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RUBBER RESTRICTION "
DEBATE IN STRAITS LÉGISLATIVE
·COUNCIL.
DIVERSITY OF VIEWS OF EX- OFFICIAL MEMBERS, ·
20th.
to
11TB, 1924
PLANTING A NATIVE INDUSTRY.S
The factor of outstanding importance
CORRESPONDENCE.
A PARADOXICAL POSITION. The Hon. Mr. Those expressed the DISTRESS IN THE HAIHONGS
DISTRICT.
{T THE DITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DALLY FELESS”).
Sin-Extracts from a letter leve reeived from the Rex. L. Allen will fe terest readers who contributed to the fund raised for relief in the Haihong district lately.
Writing on July 1st 3 Allen says:-- Have just come back from 16 daym of relief work, anh gà out again to-
morrow.
mymind and one which door noe ap. view that restriction was designed pri- hear to have received any consideration | marily to restries the quantity of rubber whatever, is the temulency of the pharting coming to the market and get priamrily industry to become more and more a to raise the price. which was ascondary native industry like most other articles | consideration. Had "restriction failed' in,} [of tropical produce. This is the main | redazing, the quantity of rubber ecming At a meting of the Legislative Counpoint for on a correct apprisement of on to the markets? Satises shewed that cil of the Straits Settlements on June its influence depends not merely whether the quantity of rubber coming on to the the restriction policy will or will not fail markets had hegn, technerd... But they had The Hou, Mr. LowTHEH KEMP, rising in its object"of putting up the price of the paradoxical position that the price on, the motion for the adjournment ad-rubber but whether, if temporarily of rustler haul fallen. That indicated that dressed Council on the question of rubber successful, it is not doing the very worst
we were not dealing on the world's markets thing for the industry and the capital with the law of supply "and" deinand"; restriction. He said: The course. of
invested in it. the rubber market during the last few
making free play. It suggested that the If you read the reports of the speeches buyer had" sonte advantage over the months, has been' exercising the minds of of leaders of the industry, stel.. yen will seller. On that ground alone he must 01048 of 18. The present price is
see that they are all based on, the piter | heartily support the suggestion of Mr.. not satheient for a restricted ont- the planters have the right to demand- Lowther Kemp that there shoufi baran puz. No
{ think, will dis and his deraanit in turn is based on enquiry into restriction, and am attempt pute that if the industry had been what his estate costs him to plant spmade to seertain the difficulties which told originally, that if they agreed to and what dividend he has a right to had to be not. With regard to restric restriction they would get a price of 104, | claim as a result of his efforts and enter- tion generally hes stated that arguments per 1. they would not have been so ris: Now this is all very well and if for and against the introduction of res anxious to introduce it. In fact judging the European planter with his large triction did not necessarily have appli- by price only restriction at the manent capital, directors, secretaries, agents and ention now that one was considering the
expensive organization generálly appears to have failed." It is not a qus the only, pebble on the beach, possibly consideration of necessity arise which were guration of abolishing restriction. Other
From this and a former letter. P under-. tion of what it has done in the past.
stand Mr. Allen o kuply that the relief What it is doing now is not satisfactory this attitude and these attempts would be must be given full weight before ene to anyone, and to justify it at all we justified. But I suggest that this is un- could decide whether restriction must is fand had be used for the direct and im are thrown back on tendencies and prol-fortunately not the cash. We are told that continun qe abolished: Óne; factoraidra mediate succour of sufferers from famiae, abilities, for the future. My purpose is
it is neessary that a priev should be paid seemed to him sufficient for the ease far whose numbers were larger than bad bees. to refer to the attitude of Government which will energy further capital further enquiry. They were toll, that jaŋpicipated.-Yours, etc., to this matter and to make out at onse for being put into the industry. I venture production of rubber from our righ
to say that the world's further demands: bouts across the way had inermagel very!
That might be the result of the planting.
amor active policy on its part. I un- for rubber will be atisfied by furthe! largely during the last eighteen months.
would assuredly be entirely different than it would be if, as he Pafiovel, the
The harvest is almost ready, and the sweet potuto emp is in at
· smine põints already. But the taro slaya of heavy rain last work have flooded the Gekis over a while, ares," and the harvest will not be what was hoped for. Så We are putting out our lash $2,000 by way of wliet," and 4 am going at once to the two district cities to raise money for the grudir, ob dykes which. have broken down. At one point the fields upon which is villages depend are under water through the collapse of a dyke, and reconstruction is needed at once; but any money for this pur pose must. Fan convinced, he raised legally."
# KIRK MACONACHIE. Hongkong, 10th July, 1924.
*NO CAN. DISPUTE BETWEEN PUBLIC AND
!! PRIVATE RICKSHAS,
The street ricksim cookie, it appears.
contest with the private men, am got the "short end of the purses” în a
threatened to bring a number of his private ricksters males to natek coolies in attendance o
derstand that Government has "adopted! the role of a mers' onlooker." The attitude native planting and not by further Euro-up at rubber during the war years. But is that the restriction policy was adoptedan planting and further capital will so far as our could learn the Dutch them selves were unable to say precisely what not be requirel 1 cannot see why the their increased plating had been and in response to what appeared to be an
iatives by planting a few trees, fere and to what extant there are farther areas of overwhelmingly large majurity of those
a few trees there, as a cost to him of rubler which still remain to come into
A quarrel between the coalie pulling a engaged in the industry and finverstuent) does not intend to modify that faticy, about £1 sterling per trie, should not to enable one to decide what the position of private or belonging to a broker. practically sit agaïtat our asılëstimate bring. It seemed to him that sunar en-
quiry was absolutely necessary in order public ricksha and the coolies in charge, remové it. except in response to the
supply all requirements of the world. way likely to be within the next few demands of an equally overwhelming Epkeep costs him almost nothing and and healthy rubber which would be rought to business men-owning their was risk- venly. If there were large areas of young | Ind", ta some inconveniend yesterday majority of the same people. If that is if we encourage him by “demanding to bearing in the next few years the shas. Government's attitude, I think it is not price of 15. 6d. per th. which shows him a proper one. It is, 1 believes an open fabalcus profit, what is undreamed of
Datch had now arrived at maximum pro-. wret that most of "the higher official wealth to him, he will not be slow to dustion. The honourable mentre of Government were apposed to the plant up sufficient riber trans tophasised this importance to the country. original scheme. It is no secret, that awamp the whole of the European culti as a whole of the well-being of the rubber majority of Unofficial Members of the vation. I know sthere are objections to ment the draivaliility of the introduction
industry, before suggesting, to Govern
Council were opposed to it. Then, was this theory, difficulties of land. commu of either a sliding seals or else reversion
Severul private owners therefore were) undoubtedly a surrender of the functions nications labour and so forth and it to the old rule ef exempting rubber from taxation when the price fell below" 45 of Government in response to the general woull take too long to deal with thements per ib, or so such figure that was
asked by thely coolies to rxesse the latter clamour and probally, on the whole the here, but, I suggest to Government that accepted as being the minimum that the
from work, as the ocolies were afraid of attack. Trafic officers from the Central right course was taken under the circun- there is a sufficicat hint of danger in this producer should pay tax esta,
The suggestion was made by Mr. stances. But I do get think this original direction to justify enquiry. If on en CARVER who supported Me. Lowther Police Station took the matter in hand, step justifies an attitude of entire alool- quiry it is found that this hint, this Kempa enquiry propem, that if a new however, and no further trouble is news from the subject for wer afterwards. bogey if you like to call it so, has any committer was appointed it should have anticipated. The success or failure of this experiment" "foundation" in fact, then clearly we are is a matter. which very vitally concerns doing the Worst thing possible by push-who could bring a trained mind so fiovernment. All their financial public ing up the price by sliding scales, central the situation uninfluenced by epinicha works. educational and other policies can selling agenpies, eta......, unless at the same only l property considered with refer- time we can trstrict not only the output ence to the probable fature revenue and but the extension of cultivation and the general trade producing capacities of the Restriction policy then chviously requires industry. It is therefore obligatory upon. Government to most carefully watch the OTHER UNOFFICIAL VIEWS. working out of the restriction policy, to'
The auly point upon which Mr. J. Wuf regulating the duty according to the ing allusion to the Hongkong section:
price had been established and be The Hongkong Market is in full swing assist it if it is satisfied of its soundness CAMPBELL agreed with Mr. Kemp was thought that that principle might pow be and the pavements of its miniature. where" it can, to keep an eye on tendens to the "importance of the matter for observed.
atrest are daily crowded with sightseers. eies and hot to hesitate to intervene if
Government. Restriction was brought
There is an air of philosophic, detachment circustanees warrant such intervention into force at the request of the produc In the course of his reply on behalf of hout these Chinese shopkeepers that It does not seem unreasonable to anyposting side of the industry and he right said that, seeing there was so much diver helps to heighten the illusion that the
the Government, the COLONIAL SECRETARY that there may be a very human reluctany that the producing side of the insity of view on the question, he thought streets is not merely part of an Exhibi
on the part of the leading produstry was still unanimous for restrict would be undesirable for him to put tion but a piece out of Hongkong itself. tagonists of the Restriction policy and tion. Personally, he said, he could never merits of demerits of that present system. Surrounded by little crowls they ply
forward any particular views as to the those who were responsible for its in understand the attitude of ming of the He had to remember that the present their trades, working in zilver, ivory, troduction, to admit failure. It is ther person who oppand restriction. It was system was the law and that it had been
rattan, blackwort, and even kingfisher
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consideration,
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already_formed",
HONGKONG AT WEMBLEY,
Mr. TAN CHsu Lock supported the
The Tiura of May 24th published an views expressed by Mr.»" Campbell, excellent Brithi Empire section, plenti- although he did net object to the profully illustrated by photographic repro- posals of Mr. Lowther Kemp for a fur ther airy, stating incidentally that fluctions of scenes at Wembley.
if the idea was to abolish restriction he In an article which describes a tour of would oppose it tooth and mail. With the Crown Colonies we find the follow- regard to the rubber duty the principle
THE GOVERNMENT'S REPLY.
careful consideration which extended over
LOCAL SPORT.
LEAGUE TENNIS.
fore probable that us regards removal of the recognised means of dealing with introduced after very deliberate and athers, and never for a moment do they modification of the policy there is not overproduction in every industry in the period of two years. Tant being so look up with that self-conscious shynees Tikety to be even the unanimity that there world. There was no doubt that restric the Government could not lightly aban: which European craftunen might show in was over its introduction and if Govern- tion had done aftreinendous amount. It don the position they had taken up so
similar circumstances: deliberately and as a result of the de-- ment intends to wait for such unanimity bad practically saved the industry from and that might fairly be described as Much has been said of the food in the before neting the industry may drift to bankruptcy. Although ita results in the at that time unanimous, from the "pro- Hongkong restaurant of the bird's next a position which might gravely affect the past few months had been disappointing,ducing industry. Mr. Hose protested
But it in stability of the country as a whole, for that was rather from the defects in the against the suggestion that the Covert-up, the slark's fins, and the other
ment was in any way indifferent to this exotic delicacies on the menu. scheme than in the principle itself, Ben matter. It would really be absurd if impossible to describe the maric provided I am not at the moment criticizing the triction was being lightened up and as they were, Incause everybody in the coun by the small string band. It has to b
try know what a vital part the rubber in- restriction policy. I do not say that it it was becoming effective they BAW
dustry played in our general prosperity, heard to be believed. The quaint pisca has failed. it my be that it will gradual improvement with regard to the He hoped that & cautious attitude would it manages to produce during a the
course meal would turn every saxophone eventually he proved to have been the stocks held in London and America. not be taken for indifference, and a cau- tious attitude at this moment' was essen-, salvation of the industry-hut I strongly Speaking for the producing side of the tial if they were going to approach this player in London green with envy. insist, that the time has now cone when industry be hoped that there would be no matter in the proper spirit. The only wavering on the part of Government, but undertaking he could give at the pre- there ought to be furler thoroughly that once having set their hand to the proposti to, the other administrations of sent time was that. be would convey the exhaustive examination of its working by plough it would continue until the in Malaya for them to consider whether they a competent body, and I think this Gov-dustry was in a position to stand on its were prepared to proceed on the lines ernment should now press the Secretary own fest. It was felt at home that while Government would always welcome any suggested. He would only add that the of State for the appointment of a new restriction must continue it might im constructive suggestions for additional USRC. committee similar to the Stevenson Con-sided by other means; it was not iuteni, measures for the anfeguarding and im- mittee to consider the question again buted that they should replace restriction dustry, hat, such anggrations must neces proving of the position of the rubber in- with the proviso that part at least of its but rather that they should work hand in Barily came from the industry and could deliberations, and investigations should and with it. He could quite realise not e imposed on the industry by the be conducted here and on the spot, that the point of view of the merchants point out that the existing machinery of Government. He might be allowed to In my view there is every justification must be different from the planters. In restriction had given them a knowledge for demanding this further enquiry. I the Trade Commission in 1918 one of the of, and control over, the output of rubber am sometimes inclined to doubt myself merchants had sinted that the more which might prove extremely valuable in whether," with the information which is rubber that was produced the better for giving effect to additional measures which might be considered desirable for now available, the Stevenson Comalttee them. They bought at one price and sold the welfare of the industry. With re- would ever have issued its arcond report at another. He was afraid that was gurd to the duty, the Colonial Secretary in which it departed so radically from probably the "attitude of the opponents stated that he was quite prepared to con- sider the advisability of readjusting the the definite attitude it adopted in its of restriction today, muiny of whom were duty necessary, but he pointed out first as to the necessity for participation dealers with very little at stake in the that the duty was ofa rather special The nature and a considerable part of it was producing side of the industry. of the Dutch. It is generally admitted statistical position of the industry was definitely allocated to matters affecting that the Committee bad not complete in improving and he hoped that there would the interests of the industry-Singapore formation.
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