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made in England for the purpose of applying and enforcing in H.M. "Domin- ions the various treaties of peace all re- quire modification for the purpose of application to the Colony of Hongkong. Already Ordinances have been passed modifying several of the past Orders in Council, and this Bill proposes to make the necessary modifications in the Treaty of Peace Order which relates to the Treaty of Peace with Hungary.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the motion was carried.
The Bill was accordingly read a first time.
THE BUDGET DEBATE.
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY: I beg to move the second reading of a Bill intituled an Ordinance to apply a sum not ex- ceeding $16.450,131 to the public service of the year 1922 and in doing so I have to point out for the information of hon. members that two numerical errors have been discovered in the draft estimates which will affect the figures in the Bill. The first occurs on page 65 of the draft estimates in the Education Department under the sub-head "other charges " where the figure in the second column opposite the sub-head Studente in training, Hongkong University; main- tenance should be $8,680 instead of $18,680. This mistake, I understand, arose from the fact that in the manuscript draft of the page there was a badly written figure in the line above. That will lead to certain consequential amend. ments and certain totals will have to be amended. The second error is on page €5 under Kowloon-Canton Railway.' The total on the right hand column should be $64,230, instead of $63,230, This mistake was due to an error in addition. It will involve certain changes in the totals on pages 86-92. In con- sequence of these errors it has been neces- sary to amend the Abstract of Expendi- ture which was laid on the table at the last meeting. I think members have be- fore them the amended Abstract which shows the alterations. The general re- sult is that the total estimate of the expenditure for 1922 is $20,198,980 in- #tead of $20,207,980, I will move the necessary amendments in committee. beg to move the second reading of the Bill.
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The COLONIAL TREASURER: I beg to Becond.
THE HON. MR. H E. POLLOCK, K.O.
THE UNITED VIEWS OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.
Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.:-Sir, -I am expressing, in the first part of my speech, the united views of my unofficial colleagues as well as of myself. Later on, I shall be adding some personal re- marks of my own and my colleagues who follow me will do likewise.
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Whilst the unofficial members general agreement with the Budget as a whole, they desire to offer certain critic- isms and to put certain questions. In regard to the form of presenting the d aft estimates we desire to offer the following observations. We think that it would have been better (at pages 6-12) if an additional column had been inserted headed "Revised Estimate, 1921."
We also think that it is advisable, in dealing with Public Works Extraordinary, that there should be an additional column, headed"Estimated expenditure to com- plete work," because, in the absence of Buch a column, it is in many cases diffi- cult to make out whether the sum voted for 1922 completes the work in question or not. Furthermore, it is a matter of interest, in regard to the Finance of future years, to know how much prospec- tive expenditure we shall have to incur in future years in connection with works now in hand or being begun.
As regards the University, we should like to know why the sum of $600,000 does not appear as a liability in the statement of liabilities and assets of the Colony; and, while on this subject, we would ex- press our earnest hope that, in future, no additional financial assistance from the revenue of the Colony, beyond that already agreed upon, will be required by the University.
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