government are within the city and are solely for the use of therefore, in toy opinion, properly treated should be left tomake their of for the letter-wring public on is cheap terms banded over to an undoubtedly muninital for deducting them from the total on which to guard agains the risk of losing their cattle present best, although the thermometer has sirt $2,535,000 as compared with $2,278,000 daring think that $18,000 is really Foxy much out of in a position to provide Postal Service were established here the markets would be
5.Sixilarly I can see na ran for deduri- by disease. But the matter cannot be disroken the record for a single day, it may the previous year. The exoofers excim the way in a total of nearly a lakh of dollars.
Hon. T. H. WaTER-In the matter of inseminah as it is not its abject to make property.. The rants derived from the letting the Contribution is to be based, fairly put in a claim to have made the highest ing loan worke, over revenue in 1895 was about
firms, but at the De time without expense to the not general revenue cussed on that marrow ground. Regard must average. A slight thunder storm shout mid- $490,000, but if the extraordinary expenditure exchange the finetastions have been infinitasi. largo pret) as would be offered by private of stalls in these markets is therefore mailing any portion of the Postal cells,
on Taipingahan be deducted from the former mal for some considerable tide. also be had to the public hasith aspect of day yesterday gave a little temporary relief.