1932-09-23 — Page 7

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932.

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of the Brat X, twä the mise is becoming clear. The section pne Chinese detective are required position being made still will be in three classes and Its main for Women and Girls' work in Kowy more difficult by the calls of feature is a long time-scale in Class loon, arising largely from the new Home leave. All expenses, leave II which will start at the same policy of dealing with brothels and other, in the case of technical figure as Special Class Junior | Nine Constables, are required" to officers can properly be debited to Clerical Service, Le. $1200 per work three new Beats in the Wong their Departments; but non techni-annum and proceed by incrementa | Net Chong district, and five . Con cal officers may well have no con- of $150 p.s. to $£500 with efficiency | stables and one Lance Sergeant to nection with the Department in bars at $2,400 and $5,000. The work two now beste in the Tai which they have been serving once great difference between a time Hang district. There has been they go on leave. The precise ap-scale with efficiency, bare rand a considerable building expansion: ing pointment on return from leave de- scheme of classes being, that the both these areas. Three Con- pends on circumstances the cir- former admits of a good man going stables and one Lance Sergeant are

ECONOMY NECESSITATES HOLDING cumstances. of a small service in forward at any time while the lat- required to replace four men who

OVER OF MANY PUBLIC WORKS

ture without distributing the balance of the budget, as laid before members to-day.

"The surplus balance at the end of 1933, as far as Estimates 20, show a surplus balance of $10,616,131, and as the Colonial Trea- surer has explained in the memorandum, the extra taxation impos ed during 1931 and 1932 will have its full effect in 1933 and has made it possible to proceed without considering any further addi- tions," Mr. Hallifax asserted."

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which it is not possible to keep all ter requires the occurrence of a were withdrawn from regular duty Departments sufficiently manned to vacancy." As a start it is proposed for the anti-Communist Section' fo meet all eventualities, and it is not tą provide for six Qlass Il posts, 1981. One Constable-is required only on account of leave that trans-with a view to appointing two for the: Traffic Department in Kow-} POINTING OUT THAT THE ESTIMATES OF THE LEGIS.fers of the officers referred to are officers in the Secretariat, two in loon. Five more detectives are LATIVE COUNCIL WERE BASED UPON TWO ESSENTIAL necessary they are constantly be the Treasury and two at the Magis required for the Yaumatt and ing made: but the estimates can-tracies where Cadet officers are Shamshulpo districts which... son: ELEMENTS, A VALUE OF 1/2D, FOR THE DOLLAR AND not be altered from day to day to now performing clerical duties for tinge to spränd. One detective la We cannot lack of other staff. The scheme required for Kowloon City, and two A SURPLUS FUNDS MINIMUM OF $10,000,000, THE HON. show these changes.

therefore foresee the requirements embraces a Probationary Class III for the eastern, district of Hong E. R. HALLIFAX, C.M.G., C.B.E., COLONIAL SECHETARY, of next year with pre for very junior recruits and a Clase Kong. One fo required for Castle MOVED FIRST READING OF THE BILL INTRODUCING THE|ision; with the result that for I with a salary scale of $4,600 plus Peak which is of unimportant COLONY ESTIMATES FOR 1933 AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUN. Want of a better heading we have to $200 to $5,800. For the Immediate centre with Its ferry, brickworki leave officers, about whose future relief of the Senior Clerical post- and large number of bathing sheds CIL MEETING YESTERDAY,

posts there is any uncertainty, de-tion, junior recruits are useless and All these increases are à direct re- The Colonial Secretary" pointed out extreme the advisability orbited to the Departments in which it will be some years before a mem-sult of the development and expan

they last served or are now serving.ber of the new cadre becomes elision that has been going an avoiding additional taxation.

All this may be very misleading, gible for Class L. No provision is throughout the Colony, Should the Hong Kong dollar fall below 1/2, means have beene.g. under the Colonial Secretariat, therefore being made for either of Provision is made for an Assis reserved, the Colonial Secretary declared, for retrenching expendi.it will be seen that nine Cadel these categories in the present Estant Superintendent for the Anti-

10fcers have to be included, where-timates.

Piracy Guard it is hoped to open as actually only four are working

Post Created

the Remand Home for Juveniles at in the Department.

"The next increase to which I the end of this or the beginning In passing I invite attention to wish to refer is that in the Asses of next year, as soon as the neces- the Abstract of Differences which sor's staff of the Treasury on page sary alterations have been made to has been circulated. It provides 19. Your Excellency when intro- the building which it is proposed much information that is now ducing the Budget last year stated to use for the purpose. The valuable, but it will be of greater that an officer of the Fublic Works quisite staff which may have to use in future years, unless the Department was being seconded to be modified in the light of ex- form of the Estimates undergoes the Assessor's office. This trans perience, shawn at the foot of still further changes.

fer is now being made permanent by page 52.

Farther Reduction "I do not propose to deal with the creation of the post of Second

"Honourable Members will no The Bill passed first reading at 3,05 o'clock and the Council ad-all the alterations.in staff, as the Assistant Assessor. There has

footnotes have been made very full, been a corresponding reduction in doubt recollect that a reduction of fourned immediately afterwards. Sir Henry Pollock asked for two and it is hoped that this will make the establishment of Overseers in five posts of European, warders in weeks' adjournment for the Unofficial Members to take considera the position clear. But there are the Public Works Department. The the Prison Department was made in tions. The next meeting will be held on October 6.

certain changes to which special Inspector of Tenements and the the 1982 Estimates and that fovern- reference is desirable," in amplifi. Class III officer of the Seniorment undertook to retrench five cation of the footnotes.

Clerical & Accounting Staff are also more posts. Two of these five Retirements Expected.

new posts. The former will in posts now disappear, and it is an-. “A number of retirementa in the spect all tenements for which ap ticipated that the remaining three "Sir," rise by Your Excel the list all works that are definite senior ranks of the Cadet Service plications for refund of rates are will have been reduced by the end lency's command to move the first commitments, to add those con are expected during the Dext year made on the ground that the pre-of 1933, as a result of leaving reading of a Bill intituled "An sidered essential and to make. Aor two, and we have to look ahead mises are vacant The clerical vacancies untled as they occur. Ordinance to apply a "sum not ex choice from those considered desirin filling the ranks of this cadre officer is required to assist in the The ten additional temporary ceeding $27,585,142 to the Publicable up to the limit of the funds In the past a Cadet has not been office side of the work. It is very Guarda will be dispensed with as Service of the year 1933",

available if any remain. But even available for duty until he has necessary that both the Assistant soon as arrears of leave ef, the In- "The very full-memorandum from in the first two categorica there studied Chinese for two years; for Assessors should spend a consider-dien staff have been made good the Colonial Treasurer, which is are many where circumstances com- the future the new unification able part of their time out of doors "The Medical Department shews already in the hands of Hon. bine to prevent the expenditure of scheme of the Colonial services reinspecting. But the absence from a marked increase in personnel. Members, shows clearly the founda. the money allocated to this or that quires him to take a course of one the office of both of them at the The most noteworthy additions are," tion on which the Estimates for object, and among the desirables year's atudy at Home before com- same time is apt to inconvenience in the order for which they appear 1933 have been built up, the es work. may be postponed at any rate ing out. We have not been able to members of the public who come to in the printed Estimates, a Class I sential elements of that foundation till late in the year owing to diff fall completely into line at once, see them. This state of affairs will officer of the Senior Clerical Staff, being, first an estimate of 1/2d. as culties, such as change of site or and have asked for one new Cadet be largely remedied by the presence who is required to assist in the ind the average value of the dollar, questions of accommodation require to be sent out at once without the of the Senior Clerical Officer The creasing amount of administrative

CA STRIKING & THRILLING second the view that our surplus ed or of design. It is in fact year's training at Home, and other object in view is to leave the Assia- work that is involved in running a DAYS. funds in these uncertain days hardly possible to complete a pro- two will be appointed against the tant Assessors as free as possible department the size of the Medical,

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN & TOM BROWN should not be allowed to full be gramme of this size precisely ac eventualities of three years hence, to make visita In any part of the Department; a House Officer for the low the $10,000,000 mark; and cording to a very defrite plan, and when they will be ready for duty. Colony and the justification is University Professors who assist thirdly the extreme desirability of a margin of variation is called for: The cost of the year in England is found in a recent intensive enquiry the Government at the Outpatients' avoiding additional taxation. To and hence a margin of saving-in estimated at £885, but the figure into a comparatively small area in Department at the Civil Hospital; the best of the Government's in fact a slightly inflated estimate arrived too late for inclusion in the Kowloon where the Assessment was two European Nursing Sisters, who formation and judgment, 1/2d=$1|is unavoidable.

Estimates, where the ordinary found to be too low by some three are required in connection with the is a safe average value to accept for Considerations such as these, in Cadet salary of £450 has been en- lakhs of dollars-representing a expansion at Kowloon. Even with the whole year; but should the dol variable under-expenditure which tered.

shortage of some $50,000 Govern these two additional Sisters - there lar unfortunately fall below that cannot be estimated for, will justi "On page 16 of the Estimates apment Revenue. The provision of a will be no reserves available for figure, we have' reserved means as fy calling the Account balanced pear two Class II posts of the motor car to assist the Assistant outside work or for times of emer- I will explain later of retrenching when mathematics would not Senior Clerical & Accounting Staff Assessors is an obviously reason-gency The Venereal Diseases expenditure to meet losses (unless justify the word. But all the ex- on a dollar salary. There are two able measure

cod branch is strengthened by a Chin- they are altogether abnormal) penditure allowed for must be at more such posts at the foot of page “I would invite the attention of ese Medical Officer, and a European without disturblog the balance of the lowest "desirable" and must at 18 and one each on pages 45, and Hon. Members to the nine Assis- Technical Assistant. It is intend the Budget as now before you.":" its total figure be within our 46. This represents the first step tant Marine Surveyors and to footed to place the latter in charge of "The surplus balance at the end means and the Government holds in an experiment directed to the note (6) on page 31. In accordance the new clinic, at Kowloon, which of 1933, as far as. Estimates go that the proposals now before the substitution of local for European with the undertaking given in its will be close to the docks There show a surplus balance of $10,616,- Council full these requirements, staff in some of the Commentary on the Retrenchment are also small additions to subor. Possible to "Reduce” posts of responsibility and Commission that, on the post of dimate staff for this branch. Pro

The Text of the Speech was 13 follows:-

131, and as the Colonial Treasurer

"The practice in forming the Estimates is to enter at once on

bas explained in the memo the ex- "A word on the other side of the control, now assigned to the Senior Government Marine Surveyor fall vision is made for one more Chinese tra taxation imposed during 1931 problem. If necessity compels, as branch of the clerical service. ing vacant, thers would be no cor-Medical Offrez-fɔr, schools. and 1982 will have its full effect it did when the dollar sank to There are at present forty-one of responding recruitment in the staff Even with this addition there in 1933 and has made it possible to 1/- and below, it is possible to re-these posts, but the reduced of Assistant Surveyors, provision will in all be only three proceed without considering any duce certain departmental expen-tablishment of the branch authoris- for one Assistant Surveyor has tors not an further additions.

diture and some Public Works. It ed in the 1932 Estimates is only been made for a half year only in view

"Balance" Explained.

is granted that this can only be forty-nine officers, of whom all but If after a trial of six months. It la children, in the

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"I have already used the phrase done by a certain risk of efficiency three the balance of the Budget, and Iase.g. by reducing travelling and long-l hasten to support it before the other allowances, or point is made that it is a poor kind the standard of the

pkeep of of balance which shows an extra-but necessity weight of dollars on the Expandi at it has done befor ture side. Each and every year Treasurer is standing by Government, must perforce estimate blue pencil as he notes in for a full staff on duty; but there but he adds it is not are invariably casualties such as that the expenditure ch cannot reasonably be foraseen Printed Estimates is bey which leave some balance on the sources of the Colony, total Estimated under the Head I pass now to Personal Emoluments. Further the the form in whi choice of Public Works Extraor mates have been dinary provides a very difficult pro Members will blem. Each item proposed must be important cha specifically named with

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