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His Excellency's Outspoken Utterance,
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FRIDAY,
JUNE 24 192.
|which they hid before, ‘A further] Hon. "Mr. Lan Chu-jak: He did not Įpoint was that he was afraid that wish to fetter the deliberations of in interfering too mush in the mat-Į the Committee, but be would like to ter they might check the building) say what in his opinion was a pos- of houses, which was a most imible course, and one which would [portant point. However, at a sub-enable the Government to deal with In our report of the meeting sequent meeting, in order to clear this situation of continuous increases Council up the position, he said that while of runt, while at the same time not held yesterday afternoon, we he adhered to those views the Gor making the position so unsafe for were, oxing to the tateness of ernment would not ait by with fold-a-lords that they would not invest the hour at which the meetinged hands and allow the shortage their money in building farther was concluded, only able to give of housing accommodation to be
houses. He suggested that the bat a brief summary of His Ex-exploited unreasonably by the
soundest course would be The matter had re- [cellency's speech in regard to landlords.
house rents.
mained untouched practically since consider what, in view of the fall in
Occasionally In moving the rescinding of the then.
the value of moner since the time complaints resolution which provided for had been made to the Government before the war, was now equivalent the increase in house rates on of unreasonable increases in to the rents which were in existence July 1st.
rents and in many cases it had in those days. In other words he The Hoz. Colonial Secretary been found that the increases would add a certain percentage said: Hon. members will remem-Iwere net unreasonable. In other to the rents of 1914 and thus arrive ber that when the question of In-leases it was found that the land-at a reasonable rent. creasing the assessed taxes. From lords after consideration were pre-
to
Having done that he would pro-
18 per cent to 29 per cent was un-pared to withdraw the proposed poso to provide that in future no der consideration, the financial increases,
rent be raised to an extent greater position of the Colony was such He regretted to say. however, than that percentage without the that even with the increased taxes]that within the last few weeks the on liquors and tobacco it was dif-situation had taken a
consent of somebody appointed for different Bcult to see how the revenue and turn, and it was perfectly clear
the purpose, and he would go far- expenditure for the current year that it was the intention of a large ther and provide that if the rents had could be made to balance without number of landlords of the Colony been raised beyond that percentage; the increase of assessed taxes and to take advantage of the present they should be reduced from the In that even then it was doubtful shortage of housing acommoda-beginning of the next month. whether we should arrive at the tion in order to rack-rent their ten- order to deal with the situation ol end of the year without a consider-ants. The situation became more people who were given notice to able defcit. The Government was difficult because, owing to the un-lease in Arder that they might be very unwilling to increase the as-fortunate troubles en the other replaced by mare wealthy tenants, seased taxes at the present time side of their border, the numbers he suggested that no such notices when not only the rents paid for of Chinese coming down to Hong-be allowed to take effect for a domestic tenements are higher kong had been very largely in-period of six months. He thought than they have ever been before creased, so that they were now that that would probably be long but at the same time the trade of faced with a double problem. I ough
to carry them over the
the Colony is in an unsatisfactory the first instance rents were being period of pressure caused by the state, and generally it would be raised he would give in a momentinus of refugees from China, and] hard for, tenants to pay the ad-for two some figures which would}
by that time a certain number of' ditional SUI required. but show, he considered, they were additional honses would be ready the same time it was being unreasonably and improper for necupation. He threw those
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felt that this tax-the ay raised and in the secord place, sessed taxesis a tax which is presumably owing to the desire to "uggestions ont for the considers as
Of course spread over the whole community provide room for wealthy refugestion of the Committee. and in normal times is a fair taxin Hongkong, persons who were the suggested restriction of rent and one that can be borne mure already resident in the Colony had increase would not casily than other forms of taxa-been given notice to leave their bait since 1911. That was a matter tica.
would ne houses. He had no desire to in which the Committee However, since the resolution terfere with the traditional has doubt consider very carefully. There was passed the financial position pitality extended by Hongkong to was the danger that interference has been found to be more satisfac refurees from China, but he with rents might check the readiness) tory than was supposed in April, thought they would all agree that of landlords to build houses, bat| and also we have a reasonable they owed a certain duty to the he thought that could be got over prospect this year, at any rate, of permanent residents of the Colony to some extent at least by making meeting our expenditure by the in the first instance. He would the tow one of restricted operation. sale of Crown lands and arriving pass now to a rather striking in-
It was an-
at the end of the year without a stance of increase in rects. Helg to be enforced for one defcit. Therefore, it is felt that would read a letter addressed to year only and requiring it to be this increase in assessed taxes the head of the Sanitary Depart-revoted annually. If that was done might stand over, at any rate for iment.
He would not mention the he considered that the situation the present. I am sorry that dor-iname of the writer.
would be materially improved ing the course of the months that|
His Excellency read the letter.
It was with great regret that hei have elapsed since it was decided which enclosed a notice from the felt compelled to ask the Council to to raise the assessed taxes. Taricus house agents concerning No. 1. agree to interference with business. instances have come to the cotice Bowrington Road, first and second matters in this way. of the Government in which land-cors, informing the tenant that desimbic to interfere with the work- lords have raised the rents of their the property had been leased by the ing of economic laws, but if the tenants or given notice to their Hongkong Land lavestment and eesnomic laws were not allowed to tenants that rents would be raised Agency Company to the outlors of work smoothly and if a landlord bs certain suma from the 1st. Jaly the notice, that it had been taken the opportunity of a crisis to onward, and in some cases it was over by them at a very high price, Park-rent ba teannta and took the rent was caused by the in-that therefore they were compellat was practically a corner in crease in the £ssessed taxes ar to netify the tenants that the Where tenants took the trouble to rent would be increased to $60 per accommodation, it was necessary to make a calculation they generally month from the 1st June. found that the increase was a
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His Excellency continued that had chosen to defy the Government| great deal more than 7 per cent. The only needed to add that the and the public and he asked the] and in some cases as much as 20 rent of the premises at the present Council tentalit "him "in" "decling| per cent. of the rent they were moment was $27 a month. In with the situation. paying at present, and that the other words the middleman who Hon. Mr. Holyoak said that br landlords were obviously taking farmed from the Land Investment regretted sincerely that on health || advantage of the Government's ard Agency Company the collec-grounds he must decline to serve od raising the assessed taxes to get a tion of renta-an iniquitous system) the Committee. He had been ex-| great deal more than the per in itself was proposing to raise pressly forbidden to undertake any OUR PRICKLY HEAT LOTION AND POWDER cent they are liable for. That is the rents by something like 120 per artra work in the next few mortha
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Hon. Mr. Holyoak: figure.
he would do in the course of ordinision and the reann for it and be Original
asked on. Mr. E. W. Bird to ary conversation. He could only
take Hon Mr. Holyoak's place. The Hon. Colonial Secretary: say that it was a scandalous outrage,
Mr. Bird agreed. The present figure really. That of public decency, and it was greatly is the original amount. I don't, to be regretted that a wealthy
WORLD-WIDE SPORT. know that I need say anything corporation like the Hongkonz
Bombardier Wells emerges more on the subject. I therefore Land Iurestment Company should
from his shell shortly to oppose move the resolution.
in encouraging & system of farming Filles, the conqueror of Journee. The Hon. Colonial Treasurer rough middlemen and allowins tip to the present neither data seconded and the resolution was each scandalous transactions to ar vence has been definitely carried.
take place in this Colony. He had fixed; but it is practically certain
the
will fight His Excellency the Governor aid that the Government would not that said that with the Council's per-allow the situation to be exploited place in Paris Parisians have mission he would like to take that we he thought that the landlords for years been anxious to see opportunity of saying a few words wald - wise enough to take that Wells in action, and though he on a subject which arose out of the remarks which the Colonial a hint and confice thir proposal has fought on the Continent at in the never yet appeared Secretary had made on the gen to increase rents to reasonabl Deauville and Ghent, he has
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They chose to throw down the his heyday, was such a brilliant by landlords. At the beginning of last year he (His Excellency) gauntlet in that way and he was biker that their desire to see had made clear in the Council his perfectly prepared to take it up. Albim was quite natural, though,
take
own views of the question of the situation of that kind could not be row, of course, he has left it
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increases that were taking place tolerated and he asked the Count rather late. Nilles is now the, JUST received a large Consignment of (1) L'ACTOGEN the in house rents. His view was that to advise bim as to the steps which French heavy-weight champion, to deal with the land his latest victory over Journee most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during it was highly undesirable. if it should be taken
no unconvincing manner. While Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods could be avoided, to interfere with situation. He desired the matter to seemed to prove his ascendancy in of Idfacts and Dyspeptics: (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID the option of the ordinary finan-be fully considered and he proposed making all due allowance, for INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fless, Mosquitoes,cial play of supply and demand, therefore to appoint a Committee Journee who is now as far be Bags, Files and all other Insect Pests in Summer days; and (4) that there were special reasons of the Council to convider and advise yond bis prime as was Tracker and counters that puzzle the while the big men were waiting JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA against interfering between land- what steps should be taken to Nilles has established himself as lord and tenant, because a certain SOAPS for kes ping everything clean in Houses.
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title of Europe. Rice is tramendi ring-fights but gets down to the champion, for the light welam Ernie Rice is one of those ously strong, and has a TUES core of his subject right away. a boon to young boxers who want
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■ book, Boxing," crease in the value of money, the their tenancy. landlords would be receiving less His Excellency asked the following published return on their property and it to serve on the Committee: The through Messrs. C. A. Persons, seemed right that they should put Hon. Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Ltd. (2. net), which will come as
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