HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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Gore, in his Report already referred to, after pointing out that considerable progress had been made in Ceylon in the development of a broadcasting service, says, on page 129, in regard to Java: "There are no less than six broadcasting transmitting stations in Java. News, information, entertainment and education are transmitted to listeners in different parts of the Island. In wireless telegraphy there is the very large high-power long and short wave station at Malabar and a newer short wave station nearer Bandoeng. These communicate direct with Europe and with the United States of America;" and lower down he says:-"Such developments are far ahead of anything yet accomplished in the British Colonial Dependencies."
Military Contribution.
On page 12, item 33 of the Estimates and on page 100 we notice some rather puzzling figures regarding Military Contribution.
For instance, the revised estimate for 1929, $3,321,768 on page 12, is not repeated on page 100.
Are we to understand that this latter figure and not the approved estimate for 1929, which appears as $3,988,388 on both pages 12 and 100 is being paid for Military Contribution this year?
In connexion with Military Contribution, we should also like to know whether such Contribution is paid upon profits from the Colony's sales of investments. We submit that it is seriously open to question whether such profits ought to be subjected to Military Contribution.
Seventy Foot Road Between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay.
Seventy Foot Road Between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay.- We see from the Estimates for Public Works Extraordinary (Item No. 18 on page 84) that a sum of $15,000.00 is budgeted for in connexion with a small portion of this road.
The portion of the road from Ah King's Slipway to the South China Athletic Association Bathing House is one of the most difficult and dangerous roads in this Colony, and we consider that the continuation and completion of this road for the full dis- tance between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay should not only be taken in hand, but should be completed without further delay. In fact we regard it as most unfortunate that the work on this road should have been delayed for so long.
Sai Kung Road.
We notice on page 88 of the Estimates (Item 110) that it is proposed to construct a new road from Kowloon City to Sai Kung at an estimated cost of about $1,170,000.
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