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regard to the effect of the boom on The senfor Unofficial member ready and contracts about to be let Fand sales. In twenty years, from drew some unconvincing compari- but he cannot hold out any hope 1901-1920 inclusive, our total re-sons between the proportion of the of its completion before the middle venue from land sales was five-and- value of goods lost and the cost of of 1925. a-half million dollars; in the years the Police. Ose cah only comment Kowloon-Canton Railway,

a

we take fares in Kowloon for the

1921-1922 and the first three months that the loss of one big dia❤ Figures have been asked for as of 1923 our revenue from the same mond Or a gramme of Yadjum

to the liability of the Chinese Sec- source was $7,000,000. I think that would play havoc with all your tion of the Railway for damages. the senior Unofficial member's averages. I may remind the hon. advice was to follow the example member with regard to the cost of Danges in this connection are of a business man who increases the Police, which he has quoted as hardly to be assessed in terms of his staff according to the demand. 174 lakhs, for next year, that that money. It is true that under the working agreement Wo have I may compare ourselves, for in- is by no means the whole bill. We regular charges for late running, stance, to a motor-car manufacturer have in addition, in these estimates, for denmurrage of rolling stock and who had a steady output of 309 very large sum for extensions at so on, but these are hardly applic cars a year and then a hoon came the Police Stations, married quar

able to the very exceptional and the demand increased to fters and buildings generally circumstances at the present time. 3,000 cars a year (the proportion of { There was a point about the our land sales must be something Police mentioned in Mr. Bailey's The question of actual damage done to plant and rolling stek is like that I have not worked out letter. He mentioned Chinese the figures). I think that if that Police, patrolling singly. Theeing carefully watched. The bill. is being kept and it will undoub- merchant. increased his staff, his experiment has been made in buildings, and his capital accor- sending them out in couples and it tedy lie presented in due course. dingly, he would have been a very was found that the patrolling pairs As to security, we collect at this foolish man. I think that some peo were never to be found except in end of the line a considerable sum finished now as your Excellency in-ple who do not quite realise the tea house. That he did not find of money on behalf of the Chinese licated he had hoped it would be extent of the hoom and its dura-men in one-walk through the town Section, by reason of the fact that I have given some thought and ion, will tell you the same thing. is hardly a fairpoint to bring up. (Continand from page 5.1 attention to the matter and made!

Our extraordinary land sales These beats are square and the men Chinese two-thirds of the line, some enquiries both in Canton and have given rise to an extraordinary have to go through all sorts of site which is a longer stretch than the Public Works Expenditure. Hongkong, and I hope shortly in amount of work in the Public streets, in particular where bad one-third of the line for which they

discuss the matter again with the Works Department and I was glad characters may be found and in the take fares in Canton. There The recently published figures! Hoa Colonial Treasurer. Unfor- to hear the remarks in that con- main roads you may go some disfore, there is always a balance in summaring costs and estimates of tunately, when we have met our section by the hon. munter repre- tance, sometimes, without finding our favour, but it has not been the the PW.I have, been read with deliberations have had to he consenting the Justices of the Peace. a policeman. The only proper test Practice to hold this money against much interest, and the annual refined to Hotel financial details in The way in which every man in is a series of patrols, which I un-claims. The Railway is suffering production of them for at jenst a¦ which he is equally, if not more so that department has risen to derstand the Deputy Superintend-misfortunes through no fault of its own, and I suggest that it is at least decade is the only means of focuses interested. I understand from the pccasion is deserving of ent of Police is about to conduct to useless to kick a man when he is ing the work done by this Depart Government point of view. Thope, the highest praise. We need only investigate the matter.

down. Unless we help them by for- Tent. The Govemment's decision lowever, to agree with the Govern-look round and sec the new

Hongkong's Cleanliness,

bearance in every way, they must not to republish it up-to-date and

meat in a scheme by which most development an every side to rea-' The next point was a recommen-į inevitably separate themselves nually on the ground time it is use, of the work will be done by the lise that. The Government will dation that refuse carts should be from us as under the working agree less is, in my opinion, to be present Railway staff with the pursue a policy of caution, but at provided with tight-fitting lids. ment it is provided they have every deplores as, Understand, a same audition of a clerk or two,

the same time it realises that this This matter has come up before. right to do. In time of war or what simitar statement is published Widows' and Orphans' Fund. development is going on and that The objection to wonden lids is rebellion either section has the by the Ceylon Goverancent, laul I

Last year I made some remarks the Colony generally is increasing their weight. Very steep streets right, subject to due notice to am sure the Hon. Director of Public }

uf the in every way, and it is making have to be negotiated and the the other party, to cut itself Wurks will find it necessary to on the reorganisation

I think hon. men keep up the statistics for his own! Widows and Orphans' Fund with vision for considerable extra stan handling of the carts as they are, is off entirely.

I am sure, there special reference to one of my can have a note to the effect that we already a sufficiently difficult pro- bers will agree it is useless private check.

the late Mr. Brayn, are getting several new officers, position. Having a tarpaulin cover to address arguments to people in fore, the public, whose money he clan,

widow and one electrical engineer, in charge fixed tightly over the carts was the throes of civil war. With re- is spending, would like to be is who

two young children, and I see of the electrical department; three tried, but it was found that the men gard to the purchase of new plant, possession of a similar easy com❤i parison of this large spending from the 1924 estimates that she luas assistant engineers, one for the took a long time to fit these this is not to replace plant des- carts are so troyed but it is necessary because Department. Personally, I would been granted a pension of £101.47. Water Works and two for the The beats of the

per antifa This does not seem to Shing Mun scheme; six assistant Ive said it is a useful strement, though not a nice our It does me a very adequate income for such land surveyors, and two bailiffs in arranged that they end at the the Chinese Section have not got point nearest to the discharging their quota. We have constantly wharf, and it is important to ran to turn away gands traffic because so that prior to 1919 the Depart-a responsibility even if the decras. the meni did actually complete nearly cd did contribute to it out of his assistant engineers and two over them to these points as quickly as we cannot handle it for lack of all the work they engaged to do, salary, and I can't find out any sum seers in the architectural depart but never since; and 54 is a bad at all paid to the widow of the latement. one assistant engineer and possible. As they move from house rolling stock. We think also it is them up. A further suggestion was we can in anticipation of better figure for 1922, and if there is any Mr. Hutchison, who had no two officers in the Buildings Ordin-to house, it is not possible to close wise to keep up our stock as far as that this refuse cleaning should not times. It is suggested that we improvement in 1923 be surprised. We want to see this

be done in the afternoons. I gather ought not to have added a number percentage improve considerably

from that that hon. meinbers do not of very subordinate posts--about long before the D.P. W. retires on

get up early enough to be aware twenty five-to the establishment. that the main sweeping and clean- These are certain gate-keepers re- pension. Again, it is being drumun

ing is done at 3.30 am, and all the quired partly because of the longer ed to us, by the Press particular

It is the same case with the refuse is on board before 9 o'clock. hours the trains are running and ly, that prices have gone up 100%

Police. think that the commnusity The Hon. Mr. Holyoak: Oh, no. partly because of the increased in recent years. If this is correct

Des use of the roads by the public; also we must discount the large increase

has got into the habit of crying Twelve o'clock mid-day in

hoiter-makers and mechanics ia PW. Extraordinary by SD.

waff" in this connection with us- Vceux Road

The Colonial Secretary: I am necessary because we are running which I take to mean, but subject

necessary frequency. Kowloon nerves were shaken a few months speaking of the first sweeping. It our stock to exhaustion. We have to correction, that in spite of a large increase in personal emolu

ago by the murder, in very public is the second sweeping which takes deferred overhauls and repairs in- ments little (if any) more construc

circumstances, of a Chinese const place later in the day. The reason definitely. We have also tive work has been done than, say,

able, and they have not been is that the inhabitants or some of ployed one or two more cleaners 5 years ago. Further, these figures the remarks which have been made of a successful walk taken by Mr. throwing their refuse in the street cleaners for men and they have reassured by the thrilling account then have an unpleasant habit of and we have substituted women provide an easier method of guess by the hon. members who have! Bailey one night through theif it is not removed. Even in the proved considerably cheaper and ing where we are with the future spoken is one of surprise--and Peninsula. But what are the facts? enlightened City of Westminster much more efficient. Estimates. For instance, if the

may add of gratification-that they His Excellency, Revised Estimates for

Kowloon Hospital. 1922, have found fault with so little, the

•21 the last they only guarantee to remove re- produced in October, 1922, only

inceting, gave reason being, perhaps, that they show an increase of thirty five they may remove it oftener in Director of Public Works infurms

figures which fuse once in three days-although

As to the Kowloon Hospital, the resulted in $3,500,000 being

now keep themselves so constantly

per cent. in the Force since the practice. Here we do our best to spent when only $1,100,000 was in touch with the Government over beginning of 1920. The station remove it twice a day and thereby me that the servants quarters are spent onto Jime, what is the chance all matters connected with the at Kowloon Point, which the Kow- we have earned the reputation of practically completed and that the

welfare of the Colony that the Programinie before us records the considered opinion of the con

unity rather than ex parte recom

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shall children. I trust the Government

will make a compassionate allow ance in both these sad cases and include in it, in the case of Mrs. Braya, the back pay I understand forfeited by dying a few months varlier than it was decided on.

of the revised estimate of $4,743,000

manoeuvre to bolster up the 1924

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

SURPRISED AND gratified,

The Colonial Secretary: Sir,

my outstanding impression from

Survey Department, two

ance Office, and one overseer and one stenographer in the general department. think that these additions to the strength adequate ly meel the legitimate demand.

Police And Crime.

frequently spoken of, has had its land force doubled in the same

cm-

not

for 1923. just shot at us, being justi- fier when the June accounts only.

towns in the world. I think it advanced He hopes to have the show $1,339,000 spent? On the

would be unwise to sacrifice that building finished by the middle of facts it doesn't look honest, and mendations by the Executive. The ¡ period and the land force of Euro-reputation on account of the tem-1925. I sincerely hope that will be l inconvenience, which I the case, not entirely from a con- one can only guess this is a political wo main criticisms have been in cans has been increased from 4porary

the prospective patients are Budget in the same manner as has respect of the staffing of the Public 12. The senior Unofficial mem-admit occurs, while the sweeping viction as to its urgency, because

her gave us some rather high is going on. heen done during the past four Works Dept., and the strengthen-figures with regard to the increase i It was asked that we should have overtaxing the resources of other

ing of the Police Force.in crime, but he is out of date.

an incinerator for the destruction institutions in the Colony, more years with the object of providing think that here 1 can largely The Hon. Mr. Pollock: Not of rubbish. That question has especially the Peak Hospital.

refute the senior Unofficial

Wanchai Gap Tramway, 'high figures,” official figures. been gone into exhaustively on member out of his own

Then we The Colonial Secretary: Official three pccasions, first in 1901

come to our hardy mouth in his advice to the Govern- figures, I admit; they are perfectly again in 1905 when reports were annual, the Wanchai Gap tram- ment that it should work according correct, but our of date. If you kid on the table in this Council, way,

I hoped had

cast upon St by members. Unofficial

a plausible reason for non-reduc- tion of texation,

H. E. The Governor: I do not

Year 1922, Murders....... ....35 Year 1923, Murders

quite follow the hon. member Does he mean to suggest that the figures have been deliberately

ment does endeavour-although falsified?

you may not think it-to work Hon. Mr. Lowe: No. H. E. The Governor: If that is according to business methods, but not so I will be obliged if the hon. it has the custody of other people's member will read it again. Tha: money for which it is responsible and therefore it has to proceed with was the impression he gave me,

(First nine months). and I should like hon. members a caution which is not necessary to the individual merchant who, is

These are in many cases political not to be under the same im-

taking his own private risks with murders and have nothing to do pression,

Mr. Lowe: I will use the his own private money. We model with the general state of crime in word "logical," which means the curselves rather--if I may say sothe, Colony. Armed robberies

upon the Hongkong and Shanghai were as follows:. same thing to me on the facts. Mr. Bank, which is also an institution Lowe having read the sentence which has the custody and respon- over again,

sibility for other people's money,

His statement would seem to me

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to business methods. The Govern- want to know the present state and again in 1921. On each withered under the discourage-

of affairs you must take the pre-occasion we asked particulars of ments sent situation: I have the figures Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur Unofficial

and other towns and the replies members perhaps have forgotten up-to-date. They are:

were most discouraging because of that they and their predecessors the enormous expense. The cap- turned this project down twice, in ital cost of building runs as high 1920 and in 1921. In the first ins- as six-and-a-half dollars per ton tance Mr. Pollock was away and in of rubbish consumed annually, the second he dissented. I hope, against our cost of eighty cents as they have changed their minds for all our plant and material. once, I can persuade them to do so The rubbish is largely of a light again. The senior Unofficial mem- vegetable nature and it requires a ber bas made a good point Year 1922, Armed robberies

the third of its weight in fuel to con- in

fact that the Peuk with violence: 244 sume and leaves a third in slag Tramway did create the H.E. the Governor said: I must and not upon the individual who

Year 1923, Armed robberies to be got rid of, The destructor demand at the Peak, and if he ask the hon, member either to with takes big risks in the hope of big

with violence: 17. requires complete renewal once can show that the Wanchai Tram- draw the statement or explain it. profits. It is not necessary, I

(First nine months).

every ten years. The question of way can create and satisfy a de- Year 1922, Burglaries...... 100 the disposal of the slag is also a mand at Mount Cameron. I as designed to go down Stone Nullah will be able to go one after the Year 1923, Burglaries... ' ....

At with him all the way. 48 matter of great difficulty, that the officers of the Govern- think, to remind the business men

Lane, 50. feet in width including other, the Peak Tramway means of (First nine months). Home it is very much used for road gard to the existence and extent the nuilah in the middle, and it hauling not being required. I think ment have falsified the figures in of this Colony of the danger of

Year 1922, Larconies......3193 repairs, but here we have. a of the demand, I prefer to say arder, to bolster up the policy. excessive optimism. We all re- If he does not withdraw it, I must member the rubber boont, when Year 1923, Larcenies 1594 much better and entirely acces- nothing but leave that to the dis- comes out at the junction of the if that tramway goes through it is a

(First nine months). ask him to explain it. I cannot al- rubber was to be 10s. a tb. for many

sible material in granite. There-cussion on the Housing Commis lane with Queen's Road' at Wan- much better solution of the problem low that statenient to pass. (After years to come; and the 1919-1920

Not Very Alarming,

fore, this stag would have to be sion Report. Granting the demand, chai market. If the Government than the Wanchai Gap Tramway. a pause): If the hon. member is" post-war boom, when everything

can be easily extended there, and was roses all the way. We are now. The figures are not very alarm cared away. It could be used in re- the point arises whether this provides that trams and puts no It does not go to Wanchai Gap, but unable to explain himself, perhaps having our own particular and ex-ing. A point was made of the takes there. The nuisance of these way has to feed the European vehicles, I can imagine the outcry journey rather than the other one

clamations but it would have to be Tramway will satisfy it. The tram station for the people to alight at

and no concourse area for waiting I think residents will prefer that he had better resume his remarks tracrdinary boom, which is quite fact that the regular duties of the

Hon. Mr. Lowe: The statistics clearly show that the P. W. D. is without parallel in the historr Police are interfered with by such collecting stations on the Praya reservation and I think that no from the community as to the idiocy at the far end of Queen's Road. I either not doing its work or if it is of the Colony, and although the measures as opiumti. and arms would not be done away with. The European—and more particularly of the Government in not fore-suggest that the new scheme is a then it is shouldering, the blame for more sanguine, as they always do, searching and traffic control. tructor would have to be at one end add himself or herself to the crowd seeing this essential necessity, and much better investiment for our

think, on this occasion, that the The staff exclusively employed on which another department is res thing is going on forever, I think traffic numbers 17 only Baro or the other and all the stuff would which throngs Wanchal market. the advice which will be again money than the tramvay to Wan-

showered upon us that really you chai Gap. wish ponsible, and I therefore think their

Providing Piera. the majority view the situation peans. The people you see with have to be taken along the streets Moreover they do

as now. An incinerator must be to

the considerable must get rid of your Colonial continued publication is justified.

with what I may call a healthy sticks at corners are employed in

More landing piers on the Hong- more or less a nuisance to people in additional expense of a long ride of Secretary and put in a business man Railway Accounts. optimism. The Government does the double duty of traffic control the neighbourhood and I think it a mile or more through the Chinese acting on business methods. There- kong side are advocated. It is ex Your Excellency has referred roso. I am sure that it considers and fixed posts. It is found that would cause much more, trouble streets to the European quarter fore you must have very big and pected that the new Statue Pier

expensive resumptions,

Wharf will be open to traffic in the decision of the Government to very sound the advice given to it in the daytime, when there are

than finding an occasional cabbage Nor, again, does a man tired out man is better

leaf on the pavement does....

after a long day's work willingly We are in communciation with about eight months and the Gov reorganise the Railway Accounts by the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, a people abont, a

face the ride back. With regard to the Peak Tramway at the present ernment has under consideration in the form I have agitated for years man whose wide experience of able to look after his own property

Saiyingpun School. revious to last year's debate, and affairs entitles bim- anybody and it is more advantageous to have

As to Saiyingpun School, the the point that I stated to one of the moment with a view to running a the bringing together of all the newspaper representatives that line from the bottom of Garden ferry piers-except the Star Ferry it is not surprising that this decision to speak, that wo should not forget these fixed posts than patrols. A arrived at in the Spring came as

should man knows where to find the Director of Public Works informs large resumptions would be requir Road in Murray Barracks to Ma- pier and to provide: a concourse his words, but that we a shock to me and unfortunately watch carefully each demand for Police and can run for help. It was me that the foundations will be ed, I did not refer to sizes but I did gazine Gap, opening up new sites area, the piers to be arranged in if found me in a less fortunate fresh expenditure so that when the very much impressed upon us by finished shortly. The plans are suggest resumptions. This line is all the way, as against the Wan- such a way that they will mdiate chai Gap scheme which will open from it like fingers from the palm position to cope with what is re- rainy day comes-as come it must representatives of the Chinese

up no new sites. For a short of the hand, the intention being quired than I believed myself to be we may be in a proper position community that people needed to know where they would be able to

distance this tramway, just re- that people landing at one pier it last year in any case, if my of security.

find-the-Police As regards"]

Monday, October 29th-ferred to, will be operated by the can go to another without a long- whole staff had been employed, the P.W.D. Staff Increases.

searches, apart from the Detective

rack and pinion method and for ride through the streets. Tlicy work necessary to restate some 16 Take first this question of the Department whose particular duty Balance Sheets of a complicated staff of the Public Works Depart It 18, Water Police and regulor

the rest of the way on smooth suggest building bigger and per rails, with no overhead construc-manent plers on both sides of mature and with the necessary ment.. In this connection I have searches on wharves, this matter The Expert Advertisers & Bill Poster,

tion. It will make the journey the harbour. The Hunghom Bay Statistics(without which they would come across some striking figures hardly encroaches at all upon the

in ten minutes and can have as scheme is now before the Chamber be useless) could not have been in entirely another connection, with duties of the regular police.

Queen's Road C 7.0, 2.

many trams as are necessary: they (Continued on paga 8.)

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