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that such proceedings are com- manned within one year from the termination of the way or from the data when the cause of action arose, whichever may be the later date. This limitation of time is imposed in order that claims may not be held back unduly but may be presented while the evidence on behalf of the Government is more likely be available. Temporary organisations set up for the pur. poses of a war are dissolved when the war cordes to an end, aravan before that event and the longer the time which elapses the more difficult it is to obtain evidence an matters dealt with! by such temporary organisations, Clause 4 makes an exception to the general bar on legal pro- ceedings imposed by clause 3. It gives a definito legal right to payment in respect of the requi- sition and control of shping! by or on behalfof the Government of the Colony, and a right to com- pepsation for damage directly to War rist during the period of requisition or contral. The payment in respect of re- quisitioning and control is to be in accordance with the Blue Book To Encourage Building.
An Ordinance to amend the rates, together with any addition- The Hon. Mr. Pollock then
General Loan and Inscribedal payment which may have been moved That, with a view to
Stock Ordinance, 1913.
expressly promised, in writing, encourage the construction of
The Objects and Ressons or credited to the owner, "by the new houses in this Colony, it is
state-This bill is introduced Government. This addition does desirable for the Government to
on instructions from the Secret-not appear in the Imperial Ac:! pass an Ordinance exempting. for 3 years after completion, from ary of State for the Colonies in but is peculiar to the Bill Com- order to bring our existing loan peosation for damage due to liability to pay rates, any into line with present day require warriak is limited, as in the Im buildings, the placs for which
perial Act, by the provision that, bo
in may
seat
the for
in assessing such damage, no first
after ume
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account is to be taken of any mencement of such Ordinance." Ia support of his resolution, Mr. Pollock said he considered that such a measure would en- courage building.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
[Continued from Fuge 4)
The Hon. Mr. Lat: Chu Pak seconded and the resolution was
New Bills.
The following new Bills were read a first time on the proposition of the Hon. Attorney General LOANS AND INSCRIRED
STOCK.
ments.
PRAYA EAST RECLAMA- TION.
to Ordinance to provide for increase of market values of the reclamation of the foreshore tonnage due to the war. The and ses bed off Praya East, tribunals for assessing payment Victoria, in the Colony of Hong-or compensation under the Im- perial Act are (a) the Admiralty kong.
The Objects and Reasons Board of Arbitration, (b) the state The object of this bill is Defence of the Realm Losse supported the Hon Mr. Holyoak. to legalise and to provide for the Commission, and (c) any special The Hon. the Col. Secretary Praya East Reclamation Scherne. tribunal prescribed by the Da- strongly opposed the resolution.
It seems unnecessary to go into fence of the Realm Regulations He was surprised to see that details because the bill represents for any particular case. As noge Dy incentive was required for the result of negotiations between of these arbitration boards exist people to build considering the rush for houses as soon as they the Government and the marine in Hongkong, clause 3 provides has been for tribunals which are to consist lot" holders, were completed: Mr. Severno
Power of one of the judges as president, spoke of the amount of building approved by the latter.
is taken in the bill to carry out and of two other members, one that had taken place during the all works which may be necessary nominated by the Governor and past nine or ten years and Raid for the purpose of constructing the other by the claimant."
Land Office
and completing the reclamation, were working overtime. He
moving thought no one could complain at eg altering streets.
pipes and cables, ranging con- having to pay 13 per cent At Home some people bad to pay 73struction tramways, etc.
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An Ordinance to amend the NESTLE'S RECIPES
Deportation Ordinance, 1917.
The Objects and Reasons state that the object of this bill is to 1917, by remedying certain ap amend the Daportion Ordinance. parent defects therein and by inserting certain new provisions in order to conform with recant legislation in the United Kingdom. THE TOBACCO ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to amend the Tobacco Ordinance, 1919.
The Objects and Ressons
BILLS OF EXCHANGE. per cent and most people paid
An Ordinance to amend further over 50 per cent. The 13 per cent. in Hongkong was the lowest the Bills of Exchange O.dinance. in any British colony in the East 1883.
Ressons His Excellency said the Gav- erament could not accept the state-Paragraph (4) of section resolution as it stood. If he of the Bills of Exchange Or- 1585, provides that were quite, sure that some dinacce, such messure would encourage where a bili is drawn out of but building he would go some way payable in this Colony, and the to meet the Hon. Mr. Pollock, sum payable is not expressed in but as the Colonial Secretary had the currency of this Colony, the pointed out he did not think amount shall, in the absence of express stipulation, be people would refrain from build some
according to the ing because the tenants would calculated
rate of exchange for sight Clause 3 provides that duty shall have to pay the 13 per cent.
The resolution was put to the drafts at the place of payment be paid on tobacco manufactur vote and was lost by 7 to 3, the on the day that the bill is payed in the Caton unofficials voting in favour of it able. This paragraph was and all the officials against.
To Avoid Delays. Mr. Polleck also moved: **That & Committee of three Members of this Council be ap painted for the purpose of con- sidering what measures can be taken:-(.) To facilitate the prompt acquisition by applicants
State:-
The object of this bill is to amend the Tobacco Ordinance in certain respects where experience has shown it to be defective.
which is remored into a bonded or licens- copy of paragraph (1) of sectioned warehouse, before removal 72 of the Bills of Exchange Act from such bonded or 1882,45 and 46 Vict. c. 61. It is warehouse. The object of clause licensed not in accordance with the back-4 is to prevent the smuggling of ing practice 133 this Colony-tobacco into the Colony by rail. According to that practice the the law stands at present, it is amount in Hongkong currency possible for persons to bring
is calculated according to the tobacco into the Colony by rail rate of exchange on the actual from Chinese territory. and to date of payment. This seems erade detection by alighting with of sites which they require: (1) reasonable, as exchange might the tobacco at any of the stations To facilitate the prompt passing vary considerably between the before the Kowloon terminus. As of building plans."
day when the bill was payable long as they remain on the train this resolution and the day when it was actually and do not remove the tobacco moving Mr. Pollock round criticised paid. The bill is intended
from the train, they are within
to
the present system, and asked amend the Ordinance so as to the law and cannot be arrested, for the establishment of aseparate agree with the local banking and detection at intermediate) Building authority with its own practice.
Director.
The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird Beconded.
„RESTRICTING PROCEED-
INGS.
An Ordinance to restrict the
stations is difficult. Clause 4 re- quires all tobacco imported by the railway to be consigned the gh His Excellency suggested the taking of legal proceedings in and say persons found on the to Kowloon by railway invoice, inclusion of the Hon. Director of respect of certain acts and matters train in possession of tobacco not Public Works in the Committee done during the war and to which was then formed with provide in certain cases remedies so consigned will be liable to
arrest sad prosecution. Clause:
the addition of the following in substitution therefor. members:-
Last Year's Deficit.
"
Very lengthy Objects and Res the same powers under the Ordi-
5 gives certain Railway officials: The Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock sons were given. Speaking bance as are given to revenue and the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird. generally, clause 3 gives protec-officers, the object being to ea- tion to all persons in the publicable arrests and seizures to be service, in respect of any act done made on the train by Railway during the war and before the officials. Clause passing of the Ordinance, if such section 59 of the Ordinance, acts ware Jone (s) in execution of which is the general penalty a public duty, zod (b) in good faith. section, by empowering
The Hon. Colonial Secretary rooved the first reading of a Bill seeking to authorize the appro- priation of a supplementary sum
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of $1,457,787.74 to defray the sub-clause (3) provides that magistrate to impose a fine Charges of the year 1920, made j
certificate by the Colonial Sacre of ten times the duty on the up as followe:-Governor, $2, 255.45; Colonial Secretary's tary that any act was done in the tobacco in question, instead of execution of a duty shall be the fine authorised by section 59, Department and Legislature,
sufficient evidence of that fact, whenever he is of the opinion $3,181.13; Treasury, $5,985.34;
and that any act so done shall be that there has been an intent to Harbour Master's Department, deemed to have been done in avoid payment of duty. There addition to any fine remaine $26,443.38; Roys! Observatory, $2,294.53; Miscellaneous Ser- good faith unless the contrary is have recently been cases of smug- unaltered. vices,
Judicial Proved. The clause in question, gling tobacco $742,979.36;
An Ordinance to smend the THE STAMP ORDINANCE. and Legal Departments, $18,-
clause 3, bara all legal proceed- obviously required a pecuniary An Ordinance to amend the|
Estate Duty Ordinance 1915. ings in respect of any such acts, penalty $10.65; Police and
Prison including legal proceedings for
than that Stamp Ordinance, 1921.
The Objects and Reasons state Departments, $378,103.67; Medic- the recovery of money held by Ordinance, and it
authorised by the principal The Objects and Reasons stated that the object of this hilf is to al Department, $35,581.81; So the Government in consequence thought advisable to give the make in the Stamp Ordinance, ance, 1915. The chief reason for
has been that the object of this bill is to amend the Estate Duty Ordin itary Department, 825.658.44% of any such act. Certain legal magistrate the option of impa 1921, certain amendments which doing so is that the position of Botanical and Forestry Dept, proceedings, are excepted from ing a fine of ten times the duty, experience has thown $884.49, Education Department, this bar,
to be land in the New Territories in $60,464.55, Public Works, Recar excepted cases is the institu- the present maximum fine. The
and amongst the where such will be greater than necessary.
relation to death dutise is not rent, #20,654.37; Kowloon-Canton
These were of great length for clear. Railway, $29,496.68; and Charit of breach of contract, provided imprisonment in lieu of or in to-day
tion of proceedings in respect power of the magistrate to inflict which we could fad no space The meeting was proceeding as able Services, $104,338.89.
We went to press.
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