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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
1925
charitable institutions:-John G. that you will see that the sums paid to prisoners under the new Korr Hospital, Canton.";
required, in addition to the prison regulations. amounts estimated this year, are $241,760 in aid of the following $40,000 and $43,000. The original yotes-Hongkong, typhoon and tenders do not include certain rainstorm damages, $210,500; Kow- special Attings from England and loon typhoon and rainstorm dam the supply and fitting up of hot ages, $26,850 Now Territories, water, sanitary installations and typhoon and rainstorm damages, sundry furniture for the Astatic $4,400, police quarters and the cost of The Chairman I must ask the water, electric light service, sun Director of Public Works to ex- blinds and the furnishing of two plain this vote. European married and two Euro- The Director of Public Works pean single officer's quarters in each station have to be added.
Hon. Mr. Lang! You refer to architects feos. This work, understand, was not done by our own staff
The Chairman: This sum is required under the new arrange ments for this year with the John G. Kerr Hospital at Canton. The At a meating of the Finance sum of $20,000 will be inserted in Committee of the Legislative the 1920 estimates. We have been Council yesterday afternoon, the negotiating with the authorities of Hon. Bir Claud Severn presiding, that Hospital for some time, and a-large number of votos were aps have arrived at a very satisfactory proved after explanations had arrangement with regard to the been given under "various hoads, amount to be paid for each The votes and discussion thereon person sent there. They do a very wore as follows :- '
fine work indeed and the Colony Hon. Mr. H. M.Ed Sirle exceedingly fortunate in being With reference to the financial able to thake use of their place. -- minutes, is it not possible for us $8,940 on account of Public to receive them before the actual Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, day of the meeting. It seems we extending 20 feet road from Maga are asked to pass these minutes zine Gap to Vietorin Gap, of well over a million dollars, and we have never seen them before,
The Chairman: I thought you had had them in your hands. for some time.
Hon. Mr. Bird No. Sir.. The Chairman: I try to give an these occasions, as full explana tions as possible of the expendi- ture, and the only large ones before you to-day deal with, I think, resumptions and certain items which appear, the State- ment. If you wish any of the to stand over, we can do that, of course, and take them up again rext week. It is possible for most of them to have been in your hands, some time ago. The actual minute itself does not give very much information.
Hon, Mr. Bird: The point is if one has any questions to ask on the minutes one can make them before the meeting comes along.
The Chairman: Quite. I think we will try and let you have them earlier. Two of these minutes, in fact, only reached me to-day at one o'clock, but, of course, the file on which the minute is based, has been before" me for a long time,
$232 on account of Pubile Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, services rendered in connection with the Kowloon Tramway scheme.
The Chairman: This sum is required to pay a fee of £26/5/- due to the Crown Agents for pro fessional services rendered it. connection with the Kowloon tramway scheme.
Government Civil Hospital.
$10,300 on account of Public Works, Extraordinary. Hongkong. alterations to the kitchen at the Government Civil Hospital,
The Chairman: Owing to pros sure of work it was let out to private firms. The stations are both completed, I think, and the retention money will have to be paid this year.
ordinary. - Hongkong - und urinals and bath $16,000; road contouring. in Wongrelchong and Tal Har Valley, Extension "2nd Section: Bowen Road to connect with Tal Hang proposed road, 87,000) water works, Stanley Mound West catch- water, $20,000; miscellaneous. water works, 4,000 Public Works Extraordinary, Kowloon →→Water works, distributing 'mains, ments and extensions, $40, The amounts required are for Public Works, Extraordinary, damage done during the last Territories: Talpo Road-wider typhoon..
coring and improving The Chairman: There has been stone to Shatin, $1,300 po typhoon.” I suppose you mean training nullahs, Kowloon raina.
Development area, connect Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster: Does stream north of this are this include tho Po Hing Fong road, $1,000 water wor disaster?
Mun Valley Scheme: Recen reservoir, $70,000.
The Chairman:. This sum waa paid to the Director in January fast. It is really a revote of a sum in the 1924 estimates, but it is necessary for this Committee
The Volunteer Corps, to approve the payment. This re-
era to part of Stubba Road, and $23,860 in aid of the following and one or two extrus which has there was certain retention money votes:
Military Expenditure, B.--Hong brought the sum up to 38.940,
kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Other Charges.- Laichikok Prisun.
Uniform, including Boots $14,000.00 to the slip near Victoria Gap! I let. $31,500 on
account of Pablie Equipment and Upkeep of
think it is about three times that Arma
8,000.00 has given way use t Works, Extraordinary, New Ter-Equipment for Engineer ritories, improvements and exten-
Coy
200.00
The Director of Public Works I think it has given way for the sions to Lai Chi Kok Branch Frison. Books, Stationery and Print-
100.00 last time now,
Sir. Armoured Car Expenses
400.00 Motor Transport Section,
Upkeep of Granted to Mounted Infan
try Section
The Director of Public Works: No. One of the big The Director of Public Wor flems refers to Toktulum Road, The $40,000 Is in connection w the erection of a retaining was increasing the distribution towar below the reservoir just above the Shaukiwon, where we put in, pumping station, which cost ger malu, and we also put In $50,000. At Stubbs Road there larger main in another direction was a big landslide, and it costs to the ftem for the Shing Mun $14,000 to put that in order scheme, that work is well in hand The Chairman: Do you refer now that the contract has been
The Chairman: This is the. balance of a sum required for the branch prison, at Laichikok. Hop. members approved of a sum of $35,000 for reconstructing certain of the sheds at Laichikok to ea
ing
This sum is
Park
Programme Vetes.
$713,600 in aid of the following votos: Public Works, Extra- ordinary-Hongkong, buildings — Overseer's Quarters, Elliot Filter Hon. Mr. Lang: It is a great Beds, $34,000 Cadet Quarters, 600.00 pity the road was ever built Canton, $6,000; New Queen's
around that way.
College, $6,000. Communications. 580.00 Hon. Mr. Bird: Not at all; itService path from Magazine Gap
is one of our greatest assets. large the prison there, and part
Total
$23,800,00
Road to serve new sites south of The Chairman: What about Thorpe Manor, $7,000 general of that which was not expende
The Chairman: These sums are Kowloon. We are satisfied we works, $125,000. Drainage last year comes into this sum af required to meet expenses entailed have had value for our money in Training Nullang General works, $31,500. There were a number of by a large increase in the numbers Hongkong.
$34,400; gendral works, $18,400; extra pieces of work found neces- of the Corps.
The Director of Public Works: miscellaneous works, $25,000. sary as the work of renewing the
36,341 in aid of the vote Publie I should like to circulate a state Water Works, Taitam Tuk Scheme, sheds went on. I will tell you Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, main-ment giving details. The biggest Additional pumping plant later that it is fortunate we em- tenance of telephones including all item is $6,000 spent on King's Engine house and foundations, embarked upon the enlargement of cables.
$40,000. Kowloon, Buildings: this prison at Lalebikok, because The Chairman:
Widening of Garden Road.
Mataukok Slaughter.” House,– the Government will have to put required for work, done in 1923
Inspector's Quarters, $12,000; Open forward the advisability of dis- which, through an oversight on $486,749,95 on account of the Market, Bowring Street $8,000 continuing at present much more the part of the Eastern Extension following votes-Public Works, Hunghom Market Extension, 12 fish work on the new gaol at Ngau Shi Telegraph Company, was not ask Extraordinary Widening Garden stalls with tanks, $2,000; workshop Wan, beyond finishing the pllinged for previously. I must say, and Road below the Tram Station, and quarters for electrical and tele- contract.. Therefore, it is for I think the Director agrees with $14,000; quarry plant for Teat The phone staff, $17,000; general tunate we have this branch prison me, that his Department is at Mill Government Quarry, $80,000 works, $38,600) Drainage Train which has just been reconstructed fault in not asking for the account portable, asphalt mixing plant and ing nullahs(6) Mongkokisul or the four or five years which tight long enough, the accourt Cubitt car, $2,743.95, Resumption Railway Bridge, $21,500; miscel and which should be quite good before. Perhaps if they had sat tractor, $20,000; purchase, of 4 Nullah East, extension through
will probably elapse before the prison at Ngau Shi Wan, la ready.
Miscellaneous, Kowloon Bay West It is one of the large works we
Reclamation, 1st Section, $30,000. have had to cut out of the Public
New Territories, communications, Work Extraordinary next year.
Taipo Market to Kam Shan, $2,000; general works, $48,600. Drainage: $1,304 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, New Terof three year's interest.
ritories miscellaneous works.
an underpayment on the contract:
would never have been presented. of Marine Lot 122, Remaining laneous drainage works, $114,000;
The contract for repairing the cable was a very reasonable one.
The Director of Public Works: There was a saving, of $4,000 on the estimate:
Hon. Mr. Lang: And a saving
Portion, Praya Best, $110,000; pur- chase of New Kowloon Marine Lot No 4, etc, $250,000.
The Chairman's In minutes 69, 60, 63 and 67 I understand that the sums involved are all embodied Training Nullahs(a) One, side. in this readjusting Statement.
wall and invert of nullah on Eastern $11,000 on account of Kowloon-
The Director of Public Works: side of the Kowloon Tong Develop presents the amount due for there, repairs to bridges, earth to the widening of Garden Road Janeous drainage works:-General The Chairman: This sumre Canton Railway, special expendi- In minute 59 the first item refers ment Scheme, $28,000; miscel- Shatin Police Station. There was work, etc, damage by the heavy below the Tram Station. The next works, $25,700; refuse dump, which was only discovered in Jai rainstorm on the 17th July, 1925. item has reference to plant for the Cheung Sha Wan, $2,500; Water The Chairman: Hon, members quarry at Taat Tze Mui. All the Works, Shing Mun Valley Scheme: Access road (Tsun Wan to Pide Hon. Mr. Bird: Is this for Apple Pass), $25,000; temporary making paving slabs?
intake and conduit, $15,000; north The Director of Public Works: conduft, $25,000, $20,000 in aid of the vote other The next item also belongs to the The large item of $125,000 comes Yes, and mixing for tar pavement. The Director of Public Works:
The Chairman Approval we It yield Negatives of rich gre-given last year for the expendi dation, with full detail in shadowa ture of $11,000 on this work, and and highlights. It stands forcing financial minute. No 99 last year in development, possesses great was taken of $5,000. The actual latitude, and is unsurpassed for expenditure last year was $4,577 last, and it was, therefore neces have already passed this expendi-plant has now arrived... instantaneous work.
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But the work cost. $14,877, and the balance due is now $10,300. It is much regretted that the approved estimate has been exceeded by a sum of nearly $4,000.
Hon. Mr. Lang: What was the| enuse of that increase?
The Chairman: it was for work at the Government Civil Hospital, and it was rather difficult to make an estimate. Perhaps the Director of Public Works can explain. I take it that it was rather difficult to estimate the work accurately cwing to the lie of the ground and so forth.
The Director of Public Works: The work was to the kitchen, pantry and a lot of tiling. think it will be found that addi- tional work was done which was not included in the original esti- mate, but I am not sure of that.
The Chairman: The note on the file anys that it was under estimated and the work cost $3,877 more than the original estimate, I have no doubt ressons can be given for that.
sary to have a financial minute to cover that sum.
New Police Stations, $88,000 in aid of the following votes: Police Station, Kowioon City, $40,000; Police Station, Sham- shuipo, $43,000.
ture.
A' Harbour Collision.
miscellaneous services.
The Chairman;. These are dame quarry. With regard to the under General Works and is what various miscellaneous services, resumption of Marine-Lot 22, that we call the programme vote" The Chairman: The Assistant There was a grant in aid of as required in connection with An officer early in the year sub- Director of Public Works in certain newspaper of $5,800, and Morrison Hill work. It is the out-mits a statement of the different charge of these two Police Stations damage to the sa. Lok Sang of let of the main uullah from Happy districts through which roads have reported in July last that certain $4,590. That was, I think, due to Valley, and it is the property in to be extended to keep pace with supplementary, votes would be re- one of the Government moorings front of that.
the development, and this is for quired-for Kowloon City Police being carried away and the ship
Hon. Mr. Bird: What price per surfacing and forming footpaths, Station $40,000, and for Shamshu drifted on to another and naturally foot does that work out at? In a similar way drainage is dealt po Police Station, $43,000. The the Government was responsible The Director of Public Works with Communications in Kowloon, original estimates for these works and had to pay." It was unfor. I am afraid I cannot tell you off $88,000, is also a programme vote were $251,250 for each station. tunate. Remuneration for Messrs. hand. Then there is the purchase As houses are constructed people. The architects submitted a state- Percy Smith Seth and Fleming, as of the New Kowloon Marine Lot demand ronds to them Mis Iment showing that the actual cost custodians of alien property, rent No. 4, etc.
cellaneous drainage works is fo would be, Kowloon City Station, for. the Kowloon Junior British The Chairman
the same purpose to keep up with $262,000 and Shamshuipo Station School and several other small
the development $265,000. The sum of just under accounts make up the total $00,000 was expended on each $4,450 in aid of the following station, during the year 1924, só votes:-Prison. Department, that sums of $202,000 and $205,000 Clothing and shoes for staff, $4,000, respectively would be, required if gratuities to prisoners for in- the works were completed in the dustrial labour, $450.
Doesn't that include the purchase of a number
of lots" beside?
The Director of Public Works: This includes the reservoir and the surrounding land,
Water Schemes.
year 1925. The amount provided. The Chairman: Clothing and $169,600 in aid of, the following this year is $162,000 for each shoes is due to an increase of votes: Public Works Department, $10,000 in aid of the vote Charit-station. The retention money on staff, and the second item of $450 other charges: Incidental expenses, able Bervices, grants in aid of tenders will be due this year, so is due to larger gratuities being stores, $300, Public Works, Extra-
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$150,000, in aid of the following: votes: Public Works Extra ordinary Kowloon, compensation. and resumptions, $10,000: New Territories, communications—Fqn- ling to Sha Tau Kok Road, $40,000 - compensation and· · resumptions, $100,000.
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