HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD
DREDGING FORESHORES.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 83.500 in aid of the vate Public Works Recurrent, Hongkong, Miscellaneous (18) Dredging Foreshores. The CHAIRMAN explained the vote as A meeting of the Finance Committed being due mainly, to increased cost of held after the Council had adjournmaterial and to the amount charged by on Thursday, the COLONIAL SECRE the Dock Co. for repairs to the dredger."
Approved. TAXY presiding.
UPPER AIR RESEARCH,
The Governor recommended the Council vote a sum of 2,000 on account of Boyal Observatory, Special Expenditure. Instruments for Upper Air research.
The CHAIRMAN said that this sum was for certain apparatus, such as ster! -Aylinders of hydrogen, balloons theodolites. tripods sliding rules and thermometers, etc., which the Director of the Royal Observatory, wishes to Lise in upper air research, and the sum asked for was the gallar equivalent of the cost in sterling.
Approved.
FIRE BRIOSDE SUBSTATION,
The Governor erinmmended the Council. to vote a sum of $10,700 on account of
Public Works, Extraordinary. Hongkong Buildings, Conversion of the old Cinem
At Wanchai into a Fire Brigade shed
Sub-station.
The Chairman said this matter had been before the Finance Committee, who hnd approved the expenditure,
Approved.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY LABORATORY. The Governor recommended the Council to vote sum of 8400 in aid of the vote Royal Observatory Laboratory Expenses. The CHAIRMAN said this was for meteo- rological instruments at the Peak Station.
Approved.
X-RAY APPARATUS.**
#INCIDENTAL EXPENSER.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $100 in aid of the vote Attorney General's Office, Other Charges. Incidental Expensen.
The CHAIRMAN İ This represents an addition to the library and $60 for dental fees for one of the otheers-the Attorney General's clerk. The Government is pay ing half the fee.
Approved.
FURNITURE
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 8170 in aid of the vote Treasury. Special Expenditure. Furni
Approved.
ture.
RAILWAY VOTE.
to vore a sum of $9.30 in aid of the The Governor recommended the Council
Kowloon Canton, Railway: following votes:-
Locomotive, Carriage, and Wagon
Expenses. Other Charges:
Coal
$25.000 Loadig Coal
350
Total ..829,350
TH CHAIRMAN: This large sur is not au addition to the cost of running the railway. The estimates for coal had been reduced in the estimates in anticipation of an earlier use of motor coaches. Hon Members will see what a great saving there would be in the running of motor coaches where trains are not, absolutely necessary.
School. It is now proposed to erect tem porary bitildings in Morrison Cap road which will last until a site for permanent baidings is available.
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: Will the build- ings be of use for anything else later on! The CHAIRMAN: I do not know that they will last longer than they will be required.
They will be wanted for six
years
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: I am afraid they will not be of much use by the time the Government has finished with the
Hon. Mr. Pollock: It is a fairly big prite.
The CHAIRMAN: The price surprised me, but it is a fairly big building.
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS agreed The vote was approved.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES,
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $1,600 in aid of the vote Public Works. Establishment. Luci dental Expenses.
The CHAIRMAN gave details and ‹‹ex• plained that the amount was in excess of the sum of $2.000 provided in the Estimates.
Approved,
MONEYLENDERS' LAW.
LENDING AT THE REGISTERED.
ADDRESS.
The Puiare Judge. (Mr. J. R. Wood)
has delivered judgment in a case-re oned at the request of Mr. G. R. Haywood--which was concerned with the law relating to moneylenders.
At the first bearing the Judge found, on the evidence, that the money was, lent at Repulse Bay, and not at the money- lender's registered address. He there fore held that the moneylender could not recover, the moneylenders Ordinance re. quiring that transactions of the kind shell only take place at the registered address,
His Honour mentioned that the plain- tiff's solicitor said that his object was to show that, even if the facts were as found by the Court, no contravention of
the sub-section had been proved, and that the plaintif was entitled to judgment,
After reviewing a number of legal deci. sons on the point the Puisne Judge con- tinued: "I will now consider the his- Story of the transaction in the present COST OF CHINESE POLICE UNIFORMS The Governor recommended the Council, as it appears in the evidence, ih to vote a sum of 860.000 in aid of the order to decide whether it amounts to a following votes: 4-Police. Other carrying on of the money lending busi- ness in contravention of the Ordinance. Charges: Clothing and Accountnements. $30.000; Passages and Bonuses in lieu de transaction began by an interview between the plaintiff and the first defen- of passages, 830.000; total 260,000.
The CHAIRMAN: These are very large dant which took place in a garage sums. The first item, 30,000. Clothing occupied by the first defendant himself. and Accoutrements of the Police, is At this interview the first proposals for involved by the change in style of uni the loan were discussed. The plaintif forms of the Chiurse Police. A thousand required a guarantor's aignature or a The first pairs of black Blucher light boots are second signature on the note. required for the Chinese Police at a cost defendant agreed to obtain such a signa The old Chinese shoes cost ture. Then, either on the same day or of £374. 85 cinta # pair Helmets and caps on the following day on this point the instead of bamboo hats cost $6 for each evidence is not definite-in pursuance of man as compared with 25 cents each, for this arrangement, the plaintiff met the bamboo hats. in February last, £1,000 first defendant, ngain, at the game was spent on blue serge uniforms. this expenditure was not provided for. The garage. The plaintiff then brought with change in the style of the uniforms, was him the mones required for the loan. The
The CHAIRMAN: 'This sum has been spet
The Governor recommended the Council under consideration for sometima; it was plaintiff and the first defendant travelled to yote, a sum of 80,000 on ace can dropped during the war and only recent by niotor car to Repulse Bay
panied by an interpreter. At Repulse ly was decided on
hon, mem in putting the ray apparatus at the
Bay they met, the second defendant is a Government Civil Hospital in order.
Police Department, Special Expen-bers considered it for some time.
The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: It seems a matshed which he occupied. After dis It is not new apparatus: it is for repair-diture, purchase of Steam Launch Shun
cussion, the promissory note here sued ing existing apparatus.
new Harbour very expensive change to make. A report was Lee, and building of a made on it by an electrician in Hong Launch.
The CHAIRMAN: The Police authorities upon was written out and interpreted. Long-Mr. Frost.
Each Chinese It was then signed by both defendants. The CHAIRMAN said this had been advocated the change. The Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK inquired if already before the Finance Committer police officer, this year, has received four. The amount stated in the note as payable was $1.000. The defendants delivered, the there
suits of summer clothing, instead of one, was anybody in the Colony qualified and approved. to use it.
Approved.
as previously, Fach man gets two pairs of boats, costing 128. 7d, tach. and two now suits of winter clothing (blue); one helmet and puggaree; and one hat and cap. Each man gets hormal, issue, which is costing very much more, owing to two causes-increased prices and differ ence of exchange. Further, the cost of uniformed police lent to other depart ments is now borne on the Police Esti-
The Governor recominended the Council to vote a sum of 3850 in aid of the vote Medical Department, B.-licspitals and Asylums, Other Charges. Upkeep of X-Ray Apparatus.
The CHAIRMAN: I understand it is in
constant 11.
Hop, Mr. Holyoak: Ikhould like to know if it is in constant new and whe ther there is a qualified person to use it. The CHAIRMAN: I will make inquiries The vote was approved.
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FURNITURE FOR GOVERNMENT HOOKE. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $1,000 in aid of the vote Governor. Other Charges, Furniture.
The CHAIRMAN said there had been a considerable replacing of very old furni- ture by new and the vote made for it båd. proved insufficient.
Approved,
A RAILWAY VOTE
Approved.
PURCHASE OF STEAM LAUNCH
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $13,400 in aid of the following votes:
Public Works, Extraordinary. New Territories. Drainage:- (78)--Training Nullahs: (6) Gen-
eral Works (79)--Miscellaneous Drainage Works: (a) Kowloon City Reclamation Sewerage Scheme
Total
9,700
3,700
mates.
I think
A
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ACCO-
note. there to the plaintiff who there upon handled to the first defendant $400 in money and also returned to him an 1.0.U. for 3100 given to him in respect of fan earlier ioan transaction.
2.
In this transaction(continued His Flónour) to také the language used by Lord Atkinson, I had the characteristics of a genuine loan "of a professional moneylender. No other course, there- fore" would sccur open to me except to As regards the second item-pass End that it is void, as a contravention ages-we have given up the old arrange $13,400ment by which, if the Police did not take of the Ordinance. I do so, unwillingly, their leave, they were given a bonus because in the particular circumstances That was under consideration for a longo. mischief of any kind appears to be time. Various members of the Council prevented by this application of the ord
Roth parties objected to the system and it has been visions of the Ordinance. given up. The men now go on, leave in were well aware of the nature of their But if this transaction greater numbers with their families-undertakings. and the result is a large extra sam has were not held to be an infringement of been incurred for
the law, it would be impossible to draw the line and, say at what point in a moneylender's business this legal require- ment is contravened. I find therefore that the tmhsaction is void and re-affirm my original judgment for the defendants with costs of the original hearing and also of the review."
The CHAIRMAN explained the first item as being for the extension of the nullab in Shamshuipo which had to be under taken owing to the rapid development of the district. The other amount was also rnor recommended the Council required because of the unexpected build The Governor to vote a sum of $50 in aid of the vatning development necessitating the exten
Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Ex penditure, Additional Hydrants
and Main for Kowloon Station.
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The CHAIRMAN said the amount pre- viously voted had proved insufficient by $50.
Approved.
MOTOR VEHICLES ron PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
The CEAIRMAN explained "that owing to the fall in the sterling value of the dollar the cost of the Dennis lorry recent ly obtained by the P.W.D. exceeded the estimate by $1,408.
Approved.
sion of Government sewers.
Approved,
COCUMENT PRESKEY......
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 8130 in aid of the vote Colonial Secretary's Office, Special Ex
enditure. Document Presses.
COMPENSATION POR DEVELOPMENT PROMOTERS.
Will thess
The Hon. Mr. figures be annually recurrent?
The CHAIRMAN 20 Uniforms will not be 80 high. This item represents 4 complete ontât, The men will only have renewals, now. The passages I think, will always be a large item. We have not yet reached a figure which we can guarantee to be, more or less. the annual figure.
The Hon Mr. POLLOCK: How many Chinese Police are there?
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 81,408 in aid of the The Governor recommended the Council vote Public Works, Ex aordinary, Hong-to vote a sum of 87,500 on account of The CHAIRMAN: The number is getting kong, Miscellaneous, (32) Motor-lorry Miscellaneous Services, in aid of ex Inrger. It is round about 500. and Motor-bicycle in connection with penses incurred by the Promoters of "the The Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK: Before Maintenance of Roada.
South
of the Island Development Scheme. The CHAIRMAN: Hon. members will changes involving large sums of money remember the big scheme for the develop are made. the Council ought to know
something more about the cost, ment of the south side of the island. The CHAIRMAX I was surprised to After years of negotiations the scheme hear of the expenditure that had taken has fallen through, and the Government place. found it necessary to terminate the whole The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK I think the business, but on the application of the Finance Committee should have been promoters it was felt that there was consulted; first. some reason for their being led to expect that this scheme would go through. They had, therefore, incurred certain unavoid able expenditure. They were asked for
EFFECT OF RISING PRICES AND FALLING.
EXCHANGE. 4
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 237,800 in aid of tho following votes:-
Public Works, Recurrent Water Works:
(20)Maintenaces of Shaukiwan & 800 (22)-Water Account (Meters, etc. Miscellaneous:--
(34)-Typhoon and Rainstormi
Damages
Extraordinary, Water Works:-
(38)-Additional Rising Main to
the Peak
Total
..
$,000
The vote was approved.
- PURCHASE OF HAKKA DICTIONARIES.
The Governor recommended the Council
RICKSHA AS AMBULANCE.
UNDESIRABLE AND UNNECES-
SARY.
Three Chinese were charged, before Mr. me, yesterday, for having conveyed a sick man to the Kwong Wah Hospital in a ricksha
Inspector Brown. of Yaumati Police
station at a blackwood furniture shop.
said that the defendants were
On Thursday afternoon, they engaged a Ticksha to take a sick foki to the hos pital. As it was against regulations,
oེ་ the coolie refused to accept the faze... The. defendants threatened the coolie, who then ran away." "leaving the rieksha with
barticulars, but we could not get definit-to-vote-a-sum of 8750-in aid of-the-the defendant's one of them got between
vuto Other laneous Services.
0.000 After negotiations with the agents The CHAIRMAN: This item is for the of the promoters locally it was agreed purchase of 50 copies of the second Hakka to pay a sum of $7.500.
dictionary from the English Presyterian Hon. Mr. BIRD: It was a private en-ion of Swator. The vote has been terprise, was it not, sir?
The CHAIRMAN: It was private already considered and approved by the 25,000 enterprise but the Government hall Finance Committee.
Approved.
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FIRE CRIGADE MOTOR VEHICLE.
position, and so wheeled him to the hospital. The patient was in a very bad condition and died a couple of hours after admittance. The ricksha wäs - in
filthy condition when the witness saw it. outside the hospital The disinfecting station was only a couple of hundreds
"" of yards from the defendants' shop, and
supported it
and it would have been $37,800 of great public advantage, "It would The Governor recommended the Council they could easily have got an ambulanes
have gone through probably but for
to vote a sum of $2,100 on account of if they cared to take the trouble of
apply- The CHAIRAS: The amount of 2800 is the war. The war intervened and pre the rote B-Fire Brigade. Special Ex-
for one, ing for water supplied at Shaukiwan, by the vented them from raising the capital,
i The defendants said that they did not penditure, Motor-Cars. Taike, Sugar Refinery during a time if they ever could have raised the capital.
The coolie did of shortage.
The CHAIRMAN: This is required for know the regulations. The 38,000 is required; On the other hand the Government were a secondhand motor-car, purchased on not tell them that it owing to the large amount of building some what in the wrong in not having Since January 1st new meters have been stated a time" for the definite conclusion the recommendation of the C.S.P., to carry sickman. He merely ran away
men and carry
hose and
as soon as he saw the patient. As the to tow supplied to the value of $4,000. Second of the work. The time dated from
Case was an urgent one, they wheeled 17, heavy costs have been incurred in hypothetical passing of an ordinance the light sted fire engine,ince the ricksha to the hospital themselves.
Оне That has been very carefully considered, a secondhand
Bury.
would not have bought
car in ordinary dir
was unlawful to
repairs to meters due to the urge extrait is felt that it would be equitable cumstances, but this is urgently required cou did not know that an ambulance!
F
consumption of water. The next item and
be got at the disinfecting station. of $8,000 is due to very heavy rainfall. to pay this sum to cover certain expenses. and costs one-third of what we want and known all over Yaumati,
Inspector Brown said the fact was well- There was a considerable number of I do not think it will cover all the ex- shall be getting later. It was desirable washouts of roads. I will read them penditure to which they have been put.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of $5 this for Kowloon. to out if you would care to hear it. The Hon, Mr. POLLOCK: Has this sum been
Hon.
Mr. BIRD What type of on each defendant. Jast item. of $25,000 for additional rising agreed to? main to the Peak is due practically en The CHAIRMAN: Yes, it has been agreed
car is it 1
The CHAIRMAN: It is a Cadillac chassis; tirely to the enormous. increase in cost to by the Government.
we are going to build on it. at home and the fall of the dollar. A pipe
Approve which before the war cost £907 now. CORTE £4,681 and that combined with the fall
The vote was approved.
.. EXPENDITURE ON EXHDMATIONS.
SEARCHLIGHT FOR FIRE FLOAT
The Governor recommended the Council The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 24.000 on account of the vote B-Fire Brigade; Special Ex- penditure. Electric Plant and Search Light for No. 1 Fire Float.
in the dollar raised the supplementary to voto, a sum of 89,000 in aid of the vote required to 825,000. Of this sum vote Sanitary Department. Special Ex $16,000 was provided for in the estimates penditure, Exhumation et Kai Lung Wan for 1920 and has been revoted.
Cemetery."
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: It is a pity we The CHAIRMAN and exhumations would did not get these pipes when exchange proceed early next year at Chirwan and was higher,
it was now becoming feasible to complete The vote was approved.
the exhumation at Kai Lung Wan. It was proposed in future Estimates to pro- vide one sum for all exhumations,
Approved.
RECLAMATION AT APLICHAU. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $10,000 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hong. kong Miscellacos, (24) Aplichna, Re- clamation Scheme)
The CHAIRMAN-This is really a re-vote The total estimate of the whole of the work is $48,000. The amount provided in the estimates was $25,000, and now $10,000-is asked for. It is proposed to provide 13,000 in next year's estimates, completing it. Approved,,
TEMPORARY CHOO, AT NORIIHON GAR ROAD. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $30,000 on account of Public Works, Extinordinary, Hongkong, Buildings. Proposed erection of a tem porary school near Gap Road.
The CHAIRMAN: The building in which the Praya Enat school had seen housed for some years had become unsafe, and the scholars had to be removed to tem porary', accommodation in the Indian
The CHAUHAN The excess of all these votes is due to the fall in sterling value of the dollar and rising prices at home.
Approved..
NEW CHINELE CEMETERIES. The Governor recommended the Council, to vote a sum of $1,000 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary. Kow- The CHAIRMAN: This is for the electric loon, Miscellaneous, (GL) Chinese Ceme plans and searchlight on the fire float;tries: Laying out new areas.
the amount of the accepteil tender. Approved.
it is
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
The CHAIRMAN: This extra Bum ia re- quired for read formation and terracing.
Approved.
MISCELLANEOUS BERVICES.
"The Governor, recommended the Council to vote a aum of $50,000 in aid of the $1,600 vote Miscellaneous Services, Other Mis-
350_cellaneous Services.
The Governor recommended the Council. to vote a sum of $3,300 in aid of the Medical Department. Other Charges: following votes: —
Bedding and Clothing Cleansing Materiala Furniture and Repairsoun Lunatic Asylum, Other Charges.
Bedding and Clothing Victoria Hospital. Other Charges,
Fedding and Clothing".
660
The CHAIRMAN: The yote for "other" miscellaneous services has had to bear 250 some exceptions! charges this year.
There in an item of $35,000 for prisoners 350 of war in Australia, 'up to date of re patriation; it was not anticipated when $3,300 the estimates were drawn up.
Approved.
Total (Continued at foot of next column.)
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