HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A mesting of the Hongkong Logislative Connell was held yesterday in the Council Chamber.
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The following were present-
HIS EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, SIG FREDERICK JOHN DEALTEY LUCARD, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.8.0.
Hon. COLONEL DABLING, R.E. (Acting 0.0.0.).
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Asting Colonial Secretary).
Sir HENEY BERKELEY, K.C. (Acting At- torney-General).
Hon. Mr.C.MI.Maser (Colonial Treasurer). Hon. Mr. P. N. H. JONES (Acting Director of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. A. W. BREWIN(Registrar-General) Hon. Mr. F. J. BARELEY (Capt. Superinten.
dent of Police). "เ
Hon. Dr. Ho KAY, K.C., C. M.G.
Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE.
Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESSON
Hon. Mr. E, A, HAVETT.
HOR. Mr. MUERAY STRWABT.
Hon. Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils),
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Ercelloney the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 33 to 36, and moted that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURES scoonded, and the motion was agreed to.
FINANCIAL.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, lakd on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 11) and moved its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER secondal, and the motion was agreed to,
LIQUOE LICENCES.
to
Chinese Wine & Spirit Shop.
· Licenco.
(a) City of Victoria west of the line formed by the Albany Nullak
1,300
(8) City of Victoria east of
the fine formed by the
Albany Nallah
1,100
(0) Quarry Bay
V from Teat
Tez Mini Police Station
to the S. boundary of
Shankiwan M.L. 1. 800
from the
(d.)
Shaakiwan,
B.E. boundary of Shan.
kiwan M.L. 1 to the
boundary of War De
partment land wast
of
Ah Kang Ngam.... 8 800 (e) Aberdeen and
Taim Bha 200
& that
li and Hungbom, & portion of the Kowloon Peninsula which is south of a line drawn from Nallah Street Mong Kok Tsui, to the centre of the road between K.
K.M. Lote 52 and 53 at Shek Shan.............$1,100 (4.) Share Chui Po and remaining portion of the Kowloon not includ- ed under
Payable in four quarterly instalmente, în advance.
$ 800
(h.) Kowloon City and the remainder of new Kowloon Chinese Restaurant Licence:- When the valuation of the
700
premises occupied is→
Under $500,
2500 or over, but under
82,000
600 in
advance. 1:200 Do. 1,800 Do.
Over 32,000..... Eating Houses (where no intoxicating liquors are Bold)
In Victoria
(Annually,
21 Do. 5 Do.
Elsewhere... Hon. Mr. OSBOEN-I riss, Sir, to move the following, amendment as an addition to the resolution before us---"No intoxicating liquor shall be served on any ground floor of premises possessing an adjunct licence." The object of the resolution, I take it, is to raise revenue. My amendment is not put forward in any spirit of hostility to this object, but solely with a view to boring fairplay between, those whom the resolation most affects. The purpose of an adjunct ficoot, as I understand it, is to enable those hotel-keepers who do not run a public bar to provide visitors with intoxicating liquor, at their meals, and the main difference between
understand it corrselly, is that the one pormits
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUS
ti
oritimate haitations of adjunot li
01 general matter of interest. Our present evenue from spirita amonats to about two and half lakhs, and the increase which we autioi- by this resolution will amount to from two to two and a half lakhs, probably nearer two. The Spirit Farm in the Straits Bettie ments roolises close on two and a half lakba, and I think in all probability there is a larger liquor consuming population in this Colony than in the Straits Settlements. We, therefore, may say a round figures that consumers of liquor in this Colony pay about half, or less than half, what is paid by similar section of the com- unity in the Straits Settlements. I mention this simply as a matter of interest, I do not believe there is any opposition to the general principle that in our difficulties of revenue we should tarn to the consumers of liquor and impose a slight increase on the sale of liquor in this Colony, (Applause.)
he fullest considération at capable '
I mare that, ne member objecting, it be read a third time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the bill was read a third time.
His EXCELLENCY-The Council stands ad- journed until Friday next. I hope that day will be convenient to members.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT It is English mail day, Sir.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Eight thousand three hundred and forty-four Dollars ($8,344) in aid of the vote, Public Works Department, Other Charges, Incidental Expenses.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
The Governor recommended the Council to rete a sum of Two thousand six hundred Dollars ($2,600) in aid of the vote, Sanitary Department, Other Charges, Cemeteries, Insi dental Expenses,
Any particular form of Hogans and it is our hope that the result of thesolution will be some esas been considerably to very slightly put up the price of liquor in the which, of course, acts to the detrime of Colony and thereby the burden will fall upon the publican, who has paid much more for the general consumer. It is, of course, impos his licenco. Lastly, you will observe that sible to calculate exactly or even approximately there is no increase in this schedule on what this incres in retail sale may nt to beer leences. The reason for that is that until the resale organtoforos in all the attempt, to start breweries in this Colony probability it will not coed ion or twelve center he attended with exoptional diffi on a bottle of whisky-probably considerably less.etles, and in one case after another the pioneer When we consider that in England there is entures have failed. There is at present one an import duty on spirits which varies from prominent brewery in the Colony, but it is still
A meeting of the Finance Committee was 11/4 to 11/6 on ordinary spirits up to 16/- and in the ploneer stage, and it is not considered
advisable to place any tax on it at the present then held, the COLONIAL BRCETARY prosiding. 18/. on some special classes, and that this is in In conclusion, I would point out to you The following votes were passed :— addition to the publican's licence, which varies from £6 to £60, whereas in this Colony we have no import duties of any kind on liquor, I think you will agree with me that the consumer of liquor in this Colony may fairly contribute something more to the revenue. I believe this is the general opinion in the Colony and the only question is one of method. Beyond doubt it seems to me the simplest and fairest one, and the most advantageous to the revenue, would be the imposition, so far as European liquor is concerned, of import duties, But there are some strong objections to that course. In the first place, there is the objection which, perhaps, I may call syntimental one: that is, that by the import duty this port would be no longer an absolately free post. The thin end of the wedge would be inserted, and we don't know whether, in case of some future financial stress, the walge might not be driven farther home by the imposition of duties on tobacco and other articles. On the other hand, there is the practical difficulty that the imposi- tion of customs means a gustoms service. It may, perhaps, be argued that if the duties were limited to liquor only, and particularly to liquor manufactured in Europe or America, that the duty of collection might be thrown upon the Harbour Department, and the duty of preventing smuggling might devolve upon the police. It is possible that that might be done with some extra staff in either one or other, or both, da partments. But it seems to me that European liquor is only one aspect of the question, and that the least important of the two. A customs duty cannot be imposed on Chinese liquor which is imported by junk in large quantities from Canton without involving a very large and well-organised customs service. The alternativo, in the case of Chinese liquor, would be a Spirit
Hon. Mr, STEWART-Your Excellency. I would like the Government to postpone this resolation. Those of us who, in common with the general public, hear now for the first time the argaments in favour of it, may reasonably,
time in which those whose interests are more think, ask for time in which to consider the immediately affected may be enabled to repro- sent their views. No unocial member is, I think, fully qualified to speak for them, and it seems, therefore, only fair that they should have an opportunity of representing any
objections which they may have, if they wish to, through the medium of the Press. should, therefore, propose that the resolution be postponed until the next meeting of Council.
the
Hon. Mr. OSBORNE secanded,·
HIS EXCELLENCY-I shall be glad to adjourn
debate on this subject until the next meeting
hori, members.
SUPREME COURT,
The Governor recommended the Council to rote a sam of Eighty-five Dollars (885) in aid of the vote, Supreme Court, Other Charges, Language Study Allowance.
FUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINART.
The Governor recommended the Council to vots a sum of Two thousand one hundred and
fifty-five Dollars (82,155) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Miscellansons, Blake Pier Shelter.
DESTROYER'S CHARGE.
A Renter's telegram informed us recently that the destroyer Ferret had successfully pierced the boom at Portsmouth and sustained but slight daangs herself. In the latest Home papers to hand we notice the following paragraph in reference to the preparations for the. experiment
Thors will be an exciting scene in one of the
shallow channels up Portsmouth Harbour early next month, when H. M. S. Ferret, a twin-core torpedo-bout destroyer of 321 tons and 4,400 horse power, under forced drught will charge. at fall speeds wire entanglement stretched. neross the Channel to guard it.
The Ferret has gone into dock to be fitted with sharp knife-like steel bow for the ex-
periment.
She will carry a crew of only a few volunteers. and it is said that some of the crew will jump overboard with lifebelts on when the Ferret is on the point of crashing into the entanglement at a speed of twenty-five knots.
A shallow channel has been chosen for the experiment in order that the Ferret may be salved in case the entanglement gets the better
rise The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, I to move the resolution standing in my name. I propose, Bir, to take the schedule ne road, as it has been in members' hands for some time. In adjunct licence and a publican's licence, if I may, however, point out that the general
of a public bar and the other does not. Now Farm. Before, however, I pass to thedisousion of of Council, if thut will meet with the views of Her lieutenant-commander will be at the wheel, principle of the ordinance has been practically double the revenue hitherto derived Sir, it may not, perhaps, he generally known, a Spirit Faris, I would point out that the sehome but nevertheless it is a fact, that within a stone-of import duties has the great advantage that it from liquor licences, and advantage will be
throw of the Clock Tower there are three fall equally upon all sections of the commmni- taken also of the opportunity to make e larger sliding scale in regard to publicane establishments under the names of cafes and ty: upon clubs, upon private importers, upon add, Bir, restaurants which are in the habit of selling service canteens, as well as upon the trado. As and adjunct licences. I may that the extra revenue is practically necessitat liquors openly and at all hours under their to a Spirit Farm, the objections to that, I take and, in my opinion, in it, are, first, from the gross amount which is vd by the fact that next year, 1910, we cannot adjunct licences, calculate on the four lakhs we received this distinct violation of the Intention of the collected you have to deduct the former's pro- year on account of the Widows and Orphans' kw. It is true that a certain pretence is ta. That is to say, you have to place a heavier reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to Pension Fund, and that this addition to the made of serving mails with these liquors, but harden upon the community than is necessary amend the Rating Ordinance, 1901. revento is absolutely necessary without taking the victuals so provided, as a rule, are given for the sole purpose of revenue, whereas in the
into consideration anything in connection with the Opium Farm,
The COLONIAL TREASURER Beconded,
scheme proposed in this resolution no extra machinery of any kind is required. In the second place, Spirit Farm would, I believe, be unpopular; still, I think there is much to be said
MALICIOUS DAMAGE ORDINANCE, The ATTORNEY-GENEEAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance. to amend the Malicions Damage Ordinance, 1865. The COLONIAL SECRETANT seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
BATING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first
TEAMWAY ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first
· amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902. motion was agreed to.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the
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PROGRESS OF THE MONSOON,
Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson's "gambls in as he calls it, promises to be a highly rein," successful business this year. The outlook, to whichever part of India we turn, has never bean so good, we are tald, in the past twenty years,
and if the autumn rains do not fail the orop everywhere will come under the heading bumper. A glance at the general rainfall statistics showe that only from two or three stations in Central It is probable that the director of Harvard India is the fall reported to be soy noticeable University will shortly make an attempt to monnt below the average. From The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the communicate with the planet Mars by means of parts comes news that normal rains have been motion was agreed to.
the reflected rays from huge parabolic mirrers, received, or that the average has been exceeded. generally after the drink is finished, so ensur Ing that they will not be eaten, and so enabling
In the course of this month the relative pori. In the Bombay Presidency the universal repert Rainfall good and tions of the earth, the sun, and Mars will be is in the strain of: a couple of sandwiches to do duty for many
"From Sind sufficient, Prospects good. the nest favourable for making the signals, meals. A charge of five cents is made at one The resolution was as follows-Resolved establishment; at another establishment the
watch for any responding signals from a balloon same. The country is everywhere alive with fabled with apparatus for receiving the prosperous agricultural work, the
zyote that the Second Schedule to The Liquor Licences vietaals are provided free; and at the third for that form of collection of dation. The reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to Later, we are told, an American astronomer will | to the southern border the tale is the all-basy on the land and are themBALTER vibrations. ethereal Ordinance, 1898, named Bchedule 3 in Botion 2 establishment there is no pretence of providing farmer's profits, if the farm was combined with
The telegraphic
crop Mr. Bailland, Director of the Paris Observain good condition.
that ณ reports show
all crops are doing of The Liquor Licences Amendment Ordinance, meals at all. To all intents and purposes the Opium Farm, would not necessarily be 1902, be repealed and that the following Schedule these three establishments are public drink, large, because the machinery is already to
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first easier one if we had yet succeeded in identify well" in other parts of India. Only here and
ing any visible
ble signs upon Mars. A white spot there a break in the rain is needed for the cotton be substituted therefor, with effect in respecting saloons, pare, and simple, and as low his band and he would be able to tender ¡ LIQUOR LICENCES ORDINANCE. AMINDMENT. tory, points out that the task would be a much of each licence that is now or may hereafter be the resolution which has just been proposed high. But there is the practical diffically reading of Bill ontitled An Ordinanco koe been observed which is thought to be snow, plants and the ordinary indications seem to point to amend the Liquor Licencos Ordinance, 1898, but it is by no means certain. From the to a change of this kind approaching. The on the tammit of the Pie du Midi people in Simla who device the monsoon themselves in a cleft stick once more. ment recently installed there, and some interest. They foretold that the Arabian Sea monsoon ing results are expected. With regard to com- would be late and very likely weak: it was sharp The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the municating with Mars, sald M. Bailbud, it has to time and is bounteous; the prospect hold out to be assured that there are intelligent being for north-west India was semi-pessimistic: on its surface. If it was only the distance of Delhi has had 755 inches above the average, mation was agreed to.
the moon, the task would be comparatively easy. Rawalpindi 6.10, Lahore 5-16, Agra 2:25, Cawa We can only await the results of the forthcom- pore 842, Jaipur 1.66, and so on. We can only hope that all this is not too good to last.-Bom- ing experiments.
bay Paper
in force from the date of the renewal or of the they will pay exactly one half the feo for an grant of such loenos as the case may be; pro- vided always that in the case of licences which adjunct licence which a publican will pay for a are renewed or granted subsequently to the date publican's. The unfairness of allowing this of this Resolution and prior to the first day of state of things to continue is obvious, and more January, 1910, the fee shall bo, in respect of especially so when you take into account that the period between the date of isane and the hotel, if I read the resolution correctly, thirty-first day of December, 1999, at the rate will pay on the whole rateable value of the whole building, including the bed- previously obtaining, and in respect of the period from and after the first day of January, 1910, 200ms and all, whereas a drinking saloon, masquerading in the guise of onte, at the rate set out in this Schedule.
will pay only on the value of its one ground floor. There is another aspect of this question,
Schedule of Fees for Licences payable under the provisions of The Liquor Licences Ordinances 1898-1968
Nature of Licence.
Distillery LiveRCS
discretion of the Governor
Temporary Liceno.-At the
Fee.
$ 800
Publican's Licence~~~
(a) In Victoria
When the valuation of
the premises occupied
i8-
Not exceeding 81,000...
Not exceeding
$ 1,000 $ 2,00
$1,500
In
vance.
I
that if the farm was given to the success
competition. On the other hand, it is already and the Liquor Licences Extension Ordinance, ops will be taken with a new instru: must í
fal tendeper for the opiam there would be no late, I don't say it is too late, but it would be to combine the spirit and opinn farm. As to certainly difficult to put in advertisements now the unpopularity of a farm, I don't think myself that this is a very serious matter, If it were properly understood by the Chineses because the search required in the case of spirite does not involve s search of the indi.
and
vidual, nor does it involve the same minute and precise scrutiny of baggage as in the search for an aspect which has given rise to considerable An article so easily concealed sa opinm. You discussion in England recently, and which will see from what I have said, gentlemen, that The following fees shall be paid for the prosume the Government has also given I hold no views on this subject one way of Licences hereinafter mentioned and in the attention to here. I allude to the drinking the other; in fact, in my opinion, the argu monner hereinafter specified, that is to say facilities afforded by clubs. Some of them- ment in favour of either method is very Manner of clubs merely in name are in reality nothing avenly balanced The form of the resolt. payment. more or less than drinking balls to a voron placed before you has been the subject Annually, large extent. If the Government is bent of exceptionally careful consideration in advance on the further taxation of drink for the purpose investigation, and that is the reason why there ad. of raising revenue, it seems to me only was delay in laying it before the Council. It sistant that the Club should be placed on has been discrissed frequently before the equal footing with the publican in this respect Executive Council, and in these deliberations 1 This question, however, is of too far reaching, have had the great advantage of two very ex- principle to deal with off hand, and, therefore, porienced unofficial members, and we considered I propose to confine myself to asking Council, that the present form would be the most by accepting this amendment, to secure fairplay welcome to the community, would involve thą only at present as botworn the publican and the least disturbance trade, and would adjunct licencoe,
be the most practical. If, however, when HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemon, with regard this resolution come into operation, the the CARO of European liquor to what has fallen from the unofficial member result in
to increase private importa at the end of the table, I think that, perhaps, I should be should have been more currect if I had called tions by non-ticonces, or the creation of a him to order earlier in his speech, because the monopoly by capitalists, or if, in the case of amondment he wishes to make is not under the Chineso, it should tend to illicit sales by non- resolution before the Council It will have to licencees, or should give undue advantage to be effected by a separate ordinance. The resolu- larger dealers, it may be necessary to adopt the tion before the Council is entirely confined to alternative of import duties. Therefore, the form altering the fees under a particular schedule, of the resolution placed before yon is a tenta¦ and it is not in order, under the present tive and experimental one. I turn to the resolution, to raise a question of such wide resolution itself. You will see that there are 401 advance importance as the alteration of the Liquor several now principles in it as regards assess-
Exceeding
$2,000
2,000
3,000
2,500
3
3,000
4,000
3.000
4,000
7,000
4,000
7,000--
10,000
5,000
10,000
20.000
6,000
and an additional feeof $1,000
for every $10,000 or part
thereof in excess of $20,000.
(b) Elsewhere in the Colony the. publican's licence fees shall be less by one quarter than the
fees obtaining in Victoria.
Adjunct Licence-
The foes shall be less by one:
half than the publica's
licence fees above set out.)
Ramoral Lácence
Note.--If the now premises are
Annually in advance, subject to the provisions of The
Liquor Licences Ordinance 1898.
to
1903, and to repeal the Liquor Licences Amend- ment Ordinance, 1902.
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DOGS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
The TTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Dogs Ordinance, 1893.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
BCIAL 08OUND. ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first
reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to aat apart certain Crown Land to be used as burial ground for persons professing the Chris- tian Religion, other than members of the Roman Catholic Church.
The COLONIAL BECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
GOVERNOB-IN-COUNCIL BELIEF ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY-General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to
relieve the Governor-in-Council of certain. ministerial duties.
SHORTAGE OF NAVY COAL.
NỨT ENOUGH TO LAST THE FLEET A
WEEK
The alarming shortage of cool to which is naval manteurres is commented on in Truth se attributed the endden termination of the recent follows
-in
was distinally serious.
LHASSA ORDERS MODERN GOODS.
Lhassa, the mysterious capital city of Thibet, which so long remained closed to European in fluence, appears to be in the way of civilisation.
A Calcutta newspaper statos that a commission from that city has received tremi & largo denvent in Llassa an order for numerous objects of musical instrumente. European manufactut, including 100 brasx culture will make its entrance with a brass band.
Apparently caldental
Had the threatened strike throughout South reserve to last the feet for a week, At the Wales taken place, there was not enough coal end of the manosarres Devonport could not muster much more than 4,000 tons enough to bunker two Dreadnoughts. Since then colliers have been pouring in freights, and the deple
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AT SEA. tion of the coal reserves is more than made
Nearly 500 warships belonging to nine differ ent countries have been fitted, or are in course good But for a short period the position
"Admiral Cervera attributed his bottling "P of equipment, with radio-telegraphy, Accord- in Santiago, and the subsequent destruction of ing to the American list the United States The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the his feet, to failure of bis coal supplies owing to Navy has been foremost among the Navies of the great Welsh strike. Our own Admiralty the world in the use of" wireless. On October motion was agreed to.
havo just had a salutary little lesson in the 1st last 173 United States worships were fitted Rame direction"
with various systems. The Berne lists, issued Mr. Lonsdale, M.P., gave notice of his
157 vessels equipped, Germany 80, Netherlands the inquiry of the Sub-Committee of Imperial 11, Denmark 9, and Spain 5-Liverpool Jour- Defence into the stata of the Navy has extend-ul of Commerce, July 8th. intention to ask the Prime Minister whether to May 1st last, show Great Britain to have
ed to an investigation on the spot into the efficiency or sufficiency or otherwise of stores, war munitions, and coal; and whether any de- cision bow been arrived at as to the "com. munication of the results of the investigation to the public
FATENTS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, ' The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the
An Ordinance to amend the Patents Ordinance Council go into Committee on the Will entitled
1892.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to:
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--The Committee will remember that the bill was left in committee from time to time in order to obtain the con sidered opinions of practical bodies-the Law Society and the committee of the Chamber of Commerce. These bodies have considered the bill. The Law Society made certain recom mendations which were submitted to the
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report-
On the 13th at 12.05 pmThe barometer
depression lying over the Yangtze valley yester-. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. has risen considerably over 8. China, the
The LG.M. str. Yorck, which left here on day, having moved into the Yellow Bea.
The depression, which has been almost the 16th ultimo at 9 a.m., has arrived at Genoa
stationary in the neighbourhood of the Loo- on the 12th instant at 5
The H-A. Línie str. Slavonia left Shanghai shop for mains high over the S. part of the
the Low days, is filling up.
р.
Ordinance. With regard to the resolutionment. On the one hand, the maximum of $2.400 Chamber of Commerce, who conenrred there vis Foochow on the 12th instant am, and may China Bes and the 8. Philippines.
considered in.
The Bill now before the Committee itself, it has been framed, as you will avo, to has been abolished, as it was increase the fees payable by vendors of intoxi-unfair to the smaller dealers, and it has embodies the recommendations of the Law cating liquors with the sole object of increasing bean superseded by a carefully thought out, Society concurred in by the Chamber of Con- the revene in order to meet the increasing scale. In the second pinen, there is die merce. The alterations recommended are not expenditure. The Colonial Treasurer estimates crimination between a licence, in Victoris and extensive. Amendments will be made to that the revenue which we hope to derive from elsewhere in the Colony, and I think you will sections five and eight.
In section fve
of a higher annual valuation than those from which the licence is removed a propor- tionate part of the extra fee, if any payable in respect of such difference of valuation, must also be paid.
the operation of this imposition will amount to all agree that that is a useful innovation, since certain words will be left out and in section between two and two and a half lakhs of dollars the holder of a licence in Victoria is able to eight sub-sections 12 and 15 will be deleted and Transfer of Pallican's Li
We hope that this will not decives much more thriving trads they in two new sub-sections substituted. cenc... Kroka ....S 4001 Transfer of Adjunct Lisssce
60 advance fall upon any particular section of the Kowloon or elsewhere. In the third place, the Wholesale Licence
2,000) Annually,
I am not aware that any exces adjunct licences have been considerably in community.
creased, becauso, as was pointed out by the fast Grocer's Licence
2,000 advance sive profits are being made by holders of speaker it is generally believed that the
in
per annum
?
mittee.
On onociiresuming the ATTORNEY-GENERA reported that the Bill had passed through oom
The TTORNEY-GENERAL-As the Bill Les been before the Council a considerable time and
be expected here on or about the 17th inst.
The H-A. Linie str. C. Ferd. Lneira loft Singapore on the 12th instant p.., and may be
The N.T.K, str. Kanagawa Maru (European expected here on or about the 18th inst Line) left Singapore on the 13th instant, and is expected here on the 19th inst
The Bank Line str. Fumeric lait Yokoha on the 12th inst. for Puget Sound.
Her
Fresh S.W. and W. winds may be expected" in the Formosa Channel, and moderato monsoon over the N. part of the China Se
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.20 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:--- Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*) Formosa Channel ........................winds, frosh. Bouth coast of Chins between Same as No. L
Hongkong and Lamooks.
8.W. and W.
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(*) 8.W. winds, moderate; thunder showers.
Hongkong and Hainan...