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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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SHING MUN VALLEY WATER SCHEME.
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THE COLONIAL TREASURER.-I rise to move the resolution standing in my name: "That the Council anthorises the expenditure of a further sum cf $10,597.93 in respect of the year 1932 on works connected with the Shing Mun Valley Water Supply Scheme (Second Section; Gorge Dam) to be met from a future loan, and meanwhile to be charged as an advance from the surplus balances of the Colony." With regard to this resolution, I would explain that this Council, by a resolution dated 4th August, 1932, approved expenditure on these works to the extent of $75,000. That sum was necessarily a rough estimate as the Resident Engineer had net then arrived in the Colony. The actual expenditure during 1932 exceeded the sum authorised by ($10,597.93 and the present resolution will regularise it.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the resolution was agreed to.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER.—I rise to move the resolution standing in my name: "That the Council approves the farther expenditure during 1932 of $27,041.62 on the Shing Mun Valley Scheme (Second Section: Preliminary Works) which sum shall be met from a future loan, and shall meanwhile be charged as an advance from the surplus balances of the Colony." With regard to this resolution I would explain that by a resclution dated 6th October, 1932, expenditure on the preliminary works of the second section of the Shing Mun Valley Scheme was authorised to the extent of $50,000, spread over three years in the following manner:-.
1931
1932
1933
$30,399.17
$9,600.83 $10,000.00
Actually, the 1931 expenditure was originally charged against the first section but a transfer was made in 1932 correctly debiting the second section causing that year's quota to be exceeded. The present resolution, therefore, merely authorises a simple account- ing adjustment:
The difference between the amount so transferred and the sum named in the resolution now before you is accounted for by the original 1932 allocation being in excess of actual 1932 ex- penditure.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the resolution was agreed to.
Tur ATTORNEY GENERAL moved that the amendment of the Order dated the 10th day of July, 1931, made by the Chief Justice under section 32 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, be revised and approved.
He said: Under section 32 of Ordinauće No. 3 of 1873 the Chief Justice makes general rules and orders relating to Court fees which however cannot become operative until they have been revised and approved by the Legislative Council and published in the Gazette.
The existing rules dated the 10th July, 1931, were approved by this Council on the 16th July, 1931 and published in the Gazette of the 17th July, 1931.
His Honour the Chief Justice has made recently an amending Order, dated the 11th May, 1933, to take effect on the first of July 1933, and the proposed amendment is now submitted to this Council for its approval. The effect of the amendment will be to reduce the Bailiff's fee for tach man in possession from $2 a day to $1 a day.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the motion was agreed to.
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