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capital cost of the line, Can the honourable. I will now proceed to deal with that johanged. There is not the same demand foxlargo now estimated, including avery thing, 25 20me-time to have ocoupled the attention of
how it is possible they can pay they havo Resident Bagiober pot forward an estimate of may not be to the advantage of kendinitate, as the hon. member call original spesok the following rework of the hen, mombar
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the orror of judgment which resulted in those | Chinese section, we decided wo would only deal the godowns by people who are large ratepayers, were calculated to convey luspaiations upon | unofficial members. They seem to bavo pasend failures has left the service of this Government, with them as a body, and I was asked to dwe know perfectly well, trade in the Y'ar Fast them. A portion of what the hon. manber mid away to the consideration of the finest and I would remind you that the loan in question scale for the unoficial members on certain has been depressed for some yests. Trade alsohna on Thursday last reads en follows: The cost in sits in the "Colony, and that mons for some amounts to no more than 0.7 por cent of the
million side of the question first, and as my three at rige accommodation which made the Wharf thing like 121
doliars, Tome the "Connell That was a matter which osused member point out any other item on which there colleagues are present they will be able to and Godown Company such a profitatie consors 100 150 per cent more than the debate during more than one meeting of baa been waste of public money by the sgt correct me if I do not correctly express the hand to math with their stocks. The godown fees that I think that statement of the bon, ing the Clauber Commerce referre," IT
some years ago. Merchants live more from original estimate. Now, Bir, I must con- this Council. The Lon member represent neczing staff of our railway? If he unnot, views. Then it is possible that I will have I beg to anggest to him that he should withdraw something to say on my account in venly to the accommodation on the Kowloon side is very ineler would convey to gay body reading it the think, at the meeting of the Council on the andeterred slur which he cast upon the past speach made by the hon. Colonial sorary Colony, and I am very much afraid that it will obargo of this railway had solemnly drawn out a in ponnection with the budget on the 29th Timuch in excess of the requirements of the meaning that originally the thon engineer in Thursday last to some remarks which he made and prescot staff of our way to sing the is perfectly true that M, Brnoe's extirante which "those who aro responsible for
in my mind when I spoke last Thure be long time before the godonus: now fall estimate of the proposed work and that that September, 1910.1 was not present at that construction and expenditure have not had day, and which was Lofreen fire and six milleni existence will be fally required for the estimats had been exocoded by some 100 or 150 mosting, not having then returned to the Colony, the proper interests of the ratepayers before dollars worthily a rough one. The then Chistrado of the Colony Tiere not at per cent, but on looking back through the pages but I am rather surprised, Sir, to read in that them, and that he could
the demand exceeds the supply of Hansard one find
finda that dous eight million odd thousand. That was to in. that
it,wasan ani for the Chamber of Commerce. He says. the best they can in the interests of the rate- cits overgthing, even the terminal station. Government to dispose of that property do mate which is called, for the sake of convenience,There is only one more matter to which I will payers." I do not think that the honourable The only two factors which were left out were behalf of the ratoparare. These, I think, Sir, Brucee estimate, and was not in the ordinary refer, the Kowloon Canton railway. Hero again member could have weighed those words before workshops and rolling stock. The cost, as we
cover, the points which were discussed by my sonso of the terms an estimate at all. Your Ex is a question concerning which we would like to he used them; and on behalf of an exceedingly now understand, for workshops sad rolling three colleagues and myself and which cellency has yearly addressed the Council upon hire farther information. Again on estimate hard-working staff of British engineers stock is $648,932,87. That is to say, is wo
we agreed we would put before you. We
lions has swelled up fifty por who have given their best offaria to the
reasonably onstruction of the railway and who contrefil estimate before putting the figure before Rosalbiy might like to have referred to and that point appears still more clearly hou, member, when he made than observa
decided there were other points which 1590bject of this railway, and so long ago as the of eight millions, suppose that Mr. Even mado adeo
म February, 1908, you elated very clearly that cont. The actul ozpenditure to date being Mr. Bruce's estimato was only a rough one nearly 12 million dolars." Well, Sir, the not themselves reply to the honourable mem- the Governmen that we could expect to have the ber's criticisms, I emphatically repudiste the railway built for ains, millon dollars. Instead
Inter on in your Excellency's perch addressed tions, gems to have antirely lost night have they suggestion
uot con of that wo have to pay 312 300,000 for the railway
to this Coaneil in
the following year.
the fact that on tho 13th May, 1939. scientiously endeavoured from first to last as it staude now, which does not include the cost
Theo are two speeches, one on the 13th May nearly eighteen months previously, the estimated to construct the lize with the treest of the terminal railway station. That sund upon me must make somno realy I ate the latter, mech your Excellency showed eleven million dollare, and about six months
1909 mad ona on the 10th June, 1909, had moved".
od op from oight million to care and economy. submit, Sir, that the
mothol of amlyzing our spend would buvo been still further increased by a ↑ "peaking now for myself, on my own res how very roughly this so-called estimate before he made his speech on the budget the ine on the railway in not to say that the total longth of the line is 22 miles and that it ban cost $558,951 per tailo, but rather to say tively simple conatre cost $115,516original
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from the cost of the world like zome idea ou contractors had under-estimated the cost 'they mombur's last speech especially, exempted the combat this errongens notion that the prelis the cost of the work mounted up to the er
and which I did took upon at our last meeting. I should prefer now to take my seat, but in view of the somewhat violent personal attack which the Colonial Secretary has thought it to make
and without the sibility quarter of a million had it not been for the very lucky and unforeseen clanco which the Govern
my colleagues, although
was made by Mr Brace. I fnet your Ex estimates had still further moved up to twolro ment got of eaving that sum on the rate of endorse what I live to say. Much cullency described it and I think quite cor and a quartae milion dollar, roughly exchange. The point to be made is that the and Mr. Clecsents went on to explain preliminary survey than un estimate: I will the Connell
nes been laid on the uncertainty of the as being rathor in the nature of speaking, the amount which is now before estimonies, which we presamed
In fact, I think it is per went more or less correct, wore apparently the increase of the present estimates just quote a few words from yone Excellency's mather in excess of that amount. Ihare. mile; that 14 os in very orducus coun- hopelessly wrong. With regard to the work over what they were 颚 few years ago speech on that occasion "When I thought it advisable, Sir, to go into these matters try, cat for a cable line, and including shops, about which great stres has been made, trafic to Canton. Surely from the very tion was under discussion as to whether the the Government, bat koo
on account of the cost of throngh Bruce made his proliminary survey the quesin some detail, not because I hold any brief for 34 acres of reclamation available both for from a financial point of view, that is, compara Sest the Hongkong Government must havo real railway should fellow zouts along the that your Excellency and the officials of this sw pornoaded railway purposes and for lease to the public, coat tindly speaking, an unimportant maltur, but 8377.490 per mile; and that 13 miles of ton szother point of view, and I maintain a very ised that the way to make the railway a success eastern or the western side of the penis Colony are quite able to make a good presenta nelling in zoek eest $599,00 per mile. This important one, is the question whether they can come forward now and put that for his advice was sought. His figures ald Sir, I must confess it lid, seem to me, although whether was to run through trains to Conton. How sula. It was bannes of this kind upon which tion of the expenditure upon this alway. But, leaves &
a balance of $1,854,843, which is not, the Government is going to competa directly chargeable to construction and insides with local industries. Your Excellency Ward as a reason for the present estimate being not perport to be a considered catinate of. I am glad the hou. ember as withdrawn the
items DA $515,000 for resump assured us that it was not
so largely in excess of the old one 1 fail the cost. your wishy
Thore were no calculations of imputation in this Cemeil→ tion of Blackhoud's, 8570,000 for purchase of in fact you demonstated that you had 500. The cast of the railway I still rolling-stock, $310,892 for the construction of endeavoured to pass your patronago to local maintain to be exonsive. I was invited (un to the length of the tunnel, was Hon. Mr. Hewer-I never made any im
told) estimated upon the as wall, dredging, pierre perdue and concrete, industries where you could.
map with a putation. by the hon. Colonial Secretary to coin pair of dividers. He purposely omitted a Speaking on
large
HOD, MY, FOLLOcx-I am very glad to bear 8124,000 for workshops, $2,000 for the Fan the 29th September on the Acting Gov-pany him a trip over the hills 1 nat ber of items such na talagraphs, workshops, the hon. member that. Tho kon, non- ling branch line and further sums on account of ernor's budget specali last year on behalf of Colonial Secretary one to the Colony. I save under plant, including rolling-stock." Your made two statements which seem to me are think I walked over thera long before the roads, boundaries, ballast, salaries and all items ber in dealing with this question today has interest and Home elargos I-venture to think the anodleial members, all of whom were present that expert opinion will pronounes these figures with the exception of the hon. M. Keswick, I good head for topography, and my legs Excellency a little further on went on to say: incnsistent with one another. He stated that to be very moderate, and in conclusion I may add was nuthorised to late that in our opinion it have carried my gun and me many miles "The frst reliable estimate that wewe bad received good value for the amount of upon the authority of Mr. Lindery that there was not necessary for a railway of the length before it passed under the British flag, erity of the Chief Engineer was the one which
over the hills in the Territory long had of the cost of the railway under the auth money spent on this railway. is no better laid road bed out of England than of the Kowloon-Cauton railway to have There are few parts of the New Territory was made in June, 1907.
Hon. Mr. HeWeir-Not atat. with all the neces
NECESSARY
It took nine months -Hou Mr. POLLOCK-Those are your words. I staff they would entsi
with which I am unfamiliar. When I came to prepare. It amounted to a little over eight took them down. If we have received good that principle, I am perfectly prepared to admit, Bud
believe if
bo nccessary to have become a factor in colonist life and took the repeatedly pointed out, several items whlah were ing for, but, it, if we have received good workshops for email running reguirs, but still I treable to co -ll over the kills and the valleys under discussion at the time it was presented." value for our money it cocus to me that wind do not see that a xallway of his size in spits again, and I think I have as good an idea of the There your Excellency stated very clearly for the the hon. member said only last (hunday, that of the official authority thrown at our loads, topography of the country as most people. I may information of this Connoil that the so-called the cost is some 100 or 150 por cent, more than HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, in my opinion should have a completo set of workshops, we through some of the most diflouft parts of the rough preliminary survey, and omitted altosion more or less at varisto with think statement. also say, quite incidentally, that I have travelled original estimate was merely in the nature of a the original estimato, that it convoys an impres our procedure in this Council in the past think a certain amount of work might be done world, the Rookies, the Andes, Switserland, gether the inclusion of very many important and Hon. Mr HAWETI I must rise to a point of WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
somewhat irregular in regard where I do not propose to follow the and various other places, so that I know some expensive items connected with this railway. I order. I cannot allow the hor. member to to motions invol ring grants of maney
Grants
Colonial Secretary through all his arguing thing about railway construction and make a bad forgotten to mention that in for weeks before misgusta me like this of trut Zafiro should be.. ...think
think, especially where he asks it it would be advisable. referred to a committes of the whole house, to carry ongines and carriages across the point of speaking of what I saw, not merely look this, on the 15th Bay, 1909, by yout Excellency's In the sirensintances I would ask the Council harbour in lighters, and so forth. I beg
ing out of a window. I must express my astonish direction, there had been laid upon the table of to allow the hon, member to continue his point out to the fovernment that it is not ment that the Colonial Secretary should take so this Council a revised estimate revising the speech, moro especially as he has been challeng merely the question of the $110,000 or two text for his personal attack against me a letter estimato made by Mr. Eres in June, 1907, od nud may wish to ments. It is Baoretary Kuld, that ly tree, on the Cofonialiuvolved will be furgoly incrersed by the sta/local papers. I should have thought it would ed raad total of, roughly speaking, eleven the twelve and a half milion dollars. What i)
accordines with the usual which it will be necessary to maintain. A large not have been worth the attention of a million dollars Therefore when this meet I did say was that we had received procedure the hon. member would to out of order amount of machinery must be kept up, and
ing of the 10th Jane was held unpflcial value for car money in rollin stock, the laying In speaking a second time to the same motion, but although the capital expenditure is not very
four weeks, not merely Mr. Bras estimate of Becas e I said we received good value for our members had had in their hands for some of the permanent way, and saubankments, If Council have no objection. I propose that the great pha seat of running the workshops, the
June, 1907, but also his revised estimate which money in those things it does not in nay hon, member be allowed to continue,
No objection was raised,
excessive expenditure in a matter of that sort la
showing a sum of 811,000,000 to be exponded got $12,500,000 worth out of the railway. Half Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Your Excellency, you in stuff, renewals and repairs, and keep,
was laid on the table on the 13th May, 1907, maunar amount to an admission that we have Invited unofficial members when putting the herause machinery deteriorates very quickly
ture of the Government. I think I con rezointion before 128 to ARK
rotary has pointed out, at that meeting true at all. such remarks EG might occur to us, As I of the year. Another point upon which I and
know, I may bo Tong, I do know of the 10th June, 1909, the hor. Mr. Stewart pointed out then the figures were placed before my thren colleagues agreed upon was that the that last Friday & gentlemen's card was pointed out in the remarks that ho made to the first time and we had no opportually expertiture on the railway-has-very largely brought to me, and I had to explain the Council that the ides which apparently of
considering them, but I have since done no secoded an estimate which we were given at regretted in the circumstances that I was bad obialued some credones in the Colony at and there are one or two questions which I the time to believe was a arefully prepared lab. By that time he had simmered down, and much for this railway. Mr. Stewart expressed unable to see him. He mot me later at the the time was that we were paying far too would ask your Escalloney or the hon. Col and most reliable ane, and I cannot Duia! Fecretary to be good enough to reply to. but consider that a mistake was made end illy digested the morning paper ho came sipated by your Excellency's remarks and ways spooka very slowly al distinctly. The
I gathered that having bolted a hasty breakfast the opinion that that ides onglit to be dis- Tonching the item of
of $747,000 add, vaino of your predecessor for which neither you, sir,uorf, reclamation of land transferred to public works, think any official in the Colony of the present down to the Club to have it out with me figures addressed to members of this Councilmember admits as regards the tanndling I pravume that is part of the land reclamation moment can be possibly hold responsible. If, in because I made a personal attack on him and (Colonial Secretary-Hear, hoar) I will not value for our money. I take it what the
railway work that we have received good W. F.STANLEY carried out in conjuration will the railway the first instance, the contract had been given to his late colleagues. I was astonished. I quote the portion of the hon. Mr. Stewart's hon. member objects to is that we have gat and is not now iroluded in the come repaintly railway construction firm, could not conceive how anything I mid last speach quoted by the Colonial Seuratary, but I more land than is actually required for the 812,300,000, the estimated cost of the railway people who have bad experience of building him or his colleagues. The person is a good ssid : Your Excellency, I should just like to actual construction work is well done, the extent
ling Thursday could be construed as an attack upon will refer to another part. The hou. Mr. Stewart The other question is whether the whole of the railways in for more dificult countries and friend of mine--and I hope he will still say I have listened to your remarks with con of criticism he levels against the Guvernment purpose of the railway If he admits that the balance of the reclaimed ground known te farther away from civilisation than Hongkong allow me to call him Blackbend's property resumed by the Gorern-it is quite possible, that it would have not understand how he could have conceived tually destroy the idea that this Colony is being in the purchase of land. I take it, Sir, that 80 and I can aiderable satisfaction. I hope that they will effeo is this that it bas beon somewhat extravagaut ment at very great cost, and also one or two
cost less than it has done in Government that I made a persooni attack upon in called upon to pay for the railway a price nearly what the hon. member said as to good value sites either prepared er repurchased by the bunda We do believe that if that railway had Government on the south side of the Peninsula, been constructed by a proper rallway construc dividual officers ecnoerned in the construe twice as large it ought. As your Excellency for our money refers to the tunneling and Bro now inciuled in that $18,300,000, and if dem company, rather than by what I might ouil tion of the railway. I did not, and it is still were has indicated, this erroneous impression arose so on, and the fact that he does not fatand E. R. WATTS & so whether there is u possibility
astonishing that after a weak the Colonial from caring the preliminary with tho of a day to day work, or what is known as being con. still further portion of land being transferred strusted departmentally, we would have got it Secretary should take that up as a text against detailed estimate as if they were different supervising and superintending the work to cast any reflection upon the engineers to public worka or completed quicker and at loss cost, because if the,
estivistas for BU identical work. It has Boma other account. I
The COLONIAL SECRETARY The hon. already been pointed out by those who sought to shows that, although it must be a disap thess points before I go on with my remarke.
toitment to all of us in the Council that would have to stand the loss. Again wo would HIS EXCELLENCY-If I understood the hon. have had the railway completed quicker, because
Government from attack,
minacy estimate was for a single line throughout, tent that it has still we have the satis member oright the first question be referred to
as we know the opening was delayed and con
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-I beg your pardon. It whereas the aginal construction provides for faction of knowing that the work has been well concerned the wa late resumed by the Govern- saquently the earnings were decreased by the especially exempted His Excelloney, who was not development into a double line on all bridges, done that good work has been put in, ment north of Salisbury Road?
lato
arrival of the rolling-stock which the responsible for the manner in which the line has culverts and tunnels except Beacon Hill. It and in fact the only criticism so far as I can see Hon. Mr. HEWETT-The item of 5747,000. Crown Agents out out. Another difficulty cost the whole of the system, I did not in preliminary estimates did not provide for land rowhen we coure down to hard facts is that they been constructed. "My stiticism was flirected has further beau pointed out that the that can be levelled against the Government I don't know what the lots ore.
which we know and which he practically been His EXCELLENT The ictal of the two lote nimitted, I think, by your Excellency, by your the slightest degree intend to cust any refleeclining for and land resumption at the terminus." north of Salislaxy Road amounted to saven and predecessor, or by the Offer Administoring tion on any of those very worthy and ear Sir, the hon. Mr. Stewart appears to bave been for the purposes of the railway at tho
are in possession of more land than is required half lekhe Neither of these lots is included the Government, is that in constrating ablo officers who carried out the railway at that time the only unofficial member moment. Bir, new that the hos momber s Fresent in the total sum debited to the ruilway. They railway of this sort departmentally them is the perfectly prepared to accept that the actual who offered any criticism on Mr. Brey re-stated so clearly that in the tunneling and so on Lave been acquired by the Colony and can be dis- dificulty of supervision The Government work of patting down and laying the per- vigid estimate of eleven million dollars and posed of ly the Colony to the railway or to any are supposed to have authority and to a could to get, and as far as that is concern. have made from his speech, that hon. would simply remark that as regards,
manent way and the tunneling is just as good as will be ssen from the quotation I go to that bona mat in, it is unnodagry for CHS, J. GAUPP
ms dwell much upon that point. I privato purchaser at any line. The second qurs- keep control of tha railway, but ca tion was whether the amount paid for the in all technical matters, whatever the Govern wo have got good value for our money member arrived at the conclusion that of suppose, the most difficult matter connected wharf, pier and land at Blackhead's Polat was ment's legal adviser may maintain, the matter Therefore I made no slur upon officers, course, naturally all of us would deplore with the engineering of the whole thing, the debited to the railway.
has to be left in the hands of the experts on the said. I would much rather not have had given a satisfactory explanation of the con-
and I do not taka back
an increase in anything
in the estimate your Excellency exact meeting of the tw ends of the line Hon. Mr. HEWET-And the whole of the spot. For those reasons the unofficial membora reclamation.
sill consider that it would have been better made there remarks, but they were forced upon siderable increase in the estimate from June, 1907. inch. I do not put that forward as being in the Beacon Hill tonnel, they met to an HIS EXCELLENCY And the whole of the and mor satisfactory from the Colony's point me by the oriticisms which the hon. Colonial when it stood at $8,000,000, to May, 1909, when anything extraordinary, but just exactly what reclamation. That has been debited to the of view bad the work been carried out by con remarks I unds lest week. I still consider any uno Reint nem ber discented from that view ex- British railway engineers. I put that forward. con Secretary has felt constrained to make on the it stood at $ 1.000,000, and I cannot find, Sir, that we should have expected from compatent railway, There will be a considerable part of treet. We are still in doubt as to where the tor the railway reclamation which will not be used minal station is to be located, but I gathered from that on andre smount of money has been pressed by Mr. Stewart, although amongst them as a fact showing that the engineers in for railway purposes, and will be available to lie the reply made to one of the questions just pat sunk in the railway; and that the cost can be was present my hon. friend who represents the charge of this tunneling and works were leased or rented. The rentals derived from that over and above the cost of the railway, materially reduced by transferring half of the Chamber of Commerce. Again, Sir, tiraing competent men who know their business Thero these areas may either to included in the rail which now stands at $12,300,000 plus the cost public works. For the construction of the 21st October, 1909, when certainly there tion of bridges, in regard to which the
land not required to other accounts such as to the debate in the Council under date of co way if the capital cost is included, or they of the terminal station, a sum of seven ende railway we have been called upon to pay a had bem ample time for all uncficial members hon. Colonial Secretary Las frankly admitted fore, Sir, I think that, apart from the ques may be included in colonial revenues. The half lakhs will also be incurred by the railway matter is of no essential importance, and oue for las not at the moment required, and possibly large sum in excess of what was elated to have very fally considered Mr. Eves that an error of judgment was made, we may which for the moment is not decided d. out of 30 vr 40 uores of reclaimed hunda good
oo end the figures and speech made by His revised estimate of eleven million dollars, take it that looking at this railway as a whole, Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Sir, as the Council has deal of that which has bean debited to the Excellency explaining that expenditare came which had been gael enough to allow me to continue the railway way lays to be disposed of ister on withant any warning. remarks which
cominenced at out last meet. That is no of the reasons, Iniderstand, why my one of these faking a lending port, act only on hon, member for the Chamber of Commerce and then and won wish, that we have As I had been more than five months before, I find that the although, us I say, it land cost a great deal mort ing, I beg to thank your Excellency and the colleneurs agree with me in objecting to the behalf of myself, but on behalf of my colleagues, been entrusted by the unofficial members to got not good value for our money, and Connell for that permission. It is very amener in which the expenditure on the rail. in speaking Inst Beptomber, I could not have criticise the budget speech and the general in view of the figures which your Ex- meeting tinuing what I have to say. As all are aware, the Gerornment has invested too much in resuming cast up against us later that on this occasion we Bir, he criticised it at some length his the prospects for our railway appear to be a good tinuing what I love to supportunity of conway Tas been piled up. Wo consider that the remained silent, otherwise it would have been policy of the Government, and find, the Connor hat s
of the Council I think we rosy say that WHY GO TO question of constructing the railway and the and parchosing land which we do not want, and allowed the resolution to pass without comment remark oceany wearly seven columns of deal better than was originally anticipated. A manner in which it was cried out well in redisining an ne tron, The ratepayers
and therefore endorsed everything done and said. Hansard but I san unable to find in the speech of money is being expanded on a snail two- prastically settled before your Excellerey mongy has been sunk in this land, and lefor ou, as Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-Your Excellency, the of my hon. friend of 21st October, 1909, or foot branek line from Fauling to Bhataukok arrived here, and I understand that in your Excelleney pointed out List Thursday, it is hun member who represents the Chamber of criticism bearing adversely upon the question bring an inoresso 01. the main you have been merely carrying
and á think wa may reasonably ratin only reasonable to suppose that the Govern Commerce has explained that recently a of railway
expect that policy
administration. or railway on something to which the Colony was already ment will do its best to dispose of it at a promoting was held consisting of himself Therefore, Sir. I take it that the position then
that committed before your Excellenvy's arrival. fit. I am speaking new of Blackhead's reclama-
and three other
On Monday last I went over on's. railway In view of the importance of this question the tion, which can only be used for wharves and gut that meeting, nor was the bon, member who 21st October, 1909, there did not appear to where I went. I do not proposeromont with the members of was, that at all events so far as can be judged locomotive a mile of that line, and I understand this Council, Sir, unetheial members asked that the final decision down Your Excellency pointed out at the last
was not present at from the debates in Council, that on this date, it has been laid for a distance of two miles beyond on the vote be deferred in order to ensile us to masling that the Government did not wean to took his sent at the table to-day (M. the unofficial membra of this Commeil to be any the quartion of a working agreement with the have a meeting on the subject The unofficial compute with existing institutions such as Holt's Montagne members, Hon. ME. Osberne had left Ferry, which have gone to build up the trade of non member made his criticisms on the budget. which were laid on the table on the 13th May derstand from your rellency that negotiations BECATRE A Careful and Intelligent
Edo). Nor was I present particular ground for criticising the Govern Chiness Government, in regard to which we un four of them, have sinco hed a wharves, the Godown Company and the Star
thia Council last yea when the ment's railway policy or the inoresed estimantes meeting
Colony
and
are being carried on. I will
that I only friend
Ton went on to say, ray say at Sir, it in always for me a painful duty to have to that year hen, Sir, on the 10th March, 1910, Zeu condenf, for I have the my hon. and learned the Colony Government has no idea of Illa, dissociate myself in any way from opposite (fr. Folloch) was Fre-once that
any ef my there was laid vented from attending, hat the
upon the table by rear Excellency a
people, othersinz either wharves or godowns on that raglams-uicial colleagues, and more especially is that command a further revised estimate amounting the business instincts of the Chinelisince in were present and we discussed the question tien unless and until the development of the the
although for the moment an arrangement for very fally. In view of the statement put be-railway would justify and necessitate such hon ender representing the Chamber on the table you the spring of every who vary tally apppreciate just as much as we do
friend the
to 12 milion dollars odd, and when that v
the running of the line with a joint staff has Excellency topk occasion, as fore us which was drawn up by the Resident extensions." Now I
and sincerely hope
not been come to. I feel that our Chinese friends, of Commerce. But, Sir, the hou. member was customary In believe Engineer, and in view of the explanation made it will not be long before a satisfacto" of thía. Council on Thursday last which Canton railway explaining for the benet the importance of economical working, will in
statement at the meeting make a statement in regard to
to the Kowloon by your Excellency, we decided that it was in-agremont is made with the Chinese sirisable to go too much into detail, but there and that the silwng will develop by that althong, the bon nombor has siated salinite was increased from alores milion to
I feel it my to challenge were some points on watch it was possible that Jasps and bounds, although It does not all or some of us might like to express annecasarily follow that the trade of the Colony to-day that he never did intend in the roughly twelve and a quarter million dollars opinion, but in view of what we understood to will develop to the same extent. There is a large least to cast any reflection upon the effo Bir, those figures do not, so far as be the present position of stairs, more rar sum of money invested in Holt's harves and fency of the railway staff, I feel that could sie, seem at the time to bare co- ticularly with regard to the working of the
the words Botnally used by the hon. member enpiad any attention at the hands of hon,
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