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COLONY'S BUDGET INCREASED TAXATION NEXT YEAR

LEVY ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES

At yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Act- ing Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R. H. C. North, in introduc- ing the Estimates for 1937, stated that in view of the fact that: there is in prospect a deficit of $3.398,910 for 1937, the Govern- ment proposes, among other things, to continue the lery on Civil) Service salaries, introduced in 1936 and estimated to produce be- tween $250,000 and $500,000; to increase the tax on motor vehi-! cles by from 30 per cent. to 40 per cent. when licences fall due:: and to transfer $500,000 from the 1925 Trade Loan Reserve to the Colony's revenue account.'

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1936

TWO-"ATTEMPTS AT - SUICIDE

&

Soldier's Tragic End

It was stated at an inquest at- Petworth, Hants, last month, on a soldier who was found hanging from a tree by a putter, that he had attempted suicide in the same way in the East last February,

The man was Fusilier B. Hal- lon, aged 20, of the 2nd En. Royal Scots Fusiliers, in camp at Pet- worth Park with the 5th Infantry Brigades His father's address New was given as Wall-street, York.

The Coroner, Mr. F. W. Butler. returned a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind.

ROSARY CHURCH] WIDOW'S STRUGGLE

WEDDING

Da Silva

Silva-Netto

The wedding was solemnised

at the Rosary Church, yester

WITH STAIRS

Had To Pull Herself Up Ann Side Down

This woman-a widow-has a mes- day afternoon, between Miss sage of hope for every sufferer from Lina Silva-Netto and Mr. Ren rheumatism.

She writes: "I am a widow, aged A. da Silva. Manager of the

55, and for seven years have suffered Colonial Trading Co.

terribly with muscular rheumatism The bride, who is the daugh-and rhematic gout. Two years ago ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. B-I could not bend my knees to walk Silva-Netto, is Hon. Secretary downstairs. I had to slide down and of the Ladies' Section of the then pull myself up again by the Club de Recreio. The bride-rail. I had to have a stick to help me along Then early in April last groom is the son of the late

year I was advised to try Kruchen Mr. E. da Silva and Mrs. J. M. Salts. I got one bottle, and by the V. Remedios.

time that was gone, I began to feel The duties of bridesmaids brighter and better. I have gone on were undertaken by the Misses ever since, and am now able to walk

Do you realise what cause rheums- with comfort."(Mrs.) F. M. T. tism? Nothing but sharp-edged uric) acid crystals which form as the re- suit of sluggish eliminating organs. Kruschen Salts can always be cotnt-

The estimated revenue for 1937 amounts to $28,760,250, an increase of $2.088,405 compared with the approved estimates for provide for new burial space in Marian da Silva and Chelly

Osmund. 1936. This figure includes the $500.000 it is proposed to transfer existing cemeteries.

The best men were Mr. M. A. Exhumations, $1,000-To pro- from the 1925 Trade Loan Reserve Account.

vide for the removal of Chinese da Silva and Dr. F. M. Graca

which may obstract de Ozorio. The closure of the gambling,-To complete all buildings and graves

A reception was held after upon to clear those painful cry- establishments at Shum Chun cover payment of retention money velopment.

the wedding. at the Club de stais from the system. The numer Street Name Plates, $2,000. is anticipated to

Wanchai Market, $25.600.---To cause a $125,000 reduction in the re-complete and cover payment of To pay for new street name plates. Recreio..

Compensation, etc. $5,000 - venue rext year of the Kow-retention money. loon-Canton Railway.

Stanley Market. $18,000. To For expenditure in the acquisition Revenue from duties is esti-construct a single storey market of buildings and land necessitated mated to produce $6,415,000, of the open type with caretakers' by Town Planning Improvement, an increase of $1,080,000 com-quarters. pared with the current year.

heavier duties on liquor, tobac

into force in 1936.

Levy on Salaries

in

General Works

New Kowloon

Treasurer's Notes

BIG FALL IN RAILWAY RECEIPTS

A Memorandum by the

off

ous mineral salts in Kruschen dis- solve away all traces of uric acid. and speedily bring relief from rhen- matic agony.

Chinese territory and $30,000 to a falling off in local traffic.

A re- duction in the number of trains Roads, $40,000. - Surfacing

Hon banled over the Chinese Section by This increase is due to thei Roads, $30,000-Surfacing and kerbing and channelling roads

in receipts en and motor spirit brought finishing off of new roads as new made necessary by development. Mr. E. Taylor, Colonial Treasur- British engines accounts for the

Taipo Road, $1,000-ard. toer, was tabled in the Legislative decrease of $61.000 buildings are erected and realign-

5th. Mile improvements in open-Council yesterday in conjunction from this item. ment of streets takes place.

The estimated with the Estimates. The follow-

receipts from Blue Pool Road, $9,600-Toing out bends.

Customs Pass Road, $60.000.-ing are points from his remarks Land Sales have again had to be Referring to the levy on complete the portion of this road

Colonial Secretary giving access to Inland Lots Nos. Widening and improving luwer on the recommendations for 1357: reduced and unless conditions im- salaries, the

section to carry motor traffic. The estimated revenue for 133 Prove it is not anticipated that 3685 and 3686.

more than $206,000 will be receiv paid a tribute to the manner

Aerodrome, $40,000.-Half the amounts to $28,760,250, an in- Magazine Gap Road, $8,000.—)

ed. which it had been accepted by the

Bowen cost of the runway being built by crease of $2,088,405 as compared

The following is a summary of Service generally. It was pro-Widening, alignment at

rate of con-Road Junction and car park there. the RAF. at Kai Tak The other with the approved estimates posed to lower the

Included in this figure is the Estimated "Revenue and Ex- Garden Road, $24,000-Widen-half is being found by the Air 1936.

penditure for 1937: version for sterling salaries by

the sum of $500,000 taken from

Revenue three farthings to the Budget rateing at Lower Peak Tram Station: Ministry.

Recreation Grounds, $25,000. —the Reserve Account of the 1925

Ordinary of Is. 3d. if the dollar remained provision of public and private.

Trade Loan A/c at or below that figure as from parking; re-sitting of presen: Development of a new recreation Trade Loan, leaving sufficient in ground area to the West of the that account to write off all the

Land Sales January 1, and to continue the chair coolie stand, etc.

Electric Road, $20,000-Ap-Boundary Street polo ground.

capital outstanding should that be levy on both dollar and sterling

Chinese Cemeteries, $2,000. necessary. Deducting this sum salaries

it was hoped to re-proximately half the cost of rais-

in of $500,000 from the total re- duce the lety by about 20 perling this road to the level of King's To provide new burial areas

venue for the rear leaves $28,- cent. later in the year.

Road and level of surrounding existing cemeteries.

Exhumations, $1,000-To pay(260,250, which may be regarded as stated area. The Colonial Secretary that the Secretary of State, while Jubilee Street Pier. $10,000.- for the removal of Chinese graves the true estimate of revenue for which may obstruct development. 1937. Comparing this latter agreeing to the continuation of To provide covered ways in the

New Cemetery, $11,000.-For-figure with the approved estim- the levy in 1937 with very great concourse in front of this pier.

mation of a further section to No.ates for 1336 of $26,571,843 it will year's working of $3,498,910. reluctance, desired an assurance Colonial Cemetery, $1,000.-To

7 Cemetery, on which work has be seen that there is an increase from Government that an emer-provide for an extension

Estimated Position of $1,588,405,

On the basis of the foregoing gency imposition. of that charac-burial ground within the Ceme-been commenced.

Street Name Plates, $1,000. --- The revenue from duties is es- figures the position at the close of ter would not be maintained any tery boundary.

for new street name timated to produce $6,415,000, an the year 1937 is arrived at as longer than was demanded by the Chinese Cemeteries $8.800.-To pay

plates.

increase of $1,080,000 on the es-under: obscurity of the financial out-Laying out additional burial areas

Kowloon City Pier, $16,000. imate for 1936, due to the in-Actual excess of assets in existing cemeteries

creases in liquor, tobacco and mo- over liabilities as at Expenditure for the year is es-

Traffic Signs, $3,000-To pay To provide for repairs.

1.1.36 Kun Tong Refuse. Dump, $15,-tor spirit duties brought intoļ Limated at $22,259,160 as follows: for such traffic signs as the police Ordinary Expenditure $30,617,130 may consider necessary.

000-To pay for the handling and force in 1936.

over with soil in. this!

Increased 'Receipts and Extraordinary Expenditure, Street Name Plates, $2,000-covering

The receipts from Head 3, Licen- For the purposes of To pay for new name plates. $1,642,030,

Revenue, bave Compensation, etc. $8.000.ces and Internal conversion the dollar rate will bel

Water Works

as For the acquisition of buildings been increased to $13,185,600 Repulse Bay, $5,000-The pre-

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Stage Set for Recovery sent water storage tank at Re-and land necessitated by Town compared with the original esti-Revised estimate of ex- The New Central Market is the pulse Bay holds only 10.000 gal-Planning Improvement.

penditure 1936 only big item under Public Works Jons to meet a demand of 50,000 Anti-Malarial Works, $10,000.—is still much below the peak year

1933 when $16,664,799 Extraordinary. The work is neces-gallons. A tank of 50,000 gal- For the training of stream courses of

was Estimated

31.1236 and draining of swamps to pre-brought to account, but it must be. sitated by the collapse of part of lons capacity is being erected, the old building which was com-)

Port Works

vent the breeding of mosquitoes. (remembered that in 1933 $6,434,-Estimated revenue 1937 28,760,250

1969 was collected in Rates The cost.

New Territories pleted in

North Point, $18,080-Exten- timated at $550,000 is to be found sion of sea and nullah walls toj Ta Ku Ling Police Station, against an estimate of $5,600,000 under Loan Works.

protect existing dump and in-$15,000. Increased accommoda-for 1937, and $1,152,862 was re-Estimated expenditure

1997 tion is required, and this station ceived from the Opium Monopoly "One may feel that with the crease dumping area. stabilisation of our currency, the

as against an estimate of $250,000 Blake Pier, $4,000. Closer will be extended.

Anticipated Excess of increase, in some cases consider examination of the pier has re

Roads, $7,500,--Surfacing, kerb-for 1937.

Pawnbrokers Licences have been Assets over Liabilities estimate ing, channelling and new foot- able, of our export trade in local sulted in the previous

at 31.12.37

$ 7.884,729 manufactures, and the growing of $10,000 being increased to $14-paths in areas ander development reduced from $225.000 to $160,000

The anticipated surplus is there- prospect of peace and prosperity 000.. The pier is about 40 years Tsun Wan Market Road, $7,000,jowing to several shops being clos- among our neighbours in China, old and much constructional steel-To provide a short access to theed. It is anticipated that the re-fore, $2115,271 below the $10,000.- the stage is set for recovery; but work will have to be replaced. market and cover cost of road ceipts from Estate Duty will in-000 mark at which figure it has until the curtain has gone up, the Kennedy Town, $10,000. The work surrounding the building crease owing to the higher rates hitherto been the Colony's aim to less added to the burden ofria-construction of

Sterling salaries seawall and

cost is estimated at effective from July 1, 1936, and an maintain it. The total

jadditional $200,000 has been said the cattle pier is being delayed until

in-roughly account for £500,000 or dustry the better."

$15,000.

serted for this.

$8,000,000 at 1s. 34. as against Colonial Secretary, reviewing the settlement of the completed work

Au Tru-Shek Kong Road, $10,-!

Motorists Taxed "Moreover 1937 will be has ceased.

$6,000,000 at 1s. $d: the Estimates future:

Anti-Malarial Works, $50,000.—¡000.-To complete the widening

the rate for 1936, and it is unlikely in It is proposed to increase in many ways a turning point,"

Motor Vehicle Licences from 30 the circumstances that it will be For work in Hong Kong: training and improvements. he added.

Ha Ts'nen Road. $22,000 per cent to 50 per cent, with effect possible to discontinue the salary Speeches of Unofficial membersler stream courses and draining or the Budget are to be given on of swamps to prevent the breed To provide motor access to a from July 1, 1937. It is estimated levy on public officers during 1937.

Tsuen and the surrounding area that this will produce a further This, if maintained at the October 7 when the second reading of mosquitoes.

Taipo-Fanling Road, $10,000-$42,000 which added to the revis-sent rates, will reduce the cost of . Kowloon ing of the appropriation Bill will be taken.

Travel Association, $600-For Resurfacing sections and widened estimate of $190,000 for 1936 personal emoluments by $480,000

ining to 20 feet. Certain resump-makes $222,000 for 1937.

and will increase the surplus men- Public Works

payment of retention aroney

tions will be necessary and the The Kowloon-Canton Railwaytioned previously from $7,884,729 Tabled in conjunction with the respect of kiosk. Estimates yesterday, were notes Roads, $30,000. -- Surfacing, total cost is estimated at $100,000-ifigures are $1,323,000 for 1936 and to $8,364,729. It will be observed} describing Public Works Extra-Kerbing, channeling, and ·Bridges Strengthening, $50,000 $1,100,150 for 1937, a reduction of that it is proposed to pay salaries

minimum exchange ofter of 1936.

Other sterling comvenience been reckoned also at is. ordinary. The following are the construction of footpaths in new-Strengthening of certain exist-$222.850. Of this sum $125,000 is at

amounting to approxi-134. although to-day's rate is some- areas under development.

ing bridges on the Castle Peakidne to the closing of the gambling $1-1, 3d. or three farthings low-mitments

con-wint below this figure. Chinese Cemeteries, $3,500-—To Road,

establishment at Shum Chun infer than the rate for the last quar-mately £250,000 have for

extracts:

Queen Mary Hospital, $591,000.

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