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M. F. 237.)
ernment.
New Territories.
ant one throughout the British Em- The reports of the District Officers, jects will be celebrating the 25th pire. His Majesty the King's sub- North and South, for the year 1933, Anniversary of His Majesty's Acces- are satisfactory, and we have noted sion to the Throne. We know that District Officer South, the develop- Throne is, and always with interest that, according to the this Colony, whose loyalty to the ment in the Southern area to be almost phenomenal. (Report sire to participate on such an auspi-
has annears second to none in the Empire, will de- been, Appendix J. page 20). It therefore cious occasion. It is our united wish, Bailiff should be required in the Dis- whole, that it should be fittingly cele- seems curious to us that a new Land and the desire of this Colony trict North, rather than the District brated, in accordance with His Majes- South.
ty's wishes.
as a
be some difference of opinion as to the Government Store Accounts, and we should like details of it.
Military Contribution. The Military Garrison olony is paid for out of the Military of this Contribution made to the Home Gov- In fact, if the cost of the Garrison is less than the Contribution, the Colony is entitled to a refund.
Substantial cuts in the pay of the Garrison have been made by the Home Government, and it is sub- mitted that a reduction equal to the amount of the cuts should at least is room for more scientific farming, We cannot help thinking that there be made in the Military Contribution as has been the case in both Japan to us is the fast approaching centen-
Centenary of the Colony. of this Colony. We doubt if it was and Java.
Another event of great importance ever intended that the Military Con-presents the League of Nations, re-eight years to pass, and we should Dr. Rajchman, who re-ary of this Colony. There are only tribution should be used as a form ports that, as far as China is con- already be thinking of how we pro- of Home Retrenchment.
We are glad to note that the profits, particularly in reference to seed selec-important occasion in our Colony's cerned, this is certainly the case, pose to perpetuate, for all time, this amounting now to $975,410 on cer- tion. tain exchange transactions, have, after twelve years,
We believe a Committee has been past without a thrill, and a feeling history. No one can look back on the been released from the Military Contribution, and Territories can be developed to the plished by the real and hearty
appointed to consider how the New of pride, in what has been accom- have been passed to this Colony's account. We congratulate Your Ex-
best advantage, and we await their operation of those, who, over a period cellency on the satisfactory termina-
report with interest. tion of this long outstanding question. attention is the
A matter that calls for immediate this great commercial centre.
of ninety odd years, have built up It is interesting to note that the
appalling postal : annual expenditure on Defence, which Letters are not delivered for days, absence.
facilities in the New Territories. growth appears conspicuous by its An authentic history of the Colony's this Colony makes, when compared and often never reach their destina- with our total expenditure, is 16.36 tion. per cent., whilst in the Federated van is now being purchased, and we We note that a motor post Malay States it is 2.8 per cent., Straits Settlements 13.3 per cent., Ceylon 2.5 per cent., Kenya 4.45 per cent., and Nigeria 7.2 per cent. (See "An Economic Survey of the British Empire 1932" issued by the Colonial Office). Our contribution is out of all proportion, and should be reduced.
Conclusion.
CO-
the
believe post boxes are to be installed that we, and the Colony, are most In conclusion, we desire to state throughout the Territories. We hope appreciative of the careful and de- these arrangements will remedy what voted attention Your Excellency has, has hitherto been a scandal. out a note of warning in regard to
We cannot leave this subject with- Colony.
and is giving, to the affairs of our the conservation of our supplies of trol, all classes of the community Under your able guidance, and con- sand. (Report Appendix J. page 20). are receiving just and equitable treat- We understand that there has been a ment, and the necessities of great deal of smuggling from No speech on the Estimates would | Colony, and we hope that the new It is our united wish that both your the Colony are receiving every attention. be complete without some special re- Scheme will adequately protect us. and Lady Peel's health will be well ference to the Peninsula of Kowloon, We are led to believe that it may preserved, and that during the re- as it is in that part of the Colony even result in some of our most important venue.
maining period of your governorship, industries are situated. The Honour-
as well as during your retirement, the able Mr. J. P. Braga will deal in de-
lives of both of you may be both tail with both Kowloon and the New
long and happy. (Applause). Territories.
Kowloon.
a profit to our re-
Fish.
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ritory Officers' Reports that there We note from both the New Ter- Progress has been made with the with consequent loss to the Colony.
have been two bad Kowloon Hospital, a start has been We would draw the attention of the
fishing years, HARBOUR DREDGING. made with the much needed
Central British School, and a site dynamiting that goes in the waters
new Police to the large amount of fish Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie for the new Magistracy is now being of the Colony. (Report Appendix J. Urges Govt. Responsibility. formed. We should like to press on pages 3 and 21.) Government the desirability of finishing the new Central British School as early as possible.
Gambling at Shum Chun.
We Unofficial Members desire to
conditions
that
A BRIGHTER HONGKONG.
It is, we know, Government's in- tention when conditions improve, to draw Government's attention to the construct an Administration Build-most undesirable ing on the present Fire Station site exist in Chinese Territory, at Shum ference made by my Hon. friend the The Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie which, in addition to containing the Chun, just over the British-Chinese Senior Unofficial Member as to the said: Sir,-With regard to the re- necessary offices, will house the new Border. Here gambling on an exten- undesirability of carrying out ex Post Office and the Fire Station. sive scale, with all that it carries in
We hope that the temporary pro- its train, is indulged in, the tables Extraordinary in these days of de- vision for a new Post Office on the are operated openly, and with the
tensive unproductive Public Works premises Messrs. Alex. Ross & Co., will be ment at Canton. It has every ap-
previously occupied by apparent recognition of the Govern- pression, I
brought there with the object of at- pearance of having been purposely tracting the unwary from our Colony.
found more convenient to the re-
sidents on the Peninsula, and in some measure meet their requirements.
is not the time to delay urgent works am in agreement. On the other hand, I maintain that this
have in mind particularly the propos- which will be revenue producing. I ed new market at Wanchai, which I
Kowloon without expressing the hope the oft protested morality campaign
We cannot leave the problem of by official order, and having regard to consider should be proceeded with at With gambling banned in Canton, that the facilities for landing and embarking passengers from ocean- of that Great City, we find it difficult going ships at the wharves may be to believe that the whole organisa- improved.
tion would not be closed down if the attention of the Canton Government were drawn to the state of circum- stances that exist there.
King George V. Jubilee. The coming year will be an import-
once. Works of this nature give en- ployment to a large number of labour- ers and this is very helpful in times like the present. We all realise that economies must these should be in the nature of a
be introduced, reduction in cost of administration |
but
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