THE HONGKONG BUDGET.
SATISFACTORY FINANCIAL SITUATION.
THE HONGKONG TER
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES FOR NEXT YEAR OUTLINED..
coession being
bandred and forty-five dollars to
the Public Service for the year
1019, The Bill provides for the
expenditure of the súm named as
follow Governor, ...
Colonial Secretary's
Department and· Legislature,
Secretariat for Chin-
ese Affairs,
Andit Department, Treasury,
Harbour Master's *Department,
Harbour Master's De- partment, Special® Expenditure,
1
Opium Monopoly
200,625 Analysee
180 | Markets
Imports and Exports
Department
Bent of buildinge. Orown rents...
Stone quarries
929,888
50,000
Imports and Exports,
Special Expendi
iture,
Boyal Observatory,
Royal Observatory,
Special Expeni-
ture; "2
Miscellaneous Ser-
TiCSE, 100 Judicial and Legal
Departments. Judicial and Legal
Departments, Spe cial Expenditure, Police and Prison
Departmenta Police and Prison Departments, Spe- cial Expenditure, Medical Department, Madiesl Department, Special Expendi fure, Sanitary Department Sanitary Department, Special Expendi- tury," Botanical and Fore
1
1,500 392,146
$2,311,700:
**
& sum of
THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 1918.
to
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though the salary has been next
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Public Works.
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Under Miscella pus Services to it in PROPONEd, make a great of 259 to the Imperial Bureau of female Mycology which has recently been appointed. The Baropean
tablished. The sum of $1000 master.at Kennedy Town Hospita
Dealy, after nea thirty- with the building, in which for the Yunnan Scholarship Fund has been replaced by Chimere nine of which he had been Head in to be housed in accordansa
four years service, during the last Imports and Exports Departm has been approved by the Seare Wardmaster, and in place of a master of Queen's College, retired the recommendations of the Pub tary of State for a period of three temporazy Wardmaster a Chinese from the service in July. His Works Committee (Sessional making the fullest use of the new years, and approval has been Wardmaster has been appointed, had been connected with the Paper No. 20 of 1917). The par- reservoir requested to extend this the poet of temporary Wardmaster school since the days when it tion to be erected first in that grant for
two years more, being abolished,
In Kowloon, Item 80 completen sa the Chamber of Commerce and
was known as the Government forming continuation of the the scheme of quarters for sub- certain of the leading firms in the provided, under Public Dispen- exaggeration to state that during Road,
A sum of $1,200 has been General School and it is no Harbour Office in Conusught ordinate officers bringing the toil At this afternoon's meeting of
Colony have promised a similar sarice as Travelling Allowance to his service he had bad zo small Item 3 provides for twelve and Kowloon up to forty-two. The expenditure for this year; sum. The amounts subscribed the Supervisor of Midwives, and share is the education of most of houses on the ridge above Wong. It is also proposed to extend the the Legislative Council the annual which was originally estimated twill enable air students to com- one more midwife has been sp- the prominent Chinese gentle- neichong Bosd in three terraces shelter for jiarikishus si the ferry number of quarters in Hongkong Badget was introduced, the $12140,475, is now expected to plete a course at the University pointed in the New Territories. men in the Colony for more than of four housse each. The site is pier as the present structure hau
the first exceed that sum by 83,612,015. of Hongkong which will include Reductions have been made in a generation, including several a good one and commands a fins proved inadequate, reading of Bill intituled This eroses is chiefly due to large medicine and engineering. The the amounts required for the of the Chinese members of this view over the eastern end of the An Ordinance to apply a sam gifts to His Majesty's Government amount required for rent allow support of lunatics shroad, and Council. pot exceeding Tea million six for the purposes of the war, to ancee has been increased by for fuel and light, based on the At the Ellis Kadoorie. School fire rooms sach and there is space the construction of main Roads in Under the head “Communion-* hundred and five thousand three to which I will refer later on
harbour. These houses will have tions" a beginning is to be mans in The estimated revenue for 191916,500 as the sum of $30,000 figures of the last three years, is $16,884,215, being $2,120,625 the introduction of the scheme a sum of $1,500 has been provide an Argistant Master in Class III.
which was roughly estimated on
for Indians, an Assistant Master between the buildings for tennis accordance with a large and com. in excess of the approved estimate has been found to be ined for the preparation of maningo-
Under Special Expenditure "in Class II has taken the place of courts.
prehensive sheme of devalop. for the current year. As comp sufficient. The provision of coccio perum in accordance with provision is made for a building provide extra office accomme demands that will arise for good The addition to the Public ment in the peninsula, The Under Special Expenditure" Works Offices in Albert Road will Government is fully alive to the ed with the approved estimates quarters will cause a reduction the directions of an expert from grant of $5,500 to the Diocesan dation which is urgently required. roads and adequate means of 79,615 for this year, the principal in creases, of which explanations
this item after next the Bookefeller Institute, New Girls' School in respect of the Is is proposed to erect quarters trazeport in Kowloon, but I will be found in the footnotes, are special war allowances to Govern the Colony will shortly be laid fret instalment of $10,000 of a Banitary Department in the Cen- that the present time only the year. The sum of $200.000 for York, a report of whose visit to new wing recently erected and the for the Scavenging staff of the thio Hon. Members, will realies 78,066 sa follows:-
ment officers in the amount before you Assessed taxes • $ 152,940. required under a scheme which
total grant of $20,000 for tral and Eastern Districts. Item most urgent works can be unders 57,162 Special War Bates...
88,000. has already been considered by six foreiden Lave received a new Training Home of the London tral Districs, which will have Kowloon are of the usual nature. In the Snitury Department, new buildings to house the Girls 5 is for the quarters in the Cen taken. The other items under 37.282 Carriage, Obair &....
Honourable Members and specale of salary, $480 riding to Missionary Society. 65,275 licances
20,500.
proved by the Secretary of State. $780 by $60 annually, in place 2,000,000.
Fample sooommedation for nearly In the New Territorise the only In the Supreme Court, a 20d of a fixed salary of $450, involving kong Defence Corpe considerable
In convection with the Hong-three hundred men, 13,000.
building contemplated is the grade clerk has taken the place an increase next year at $338. reductions have been made under posed to exact quarters for senior reclamation at Tai O, and under In the Hill District it is pro- completion of the market and 13,350 at a 1st grade clerk, on the retire Under "Other Charges the the beads 7,700. mant of the latter. Free quarters monet required for fuel for bath- Uniform.
Ammunition and officere on Crown Land on the the head "Communications" it is 6,850. have been granted to the Assistant houses has been reduced by $800
Eastern slope of Mount Gough only proposed to complete the 9,300. Interpreter and the First and based on the average expenditure ment, the principal changes under Tanderages, which was acquired the remaining portion of the road In the Public Works Depart below the property known as new road to Castle Peak; to widen Second Bailiffs to place them on of the last three years, and the Parsonal Emoluments the same footing as officera in provision for the burial of infected shown in Appendix III.
are by the Government in November 10 Taipa; and to improve the The expenditure for next year departmente. The watchmen have $1,000.
porresponding positions in other bodies has been reduced to
last, and on other sites not yet surface of the road from Fanling Under Other Charges" the settled on. Itema 6 and 7 make to Un Long. 23,209 is estimated to amount to been granted house allowances, is estimated
Coal for launches vote for Transport and Travelling provision for starting these quar-} $14,677,896, or $2,537.421 more for s similar reason, at a cost of $3,000, repairs $3,000 and from $4,600 to $10,000 owing
The development cost Expenssa has been increased ters.
of the than the estimated expenditure $500 year.
new town at Shamshaipo 800 for the current year. The various
stores $800, more than this yast. to the large number of foremen for the Chinees staff at Taitam that it has become desirable to Item 8 provides for quarters has proceeded so satisfactorily incresses and decreases in each grade clerk has been added to in the staff a reduction of $3,000 the new main roads under con
In the District Office, 8 3rd Owing to the temporary reduction and survey ecolies employed on Tak Pumping Station.
proceed with the reclamation ofs 1,711 107 department and the reasons there the Establishment, promoted from has been made in the rate for atraction.
for are fally set out in the 4th grade.
The extension of the Lanatio further area of ees bed at a cont 262,394 Sessional Paper which has been District, provision has been made
In the Southern uniforms.
Asylum is to provide gasrtere for of $80,000 and under Item 49 to Under Special Expenditure", the Earopesa staff, as it has be provide for laying water maine. laid on the table. One notable for a caretaker for
Under Special Expenditure, a eam of $1000 has been provid- come necessary to use the present change is the omission of the market at Tai O, and a small bean provided for new vehicles accounts office.
the new eams aggregating 1,810 have ed for faraiture for the stores and quarters for warda, --
Under item 46 a sum of $24,- 1,640 item "Exchange Compensation "
000 is provided for extablishing ander the Head of Personal prefer as Collector of Market hamation at
allowance to the Sergeant Inter- and a sum of $10,000 for ex-
For some time past the building telephonic communication with 1,022,312 Emolumenta" As the estimates Revenue, Under "Other Charges, Cemetery.
of a Crematorium has been under the Police Stations on Lantau and the Keilangwan have been framed on the basis of Northern Distrios"
Under "Public Works Rscar-consideration, and it is now pro-Cheung Chan. The best method a three ebilling dollar, the same $2,500 is provided for afforests-Department, a new post of fore increased by $12,000 to meat the $5,500,
In the Botanical and Forestry kong lor gas lighting has been of the cemetery at a cost of Police Stations has been under rent," the sum required in Hong.posed to erect one in the vicinity of communicating with these 20,567 value as the compensated dollar tion. It is desired to encourage msn has been created for forestry advance of 20 per cent. allowed
consideration for some time, and 275,812 for
officers paid in dollars, the people of the New Territories work in the New Territories, and on the contract rate with the harto served the purposes of the much to recommend them, the The matshed which has hit though more modern devices have exchange compensation has ceased to grow trees on their own behalf, the votea for forestry and motor Gas Company and the cost of Police Becreation Club is past ordinary submarins cable sad to exist.
and this vote will be used towards car hire have been increased by additional Lampe. The provision repair, sad it is proposed to erect land line is for the time being Departmental Items. the commencement of village $1,000 and $180 respectively. for the maintenance of the seaitable puilding out of public considered the most practical and Under the departments of plantations, particularly of the Governor and Calonial Secretary eucalyptus tree and the indigenous The total som provided for District has been raised by $60, once in order that the building
water works in the Oity and Hill funds. A start will be made at efficient scheme. there are small redactions, due amphor tree, which hag 11,810 principally to higher exchange.
been a commercial success. in
education is $393,958, ar $18,555 000 to meet the increase in the may be ready early next year. In the Secretariat for Chinese Formosa. Seeds will also be the increase in the number of and the maintenance of the new cations" Sabheads (8) to (g) ander be much larger without exhaust-
more than this year. Owing to post of coal, additional pumping Under the heading "Commani Affairs the posts of superanmer provided for those who are willing Vernacular Schools in the New filter beds st West Point. In Item 13 refer to works already in ing the present needs of the ary 2nd grade writer and 5th to make use of them. The scheme Territorisa, is is proposed to have Kowloon the cost of gas lighting progress. Sabhead (b) refers to Colony. 15,500 grade shroff have been abolished, is intended se a nucleus of larger three 5th grade sub-Inspectors in shows an iccrease of $3,500 for a new 20 teet road, which it is
and a new post of 3rd grade shroff undertakings which will be mach
In the Post Offos, one 3rd has been credited. In the Audit facilitated by the experience this place of one. From the let the same ressons as I have given proposed to constract from a grade Clerk has been promoted Department in place of two 3rd gained. The allowance for irans September next year, the first above. In the New Territories point in Morrison Gap Road. The to be Deputy Superintendent, grade clerks provision has been port in the Southern District has three trained Chinese masters the vote for maintenance of Boede road will have a ruling gradient Money Order Ofios, while the made for two 4th grade clerks been raised by $250 owing to the of 8900 is provided for their by $4,000 owing to the extension pass
will begin their work, and a sum and Bridges has been increased of 1
in 20, and will 2nd grade Poets! Olerks have and four probationers. The work increased cost of launch hire.
above the cemeterica been increased by o08. Under has much increased, and it is In the office of Crows Bolicitor, these masters at the University, of others. A sum of $7,000 is round the top of the valley at are shown under the head. "Car- salaries. There are now six of of the main roads and widening in Wongaeichung Valley "Other Charges" large savings considered better to train & junior 2nd grade Clerk has been the cost of whoss education is provided ander the head "Typ-height of about 300 feet into Tai riage of Mails" due to the higher staff than to increase the number promoted to let grade, of senior clerks. The changes in Under special expenditure, being defreyed by the Gorgen hoon and Rainstorm Damages" Hang Valley fastly emerging as exchange and the closing of the 702,000 the clerical staff of the Treasury furniture and enri 1,000 change in the Headmastership at in new cutting
small sums are provided for meat. The opportunity of a to meet the cost of repairing alips Tai Hang Village. This road will Siberian Bɔnts. are explained in Appendix IIL
open up considerable areas of land The Kowloon-Canton Railway. 2,610,450
In the
Under Public Works Extra suitable for building purposse 289,772
Harbour Master's for a set of Law Reports in the queen's College was taken tɔ
In the Kowloon Canton Railway Department the new codes for office of the Attorney General, abolish the post of Assistant ordinary the total expenditure and it can be extended though under "Personal Emolumenta storm warninge have thrown In the Police Department, pro- allowance of $900 to the Master which largely, creeds any sum side of the island. Sabhead of watchmen has been increased, Master on a special salary and the proposed is over 21 million dollars, Wongnaichong Gap, to the South it will be noticed that the number $12,636 incressed work and responsibility vision has been made for a Sacre-
67,330
on the officer-in-charge at Signal tary and Clerk for the Deputy less than seven of the European public works in the history of the referred to above, which will at Hunghom. This latter is- of the Normal Sobook. No hitherto devoted in one year to (i) is a branch from the road especially in the Locomotive Yard 249,000 Hill sad it has been decided to Superintendent, Police Reserve, Masiera are
promote him to the 3rd grade is in urgent need of such His Majesty's Forces, and their absorbed by works already in to rise to the neighbourhood last year when a number of With Colony, bat half of this sum is cross Bowen rosa and continue crease we made at the end of The signalman at Green faland assistance. No less than 69 $10,805,345 has also been promoted to the 4th members of the Police Force have places have been taken by progress, or to be began this of Wanchai Gap. This road will thefts had occurred and it is grade. A Chinese master has gone to join His Majesty's Forces, seachers have been placed on a tious for embarking on large sites below middle gup, and may to report that since the extre
lady teachers. The student year. The time may not propiti also open up some good building satisfactory to be able been appointed to the Steam of whom I regret to say nine are Tender Stanley on a salary of reported to have been killed in new scale of salaries as shown. schemes, but the Government hea eventually be continued to watchmen ministering the Government (the 31,686-31,920 by $80 annually, action. Two Police Officers are The Headmistress of the Peak no option in the matter. The connect with Craigmin road, regular besta instituted there ware-engaged and Hon. Mr. Oland Severn, O.M.G.), Under "Steama Launches" she still earring under the Govarne School has been placed on the growth of the population has more thus giving access to the Peak have been no in his Budget speech, said vote for repairs has been increse-ment of India.
initial sterling eslary of the then kept pace with the building District. Subhead (1) is a path Under Maintenance of Way, farther thefts. Honourable -membera of the ed by a sum of $4,500, owing to Legislative Council, The Govern sho enhanced cost of materials undertaken by them since the her from the Peak School, where Victoris and in Kowloon new provided under Subhead (k) is bridges and tunnels is estimated at
In addition to the many duties considered better not to remove it is essential that
Balilios Public School as it was activity of the last six years, and in connection with the quarters Works and Stations Other or of the Colony, at very short and labour.
both in rafatred to in Item 8. Tas sum Charge, the biennial painting of notios, bas had to take leave of
enrolment of the Force, the memshe is doing excellent work areas should be made socessible required to resume portions of the $3,000, while larger, sums than absence, and I feel sure that the
In the Imports and Exports bers of the Police Reserve hare One Assistadt Mistress has been by main roads for every olsss of lots on the East side of that part last year have been provided deepest sympathy is felt both in Department, the changes made in for some time been employed in added to this Council and among the Com the olarkal staff are explained in garbingossange baggage Peak School, and as the ever, die the enm provided is, 1 the Wanchai market to Praya quartets and station buildings,
the staff of the domgetio building. Large, how of Wanchai Road that runs from for the repaira munity generally for him and for Appendix III. They are chicks for contraband as the various whole of the buildings are now can mare Hon. Members that is East. This road is much congest. The time has arrived when the Lady May in their time of sasiets necessitated by the growing im what ve Proper shelter have required for the school the Head-represents a small percentage of ed and the proposed work will sleepers originally laid require This duty, therefore, falls upon A sum of $10,000 has been to be performed under suitable allowance of 1000 a year on thoroughly to develop this great district. Similarly Sabhead (sum of 315,000 has been entered. portance of the statisitical brangh, been created to enable this work mistreen has boon given a House the expenditure is required effect a great improvement in the extensive renewals, for which a me of laying before you the
unal statement of the financial inserted for the staff required for conditions, and the Government vacating the quarters. At Sai-port to meet the probable will improve the scoses by In the office of the Locomoure position of the Colony and the the salt control, which is is pro- very grateful for the valuable ringgan English School, Bemston of Berenue and Exposed to insugarste aaxt year, help rendered in this respect.
a needs of the next few years. Queen's Boad East to the new Superintendents 3rd Student Teacher, Supernumerary, Despite the redaction in the staff road in Wongaeichang valley. Draughtsman is required. The penduare for next year.
bat the details of which cannot Under "Other Charges", the has been appointed to sagist in of the Pablic Works Department, Hon. Members have recently asked Locomotive Superintendent ”has It was estimated at this time yet be specified. Under Special Aum provided for repairs to the teaching of English. One caused by the urgent need of men that this work may be expedited to work long hours, to cope
Expenditate, a sum of $50,000 Launches and Boats has been poet of Assistant Menter at Yan for His Majesty's Forose, the and the sum of $160,000 provid-single-handed with" il over liabilities on the 31st Decem
that the balance of sagets is provided for a launch for sale increased by $3,500 to mest the mati English School has been Government intends to make od will enable a good deal of the responsible work of her, 1917, would” amount to
control.
extra cost of materials and labour, raised from Class III to Class II, serious start with the building of widening to be carried into effect ing the engines and rollin 32,867,945, bat the actuśl The provision of an anemograph▲ sum of $18,667 has been The Department has suffered a quarters for public officers in the naxt year. Subheads (m) (n) and generally in good runningford balance was $3,268,062. The for Gap Book is the only item to entered under special expenditure great foes in the retirement of Mrs. higher branches of the service (0) ars revenus for 1917, which was at which reference need be made in for the purchase of two motor fire Tasoher from the post of Head and with the provision of suitable improvements. As regards the impossible for him to
for mach needed and it has become practi pected to amount to $14,257,380, the Estimates of the Royal. Ob engines and pumps, which it is mistress of Belilios Public School, accommodation for the large remaining items in Hongkong making the necamar cally $15,058,104, and the Barvatory. At a cost of $800 a proposed to obtain from America. Mrs. Tuschar had been connected scavenging staff of the Sanitary I need only refer item An extra fitter on dail
self-recording instrament can be instead of being fired on the roof of the quarters, following change have to be of hat service and for twelve years items as they appear in the reconstruction of certai
In the Medical Department, the with the school during the whole Board. I will now take the 19, which provides 3,690,176,
also been provided actually 2090,828,
A continuous record and a parti-recorded. A Chinese Accountant had been Headmistreath She Denti
Other Estimates before you. It is estimated that the ravenne calar knowledge of the state and and Store-kasper has replaced brought she school to a high the
year will amount to the direction of the wind at Gap the former European holder af of eficiency, and possessed the The work on the aziona
Some Items Explelaad. fented sum of $17,079 Bock is of vital importance to the the post. The post af staff nurse confidence and respect at both the General Police S $2,816,050 more than the Observatory during the typhoon ise been sbolished, she holder
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stry Department,
Education...
040
Education, Special
Expenditure,
MO
Military Expenditure,-
Dafence Corps,
LON
Pablic Works Pablic Works Da.
partment,
Public Works Da-
partment, Special Expenditure
Pablic Works, Be-
fraordinary,
optrent. Pablic Works, Ex-
Post Offics,
Working Expenses.
Special Expenditure
Pensions
Kowloon-Canton Esilway,
Charitable Service,
Total
58,783 383,458
82,848
465,825
1,540
43,064
THE BUDGET SPEECH.
His Excellency the Officer så-
the post having been promo
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The estimated total cost of
these works is $2,610,450 and sa
have already remarked it might
to