LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 1908.
to provide far moy reduciton in the revenue fiom op um.
The na towaens of the Boancial straits through which the Colony is passing will inevitably wreck those estimates should the Home Gorerament insist upon pushing the claims of the extreme section of the anti-oplam agitators.
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work of reclamation at Kowloon is advancing: similailly to make one ponder. Some bussirers | position had been erected from which to appeal bas of fate been notably accelerated. The ar: think that Hongkong is in danger of losing lie to the Imperial Government for some tamission. rest of the bridge work is a mutter upon which important position as a mart. This is an unly in the military contribution. He (the Gover under the circumstances it is perhaps
foreboding. But its ugliness does not justify
'nor) did not think the military tribullen pre YOU able to comment. Of course the railway will anyone in simply turning away. The blind cianly affected the opitim question. Whether never be anything but an expansive toy until pas of hope is proverbial, but optimism is or not the Colony might hope for any financiel through communication is made to Canton and tim may sometimes father the fact of prospe if the beances proved to be influenced by the finance at least, should keep open eyes. Op consideration from the Imperial Govorament beyond. But even though it may only be aty. But at least, through excess, it as often Imperial policy was another gestion. He s-w a railway to nowhere we welcome the prospect that the line to the frontier will be complete Here in Hongkong, if anywhere, the truth of
bagets adversity," K and opened for local traffic by March 1910.
This prospect opens up the question of roads.
that has been demonstrated time and time in the New Territory for which we are glad to Colony has suffered from the results of opti again. Some of us, who realise how much this
unnecessary to dwell on the stimulating loflaun see some provision has been made. It is mism carried to excess, viaw this budget with
from which the roafe are needed to feed the
saying that Japan bad offered to join the other à day or two ago in a local paper a telegram
Powers in prohibiting the impurt of morphia to trade marks convention. The reply into Ching provided that Chins would agree was that morphla "had nothing to do with
what apalagous to the question of the military
A meeting of the Legislative Council was hold in the Council Chamber this after boom. Present His Excellency the Gover Bor, Sir Frederick Lugard, KCM.O. Colone! Darling, R.&. commanding the Forces in South China, Hon. Mr. F. May, CM.G, (Colonial Secretary), Hop, Mr. W. Reek, Davies The unoff in members discussed the pos- (Attorney General), Hos. Mr. A. M. Thomsonsibility of this in cansection with the subject (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, of the military contribution. In speaking upon C.M., (Director of Public Works), the Hop, this traitful topic if controversy Your Excel Mr. F. J. Badeley, (Captala Superintendent lancy evidently anticipated an attack upon the of Police), Hon, Mr. E. A. Irving (Registrar principle underlying the impost, and you ro Generat), Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, MB, C... Hon.ferred to some strong remarks mede fast year Mr. Wai Yuk, bại où Hon, Mr. W. J. Grasson, on the subject by the Honourable Member ce of improved maans of communication, apart concern, having regard to the extent to which trademarks, and that position, he felt, was some Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, Hon. Mr. R. A. W, Slade, and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk of Councils). | accupy. The quotation from these remarks rallwie am sorry that it has not been decides conditions. We should have liked to see undoub sdly tha most serious question that had;
whose place on this Council I temporarily which Your Excellency made might, perhaps, idlated from its context, convey a wrong im pression of his actitude and it is only fair to The minutes of the last meeting wore read point out that he also said thi for one and confirmed.
think and have always maintained that it is correct that the Colony should contribute some *
"ABSENT. Hon Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C.
MINUTES.
FINANCE.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the. report of the Finance Committee (No. 16), \;
·FINANCIAL MINÚTESĮ
APPROPRITION BILLS
the future in relied upon to ameliorate present
to add the more important is, as for indisposition to let the Colony's Bancial more evidence than it displays of a growing stance, that from Cesis Pesto Ping Shao, wide house in order, lest the long prophesied enough to adm of wassled traffic. think period of renewed prosperity should will lag that this decision requires reconsideration in saying this I am not actuated by any desire The plan of making a narrow road with the wantonly to tear to pieces the good hope upon intention of some day returning to widen it which was mainly based Your Excellency's thing towards the Imperial Troops, but fir e does not recommend itself either for efficiency defence of this makeshift, budget, but because i Colony the sum of $1,200,000 in excesor economy. In the long us it will prove bave felt bound to point out that there is another
more expensive and in the meantime com.
side to the picture,
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Speaking for the unoff :ial members of the The Colonial. Becretary. Isid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 57 to 53. It was agreed day I have to say that we are of one mied that they be referred to the Finance Com-regarding the principle of the contribution and mittee.
la full accord with the views of Your Excel lancy as regards the advantage to the Colony of the presence of the Garison. I for one
forca of the objection raised against the contribution on the ground that the Garrison retained here mainly for strategical and
•Imperial purposes,__
muication between the villages will still by subject to pedestrian conditions which do not make for rapid progress. It has been pointed out to me that the roads ought to be built strictly as feeders and that they should be commenced and pushed out from
imagine that the imporizace of this has not escaped Your Excellency's advisers.
contribution and the ppium reveane. But
members who had spoken was the question of been brought forward by the two unofficial
Council that during the past year that question had been most vividly is the minds of himself possible retrenchment: "Has could assure the
and those who with langer experience in the Co any had advised him in these matters. It could not be denied that the financial position was
rns of very great difficulty and the smallest of appointments or the matter of other charges application for an increase, either in the matter
lind been most carefully scrutißised and unlese it was proved to be absolutely essential it would "not be allowed. Whether or not it might be possible to cut down minor charges to the various departments would continue to receive his most earnest consideration during the coming year. The question of the Sanitary paint. The savings on the Sanitary Depart mant amounted to somie 536,000 or §. 7,000 in the Estimates before the Council. That was in' spite of an increase due to the fall in exchange
The Colonial Secretary moved the second bave sever been able to appreciate the suitable, places along the line of the track, brighter forecast may bejustified, and eventrium. 1 Department was, brought forward as a case in
reading of the Bill entitled As O.J nunca tó apply. sum not exceeding five m 15 five
bundred and seventy thousand four hundred ;and-twenty-seven-dollars-to-the-Public-Service-
of the year 1999.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
fall of $12,630. In other charges referred to be the speaker there was a decrossé under 33 beads, practically under every one. The bon, member pointed out the reports which had reached them of the ladian Plague Commission
been spent were largely if not entirely futile, methods on which much money had hitherto
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to neglect the lessons to be learned from LATEST
And now having said so much in dis charge of the unpleasant duty of critic, i have to add an expression of my most earnest desire that there and all such forebodings may be utterly falsified, and that Your Excellency's
phantly vindicated by the only logic that can ulti- mately be relied upon to make the position clear That the New Territories should-yield-in-all the infallible, illuminating logic of events. a revénué of upwards of $ 100,00 %,,exclusive of
Mr. Grasson said the hon member who had Imperial strategy in these parts is obviously land sales, is perhaps the brightest spot in the Just sat down had voiced the views of the sa Hon. r. Murray Stewart:-The "duty hat depend upon a small bady of troops which is Excellency should single out
a naval matter and its, depositions can hardly whole Budget, and it was only fitting that Your official members of the Council on the Es
for special timates for 1909, but there were one or two devolved upon me of stating in outline the scarcely more than sufficient to ensure order mention the notable part played by Mr.Points to which he wished to make reference. It had demonstrated that disinfection and other views of the unofficial members on the provis and security within the limits of the Colony. Clementi in the initial stages of the settle had been pointed outlimenad again that in Hong sions of this Bill and of 'making a few brick That a detachment is liable to be requisitioned ment of thesa Ter-itories and the admirable kong the harbour and shipping were all import And he pressed on the Government not comments upon the lucid and interesting state- ment with which it was introduced. This time to quell a riot in an outport is a moor con
work of development which is being carried Ant and it should not be their policy to bleed last year the representative of the Chamber of sideration of its uses which cannot be classed
un by his successors. As one who has the shipping. Two items bad, boso increased those reports. He thought he might ask bon. member-To "whose" ̄ ̄ ̄initiative Commerce opened his speech on the estimates local purposes, the presence of the Garrison satisfaction in Your Excellency's appreciative red to boat licenses and the medical examina minently brought forward? He thought it
btrategical. But whelber for strategical or taken a keen interest in it for years, 1 found 66 per cent. in the present Estimatesbe refer
was it that these reports had been so pro by congratulating Your Excellency on the satisfactory financial condition of the Colony,
here is recognised by the unofficial members reference to the work, the value of which, tion of emigrants. Those interested had re- was largely due and chiefly due to the energy Exchange was then high and believed in. conferring great benefits upon the Colony. may say, has never been hidden from the pre-ceived no intimation of so increase in the of the new Head of the Sanitary Board-(tear, The long period of commercial depression was Those who doubt this can hardly have reflected
sent unofficial members, not, I fancy, from that fees except through the Govannet Gazette, hear)-who, 10 his knowledge, had taken an
enormous amount of personal trouble in in already thought to be passing away. Land upon the fact to which Your Excellency also section of the public which takes an interess in at the Estimates were not reliable, was vastigating various foninals of hygiene, etc. IMPROVED
a well established fact, and he instanced. (Applause). After dealing at considerable gales were estimated to bring in 3 lace. The i drew attention, that one-baif to two-thirds local affairs,
of the funds devoted to the Garrison come
the case of the waterworks. He asked length with the question of roads His Ex As regards the roads on the Island i bave a bardly begun to make itself felt. Optimistic out of the pocket of the British taxpayer word to say on my own account. When I re- $750,260 would be the maximum estimate for what he had said with regard to the the Governor to give an assurance that cellency said he claimed to, no Authority members view the turned to this Colony at the end of last year, contributed by light dues. His Excellency port might suffer in its pre-eminence as a outlook. It had been suggested that this We all know what happened. We know the method upon which the contribution is af er an absence of nine months, the strongest bad made no reference to the means of great free port by direct trade being .dose be-i
That it is open to impression of change which I received' was the
iween foreign countries and the ports of China remember that it fell 4790 vs almos! immediate, criticism Veur Excellency clearly shewed, in-changa for the worse which bad overtaken the light would be thrown on that subject. He bost fees were increased. His answer to
retrenchment proposed and he hoped some asmuch as that under the present method the surface of the roads. To particular I refer to thought it would be admitted there must be that was the answer he gave this time eas fall The results are to be found in the figures sum payable is increased in a time of financial | such_roads as that leading up from Happy soma limit to the allowance to be made for the year, that in his view Hongkong' should eo.
difficulty.
Valley to Wong-nei-chong Gap, and that down We are pleased to know that Your Excel- from there to Aberdeen, also to Black's Link all in exchangé. It was pat al 15, gd, but the to become not only a mari of exchange but an lency is at work on a plan which will place the and even the Bowan Road, and last but exchange had fallen below that before and it: Industrial and manufacturing centre, for which for next your, The figures of the revised | Evy on a more equitable bins and age are not least the Jubilee Road, but I do not by be a most important fator to the Colony and he increase in the trade of Canton and other
burden of the cost of railway construction hid
forecasts worn the and it of the day.
world-wide depression had yet to coms. We
ly and that exchange also promɔilý began to
True, the unofficial
levied as a bad one.
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of the Financial Statement to which, a fort- night ago, Your Excellency invited our atten-. tion, preliminary to dealing with the estimuler
estimates for 1998 emphasise the unwisdom of that you will succeed in overcoming the serious d fficulties, which you have set confiled to us, averdrawing upon the imaginary resources of a problematical period of prosperity anticipated hit which have so for prevented you from pro mainly for the reason that it is so much to besig it to the Secretary of State.
But though the unofficial members view with desired. The nett result of such drawings in Excellency, "that a debit balance of $81,000 ordinary times would willingly consent to its make this clear that if the Op'um policy of the Home Government is pushed with such per sistence as to wreck these estimates, and if the
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dravour to da its plmost 10 endeavour
„ke geographical position su ted it, as well avan |-mighteasily-do-so-again." This-would-prova -to-
exchange mait, it was hinted, too, that possibly, any means confine my criticisms to these. imagined that the falles state they were attention.
was a matter which should receive the closest Chinese polts indicated that it was quite possitle ibat their success might mean our decrease; in must be due to less money having been
He noticed from the abstract of statistics of The Colonial Secretary said that he would appropriated towards their upkeep--tban
the Chinese Customs, that - the imports from in former years, owing to our extreme im really of the nature of criticisms of His Excel-aels. That appeared to him a fact that could not deal with any of the questions which were
Hangkong increased fast year by eleven million
that the vote for this year is the same as fast, was, however, the editor of a newspaper the could fairly be said that this Budget was the theory that the money so devoted was not Government Gazelle. He was worry to think revenue had been framed on a year of extreme the Estimates bath of expenditure and of properly spent. Quite recently, the first road referred to has been repaired, and also Black's that it was regarded as a sort of place depression. With regard to Mr. Gresson's re 10 bido things away lo and dot 10 merke, be did not feel himself is a position to
were indicated in the Estimates. The com
the present instance is, in the words of your favour the principle of the contribution' and jo pecunosity.: I was surprised therefore to noticelency's speech in moving the estimates. He | not be gainsaid. He did not think either that it is anticipated to accrue from the working of the appearance in the Estimates, wo wish to and I am unable to account for it, except apod most important newspaper in the Colony-the Budget of optimism, because, as he said before,
current year.” Under the circumstance that the balance of ourassefs is'thas expected to declina from over a million and a hill dollars, at the end
of last year, to a little over $50,001 at the end threat of increased taxation comes to be made Liok, but on the Jubilee Road the grass stili. maka thém public He went on to show bow say that the maximum amount of the light dues i the present occasion to congratulat. Your relief by agitating instead for a remission of a the surface bas become a series of small ravines éd in the Gmetis under 'the Merchant Ship- take place some time after he bad left (bis of this year, it is unfortunately impossible on / Kood, then we shall hold ourselves free to seek grows, in mapy places a foot high, and ia others the increase in the boat liceuses was publish-pletion of the refuge would in all probability
Excellency on the financial conditions of the Colony.
~That the financial_condition_of_the_Colony_is_
part of this contribution.
The Director of Public Works dealt with
doe. His Excellency referred also to the in- crease in the feas for the medicat examination of emigrants.
to pay this special and, be did not think, operous
te had dealt somewhat fully
with that in his remarks on the Estimates and he had explained that the Government. somewhat large fee on emigration and, those bad considered it the best way of raising * who were best qualified to judge. believed It would no intere with emigration His Excellency contended by saying that be
led Your Excelicacy to propsie so increase in ment? When one glances over the pages of the comforting, opinion expressed by more questions raised in Mr. Murray Stewart, thought he bad dealt with all the points raised.|.
bv.the speakers.
Mr. Slade,asid that the unofficial membern
created by the rains. The roads of this Colony ping Ordinance, and he was astonished that the Colony. The taxpayers of the Colony were as Bere it may perhaps not be inappropriate to suggest to the Goveroment that instead of and they ought to be so at this day if thorough with avidity to such-an-important enactment:
used to be one of our chief sources of pride, hon. member (Mr. Gresso) had not referred much entitled to consideration as thote entitled unsatisfactory, is clearly demonstrated, not only fixing their thoughts upon increased taxion supervision were exercized over the spend The increase in the fees of the medical ex- by the revised estimates for 1918, but also by they should bring their minds to bear upon
as the only alternative to temporary expedients ing of the money devoted to their upkeep amigation of emigrants, was effected under the the leading feature of the estimates for the
Another matter of widespread public com Emigration Ordinance and also was published coming year. The leading feat of these the possibilities of retrenchment. Is there meat is the extent to which the Ordinance is the actio. He failed to see how the Go- inclusion in really no such possibility? Are all means of relating to receipt stamps is neglected in small ernment could submit increased taxation of estimates is obviously the
ceived from the. Widows' an Orphans methods of effecting those small economies of the existing law world, in the opinion of Council and the official publication.. the general revious of over $40,03 recuting down expenses exhausted? Are all batidess transactions.
A strict enforcement this nature except through the Legislative Fund. By this mɔany'a large deficit has been that lead to large economy conscientiously em.
many of our leading Chinese residents, bring provided against, which would otherwise have played in all the Departments of the Governin a really large revenue; indeed I have heard
faxation for the full amount. That there was these estimates and sees the long lists of minor some such design we suspected. That the appointments, the ferquently recurring items Colony was in reduce I circumstances we knew, of charges for allowances, extras, incidental But that there was such dire need for thexpenses and what not, it is difficult to repress succour thus provided some of us perhaps did a doubt as to whether the administration could. not altogether realise, nor could it easily bave ont be ruo on more economical lines, been imagined from tho disinterested attitude adopted by the Government in those somewhat breezy debatas which led to this windfall. This method of dealing with the proceeds of the fand which as.Your Excellency admitted "should theoretically be invested in some remunerative work which would benefit the Colony, and at the time.time produce a sum equivalent to meet the new charge up n the revenues, naturally occupied the chief place in your elucidation of the estimates.
In particular one cannot, helps wondering whether greater economies could not be effect. ed in the Sanitary Department. The com. paratively small saving shewn in the estimates under this bead has been noted with some disappointment,
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prech with reference to the width of roads at Castle Peak and Ping Shan and on the island. He alluded to the extension of the Kowloon Waterworks, and the catchment area which had to be increased in order to meet possible fatura requirements.
rusted His Excellency would be able to faz mulate his ideas with regard to the mili. Legislative Council. He declared that if there tary contribution' and, prosent them to the were any change in the plum trade the un fficial members would hold themselves free to agitale for the remission of the military cos- fritulion,
The question was then put.
The Bill pasted the second reading without A dissectient voice, and was referred to the Finance Committee.
EVIDENCE BILL,
On the motion of the Attorney General,
The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Hill entitled An Ordinance for tegalking Theatres and other places of public resort
The Bill was read a second time and paranë. The Colonial Secretary seconded. through Committee.
than one such, that between retrenchment and receipt stamps there ought to be enough to hadith the prospect of having to ment a deficit next year, when there will be no Widows' and Orphans' Fond to fall back upon. However that may be, there is no doubt that a good deal can be done, and the unofficial members have. His Excellancy the Governor said that be. noted with satisfaction that Your Excellency fore he reviewed briefly the remarks made by was aware of the position, and had already the bon, member for the Chamber of Com- taken steps towards availing of its advantages, merce as representing the view of the unofficial
On the subject of the judichry the opinion | members to-day, he thought the Council would | of the unofficial members is divided as regards, Legree with him when he said that the narrow The recent authoritative pronouncement of the necessity for a third Judge, but there is no escape which they lind just witaessed by one The Judian Itaú Commission has made it division of opinion as regards the view that the of the members of this Council was a matter seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Bill clear that many of the expensive and irritat state of the Colonysonances, does not allow of whichthey mightail most sincerely congratulate cotitled Au Ordinance to extend a certain de ing methods hitherto employed in combat the creation of such au appolotment at the themselves upon. The hon-member on his ence (Colonial Statutes) Act 1907, was read a folios in the Imperial Act styled the Evid- ing plague in This Colony were absolutely present time. Under these circumstances we right (Mr. Stewin) referred first of all to the second and third time and passed., It is equally natural that it should lave futile, as, for instance, the free use of agree in viewing with favour the now arrange very large deficit which they would have to do REGULATION OF THEATRES, - principally occupied the minds of the unofficial disinfectants, lime-washing and the rest of mest announced by Your Excellency. I have duct from the balance of their reserves at members when we mer to cous der their The number of coolics engaged by the to add on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce the end of the year, $31,003 as being due to Government's proposals. The result of our Department when it was thought necessary to that the arrangement highly recommends itself the working of the past year. His Excellency deliberations is that although we regard this carry out these mistaken' methods could surely to the Committee. disposal of the lund as a departure from the be still further reduced and so, ose would These are all the points upon which I have up and he would merely remind the Council had explained very fully how that was made principles of sound finance we do not see our think, might the number of inspectoré employ to comment at this stage of the Bill.
that some $100,000 of that was due to the very way to oppose it, in view of Your Excell:ucy's | ed to look „fter them. "This" would not only
Itonly ramzinstorefério Your Excellency's in exceptional expenditure on the purchase of a pronouncement that it is the Government's effect an cinal saving but would indirectly terpretation ofthesignsofthetimor. The reiterate dredger and she fact of the relief of the people only alternative to increased taxation. We are benefit the revenus by arciuraging Chinese toed belief that these all point towards a period of in South Cbias-neither of which might be consinly not prepared to advocate that. We come here instead of driving or keeping them prosperity ran through your speech like a reconsidered to be the ordinary expenses of the believe that to raise the rates on property at away as al present.
frain. It is quite possible to share this belief as | Colony, Pawing from the general revenue 10 ́the present time would be little short of dis- In this and other ways the lavish expenditure regards the general trend of events in the wider the finances of the Colony, to the general tone astrons. Moreover, we feel that the argument which grew up during yours of exceptions world, and even as regards the Chins trade, of which he had nothing whatever to coms derived by Your Excellence from the fact that prosperity, and which originated partly in the and yat at the same time to doubt whether this plain of, he would just allude to the remarks the taxpayers of the day are being called upoo careless habit of mind which prosperity brings, Colony is destined to benefit thereby to the which he made on the question of the to shouldowa disproportionately heavy burd n should be resolutely reduced.
extent that Your Excellency anticipates. - Your | military, contribution. His Excellency pro- of the cost of railway construction is strong
Excellency referred with evident satisfaction in ceeded to say that he had not gone into enough to clear us from the charge of indiffer.
certain official reports and statinies which seem- all the details of this complicated calculation ence 10 the claims of posterity.
ed to show that Canton had been prospering because he bad on that occasion so much to during the period in which in Hongkong we had any on other subjects that time would not pers heard nothing but talk of languishing markets, mit of his going into any very intimate details Someof us had already pledthe fact as ominous. of any one particular subject, and, moreover, If Manchester or Hamburg were to flourish his study was as yet incomplete and he was while Liverpool or Bremen respectively dwin-obtaining forber Agures in order to see if his died, would the inhabitants of the latter ponta suggestion was feasible or not. The bon of place to say just a few words, you have reason to reflect with satisfaction on the member bad spoken somewhat emphatically First and foremost in the public eye stands, circumstance? Without laying themselves open, on ens point. He said that the unofficial mem- of course, the railway. It is satisfactory to to the charge of undue peutiquism they might beri were ananimous, that if the action of learn she, speaking assically process to the sound was going pastihen
bails the Imperial Government in the matter of opium sizisietian thai apgotiations with the Home been” well; mainigined. In particular, it is
ices should result in wrecking the Estimates before horecamant bays not so far made it necessary a satisfactory to know that the pace as which the
Those who will come after us will proft at our expense inssmuch as that the interest on the railway loan is being paid out of current ra Tonus instead of belog debited to capital ace count ms might properly be done. In fact, in this case, it is possible to argue that, la de flance of the proverb, two wrongs makaa right The realisation tha, in spite of ibli windian, it has only just been possible to Winterbos inde meet is caffciens cause for
The unofficial members are by no means periunded that no retrenchment is possibis Neither I believe are, the general public so peridaded. Before agreeleg to any fresh taxation they will require to be.
I do not propose to follow Your Excellency into any if the details of these estimates, but there are one or two matters especially interest ing to the public upon which it may not be out
ness was being done direct. Our
are wot exactly par ♪ but there is enough, them, they would then fool that wivery strong
GUN ADJOURNMENT.
The Council adjourned till the 15th October,
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