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GENERAL WORKS. The Governor recommended the Council A sum of $1,670 on account of Public Works, Extraordinary New Terri wories. Communications, Roads: General Work
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 82.000 in aid of the vote Police and Prison Departments, Police, Other Charges, Incidental Ex penses.
The CHAIRMAN, This vote is $2,000 a The Chainman said that this was question of the District Officer having a year for me unforeseen charges the new amall rote for improving paths and com- Police Training School, and repairs and moter munications, apart from the P.W.D. incidentals in connection with Formerly they had a regular rate which cars and motorcycles of the Department. came under Public works, but the District. The vote was agreed to. Officer's portion was overlooked last year
The rode was agreed tol».
FIRE BRIGADE CLOTHING,
ADDITIONAL CHINESE CONSTABLES,
The Governor recommended the Count to rote a ahm óf $3,894 in aid of the vote Police, Personal Emoluments,
PRYSS. FRIDAY, PSE 18TH, 1920,
THE HOUSING QUESTION IN
HONGKONG.
INTERESTING REPORT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. There was laid on the table of the
Legislative Council yesterday the following report of proceedings of the Public Works Committes at a meeting hold on the 5th. February, 1920:
Present:~~The Honourable the Director of Public Works (William Chathan
HONGKONG'S FINANCES.
The report of the Colonial Treasurer
for the year 1919, sintes:-* (Hon. Mr. D. Tratmany on the flanaces.
RIVERUK.
The total revenue for the year amount-. ed io 818,524,975 being #339,240 less than the estimate and $2,140,973 less than the there were decreases under the heads revenue in 1918 Compared with that year. Licences and Miscellaneous Receipts, the $9.315,685) former head showing a drop All other heads showed increase.
-The principal süb-beads showing # 41,983 (a) Aversed taxes
The Governor recommended the Coundit Police and Prison Departments, A.-C. M.G.), Chairman, the Honourable the excess over the estimate are as follows :--
to rate a sum of $1.000-in aid of the vote Police and Prison Department, B.--Fire, Brigade, Other Charge Clothing.
The CHAIRMAN: There has been an increased nutiber of firemen and a Euro pran Assistant "Station Engineer has been engaged for the additional establishment at Kowloon.
The CHAIRMAN: This is for 33 addi- tional Chinese constables taken on. -
The vote was agreed to,
4:
"RAILWAY SLEEPERS.
101, 150
118,208
13,999
40,057.
HI, GD
Colonial Treasurer (R. O. Hutchison,
(b) Kowloon West Ferry heences 108,900, M.B.E.), the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock,
(e) Stamps ..... K.C., the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak, the
d) Tobacco duties Hou. Mr. Họ Fook, the Hon. Mr. E. Ve China Companies teer
('(g) Land sales ..... The Governor recommended the Council D. Parr, the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell. ) Postage
The increases are due (s) to new as to vote a sum of $5,000 in aid of the vote Absent:-The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone. Kowloon-Canton Railway, Maintenance of -The Chairman informed the Courment, (b) to new item of revenue, (e) to Way and Works Other Charges, Sleepers.mittee that the following was an appro more Probate Duty, (d) to increased sales, The CHAIRMAN: It was found on care- ximate statement of the number of new (o) to new floations. (f) to increase of MISCELLANEOUS FAR BERVICES, The Gotarpor
rdcommended the Counfal examination of the lines that many houses, distinguished from re-erected
disposed al to vote a sum of 80,000.in aid of the vote of the shepors were rotten under the houses which had been built during the buses, and (8) to more lands being The principal deficits compared with the estimates were 1- Miscellaneous Services Other Miscellaneous surface. This could not be seen until they past 10 years, 1918-1919 inclusive:-
were taken up. An effort is being made to Services.
get sleepers from Australia.
The vole was agreed to.
Tas CHAIRMAN explained that there were pertain war measure which were still run.. ning to a more or less limited extent anch a censors, pass lies, examination of ships, etc,"
The vote was agreed to..
POLICE AND FRIJON DEPARTMENTS. The (overnor recommended the Counet
The vote was agreed to.
GRAGNT FOR ST. PAUL'S INSTITUTION. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $10,000 on account of Fducation, d.-Department of Director of Education, Special Expenditure, Grants: Building Grant for French Convent School
to vote a sum of $9,500 in aid of the follow-koown as St. Paul's Institution.
ing votes:-
Police and Prison Hepartments,
Prion, Other Charges:
Materials for Remunera-
tive Industrieglauf.
Materials for Repairs und
Renewab
Total
2,000.00
$500.00
The CHAIRMAN remarked that the in- C.-stitution was situated on the old Cotton Mal site at Causeway Bay. There had been a very large increase in the number of pupils.
The CHAIRMAN: The Brst item was a vote for $1.000.- "We made large par chases of leather-ete for boots and the excess was due to the general rise in prices The repairs and renewals were due to furnishing Li-Chi-Kok prison.
The vole was agreed to.
NEW ROD
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $2.500 in aid of the rote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Lommunications, (16) Hondy: "(A) Rapuh Bay to Taitam. Tak, but Section, New
Road.
The CHAIRMAN: This is a revute, the briance in hand last year being $5,315.
The vote was agreed to. *.
"THE KOWLOON-CANTON HALLWAY, The Governor recommended the Council;
The vote was agreed to,
(910 .1911 ...
1912
including
19132 133 1914 88
1915 .141.
jose...
133
133
1917 ... __ID18 A1 1019... 67
"GRANT TO ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. The Goremor recommended the Council Total to vote at auin of $20,000 on account of Education, Department of Director of į Education, Special Expenditure, Grants: Building Grant for St. Joseph's College,
The CHAIRMAN: This college is well- known by its excelled work. There are 600 boys and it is "erential that they should epiarge the building The role w agreed to.
WE-BUILDING LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOPY OFFICE.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of £1,500 on account of Kew.con-Canton Railway, Special Expen- diture, Rebuilding of Locomotive Work-- shop Office
The CAMAN : This office was found to be badly damaged by white ants and it is proposed to re-build it with bricks and steel girder,
The vote was agreed to."
SURSISTENCE OF PRISONERS:
Chinese HausCK,
973
118
243-
Other part
Other parts
Point.
North
Hongkong.
Hongko888-906 Kyjoan,
~ Kowloon.
JUBERJ58ZY Tetui.
118858 & Total.
includin
North Point,
25
"10
118
(a) Special War Rate ........ .8348,287 (b) Opium Monopoly
696.965
Of these, (a) was due to the abolition. of the tax at the half-year (b) to decreased
EXPENDITURE.
4.The total expenditure brought to account hounted to $17.013,923, being 83,38,029 more than the estimate. and $1,600,753 more than the expenditure in 1918.
Compared with the estimates there were Karings under all heads except six.
Miscellanious expenditure exceeded, the timate by 83,1.704 mainly our account of losses under the rice-control scheme. ! Los an "exchange accounted for a further $786,663 under the same head and Public Warks Recurrent, for 8120,319,
Decrease Pensions (31,490), Public Debt (877119); and is nearly all Depart- ments were eniefly due to the rising ex- the change while another factor was absence of a large part of the staff, their salaries being charged to War Expendi.
ture under Miscellaneous Servicew-~
5. The expenditure for the year exceed.
ed the revenue by a sum of $1.390,930; with the result that the "surplus balance | decreased to $4,820.187).
6. The toting statement shows the liabilities and-asts on the 31st December.
Liabilities.
Deposits not available
$1,369.206,50
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
RAINCOATS
BLACK
THE
ZAMBRENE
WATERPROOF
IN
'QUALITY, CUT, AND MAKE LEAVE
NOTIŤING TO BE DESIRED THEY
RETAIN THEIR SHAPE, AND GOOD.
APPEARANCE TO THE LAST.
Price from $35.00 to $40.00
RUBBER OVER SHOES. CAN ALWAYS BE RELIED UPON TO KEEP BOOTS
AND SHOES DRY IN WET WEATHER.
ENGLISH UMBRELLA'S
STOCKED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT MAKES AND
PRICES.
HAVANA CIGARS
1010.
1911 -1012 1913 1914 1015 1018 1917... 1918
1019.
51 36
ទ
Postal agencies
074,320,39
Shipping control account
2,216.204.11
Tolal
370
16
15
197
535
Suspense, aorton
15.00
Overdrait,” Bank-
1,179.928.37
-The statement showed that there had
Overdrati, Crown Agents'
JUST RECEIVED
current account
35,220.25
**
$4,874,934.64
PETIT, FANCY TALES
PER BOX OF 50 $11.00
-1,920,187:90
10.50
Total
.80.163,142.54
REGENTS
10.00
4parts.
$44,910.83
630,987,00
9.50
9.00
to vote a sum of $500 in aid of the vote. The Governor recommended the Council [ been considerable increase in the number Kewloon-Canton Railway, Traffic Ex per Other Charges, Hire of Rolling-toate a sum of 237.000 in aid of the fol
But The
Tae CHAIRMAN:* The sum of $120 was found due to the Chinese section last year.
which was not renderedWe had heavy Erst class traffic and bad to ask for more carriages
The vote was agreed të...
MOTOR-CAR AND MOTOR FIRE ENGINES The Governor recordmended the Council
Motor Car
Moter Fire Engines
Total ....
2,525.00
$3,000.00
lowing rower
olice and Frog Departments- Prison, Other Charges:-
Incidental Expenses Photographs
600:00 Subsistence of Prisoners 38,000,00
$37.600.00
Total
houses
of houses, notably Chinese houses.
Dealing first with Kowloon, there i were extensive reclamation schemes in pro- dat Shasthuipe greškat kowicon City By
tidal flat at Tai- in of and the filing in 1,000.00/koktsui, extending on both sides of the Taipo Road, would shortly be undertaken. Large areas would therefore become avail- able in the new future for the erection of Chiards European houses, provi. ion had been made in the corrent year's Estimates for the erection of number of such houses of that portion of King's Park which lies to the eastward of the Rifle Range. The area in question was at pre sent waste land, being covered with trees and undergrowth. The houses were in
for the accommodation ended, primarily, or service or of the of members the Naval and Military Establishments
"
Total liabilities Halance
Subsidiary cult Advances, ther Advance rice
Loprest
House service account Crown Agents deposit ac
count
Unallocated stares (P.W.D.) Unallocated atores (railway) Coal account
Investment account
Total
056,89.13
12498:95 2014
| 373,308.84|
205,388-91
207,519.94
.706,137.84
3,192,772.88
#0;165,1-19:54
The Chaid that the original to vote a sum of 83,990,in aid of the follow-rote on the first item was for only 3300, ing votes.
but extra thirges crept in, due to the Police and Prison Departments, election and medical examination of new Police, Special Expenditure:
warders at home and other incidental ex- benditure at the Li-Chi Kok prison. The 105.00photography vote was for $400, bat it had been increased owing to the cost of feriat and the increased number of isoners, The vote of for subsistence of proners
6.After discussing various suggestions,
The following Lähie shows the was badly underestimated. Eg-risex from $25,000 to $38,000, which had not the Committee unanimously agreed to re- been estimated at the time, because, last commend that, in order to provide addi- Revenus and Expenditure during the last
tional sites for European houses, the Riffe five years:-- year the vote had included an additional Range should be removed and the slopes
$7,000. This was due to the old contract hills bounding King's "Park
in expiring and to the increased cost of rice any portions of the Park itself, sad to the increased number of prisoneration to that aiready referred to, which are T to be fed at Li-Chi-Kok.
not utilized in connection with the Golf Course, should be rendered accessible conds and disposed of as ruilding sites
The CHAIRMAN: A motor car was pur chased for the Police Department on the Hongkong side, and as regards motor fire cagines this is A köl from Messrs. Macdonald & Co. which had been prer- looked
Thỏ volo was" agreed to,'
THE FANLING-CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
The Governo, ztated the Council
to vote a sum of 849,063 is aid 'of, the vote Bublic Works, Extraordinary, New Terri. tories, Communications, (68) Roads; (b) Metalling and tarring road from Fanling
to Castle Pork
The CHAIRMAN 1
The vote was agreed to.",
"ANIMALS AND FODDIER
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $750 in aid of the vote Modical Department, Other Charges, Animals and Fodder.
D-Institutes, The vote last year was The CHAIRMAN: The vote is in connec. tion with horses largely for straw for the meningitis and cerebrospinal treatment
The vote was agreed to..
AN ADDING MACHELINE.
$60,000 for the section, Fanling to Nai Po. Later on there was a vote for 20,000 for starting the Nai Po to Castle Peak Road "The estimate" was for $70,000, and only
#97,000 - has: been spent, leaving · $43,000 The Governor recommended the Council from last year. In the estimates this year to rota s sum of $400 in aid of the vote $60,000 has been provided. This is the Treasury, Other Charges, Purchase of total for the rind which is 151⁄2 miles and | Adding Machine, the total cost will be $130,000—a very ex- The UBAIRMAN: This is for a calculate pensive business, “*·
ing machine. !--
The vote was agreed to.
" →→→TMPROVING ROADS.
The Governor recommended the Council
-The vote was agreed to...
addi-
195
Revenue Expeditura Marylan
1170 207 208 13,5-3, 11,0,0,114
4.74x473
623 079
105-16,0027577 16,003,248 - 10,52,172 1834375 1/91335
PULLIO "DEBT.
8. The Inscribed Stock Loans of 1895
6.With regard to the unboilton areas south of Austin Road, the Chairman ex- and 1806 amounted to £1,483,732 and the plained that practically the whole of this sinking fund now stands at £310,168 being portioned the Kowloon Peninsula had £20,860 more than the amount at credit originally been-legged at Garden Lots of that fund at the end of 1918 In 1987, Government agreed to convert The local Loan (under Ordinance No. 12 these Garden Lots into Inland Lots on of 1916) stands at 83,000,000 with a sink- payment of premium at the rate of ceasing fund of $224,720 and £80,098 sterling- per sq. ft. and Crown Bent at the rate of
So far as he had escor $200, per acre. tained, no stipulation with regard to the erection of buildings on the converted lots was inserted in the Inland Lot Lease
that this The Committee requested. thould be further investigated.
matter
GENERAL ERMÁKKS
-Except the abolition at the half-ye of the Special War Bate there was not alteration of importante in taxation during 1919
10The total receipts and payments in As regards the large block of War the Treasury books during the year were Department land on the west side, of $65,628,820 nud Nathan Bond, the Committee requested.
The Governor recommended Coupe that it might be informed of his result of The figures act accounted spectively.
• TO “TANLINO STATION.
any representations which may have been réreaue and expenditure relate to trans
to vote a sum of $29,000 in aid of the vote to vote a sum of $715 in aid of the vote made to the Military Authorities regard, actions under former heads such as de Public Works, Extraordinary, New Terzi. Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expening the possibility of surrendering to ports, adzaneos, subsidiary poin, undilo sories, Communications (68) Roads: (a) diture Improvements to Fanling Station. Colonial Government a portion of the area cated storen, etc
11-Bubsidiary coins In stock on the 31st Taipo Road, Widening and Improving The CHAIRMAN: This is for much needed adjoining Nathan Road road between Shatin and Talpo
improvement, adjoining the main road to In the case of Hongkong, the Chair, Docomber were as follows the station, o auto obtain accoms from the man mentioned that it was estimated thao 50 cents,
on cents station to the main road.
the new road in course of construction from
10 Centh near the Nagal Hospital to Wanchai Ga
5 cents would render access bie sites for about 10
On the hillsides above Wongsei
Copper houses.
The CHAIRMAN The original vote was or $35,0000395,500 was voted first and Then $49.000. Then a further $10,000 was voted:The excess makes-a-total of $87,000. It was due to a large diversion found necessary where the road begins to rise from the Shatin level 16 was found in practicable to go round, so we are driv ing the road straight across and over bridge.
The vote was agreed to..
POLICE, PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
The Governor recommended the Council
to vote a sum of $1,624 in aid of the vote
Police and Prison Departments, A Police, Personal Emolumente----
Epo vole was agreed to.
DE VIENETATION, TAIMREATNUI:
The Governor recommended the Council
to roth a sum of $5,500 in aid of the vote chong Village, it was estimated that sites
to 1 worms, Exordinary, Kowloon for about 150 henees existed, all of which
could
be reached by branch roads from the
Buddings, (48) Fire Station, Taimahatu read already referred to. The first section
$943,118
Theżnomisal amount of coins in virot-
The CHAINMAN: This is for additional of a cunt by way of Wonguelchong Gap lation is $20,704,370, and the market value wisters for the married European who to afford more direct communication, with is now practically púr.
hue come out to take charge of the station. the South side of the Island would shortly 12. The local circalation in December
The Vole was agreed to. P
REPAIRS TO MOTOR-LAUNCH,
Hongkong and Shanghai.
Banking Corporation $24,874,220 Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China 10,451,044 Mercantile Bank of India,
Ltd.
be undertaken and it was intended to con of notes of the three banks having autho struct a road in continuation of Bowen rized issues was de follows The Governor recommended the Council Road, contouring the hills abore. Tai Hang rote a sum of $800 in aid of the vote Village. These roads would render acces Sports and Exports Department, Other sible large areas of hillsides which were Ouitable for building purpose. In the The CHAIRMAN "It was found that the Western portion of Hongkong, the congre Revenue Department Latch, Nortion of road skirting the southern slopes quired very extensive repairs which act of Menné Davia, and Connecting Pokfulnar Road with Victoria Road, would shortly be began and would render avaliable sites for about 28 homses.
The CHAIRMAN SUNDA represente salaries for a Sergeant and Trew of a neparges, Launch Repairs. motor-boat in Deep Bay
The yote was agreed to.
RICH ALLOWANCE,
The Governor recommended the Copacil to vote a sum of $65,000 aid of the rote Miscellaneous Berviot Hice Allowane,
The CHAIRMAN: I think members are aware that this is an allowance made which is practically a rise of salary, to the subordinate Chinese staff. - The vote, was agreed to.
unforesen.
The vote was agreed to
HARBOUR-MASTER'S DEPARTMEN
12
The Governor recommended the Council to vole e sum of $160 in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Department, Speelal Expenditure, Typewriter.
Tig volo was agreed to... a
In order to make provision for the housing of the Chinese working classes, the Committee were of opinion that every en deavour should be made to expedite the carrying out of the Praya East Reclams tion Boheme.
The specie in reserva came
960,276
130,208,510
29,850,000
13. The rate of change for estimates was taken 2 3/- whereas the average rate for purposes of craversion in the Treasury books was 8/81.
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