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stere supervision Excellency ala drew attention, that hall spending of the mouns devoted to their Government for 25 years, noloss volens, the Jansees who have been tenants of the wothirds of the funds devoted to the upkeep. Another matter of walesproud transfer their stocks to Green Island. This Fatrason come at of the pocket of the public comment is the extent to which the arbitrary action of the Governgient it British taxpayer. True, the unofcordionece culating to receipt stamps is appears to me, is a ditest interference with members view the method upon which the neglected in small business transactions, private enterprise, and I would ask if your The Hon. Colonial Secretary, at the tribution is levied as a bad me. A strict enforcement of the existing law Excellency cannot reconsider the decision, Legislative Council meeting on Thursday clearly showed, much as that under the ing Chinese ride's Ering in a really late no reference to any possible means of it is open to criticism Your Excelloney would in the opinion of many of our land. It is noticeable that your Excellency made Afternoon, moted the second-reading of the present-method the sum payable is in-revente; indeed I have heard the comfor rarezchment. In the ostimmtes before us bill cotitled An Ordinance to apply a sumed in

We are pleased to know that Your Exca.ng opinion expressed by more than one the fall in exchange has under the heading |

time of financial difficulty, not exceeding five million five hunerod and Jency is at work, on a plan which will receipt stamps there ought to be enough to provision of no loss a sum than $156,000. such, that leivoen retrenchment and Forscual Emeluments" recessitate to Reventy thoo und four hundreå und twenty place the levy on a more puitable Basis banish the prospect of having to meet The rate of is. d. on which this calculation seven dollars to the public service of the arid we taust that you will succeed in sex deficit next you, when there will he

coming the serious difficulties, which you Widows and Orphans' Fund to fall back aide, hot we haya soen lowor exchange in The Hon. Colonial Treasurer seconded. fer prevented you from proposing it to the doubt that a good deal can be done, and that we may do so again as our revenue However that may be, there is no the past, and it is by no means improbable Hon. Mr Murray, Stewart anid.-The Revetary of State. Bit Chough the the unofficial numbers hate noted with daty has devolved upon mo of stating in ein menibers view wil favour the satisfaction that Your Pacellency as possible our expenditure should be in is a silver sne, it is desirable that as far outline the views of the unofficial members principle of the contriftion of the position, and had alrendy the same eatency, and it appears to on the provisions of this Bill, and ofiary times would willingly consent to taken steps towards availing of its advant somewhat of an amply that in any one

its apavarance in the estimates, we wish to aking a few brief comments upon the unke this clear, that if the Opium diy pinion of the unoftici nembers in divided inge sum on $6,000 for depreciation of CRAIGVAR

ges. On the subject the Judiciary the year we spolve to provide such a freid and intersting statinent with which of the Home Government is pushed with regards the neossity for a third judge the dolla. I am not content with the SUVERIC.. it was intradiresd. This kigge last your the persistence as to wreck these as hat there is no division of opinion as method adopted in calculating personal KUMERIC

presont «tive of the Chamber, of Uma inates, and if that threat of repinis the view that the state of the emoluments, bet I think it will be ad. YEDDO ALTERATI

Colony's finances does pillow of the cres messi opened his speech on the estimates shall hold ourselves free to sention of such an appointment at the present the allowance to he made owing to a fall

mitted that there must be some limit to INVERIC by congratulating Your Excellency on the if by gicating instead for a reais time. Under the ciremstances we agree in exchange This Sir my prove a very suti-factory financial comition of the son of a part of this contribution. Hore in viewing with favour the new arrange Colony, Exchange was then high and heit may pithaps not be inappropointe to

important factor in the future of the ment annoncer by Your Excelleney. Colony, and is a matter worthy of your Fever in. The long period of sumarein suggest to the Government that ins vnd have to add on chalf of the Chan depression was already though, to be pes of fixing the thoughts upon increased Commere that tho aangemout bighly

early and close attention. ing away Land salts are stauated to latation as the only alternative to tem recommends itself to the Committee hting in lacs. The burden of the est teary expedients they should bring their home all the points upon which I have 2ailway constreetion, led hardly legato minds to bose up the possibilities of to comment at this stage of the Bill. ake inspf felt. Optimistic forements, wirenelment. Is there really chaly remains to refer to Your Face responsible for certain matters that sere the order of the day. We all knepssibility? Are all means of cutting deney's interpretation of the signs of the the last speaker has referred to, I beg leave what happened. We know that a world-eases extrusted! Are all thexts of umos. The reitented belief that these all to make one or two remake. I am many

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LD. wide pressionlad then yet to enc. We dieting those all courraies Fint lead point words & period of prosperity on things in this Colony, Sir, and among remember that it fall upon us almetto large economy conscientiously employed drough your speech like a refrain. It is others, the editor of a newspaper the most THE UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY LTD. LONDON. inmediately that exchange also all the Departments of the Government? quite possible chase this heller as top newspaper in the Colony-the promptly begui to fall. The rusules are to When one glances over the pages of these regards the general trend of events in the "Government Onzette" I am sorry to

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Your excellency - Ho combined that no notice was given of of vordering upon the imaghary reytanford Enes. To particular one catane otticint sources of a pronleutical part of pro wondering wieder gestor comories secol to show that Canton had been ment of a seladnia of the Mechan: Shipp CAURICEDALE' ANTIFRICTION PLASTIC METAL. “

reports and statistics which Sir, that increase was elected by amend BRITISH BOILER CLEANING & ENAMELLING CO., LD. sperity, anticipated mainly for the son could not be the led in the Sang prospering during the perfect in which ing Urdinance, and the whole of those that it is so much to be destrel The ori Partment. Temperatively slim Hugkong heard nothing but schedules vezu published in the Gazette," RUBEROID ROOFINGĪS: rank of sich daring in the pening stuen in the estimates under this all fanguishing markets. instance is, in the aords of Your Bun Heney, he has been notes! with some disappoint as hot already hated the fam

Some of and my mory serves the, in March last ASPINALL'S SANALENE GLOSS. that a lehia falance of $8,000, is ter

. The recent authoritative prendance mine

As the hon. Bamber teforted to the great patt If Manchester or (lambug that shipping plays in this Colony. Be ticipated to scene from the working of the

Nourish, while Liverpool himself is the heart of a 6 which has current year," ferler the venisties de it clear that many of the xpensive for themes respectively dwindled, would great deal to do with shipping and I as But the basaraf nut-Pacets is tins ex

and irritating the kitleri pyet the inhabitants of the latter ports have editor of that little newspapur, would have pected to coolin iron over a million and a in combating plague in the Clony areason to reffous with satisfaction the cir imagined the the shipping cpunity inlf dollars, at the end of last year, today futiles for instance, the free runstane? Without laying themselves would have read with avidity anything in lille orée $950, the end of this year, use of disinfectam, kimewashing and be open to the chare of undue pessimism the nature of schedules to such an import is unfortunely inpossible en rise of it. The ausiber of endlies engaged they might judge that tande was going past ant enactment as the Merchant Shipping present occasion engratulate Voile the Dgartment when it was thougn them, that husiness was being done direct. Ordinance. Then again, Sir, the other itera Exrollary on the metal tradition nessary to carry out these istaben [par cirumstances are not exactly parallel, complained of was that notice had been The Calony. That the Guarial e mij

in the Cafety is neatid cty is rod and so, one would think, night the ponder. Some obervers think that Hong insection of immigrants. That increase S.S.

thals could surely he still Jurther but there is enough similarity to make one given of the increase in feas for medical- clearly demonstrated, sect only be the Funder of Inspectors employed to look kong is in danger of losing the important wcffected by an unsendment of the Imp revisesi estimate for 1909, ar ale byle theas. This world bot only effect position ass mart. This is an an ugly fore-nigmation Ordinance. It was made in SS. PATHAN the budding feature of these stitute's actual saving. but would indirectly beding. But its ugliness does not justify Cornmittee and after the amendment had for the coming year, Thà levuling Autom Janet the revenue by encourag ng Chinese say one in simply turning away. The blind been usede may hon. friend on the Tefs of these

exti mars, is beinsly the lure instead of driving or keoffingress of hope is proverbial, hat obtinism, distinctly warned the Council that the inclusion in the presa!ite of over he way. As at present. fo this and in finance at least should keep opent eyes Government would not ask for the third $40,000 rennived in

her ways the lavish expenditure which Optimiana may sometimes father the fact reading of the bill on that day because the UNDERWOOD Orphans Fant. By sees a large gap daring your of exceptional proof prosperity. Bat. at least, through particular moeniseut eftated an increase deficit has been grote gunst, which sparity, and which originated partly in the it as often beets adversity. Bere in taxation. I myself, in eremittce, ex would otherwise have led Your Excellency des habit of mind which prosperity in Hongkong, if ywhere, the truth of plained that that increase in face for tre propose a jetensa in taxation for the Things, should be resJately reduced. The that has been clomonstrated time and the unical examination was made in order to full amount. That there was satne ruch, untficial aembers are by no means design we suspicted.

gain. Some of us, who realise how much coup the cost of the additional staff, That the hypersuaded that 110 retrenchment was in reduced circumstunuza, we brew, posible.

this Colony has suffered from the results amounting to between S4,000 and 80,000 Neither, 1 believe, are the or optimisin carried boscos, view this per annur, renderal necesary by the But that there was such dire neel georal poblic so persuadoxi. for the succour das

Before budget with concen, having on to the hill for the supervision of assisted im. provided. semes agreeing to any fresh taxation they will extent to which the future is relied upon migrants. I don't know a more public of us, perhaps, if not altogether require tin. I do hot propose to follow anelicate present roditioas." We way of, dozer a thing, Sir, than of do- realise por unid a casily have been ju Yore Excellency into any of the details should have liked to te me evidence at in les Comel where the wholo agined from the disinterested attitude of these estimates. but there are one than it displays of a growing disposition to of the preselings are published in the mopted by the Government in these sonte. ut two nutters especially interesting to the set the Celony's financial lost in order, Pa, so, and ( foil to see how the Dovernment what breezy debate whics rutulted in this pe upon which it may not be cut of list the long prophied period of reused|calu possibly bating to the notice of in- windial. This method of dealing with place to say just a few words. First and prosperity should at lag. In saying these forested parties incicases of taxation of the proceeds of the fund which, as Your foremost in the pabbeys sands, of course, things. I am not actunted by any desire this inture thewise than though the Excellency admitted, should theoretically

the railway. It is satisfactory to learn that wantonly to tear in pieces the good hope ottical or, or through the Legislature bo invested in some remunerative work paking generally, progress has been well upon which was mainly based Your Ex-) which would beat the Chinny, and at the ertained. In particular it satisfactory llency's defence of this makeshift budget, your presion, Sir, 1 will just refer The Doctor of Public Works-With sante time produce a sum equivalent to to know that the pace no which the work of hd because I have felt bound to point out briefly to the points of eri icism with regard meet the new clarze upon the revenaca, 10clamation at Kowloon advancing has of that there is another side to the picture. in natters incerning public works. The naturally occupied the chief place in your late Lesu notably accelerated. The arrest and now having said so meet in discharge first point mentionest Sir, was the question elucida iuc of the estimates. It is equally of the bridge work is a watter upon which of the unpleasant dnty of eritic. I have to of the width of ads for the Neir Teritory, xtural fast thould have principally under the circumstances. It is perhaps old an expression of must cariest desire which the hon. mesaler opposite fears necupied the minds of the unofficial neunlesirable to comment. bens when we met to consider the Governmiway will never be anything but latterly falsified, and that instead, Your lie. His designed. Sir, to uke the Of course lie that Erse and all such foreboding my were going to be hade from for wheel ment's proposals. The result of our dean pensive toy until through com- Excuilupey's brighter forecast may wont from Castle Tenk to Ping Shun of liberations is that although we regard the unication is made to Canton and he-justified and even triumphantly viadiented width of six Fet. That will suit of any isposal of the Fund as a departure from thieyond. But even though it may only be by the only logic that can altinutely be ordinary which traversing the load, principles of sound finanec, we do not see as a railway to nowhere we welcome the lid upon to make the position clear--and it will be a simple mutter in provale our way to oppose il, in view of Your Expect that the line the frontier the infallible, luxinting logic of events for the passing of selfieles beidening the sellency's pronouncement that it is the will be completed and opened for local Government's only alternative to increased tre by March 1910. This prospetteren Member who has just resurned his sent has as I hate actimes aerienced, roads Hon Mr Gresso mid-The honourable in plars. I many parts of England. taxation. We believe that to raise the up the question of reads in the New miced the views of official members of fun width that it is quite impos ratue on property at the present time Tentory, for which we are glad to see this Council us the estimates for 19 sible for a vehicles to pass each other. would be little short of disstrous. More sunt provision has bouri made. It is There are however one or two points on and in sauc ensys I have known of vehicles pur, wo feel that the argument derived accessary to dwell on the stimulating which I would like to say a few words driving on tack for a considerable dis- by Your Excellenes from the fact that the itance of improved tacans of communis suns to me, that when an increase of tape if they had the misfatone to mett taxpayors of the day are being called upon tion, spart from which the roads are needed revenue is required the Government regard at certain lengths of the road. With re- to shoulder n disproportionately heavy tfect to feed the milway. I am sorry that shipping and the harbour as the best gard to the maintenance of weds on the burden of the cost of railway construction is it has not bean decided to build the morce from which this can be derived, slant, the roads to which the hon. mem strong enough to chat us from the charge of important reads, as for instance, that frost has been pointed ex Line and again that refers-are--not sarfaced in any way indiference to the claims of posterity Cate Park to Ping Shang, wide enough to Those who will come after us will profit an admit of wheeled traffic. I think that this ongkong without its shipping would be except with nedury materials from our expouse inasmuch as that the interest decision requires reconsideration. The plas should be our policy to faster, and liable to super fym the offers of this part of very mince iraporti nee, therefore the tillate. Therefore they use peculiarly on the milway less is being paid out of of making a narrow road with the intentiamt to bleed, shipang in the estimates very trying climate. Whether it is that current revenue instead of being debited to of sune day returning to widen it does not capital account as might properly be done.graced itself either for easing or that have been raised about 66 per have bec

that we are considering there are two items the conditions in the matter of infal in fact, in this one in defiance of the pro-economy. In the long run it will provent. I refer to the revenue to be derived propagation of defects to which the hem. dore favourable for the vorb, it is possible to argue that two wrongs FIT expensive and in the meantime com make a right. Therealisation that in spite amication between the villages will still from boat licenses and medien examina member referred, I am unable to say, but

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of this wind fall it has only just becu possible be subject to plastiian conditions, which deprecue this large increase, and I desire the rainfall has been exceptionally favour- tion of emigrants. On principle 7 strongly certainly for a waterword print of view to make bothend's moot is suficient cause for depot nuke for rapid progress. It has bee to criticise the nethed of its impositionable daring the past two seasons. During satisfaction that nomotiations with the Home pointed out to me that the roads ought to be batieve I am correct in stating that the wet season it is almost impossible to Government have not, so far, made it all strictly as fooders and that they should these must deeply interested received 20 keep these ads free from the growth of necessary to provide for any reduction in Lemmoned and pushed out from suitabl intimation of the increases of fees, be feeds and grass, but so long as they are the revenue from apit. The Bartowusas phoes along the line of the track. I im and a notification in the columa of the reasonably maintained I think that is all Various makes in stock, including TASGYE & WORTHINGTON. of the financial nits through which the agine that the importance of this has not overnment Coutts. Although your the necessary. Possibly the hon. em Colony is passing will inevitably wreck raped You: Excellency's advisers. Tellency may not be aware of it, no her has wandered farther afield, or been these estimates, should the Home Govern- the New Territories should yield in all www insist upon pasting the claims of the Tereaue of upwards of $200,000, exclusiv inferuation that it was desired should be returned to the Colony, and these defects.

letter way could be devised of imparting more frequent in his winderings, sier hu extrenia section of the anti-opium agits of Land Sales, is perhaps the brightest. for. The unofipid members discussed the set in the whole Budget, and it was commented upon as little as possible. That have been more patent to him. The only Tesibility of this in connection with the only hitting that Your Excellency shouldtites are unreliable is a well established other point raised was by the hon. member subject of the military contribution. Inside at for special mention the notable belie the reputation will be fully confirmed waterworks,

fot, and that this Government does not latthecandof the table regards the Kowloon speaking upon the fruitful topic of con rat played by Mr Clementi in the by a reference to the cost of

Tuse works have undergra troversy Your Fatency evidently anti, inisial stages of the settlement of the Water Works. It appears the orginal esti-were initiated, and the capacity of the Kowloon very ashlerable enlarguments since they sipated an attack upon the principle andar Tumitories and the admirable work of lying the imppet, and you referred to some development which is being carried on by

mate was 2835,000, and that the revised, reservoir les bedi inerented to nu extent. strong remarks nude last year - the sub his successors. As one who has taken estimate is 81,195,000, of which 81,121,700 of Some 30 million gallone, as it was found jees by the honourable timber whose place keen interest in it for years, I found has been spent, and we are asked to sporove that a very sauch larger catchment area on this Council I temporarily occupy. The satisfaction in Your Excellency's apprecinthe expenditure of a farther sum of $44,000 could be made available by the construction quotation from those remarks with Your tire reference to the work, the value of 1909. The expenditure of a very large of a catchwater. It was considered monch Nacellency made might perhaps, isolated which I may say, bas never been hidden on a Typhoon Refuge is so contem more coconical to raise the dam to the from ita context, convey a wrong impres from the present unofficial wembure, nor i piatod, part cost of which is to be borne unximum height that if could be raised in sing

his attitude and it in only fair to faucy from that spotion of the public. which by Shipping, and I think, Sir, it is not on the first instance, rather than to defer it point out that hy also said this, I for takes an interest in foal nifairs. As ru

reasonable to ask that the Government give to some future peried. That, Sir, is the one think and have always maintained | gards the roads on the Island I have a word.

sasinarancs that 8750,000 will be the explanation of the great increase in this that it is correct that the Colouy should to say on my own account. When I respecial assessmout on Light Dues. Your

maximum amount to be contributed by a item. contribute something towards the Im tamed to this Colony at the end of loexcellency referred to the now Magasine

(Continued on Page 2.). perial Troops, but for a small Colony the year, after as sheened of nine months, the

Dum of $1,200,000 As excessive." Spank

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ing for the unofficial members of the rived was the cinngo for the worse which day I have to say that are of one „lad overtaken the surface of the roads. In mund regarding the principle of the con- paticular I refer to such ronds as that tribution and in full accord with the views loading up front Happy Valley of Your Excellency as regards the advant netcheong Gap, and that down from there age to the Colony of the presence of the to Aberdeon; also to Black's Link and Garrison. For one have never been able own to Bowon Road; and loet, but to, appreciate the fazer of the objection not least, the Jubileo Road; but I du raised against the contribution on the not by any means confine my criticisms to ground that the Garrison is retained here this. I imagined that the fallen state mainly for strategical and Imperial pur they were la must be due tą low money posea. Imperial strategy in these parts Eaving been appropriated towards theiz in obviously aval matter, and its uptop than in former yeara, orlog depositions can hardly depend upon a to our extreme impocuniocity. I was small body of troops which is scarcely surprised therefore to notice that the vote more than socient to ensure order for this year is the samo as last, and I am and security within the limits of the unable to account for it excaps apou Colony. That a small part of this the theory that the money su voted was forco may be requisitioned to quell not properly spent. Quito recently, the a riotin an outport is a mirror first rond referred to has been repaired; consideration

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