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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
COLONY BUDGET DEFICIT | INCREASED DUTIES ON
Continued from Page 2.
the
There As no
consumers of
LIQUOR,
FUEL FUEL OILS
New
Counell and it is now proposed to also been signed,
and Increased duties on liquor and fuel oll, effective erect the building itself next year reason why from Colonial funds. These sarsaparilla and lemonade should from yesterday, were announced in Government Gazettes Extraor
and upkeep
schemes should not only improve not in their degree contribute the nutrition of the population of with the brandy Hongkong but help' to make the drinkers to Colony more self-supporting In the Colony. matter of food supplies.
the
dinary.
whisky
wines Liqueurs, champagne and other sparkling
of Empire
OTO of the origin
Increased in duty from $14.25 per gallon to $18 while similar products of other origin remain unchanged at $26. Brandy of Empire origin is in-ginal gravity which is
of Hong- creased from $8.25 to $16 per gal-kong origin and now stands at 60 lon and that of other origin from cents. For Empire origin the duty is $1.20 and for other origia $1.60. $20 to $24.
CHINESE LIQUOR
The amended Entertainments tax The draft estimates also include should produce an additional $300, provision for the daily collection of 600 per annum, the table waters nightsoil from the tenements in the tax $300,000, and the Increased urban area by labour directly em Estate Duty $600.000. Our pro
For the first time duty is impos- *ployed by
the Sanitary Depart- spective defeit is, therefore, re-
ed upon gin, whisky and other Chinese type liquor is also in- ment. in place of the present sys-dursd to roughly million spirituous ilquors
34 ter under which the nightsoils dollars, though I must emphasise origin. The duty is fixed at $16 advanced from $1.50 to $2. That removed by freelance coolies em- that ail these calculations
duty ap of Empire origin from $1.75 to $2 of per gallon.
other origin from ployed by the householders. This revenue presuppose a continuation plies to products of Empire origin and that of
scheme is sponsored by the Urban of the prosperity of the Colony. Council and strongly recommended
by my Honcurable friend the Direc-
ONE WAY ONLY
tor of Medical Services, who is i It appears to me that there re Government's adviser in health mains one way only to meet the remaining deficit which represents
matters.
ture over
of Hongkong creased.
The same
The Hongkong origin is
which are Increased from the $1.75 to $3. Saki is increased 50 former duty of $12.50. Similar cents on both Hongkong origin products of other origin are in- and Empire origin and now stands creased from $20 to $24.
at $2 for each. Other origin Saki is increased by $1.50 to $3.
Increase
alsc shown that intoxicating
are
NEW DUTY ON PORT New duty on port, sherry and The Urban Council has suggest-roughly the excess of war expendi Madeira is $10 compared with liquors other ed, and Government favours the
war revenue and that $7.50 or Empire origin and $15 liquors but excluding spirits of Of Hongkong ori- suggestion, that the additional an- ls by increasing the war taxation.compared with $12 of other origin. wine or arrack. nual expenditure of between four,|
Although the War Revenue Or Other still wines of Empire origin and five lakhs should be met by an
dinance. hay secured considerably are advanced from 36.25 to 38 and
than
anti of other origin from $10 to $12. increase of one per cent on the more, revenue rates
Was
in the new duty 18 $2 compared with $1.50 and the same applies to Empire origin. The products of other origin are advanced from. $1.50 to $3. In the case of Spirits
The existing unsatisfactory cipated it has failed to secure Cider and Perry are increased arrangements are estimated to cost enough to meet the revised war, from 80 cents, to $1 Empire origin of wine or arrack the duties are householders half-a-milion dollars expenditure either in the current and from 80 cents to $1.50 other $2 for both Hongkong and Empire annually, and the proposal will re- year or in 1941-42,"
origin.
origin and $3 for other origin.
lieve those concerned of that expen- The simplest way, and I must
Substantial increase has been Old duties on hydrocarbon oils diture and spread it over the com-confess the way which first ap made in the duty on concentrated have been revoked and the follow- munity generally, which seems only pealed to me. largely on account beer. Hongkong origin beer which ing duties per gallon have been fair in so far as the sewers pro- of its simplicity, is to increase the last year was reduced to 60 cents substituted: 80 cents on light olis: vided for those whose tenements standard rates possibly by one per gallon has now been advanced 40 cents on heavy oils to be used have dush systems have been paid half from 10 per cent, to 15 per to 90 cents, while that of Empire as fuel for any heavy, all road for likewise from taxation by the cent. but I am satisfied that this origin beer is increased from 80 vehicle; and 10 cents on other community as a whole,
would emphasise to an intolerable cents to 31.20 and that of other hydrocarbon oils. degree the inequities and imper origin from $1 to $1.80.
The previous figures were 60 NEW MORTUARY
lections of the present compro Ten cents increase is made on cents on light oils and 30 cents on Provision has also been made for mise taxes, I have already stated other beer except cider and Perry heavy olls to be used as fuel for
Infectious Diseases Hospital, that it was estimated that the not exceeding 1,055 degrees ori-heavy oil rosd vehicle, and a new Public Mortuary and four taxes would bring in six Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, for million dollars per annum.
DEW block for the Central The revised estimate is $9,700,- Police Station and new Police 000. But how is that composed? Stations at Kowloon Tong and Blue Pool Road.
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES --
Many relatives and friends of
Salaries Tax is estimated to bring in $1,000,000 as was anti The introduction of a new subcipated, Property Tax $2,300,000 the students were present to wit sidy code for vernacular schools against $2,000,000 while Corpora ness "the Afteenth Commencement iz reflected in additional expend- tion and Business Profits should Exercises of the Shanghai Bethel Iture in the Education Depart bring in $6,400,000 against $3,000, Bible Seminary held last evening ment; and Government has again 000, but this figure Includes not in the Munsang College auditor felt it its duty to increase, this less than £5,500,000 in respect of jum. Kowloon City. time to $750,000. the subvention to Corporation the Tung Wah Hospitals. Coh- $900,000 in siderable expenditure has been undertaken to provide an adequate cemetery for the Chinese popula tion at Wo Hop Shek near Fan- ling; and road maintenance and improvement will cost several lakhs.
Profits and only
porated firms, and also profes- sional men who do not Salaries Tax.
A special service will be held
service,
GUNPLAY NOT ENCOURAGED IN COLONY
HEAVY SENTENCE AT SESSIONS
respect of Business in the auditorium at 10.30 am. "We do not encourage gunplay Profits, which is disappointingly on Sunday when four groups of in this Colony," said the Chief small when it is remembered that
young evangelists will be com-Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at businesses include all non incommissioned by the Bethel, Mission the Criminal Sessions yesterday in to preach occupied and tree passing sentence of seven years? pay China as well as the war zone. hard labour on CHEUNG WAN, 21, The Rev. Samuel E Boyle, of who was found guilty on counts of We seem to be faced with three the American Reformed Presby. shooting with intent and with Provision has also beer. made alternatives, first to perpetuate terian Mission. Takhing. Kwang possession of arms, under a new head for the recently and increase the existing inequity tung, will speak at the special
Cheung was charged with shoot- established Immigration Departby Increasing without other modi
ing, with intent, at P.C. D288, ment, but while it is hoped that fication the existing rates, second
Chung Shu-cho, and shooting at the control of Immigration will be
Pang Kwong with intent to do self supporting it is not intended Ordinance with a view to spread
to amend radically the "present;
grievous bodily harm, in Kowloon. that surplus revenue should be
Ing Its Incidence more fairly, over
Defendant had pleaded guilty to derived therefrom, All items of
the community." third without in
havunlawful possession of a revolver Public Works Extraordinary are
and six rounds of ammunition. creasing drastically the presenting occurred in the Colony dur explained in the notes by the
standard rates to revert to proper ing the 24 hours ended
Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant at mid Honourable Director of Public
Income Tax which was the or night on Jan. 15:- Diphtheria, Insp. A. E. Carey, prosecuted, and Crown Solicitor, assisted by Det.- Works already in the hands of ginal proposal of this Government five cases: Enteric Fever, two- Honourable Members,
in 1939, and which Government cases; Chicken-Pox.
one case has always considered to be the Dysentery, nine fairest form of taxation.
I am afraid all of these measures
not and favour with the con servative, who will say cut this or retrench that, but if the Colony is to advance as it should, and it still lags far behind modern standards in many respects, it must have these amenities and
in this connexion 7 venture to
quote my own words in introduc ing the War Revenue Bill in this Council in March of last year:
GOVERNMENT MEASURE
HEALTH RETURNS
The following is the Return of nouifiable diseases notified as
losis, 16 cases.
cases; Tubercu
the following comprised the Jury:--Messrs. P. Chessex (Fore- man, Sun Hem-lai, J. H. van der Laan, Yuen Kam-tut, Wong Yuk- yue, Max Maw-yeu and A. W. S. Ramsay. Revenue Committee and though
SUSPICIOUS MANNER Government does not propose to
About 1.30 p.m. on Dec. 13 Pang repudiate that acceptance it feels, Kwong noticed two men, one of If It must have them it must pay "The Government has accepted in view of the change in the whom was accused, acting in a for them. The estimates have the recommendations. of the War financial position and the situa already been pruned to what must Revenue Committee and the bili tion disclosed by the actual re be considered an excessive degree which I am asking to have read ceipts from the four war taxes, by Idealsts who may condemn today for the first time 15 # that the principles on which the Government for having failed in Government measure. It is, how taxation is based should be re- the middle of a total war to build ever, just and proper that Insidered. Jerusalem with its hospitals and should state at this juncture that
pleasant land.
cfficient a means of raising re
RE-EXAMINATION
suspicious manner in Lalchikok
Road. There WES a
money-
changer's shop in the vicinity and he thought the men had designs
on this shop.
In a statement from the dock, accused sald that while walking in the street he was jostled twice by health centres: Its colleges and m the Government's view the I am accordingly authorised by Pang, who later also wanted to schools, in Hongkong's green and taxation scheme framed in the Your Excellency to state that you search him but could not produce bill will not be as equitable or as propose to reccnstitute the War any proof that he was a police
Revenue Committee and to refer officer." * venue ds would be Income Tax the matter to it for re-examina Accused said that when he saw We have tried to steer a middle measure on the lines which you. tion and advice. I venture. In the constable he took fright as he course and have" "followed ther and your advisers had in con passing to invite the attention knew he (accused), had a revolver golden mean of practicality 23 templation a few months ago. of Honourable. Members to the on him.
He went into a scaveng against the extremes both of It may seem anomalous that ultra conservatism and radical an Administration, with a com
change.
MIDDLE COURSE
POLICE REPORTS
Mrs. Jerebko, of No. 4. Hart
fact that expenditure on the Waring lane to throw the weapon Taxation Department Itself both away. While taking out his re- petent majority on the Legisla this year and next has been and volver it got caught and was ac- As I have already stated these ture, should deliberately promote will be kept considerably lower cidentally fired. draft estimates involve a deficit of one measure believing another to than the original estimate, seven million dollars. The one per be its superior, but the explana! It only remaina for me to add cent, increase on the rates already tion is not far to seek. This bill's that the detailed preparation of referred to will, I approved, principal purpose is to finance, the estimates of expenditure has reduce that deficit to roughly not inconsiderable free gift from been in the preparation of the Avenue, reports that while she $5,500,000, How is that to be met? public funds to His Majesty's competent hands of Mr. Todd, who was playing with a cat in her Your Excellency has already Government, and in such a case has also been responsible for the house on Jan. 14, she was bitten signed orders increasing by ten it would be improper, to force preparation of the memorandum on both arms by the animal. She
was admitted to the cents per gallon the duty on upon the would-be donors by the which accompanies it,
Kowloon heavy olls to be used as fuel for use of that majority a taxation
Hospital for treatment while the animal was sent to Mataukok for onservation.
AMENDMENT MOVED
beavy oll road vehicles and im- method, to which the unofficial Hon. Mr. J. Paterson thanked postag a duty of ten cents per members of this Counely bad ob the Financial Secretary for nis gallon on other hydrocarbon os jected strongly and unanimously." excellent clear speech and moved at present untaxed, which are Far be it from me to seek to an amendment that the estimates Road, has reported the theft of a estimated to bring in $1,000,000 suscitate & controversy that is be considered by
Chan Kim, of No. 408 Lockhart
Belect Com tricycle, valued at $80, from our- per annum, and an order further dead and buried, but Government mittee comprising of the Colonial side the Central Market on Jan. increasing the duties on liquor has a right to invoke the co Secretary, the Financial Secretary 15. which are estimated to bring in operation of all in finding the and all unofficial members, "3850,000 per annum.
best. means of meeting war ex Hon, Mr. M, K. Lo said he de
Fung Kim-taf, master of junk It la proposed to increase the penditure which, I am sure, every sired to second the motion and No. 2928 HW, reports that on Entertainments Tax, to increase one will agree is unavoidable. in doing so, he would like to Christmas Day, while he was sail- Estate Duty and impose a new Circumstances have altered associate himself with Mr. Patering off 8am Mun, he was stopped tax on table waters, and an order | considerably since Government | son's" tribute to the Financial by a Japanese warship. Blx Japan- to that effect under the Public accepted with expressed reluctance | Secretary. Revenue Protection Ordinance has the recommendations of the War
The motion was carried,
ese came on board and took away his licence.
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