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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1929.
COUNCIL MEETING.
PURCHASE OF THE SAILORS'
HOME SITE.
Chief Interest in yesterday's Legislative Council meeting was the debate on the Budget, a full report of which appeared in our issue of last evening.
His Excellency The Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.). presided and there were also pre sent:
His Excellency The General Of Acer Commanding the Troops (Major General J. W. Sandilands, C.E, OM.Q., D.S.O.).
The Colonial Secretary (Hon Mr. W.-T. Southorn, C.M.G.).
The Attorney General (Hon, Sir Joseph Kainp, Kt., K.C., C.B.E.).
The Secretary for Chinese Af fairs (Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North).
The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. M. J. Breen).
have drawn our attention to the CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. fact that as it stands, it is in our
books as a charge against the CONSIGNEES' NOTICES, revenues of the Colony and there- fore should receive the approval of this Counell. I move Six,
OCEAN STEAM SHIF CO., LTD.
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CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. Consignees per Company's Vessel,
"That this Council, approves the expenditure of the sums set out in the 3rd column of the achodule appended hereto, be- ing amounts expended in excess of the amounts already approved by this Council for the year 1927 From in respect of the sub-heads re- ferred to in the sald schedule. The Colonial Treasurer second. ed and the motion was carried.
A similar motion in respect of items for the year 1928 was also carried.
Maintenance Orders,
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notified that their cargo Holt's will be discharged into Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 20th September.
Optional cargo will not be landad here, unless notice has been given The Attorney General moved the prior to steamer's arrival but car- Brot reading of a Bill intituled ried on from port to port to the "An Ordinance to amend the final port of call to which the option
(Facilities extends. Maintenance Orders
All broken, chafed, and damaged for Enforcement)
Ordinance,oods are to be left in the Godowns, 1921. He said: This Bill, Mir, here they will be examined on any proposes to make in the principal Tuesdays and Fridays between the within, certain
technical hours of 10,45 a.m. and noon amendments which experience has the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after Hon. Commander G. F. Hole, R.N.showr are necessary and which
the
have left the steamer's Goods are fully explained in the Objects. (Retired) (Harbour Master).
undelivered after the 6th September, Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington and Reasons. I beg to move the Godown, and all Goods remaining
will be subject to rent. (Director of Medical and Sanitary first reading. Services).
Hon. Mr. H. T. Greasy, C.B.E. (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. T. H. King (Captalo | Ordinance Superintendent of Police).
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt., K.C. Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Kt. Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewalt, C.M.G..
·LL.D.
i Hon. hic, A. C. Hynes.
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton.
Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga.
Hon. Dr. S. W. Te'o, C.B.E., LL.D.
Hon. Mr. B. D. F. Beith.
The Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was read a first time. The following Bills passed all their remaining stages and became Inow!
An Ordinance to amend the Of- fences against the Person Ordin- ance, 1865.
-
An Ordinance, to amend the law to and relating to accessorles
Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones. (Deputy bettors of indictable offences. Clerk of Councils).
The Sallors' Home,
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All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 10th October, or they' will not be recognised.
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from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd instant will be sub- jest to rent.
All claims against the steamer Under- must be presented to the signed on or before the: 6th Octo
or they not recognized. All broken, chafed, and damaged Coods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st inst., at 10 a.m., by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
No fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by,
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Excesses on Sub-Heads.
In connexion with a vote for The Colonial Secretary: Sir, In $180,000 relating to the resump- accordance with the maxim tion of the Sailors' Home at West de minimis non curat lez, it has Point and the purchase of a site been the custom of this Govern- in Kowloon, the Colonial Secre
in ment since, I believe, the year tary, in Finance Committee, 1910, if not earlier, to regard items reply to the Hon. Mr. A. C. of $20 when they constitute an Hynes, said: In case hon. mem- excess over the total of any sub-bers do not remember the facts head in the Estimates, as being of this case they go back for very matters of such trivial moment as many years-I think I am right in not to deserve or require the at saying that it was in 1923 and 1924 tention of this honourable Council.
that an agreement was reaclied Our lynx-eyed auditors, however, between the Government and the when considering the report of Trustees of the Sailors Home the Colony's Accounts for the year which was submitted to the Secre- fael' are our attention is the tary of State, approved by him fact that we were not complying and I believe approved by the then with the strict letter of the members of the Finance Com- Colonial regulations and request-mittee, by which the Government ed us to comply with them. That was to purchase the Sailors' Home is the cause of the two motions at West Point for $800,000 and which stand in my name on the the provision of a site in Kowloon. Agenda paper. The items, as you The whole thing went into abey- will see, are all, with one excep ance in 1925. Neither the Trustees tion, under $20, and I have to ask nor the Government were the authority of the Council for position to go on, and it was only passing these excesses on the sub-six months or so ago that serious heads in the Supply Bill for 1927 steps were taken to reopen nega- ,and 1928.
tiations. The Government was and the new place will be on the
by Honourable members may, per then asked if it stood
its Praya. haps, call my attention to the fact. promise, and naturally it said. Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall-May that one item is more than $20,"Yes." The Trustees put a new ask to what use it is proposed
the Government to put this site? viz., item 33, in the first motion, suggestion to
should they
amalgamate of $756.78, for a one ton motor that lorry specially fitted as a Mobile with the Seamen's Institute at Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall: The Wireless Station. This Item Wanchal and, instead of build-3800,000 site. should not, in my opinion, have ing a new place in Kowloon, should The Chairman:-I think the pre- appeared in the Colony's accounts build a combined Institute on the sent idea is that a police station at all, except as an advance. It Praya East. The Kowloon site, should be built for that part of represents that portion of the cost, therefore, became useless to them Hongkong on part of the site. of this motor lorry which was and they offered to sell it back Hon members will probably re- contributed by the Corps funds of to the Government for $100,000 member it includes the Church as the Hongkong Volunteer Defence The Government agreed that their well, and some day we shall have Corps. The rest of the cost was proposals were sound and, with
to redeem our promise" of $50,000, borne by Government, but when the Secretary of State and, I think for the Church, the lorry came to be paid for the if I remember rightly, the ap- .whole sum was charged tem proval of the Finance Committee porarily to the votes of the Colony as well, the scheme was settled The end of the financial year,
on those lines. The Government which falls on the 31st December will pay $900,000 altogether, for for all Government accounts, which it will get the present caught this portion of the cost Sailors' Home at West Point and not yet repaid by the Volunteer the site in Kowloon, and Defence Corpa, and although Sailors' Home will be amalgamat- was repaid in 1928, the auditors ed with the Misatons to Seamen
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The Chairman:-Which site?
Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall:-Will you make a note that Unofficial members be given an opportunity of studying the scheme when it is formulated. We should like to know how it is proposed to utilise such an expensive site.
The Chairman:-I do not think anything will be done for some time. I will make a note of it.
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