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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 29th, 1828*
SETTLING ACCOUNTS H.K. HORTICUL
FOR 1927.
TURE.
TRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT.
TURAL SOCIETY.
YEAR?
ELECTION OF OFFICERS,
The Flower Show,
In response to the appeal of our. late President an effort was made by the mecbem of your Com-
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SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDI- NO FLOWER SHOW NEXT |mittee to enrol new members and, 稍息 a result, we have obtained a very welcome addition to our mem bers, our membership being in-" creased, from the very low, figure of 137 to 200 This increase, how- ever, still leaves us far short of the membership we require to place the Society in such a position as to relieve the incoming committee from the anxiety of having to de- cide whether the funds of the Society will permit of the expense of holding a Flower Show.
At the "annual general meeting LOOKING WITH CONFIDENCE of the Hong Kong Horticultural
TO THE FUTURE.
V
At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday an ordinance to authorise supplementary expendi- ture in 1997 was read & first time. Such an ordinance is necessary to regularise the expenditure of all amounts in excess of those specified
Society held yesterday the. Presi- dent, Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, said that it was essential to the wuc cessful continuance of the Society to increase the membership. The balance sheet showed a deficit for the first time in the records of the Society. The Flower Show could not be held next year unless the
Every year, at any rate in recent years, the Flower Show has cost us more than the amount of our annual subscriptions and the in- takings from the Show. The extra
in the Badget. Introducing the funds were increased. Ordinance, the Colonial Secretary Mr. Beavis was supported by the (the Hon. Mr. E R. Hallifax, following members of the Com-cost has in earlier years been met C.M.G., C.BE), took the opportu-mittee :-Mre. Aubrey, Mrs. R. . nity to pay a tribute to the Public Dyer, and Meeers. H. B. L. Dow Works Department. He also com- biggin, Ho Kom Tong: J. P. mented upon the improved political Robinson, E. E. Sim, and: Messrs. conditions and said we were justified. A. H. Plummer and A. Te in the hope that the worst of the
(Joint Hon. Secretarice). About a storm had been safely weathered, dozen members were also present "The manner in which it has been weathered," he concluded,
**COD-
stitutes tribute to Sir Cecil Clementi, to his continued efforts for the restoration of normal com- mercial relations and to his sound afd economic administration of the Colony."
By
The Colonial Secretary said: Your Excellency's command, I rise to move the first reading of Bill to authorise the appro priation of a supplementary sum of $387,599.33, to defray the charges of the year 1997. Financial minutes
A.
PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
Mr. Beavis said: The balance sheet of the Society as presented to you for acceptance to-day shows
a state of affairs which is far from
satisfactory, I propese before ask ing you to pass same to make some comments on the position that same may be properly appre- ciated by the members of the Society, and possibly by a wider public, with a view to more zealous membership, and efforts being made to increase the so place the Society upon a more satisfactory basis.
by drawing upon the balance which we had in hand, with the result that this balance has now been exhausted, and we are faced with the position that the Flower Show cannot be held next year unless the funds are substantially in creased by the addition of new members, or we obtain funds from some other source. This year every effort was made to keep the ex- penses of the Flower Show as low" as possible, with the result that a sensible reduction in
cost WAS effected, as compared with the cost of recent years. I doubt if any further reduction is feasible, except by making an inroad into the prize fund.
Retirement Of Mr. Lawrence Gibbs,
You will have noticed the reter-
late Presideat, Mr. Dowbiggin,
At our last annual meeting our ence in the report to the retire-
drew particular attention to the ment of Mr. Lawrence Gibbe, and state of our finances, and pointed the loss which the Society suffers out that our membership had been in consequence. decreasing for some years and that
Mr. Gibbs has
the accounts up to that period been a member of the Society since showed that the funde of the its inception, and I can safely Society had been practically ex-state that no member of the So hausted.
to cover the details of this sum have already in the course of 1927 received the approval of the Finance Committee and have been adopted by Legislative Council on report in the usual form. The Financial Minutes of the year are not confined to this total: a complete list is to be found in the column of the Drafs Appropriation Account under the heading "Provisionally voted,' but the sanction by ordinance of a supplementary appropriation is required only for the sums by which each Head of Expenditure has been exceeded. Finance Committee ́ ́is consulted and Financial Minutes prepared, for expenditure which than ever does the list of works
What was then anticipated has now come to pass, for our present balance sheet shows a "deficit, per- haps for the first time in the re- cords of the Society.
(Continued on next Çolumn).
....
more can be met by transfers between left over represent a conservation
it is
refreshing
"
and
invigorating.
ciety has done more to advance the interest of the Society. Ås an architect Mr. Gibbs" attended gratuitously to the building of the
matsheds for the annual Show for 'I don't know how many years, and as a learned horticulturalist his advice and assistance in all mat. relating to the Society have
ters...
New Territories Agricultural Association.
the efforts which the Association is making for the improvement of agriculture in the New Territories and to introduce new products will meet with
(Ap-. plause.)
the sub-heads under a Head of Ex- of the time and energy of the penditure: but in these casca no Public Works Department staff. been of the greatest value at all Asahi Beer called for. Many Financial Minutes housing of the Shanghai Force more to express on behalf of the Society further Legislative Authority is Urgent matters connected with the times. I feel sure you will wish. are therefore not included in the than took the place of the items! total now dealt with. Further, as
postponed: and credit is due to the our grateful acknowledgment of there may be savings under many Department for the efficient manner our indebtedness to him: bends, the Supplementary Appro. in which it assisted in tackling this priation Bill does not necessarily rush of extra work without too mean an addition to the originally great an interference with its own
I must also on behalf of the estimated expenditure for the year, more regular duties. Moreover, the but may be only a re-arrangement work on the Shing Mun Valley Society offer our congratulations to of a part of the appropriation.
Scheme did not stand still, but as the New "Territories Agricultural We are fortunate in being able you, Sir, explained last year, the to say that that is the position, for expenditure is chargeable against Association which was formed and 1997 and a reference to page 9 the loan account and no longer held its first show in the New of the Treasurer's report, cireu. appears as a charge against the Territories last year. I hope that lated with the draft appropriation ordinary revenue. account will show the principal { The Public Works Loan was duly heads under which savings have floated last autumn and the sum been made, and that these savings sought, 80,000,000, was very easily more than balance the supplemen found: and the revenue is therefore tary appropriation for which legis relieved to this extent of expendi lative annction, is now requested.
ture for the special objects to which The Treasurer's report gives the the loan is to be applied. But that necessary detailed explanations con- is almost entirely a matter for 1828: nected with the revenue and ex-
1027 was affected to the extent that penditure, and I will not deal fur- the 81,943,621.08 previously ex ther with them: but I would draw pended on the Shing Man Scheme your, attention to the figures at was not refunded to revenue from the top of page of the report, the loan as it might have been which reveal the fact that in 1997 The financial position made it pos-
Election Of President. revenue for the first time since sible for Government to delay de- 1923 exceeded expenditure. The sur manding the refund: which was The adoption of the report and plus reached the total of $499,471, therefore also left over for conside-accounts having been passed ou whereas it was estimated at, the ration in 1928. beginning of 1927 that we should have to face a deficit of $1,307,305 at the end of the year. The total revenue showed an increase over the estimate of $337,133 only, bat the expenditure was $1,469,637 below the estimate, and economy was therefore the principal factor in the final surplus,
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Our thanks are due to our joint secretaries, Mr. Plummer and M Tee, for all the work they have done during the period under re- view, also to Mr. Murdock for kindly undertaking to audit the accounte. (Applause.)
the proposition of the President, seconded by Mr. J. A. E. Phom mer, the election of Mr. "Ho Leung as President was proposed by Mr. Beavis, and seconded by Mrs. Dyer,
Mr. Ho Leung, said the Chair- man, was well-known to all present both as the compradore of Jar- dine, Matheson's and as a keen horticulturist and flower grower. (Applause,)
At the end of 1997 the nurpius}
tasets. over liabilities" was Mr. Ho Leung returned thanks $3,995,761.37, as against 83,486,200 for the honour accorded to him at the beginning, and the liquid and said that He would do what he assets had increased by the same. could with the help of the incoming margin from 81,400,000 approxi- committee, although he did not feel
While great efforts were made to restore that political pence, which is essential to the trade and the financial prosperity of the mately to $1,800,000 approximately, he was qualified for the post. Colony, a close watch was kept on Your statement, Sir, on the parallel
Incoming Committee, last expenditure to avoid any further occasion
year-that the
Mr. H. B. L Dowbiggin pro encroachment on
Colony's Colony's position is sound has surplus balances and the strictest "therefore been further justified by posed that the Committee should economy was enforced so far as it the results of the working of 1997 consist of: Mrs. Aubrey, Mr. did not involve loss of efficiency. The outlook is still more hopeful, Dyer, Messrs. CEH Beavie, Ho There is in the draft appropriation and we have better grounds for Kom Tong,O.B.E., E. L. Sims, B. account a list of public works which looking with confidence to the Green, J. A. Plummer, J. P. Robin- have not been carried out but they future. But it still remains true son, and Col. T. A. Robertson. are not the urgent ones and can that the most careful economy is Mr. J. A. Plummer having declined wait for better times. The list does essential and will be essential for to serve since he felt it would be. not in any way mean that this hard some time to come. We are, how better to have entirely new blood, worked Department has been idle:ever, making headway and are justi Mr. Dowbiggin put forward the important work continually appears fed in the hope that the worst of game of Mr. J. T. Bagram, The necessitating re-arrangement, and the storm has been safely, weather names submitted, were seconded by the final saving on public works ed. And the manner in which it Mr. Beavis and passed unanimously. extraordinary was $739,873 on
Messrs. J. AA. Plummer and 8 has been weathered constitutes. a. total vote of $3,706,204.
tribute to Bir Cecil Clementi, to Andrew. The were re-elected joint And even this saving is protect his continued efforts for the res- hon, secretaries and Mr. J. AH. ed against the criticisms anally toration of normal commercial re- Plummer na hon. treasurer on the levelled at the Public Works De- lations and to his sound and proposal of Mr. E. L. Simės, partment for the items which are economic administration of the seconded by Mrs. Dyer, g entered on the estimates at the Colony. I now formally move the beginning of a year and remain un first reading of the Bill, won done at the close: for în 1927 loss (Continued on next Column).
The Colonial Treasurer seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the President, Mr. C E. H Beavis, for his work during the past year.
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