1941-02-20 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1941.

BUDGET DEBATE

(Continued from Page 11)

HOW

11 regard to

prevent, by providing proper education, two Chinese colleagues on this council a large number of young people from and I have found it necessary to ad falling into the criminal class, it would dress joint communication to the relieve this Colony from other heavy Honourable the Colonial Secretary In burdens such as Increased police force. cegard to some of these complaints and With regard to the recently establish in our opinion there are urgent needs financial power which has stooded Immigration Department I wish to for reform in the method of conducting the test of time remarkably well. make the following observations. I be this department. I may add that the

1 Will

Hove that the tmposition of restriction; altitude of those in charge of this de pass on to make sonic general remarks on the estimates for on free immigration was a new depar-partment towards the general public is the next financial year. The figures in lure of the well established polley of not at all helpful. the estimates have been carefully con- the Colony to keep this place open to On the question of Food Control, I

1 must say restriction of wish to urge Government to pay it sidered and closely scrutinised by the the Chinese

closest attention to the recent rise in Select Committee of this Council and this kind is quite a cominon practice 'in

the cost of living in the Colony parti 1 will confine my remarks to the genother parts of the world but with this

close colony's

relation with Chinn,cularly rice And firewood These eral policy in connection with thent.

the Before I offer my views I wish to

such a step can only be considered as are the two daily necessities of

upon Chinese Community. The rise in the state that I am in general agreemeni an emergency measure forced

I be prices of these two commodities is a with the remarks made by my Senfor us by prevailing circumstances. Chinese Colleague

the love that many of the social evils pre-serious matter for the Chinese, parti- Win Revenue Ordinance, and Death Vathing in the Colony are closely con- cularly the middle and pour classes. of land I consider that Government should Duties and his criticism on the work-neeted with this difficult problem hug of the Food Control Department| excessive population and I have, there lake vigorous measures to combat this

forr. no hesitation to and the Immigration Department,”

agreeing that evil With regard to rice I know that Some sort of restriction on the ever- measures had been taken and are being Among the proposals for increased taxation for the purpose of raising fur- Prowing population 15. at the present taken by Government to check the ab Ofer revenue, the Finnncial Secretary Ume, desirable. I presume that it was normal rise in the price of this com-

White re has suggested three alternatives which un economic ground: that Government | modity at the end of 1940

had been advised to introduce this mea-cognise that such measures have, to n ore briefly as follows --

rerlain extent, met with some success, I feel that Government should now re- view the whole situation carefully with the oblect to secure an effective control over the rice stock in the colony both in regard to quality as well as quantity. When this measure of Immigration

There has been a report that some of control was brought before this council

the stocks are of such n poor quality for consideration last November, The

that they

It for human con- Government assured us that "the In- migration Department is to be admin-sumption. intered in the interest of

(1) To increase the existing rates under | sure

the prescot War Revenue Ordin-

Aber

(1) To amend the present War Revenue

Ordinance.

(3) To impose a "proper" Income Tax. T do not intend to deal with, these suggestions fo-day but I wish to state that, as far ан revenue is concerned. the operation of the War Revenue Or- dinance appears to be highly satisfac 4ory

ן

Tax Yields

An Assurance

passengers

must

Firewood Ramp

INDO-CHINA

GETS AIRMEN FROM FRANCE

Airmen from the French Air Force, who arrived in Saigon on.... February 8 from France, have been as- signed to several Indo- China bases in Saigon and strategic points in Cambodia Laos, says a Japanese report from Hanoi.- Reuter.

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