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PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24ta, 1991. ÖNGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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A Mestiue of the Egislative Council was held terday afternoon. Tore wars prosent
SEXOFLIENCY the GOVERNOR. Ron. F. SNOWEux, Acting Chief Justin.
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ads, and pointed us that he had at variona will be taken to have English thoroughly taught 2104,75 There Is des large an here, but one appointing Carlos en tattons enbjects. But that annat ha dun. I feel cravinced, nu for a new Water Police Station times noted on the spirit of these anggestions by to the Chinese in 1 hooln of the Cnbay. but I feel it is very desirable to inter- han
tahoe. Gia d's no road suggestion as tearing Gxed ting for the Council muslings was see that in a acknol for the intiation of touchere mitte the asperiasse of Captain Lannin tosa we have here what is called a normal schonki Fortunately we now bure in the Franco Com Hon. 1. S. Toxocar. Acting Unlouial Bracusant and a would use fail to give it his one in which the n.tires thesatens will be in the afstages of a Water Police Station eue wall deserving the consideratie of the Gthemselves a ruining suho and specially printestant, and he will to whas to szalon stenoted in the art of teaching English. That or we hate strom beaubes, over the old hulk ory uteruse expense, ant it will we able to permitted to remind my hon. frised to my right hermal code to stablished. I believe, at in the harbour. While on this scent, way le zern cut, I hope, smer a Chimes Atted to Hariel that who be first, knew Hongong, it aut as tours of Boglish te ather Chinos aither distinguished, along other things, for th
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Hen. E. L. O'MALLEY, Attorney-Gener! Hon. W. M. DANC. Anting Colisi Tres
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Hou. P. TRIE.
Hon. NG CHOY.
Hon. F. B. JOYSON,
Hop. E. R. RELIG
KINUTHO
The minutes of the last meeting wore and snt
confirmed.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
heat attention.
THE ESTIMATES
His Excelentless it bonus my dusy now to lay before you the malatal extimes for 1841. As a general rde, eplenial estimates any belly of only he interest, but la concation in Govarat sebeds or private sehole: faz baries in the karber, which were of daily and with the Colony of Tongkang there is a little seed not tell yen we liars a number of weally oururence. The Caplen Superintendent doght hue that the colonial estimates ha een in. terest which goes beyond the dealings of the Co-volantas aystem prevails largely here; or snove a thing of tha prat. I don't know that saltos apsuported by the hermant. The wil be able to tell you that robberies of that kind love elf, because the revenue of this rai--All avala isanded of practically sely that in any harbour in the world in which few Government is to a great extent & test of the by the micry bodies, and the Chinese baru beri tase place than in the r His Exceltserationen, I have to iu Chias ad Japan and the trule of Indie with definito shape to be placed under it. But it we render on autortable and absiebie Far astern trade, that is, the trade of Europe wide applications that have assured Hongkong, and therefore anything we can do to fernt yoa finé since the masting of the ith use, Chies. When flast addressed the vacuil on the sicklish a normal sebual. I base so zenbt Use Police is still be proper to do. The next thin SRI. Mr. Marsh, sie Colonial Sofretary, con i subject in preposic the aiites for 1991, tenkera ainoated here will as employed in is 0.800 for an Ohairstory and Time Bail. A tinues to hold the appointment of Auditor Genferred to the fact that in the estimates for the sugh school sa el a in the Government has been votat in the currest. Katimaton nest of Cypene. At this monot he is drawing the ceral yes, 185, I anticipated are Sebonis. The cost of the main usage of wash for that purpose, sud I hope it will be sent.
salary from Hongkong, Eat Her Majesty's vune of $1,02 028.
rament base arranged that he will be cery grost importance to us to avots who not add were bat 85, aur to the ceti corsi sud 1 propass to take twenty the
15 berced a matter of solmul would not be mach. Tad to the tenait of pasion sllowances from her the esos estimated by me for the past mates, and the salt as regards reaching Fog-dolata for the coming year. On this subject I think it would Tea thousand has been strendy voted for the is Coleap for the wi maths during which year is been verifiat, Indon mening to the lieh would be most importart. he dress salary from sprus, a that in te toetus lat kava been put berar me he the fo cure he will receive bis gausion partly from lenie: Tresarar bat istud petting 31094. the vote for Boise, there are loon made at time Engtuanrs, whose services for this purpose wer
the shaugen will Rud ander the Ironing of sory able expert by Major Paimar, of the Royal With repet to have the satisfaction of bring befon poa a Maurities, partly from Hongkung, and partly we received in 1850 $1,089,917; in other words, suggestive of the Captain Saparintele ende gisan too by Colonel Papil. Major Cypris Ries our Isat meeting store was ae iporrase Ebout $150) in the actaui pointed not to me that the hates of tun clarin Paiser was the particuan plovethe (ben. net has retired from the post of acting resipte over is estimates of the (for the Plion Depactones were not at the some anunt to obears the Traneit of Verala New Colonial Secratacy and I have had the pleasure of Itle of interest in coster what the stato sa three of chicks in other department of Zend which was very importent obarcation, appolating to that on my hon. friend on my in which we find test fourse. I find in the the Barvice, and be auguns, I think, with much and his requirt, a son will bave somethi left (Mr. Towonly), who has for some tica filled at renue and rents or insire of land that in force, that the Department was ase of great it-scatife papers, has has very bighly thang ( the post of Uclonial Treasurer. I have bad great 1830 we zeived 5, whereas or elirante portaron and that the clerks in that department of er the Antrenor Royal and Her Mnjoy a pleasure in appoloting to the temporary post of was 8217.09), that arise was not the ought to be placed us the footing as far as Government I therefore thought it wuaid ba Acting Colonial Trasate my friend Captain causert thanasia tho xolusi vacsipte over the surios go, as the otes I submitted tun maigable that he should consider with Mr. Deans, and I have the satisfaction of aanring tastes. touting to the maxi torpethetitoneumendative to the rotary of State, who, liller this suborns. It is a subject which faw the Ceaucit that 1 tave appointed to the seat have a change le e to take plam, stamps, I am glad to my, has spproved of it, and I win in know anything about, and we were forintrate în dared vacant by the absence of Mr. Pris fod the extinto was $110,000 and the salt opusision to place bature you, in the Esticates having stor faliner: friend Mr. Holitics, who has been duly ceipts amecaved to 8124624, Coming to the fort, the reland salaries of the clurks in that pink I now isy on the table, is a very clear and enge in and taken bis saat,
The Culay. His report. I may take taxes, Sad the tea we wtimated to reinen Tepartment. I may say I also record foe my admirable document. He enters file into the opportunity of aging this is the first time100, ud at the total sum rollsetel who friend the Captsis Surparistendent a sug question of having a cocusot tios ball dropped at ty Government we have had the beat of $23. The fact is that the causes of the ingestion all arrase in the European sertai baur every day. Hestas dienasca that Your Peally wonial members of Counsi atfting cro-e in to actu ollection over the estimates force, partly owing to the fact thes we have a which is et grant inte, to on, the whirla ques
this tablo.
on these two itens in in itsoif an itens of the larger qmber of European and American mailestion of meteorolocasoration COST OF PRINTING PRIVATE BILIS. Hon. F. B. Jousson astela question as toe conaidering that larg en of roves, Fast the Europaa residanes have of late yours cienon of the lot for hours will be enough prugwas und natural prosperity of the Clour, cetag slout foto now, sed partly also to the obeyvations of persia montian. The x- he west af printing rate bills in the (turer,557, while we get from the tepagars of bean battinge upon the bill The Captain to vince of the importance of non- hent Gazette. It was benassa y all bill should the Colony, which is making such expid Superintendent and are sxica to have apar ietas Gozels and when they camo to print strides, a question arises, who are the porous statine on the hill little to the cast of osired within the last few days tw: tele the Teamway Ordinance. althongh thay bad who centibue these rates? I will bouf interet the pet Rovepeso cosidete, and facing grams from the Government of Manila, and rological observations in the China So 1 pe learned that Gerernment Ordinances were to the Cruel if I mention that I reonival that into sent, as well as te stessity of the Conseils atrace they infested the fall printed for $187, the Govorament interfest the ulnatore, a short time ago, a ratnes of dealing with the story I have referred to be tares of the rule we have raceply 2 peelscat, Bised them $500. This was a gross pusi. tbeowner, laudlords attorneys, or agents who muggested there should be a moderate inrerad to the same way we shall be able to tion, aast be ustred his Bentley to give thou atributors to the rates in the town of Vistoria pat ar an ton, is an Earopean Thatske observations until be Lot only nati *prolestien against anoh charges.
Hi EXCELLENCE said the printer had a congeler in ii. This rethen was firited by incurably by yun. We it has an opportunity. The maguster ovations will stan be of with the mysative acuais contributed fie oue aproved of, wad I hope it will be emsidar da oraivas hat to pit the ports on the Chios with the Government and with the tarme the rainators into Raigars Chinese meting of the Finance Committas, of great section. We also have berrations that contest be hal, so far as he Exollanes and his ratepayers. Taking than whe moving, with my sanation, for the insertion of of the tider. know, tally complied; in fact he had never met a pay, according to this partionlar qarios, ere bhi aion to the Estimates we tread. He since I can to this Colony of a ship heig
dt temamber Gogenmost printer who had given him one thousand dollars in rates per qurter, I and has also suggeskala nertala incrase in the gay low in the Chies H. but a gestion hast
stantion than Mr. Narenho. In reply to the that they are serican ratepayers in this co.. yuntion of bis in friend be duud only say aslany when contribute the bacising sun of over
of Poma of the insotors anJwergmute. I lave would look very carsfally iate the subject be had ca thousand istlaes por quarter. Of than use to ust say I have bunu much track by observation of the tides and oneragia and the gion test vary fatonrubé consider, they appear to be racy ungerar y carafel crivan as to the bidest nad eurrouty, sai thongh mentland
Astuted on a Envsan and sisteAD with mirable way in which the Police Pores tompocutary of the air and water, will often THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND THE WORK Chineas. Ya will alt surkaise ne dorbt that the to their daty on the whale. I considering enable optins of ships to deformine whether
European hous Seat ornirisetes on thomasa i questions cunchored witli the Foliou Po I am the nartisaur aurreat on bich they rely Fon. F. E. Joysox-ir-at the livet moot duitare a queries is ten raprosented by my lan.aled to my the Captain Superinisedders has, at ohangal its place or otherwise. ing of Conall which I bar the housent za stan fried (Mr. Johneous, the homes of Jardine, ala-all times, had at heat at only the interests of we find in this report an adairahte renum, ad all Ou the whole s year, Freeplinet year Axe-diabey drawing sthaman sul Co. this houd of the list we are fou to the fact that hoa, wambes here have Chinez estepagar who contributes 3 87810 one lurks or others, but also the pablis sarine. The finally embarking on wat u largo expenditure
the Forco, as well as officers under bin, whether the Fiusuce Committee is entitled to know before powers and privileges af dokata similar to the quarter: author, St.388: sotaur ; as one bare always han 100 and the subwayuunt expenditzes Bor The
and hy toembers of the Mense of Owenens, then 27,719 aut so on through the sixtemu den with an ego to eflcimy, and no far is I saialeares of 15 station, Ian zina skin orrepting in the can of the introduction of Bits to cau choseand doitars. Tao huss of Jactice. aware, there is only one hour in this force whose you for zu increase in the vote for treu.planting. involving expenditure of public musey. Itaewed Mathwen and Co contributes the large sen salnay has yet loen innvassed and what is higFor Gorerneut Gardens and plantations have to os at the time that the infero es to be drawn 81. guarter, lara seled the welatus Huns on buen spuststal katlug Galeauthorised a sum of $12,000, being an juoross from your Excellency's remark: was that in pose to extend this return so na to inside the Tasurer with a seat at the Cocueil, and 2,000 on a rate for last your. U the ther copiuiut, we the unofficial members of Conacil any first half of the yaar stond of one quarter way giving him that pust shows in a small way hand. I huts not bwn obla to agree to an in. as quite alive to the advantages and oppor jand when that is done wilt lay it bafave the taur I snugaian ble god qualities. There is a era of $1,000 in the experilitare ou the spilies we are at our disposal. Accepting uncil. It is, however, of falérust to know. mult inross so in the establishout charges Botanical Garden. I believe there is to mar seller yachallege I hate minikona what mentioned in my tomarks or the consus for the Postimetoc General Dopartout. That Betasie Garden in the Empire, If you take eay propels of logistien to the Gouavil. return early in June, wamoly, that the Ukiowej inresaan is only 10 year, $180, wat ijito unaiderating the population, an or wife I hops, under your Exaltones's soution ulepayors have been onbestly purchase: arises in this way. It is my day to cor With test garden as stands I confess I and with the sympatising nusistatus of hor. property for manureis wipeses sxsimaly, sider, from time to time, the Davisens claimsera entiafied so far, hub for the west for p
embers, will startly be developed into law. That is clearly established by the rotas ta thakur ataressed to me by ulers of the should like the Caunett to press on the gostion 3at in appears to me, after having giron con- which I refer. I kure from tins to fine salad Government for inereses of since, it is cus of of tree-planting, and bars therefore added the idembion to the subject, that the mais ransommelf, in what I say all an artboiul form, ao mest ölmgreeable dutina that I have to person of $2,009 to the PalA. by the saucial meathers of Conseil have in a suggestion of ray hon, feiend on the right (Mr.forms, beanase, in nineteen masen out of wouty, fout is un oudeavouring, by transplautlug i may add that Ir. as pant hoe so le feotide with the legis innon). That is. I baca called the Chine, or ninety-n cases out of a hundred, having tega trees, to make both he roata to Shau-hi stion of the Colony is to be found by tes moer. ratepayevanbout whatesos theirown in vests. vestigd tks application, I have to define it. Was ani Abardom inte arennes of trees Ho Sainty and infrequeney with which Conseils are Tave generally found them give vary sonsible Unt it is als my duty scensionally to perform how elrendy successfully removed trees thirty or mioned. As a call mestags of Coal are rice. They take a good deal of time in enno agreshta task of deciding whether an f- forty feet hies and seem fect in eitenaf rouse satened at theag or four days' native after videring a watter ban the resnis garerally is that rons should out he given, oven though not asked and will transform those hitburns glaring rowds Jong and uneortuin intervals, it may be of three the advice they give is wall worthy the soavior. Is June dece s to the ease of Mr. Listuriuto lady eveunes. homia a slight is
four months' duration; no intiation is given deration of the reversunt: au considering bou, members of the insires to be transacted that the Cuitar sow the hirgare extepers, and they meet at the Board, sed when the fore the angrily of the fulani, in 2-5
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In av son ample evidence that bo is a mort the gate far struct isega. Fourly we did not faint and hard working offers, that he loss a much more than $2,000 for this purpos duty as Portierter-final ons duiralty gear I took 5C, and this year I pro-
greens for the most pust se parcy oral, 1980 Need You need that sons lime after that disgatal use the reduction is a fait rot, I leave taken ad- 9900 is hía eniny. I sy meation, pild to resist of the I thiaz unovrtainty of the tims when the Councils the wavonne for the care your l I am written and sout in Lori Caberley, Enceivad i vantages of that to innse the number of unpa will most is probaly graa masa salonlated that happy to su what the bars strvo 311. Etter hisset a visit and be said by thirty.the per cent. Some lamps will ha the length of the intervals to deatur pabile in by any her friends the A singlolonial to me ba conlly tangit the time bad our load. not altogether as to the Peakborgh tareas in the proneedlings. Questions of ameary Sentary and the Astine folialen he might retry to put his chim I hope ultimately gus will ha te the porannity are constantly arising which are also to the affis Paris Cabin are the threat. I was able to agro him Baropcart in tiste at the Frale-bes come lump it would be sat desirable to have disoned in the slanges, ind willacted to Hur that I ontlesly agreed with him, and that I had wit be placed along the Peak road; othare tommell, unt when it is nonertsis if a siting Jahe $77552. Since then the son has wrona | alecoy, without his pallaltation, adopted the will be piced in parts of the tow which will tako plane to is mouth, Gext month, orthosen inreasing over that estimated; 14 singly use I have anticami. Theopsbatis that Tedy hon. friend the Captain Saparintendent of moalas hanse, public interest in the tags, outing this and taking it as the oatia result Kimberley writes to may be raises fr. Lis-Polien les alexty selected as equiring thom pengaratiba is mute to get up which for the whole soon buceruz forget ton und fals aside. It sp whereas nz estimers for the stany weane to winry by $150 a rear. Now, enlacan, taurs have been good enough to favour use with that , it woultant to 5, 55 009; i sera sarvinee and sutaries me to increase ble from a Police pint of view; and the Chinese Fests to ma that the Doctcil woult bors a the carent year was $500, so there is no no part of us Eeticuates which is put bofuranious. Thar bara supported the suggestions much more protival and a ante working holy, I was an isonase. I Drd from the enheter -
yea whlah, although we are not silored to altor of the Cartata Superintendant, and have me. fits naastens wera ta bo beið at feed porode, If turns the same can be sald of the ray. The it now, wil: have eventually in be altosed under tiened a low plans flussive, think the on- Lisy were to be more or less patinou so long rates are fuit at the same are formorly. nasrnetivus tenor the Booroivry of Blako. 1 rufer Isidorable addition of thirty-thros por sent in the as there was busines to be done, and her de ter namely. 13 per cent. yet the total am coming to the Boulesiastical Department. Under that alighting of the town will give general antista in diam if necessary, and if hou. members erudin frum thon is inering month by mouth. will find, under the ordinary estimates, a total tion and de setzetting to rendor i opaestion fool any deseres of amarans that save for gentlenen, for one reroute. It is, son of $5.4. It is devoted to a payment to the of the Police still more efforties, Practimatly seeing the public interest would be thoroughly I think, misantly satisfactory. You, as 1. Colonial Chaphin of 50,849 » year, a payment to these are the only shauges of soy importance diseusmod and escried theo ngh water andinnnggurts the expenditure of the rest. The the Clock, Sexton Menger, allowscous, in the airates. I took the eppertquite some cirenstances within an ascertained per ofendime estimated at 30772. That was and grant to the Cathedral. Lord Kimberley time age of sepisicing how we stood with re- time. It is with all submission to your Bz- the tual stint as parod by this Council for shed me to earsider the question of the gand to the Water Sapply. I will only suy them cellaney's views and to the experience of Soc. 890, whores the expenditum has ber kept a ecelvai ostinal charges with a view to their was soom wisppreheation on that sabject, Kari members waist is so much greater thau little wilbin that; it amoure to 998414. In jaossation on the retirement or death of the hope when the matter is belows you to locure
wn that I snegast that the meetings of flounei attor words, wlist the revenue for 1890 has ex-passent holders of the off abonit be bold pariodically on a first day, say for reedel soluntad varen, the expenditure stort Bishop Burdon and the Colonial Cha with have the root of Mr. Bowser, who tells us E mentioned the Commiine you will express your visn. You szanpla ou the first Moulay te each month. has been kept within the eiustet expenditure plais inviting the to fare me with their what quantity of water we are now getting, about Suck's general areasgement would not interfars and the surplus faude of the steny bare inews; nud I also took the
Rutlemen of Aod in the day and over Ave. Ho has
i with your Expelleurs prorogative to call meet-anused. Now, geulemen, as to the details of blutiguing it to now of the leading of mom 3-4 wallens per houd per day in the wet 4D,
:ings more ferqerty or to ptpone to for estimates now interinsed on the first rowding the Church of Ragland in in Clay. I euro formolated a sulume with respect to the tanks. wur own convenies or for the conreuin of my sole duty is to tell pan that the tires municated to Lord Kanhere the laws of which is now hofore Her Majesty's Inverne tha pahlia serviss, but it would assure under are feainet as they have been from you to yose: Bishop Birdos ant im Colonial Chaplain. As There is no ofbac webems which has often bes ordinary eieguwst nom fregion of all ques. two alterutjpas, iu the establishment chaires, of; vece clearly, I will read it to you, Hay
sud neli ucdar, there is but little change. I have nalu ona ore deepath is a shoe ous and puts the care taled of and which I must confess I would be lood opertunities for the tions affesting the welfare of the Coloup. Itar which I hope you will be able to approa, Toe!
glad to see fricly considered by practical mes. Government House, Hongkong, And May, 184 ued that is the possibility of increasing car ther snywer that notion of the genda et such details will all vegas before you la Pina Cola. My fan-Adverting to the spac
seting should be sent to hon. members at least wittes; hot I way briedy say but the ravenutie macgia I Eave the Basour to lay before water supply by hering another re- to days before the sitting, and that the Prenal amounts to 8.181,839, and the stimates sub and the Cniel Caspiain in answer to a quest of
serenic above that at Pokfolan. ahi cautee of the letters writan Sy Balap Rurdou sangið hve access to the native paper. In it
uartule there is a 159ens dow of water you to $1.0 9,274, which will leave an the Colai Sergey that they would favour me into the reservoir shaply by condensation of usation with this subject it appears to me, Air, estimated satulas of 878 584. The parica is ang ole ratione dire to make sa to the moisture on the hills. That is nontinually going that the business of the Comeli would be far items in which, when you go inte Finque Coponible direuníamauzes of crateshoal geant in this en; it has never. I believe, bann mast by litated and its pabilo usefulasks increased by an mitten you will and outsil changes, uro, in the extension of the princiole nzder which the Win.first in, bangs in the rose
wearing maut for fi e spiritual
the system of paying a Colonis) Chaplain of the for being cuised from 50 centá lon dollar, ou and some of the effvises who have been appointed the attenure declined, and cow it is some. 05urch of Englied het waisti le se many years, the romanolation of the Sanretary of State. from England teve opbilose po kore i to exposing anter 0. Teorekore it wont be rash to
work of inspection that is now going on, I have
3.- Kardon flinka 614 (9 of Buglent ciontife intuents, and so fhis day we have ane Committee irus sppointeil, that is to any, hy a hasil otare made it sit for nation and we chants is Hongkong win ld be anime the well de gong on fun snegut of the winfalt alone. Bu the formation of Standing Committees of its e mascariensval's Dagacturer Phireurs boscoseilly if the Gadhadist and to fatore appoint present one, we would be an ample supply of ae bom of Shanghai tà pay for the von Chaplain, Ühe fand be that, with a small regarvoir above the ; hers, which would eashis pour Exoelleasy dia. additions made in the Palles Departmgos; and in tents were red over to the
pouse with the numerous Bears hinn see from the Earbone Dogartinoat you will find a new de Tu Polusief Chaptals sous no rozen for the
water for all purpws. The only subjart to time to time summoned to evasider departments] partant dite. Loking at Pabie Works prapored change, and he points ont that it work is that of the Central Sobool. After whut. I waith reference was made ou termer cocasinam Feastor of He Governmset. These Board, are sus will we find a few changes egeris right of the Wael and the Cisel Buspal
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are said you will ses I must wait the c for the most part and excopetant to report effideation, I appoiubad, somo monita uso, a Com eiantly upon the subjects laid befor them, for kriva to inquire into the Central Shoot. I sad the Hospite, bes
4-un lantas prast, the pay at a Chaplain for the port of the Cromiasion, the establishmount of
bsen misel zu eks itboy rape o nentiosity of experies, and it is have but yet reiva! (he report of that tom.
attention or Dishes Teu sound, we cletas: Wist jamely, aut the whangs is the Enspector. The normal suboet at the suggestion of Lond almost impossible tus they should be furnished mission, Eau everyne is awers of the fact that now to pickman Catholic paint all of which ender it undesirable to bava with all the sterila nasacy to the formation have been said with the thing of 6-Tr the quartion of paying a Cislial Chaplain laps Central School built at present. I may
thuse stitusions for which he gets 1:0 version of sound decisions. As an fliustration of what Begliab in Sue Coutral Ronovi. Indeni, when were to be dealt with. I might be incline to also tasution that Dr. Stewart in his estimato 1 say, I may refer to the Public Works Betim ates for the salar ûnancial year, which were
Pound 675 of entrant endowment and meatioued 200 as the probable uumber for which to as press dissatistaelinu with the teaching st the payezent of contente sang to the various Ch lait before a Hour, of which two memahera of Burlishio all the & verum shoots, ba fart, I
mundarion would be required, but on the avis of the Gaol and the til toppen. But I the Finance Doumittee were rombers. It ap-found un piatting the sail schants supported by, pared to me that the proposals of the But the Government. us English was laugh and veyor-General rebated to works which wiru ce in the Central School itant there wore torebres quired by the Colony, on whether or not obey having charge of Jurgo classes who eak notion of eg the grafoltims servicer of a to build a Central School anticipating a very large were fatively the most important to be spent one word of Uglish. Therepes as you contin
vorm.ont plain, I should not new come nuber. I hope the Commission sill make ento a whither they wars evonistont with are aware, soute examinations were bays, one by ways and ineast, I had not faemstian before Dr. Stewart, who was then Hul Matter, at 7 thinking the ches of orching und Shanghai Schock self into au institution in which a Gaguotentiels agros with Bishop Durdne in seggesplecs in the sense of sievating the Central Be Doessary for the formation of a sound up-request. Bubsequently a couteren e was bad, and stil, nach demi prin of very high lass suimtite teaching is Buglish iou. Had the estimates be laid beforas Per- nertia reactions were passed of which i hearty the Cherch of Kingland namenity in Hongkong will be gire With a normal school, which I manent Committee of the Council with a conti approved, one being that the aching English made up of Doverment Oltinials. The principle of
uity of exparieur in on matters, their report should be the primary object is for Cantal providing gratis medie ajab for oat of you will he good evangh to caution, and the would be a sofal one. It yene Exosilaney were School, e. Stewart at that time bud roturned 5.
in in chengrined by the Site and it can to divide the Council into Flasom, Polive sud from Bagland. Baring biù sonce i bad on-regions are
They are also extfilel to gestorbik i every reason to believe the educational wants of
· Gani, vad Publi Works Committees, and submit trusted tie inspnation of the Cantral School bu
the Colony will be met. I have also casilard 7-1 free to graf the backy Chilcorso, ne to these Comittees respectively the measures Dr. Fol, who had hea appointai by hypertroue than has its of the lux pares establishment of Ragga School skins. Some ticia
the anggestion made by Dr. Stewart for iku ! seating from the several departments with Inspector of Selach, Sirigas Wicks-Beselare al hul they have 10% tis väghtertiter his arrival born he suggested thens should which they would be in conuertion and which burlug spread his intencion of stopin-relieicat pares the Hot Mujesty the Qton ay cijention to the mesent veiem lng to way rent for are now lid before botarogenscue Dantz basing bin if another bag was no really spore off hurt kr., tils monet, I am inclined to belioro you for him. Dr. Eitel had inspeetat the Dea
ibiguul; J. Fog HaxNREET. would find the reporte made to yon web treh Sotoni as well as the other schools for The answer from Lord Kimberlog to that dua more vainable and consistent with each other twelve mouths, and he made a salute report patch is than those you racsiva under the neat serpen it. But on the cabuen of De Stewart I her Str. 1. have already said, I wake wrote to the Secretary of tato in Msreli, 1979, thos suggestions with diffusues, and they scire saying it was my intention to leave Coufrio vas of my desire to improve the afficiency of Sebail ander the cutest of Dr. Stuart att tus Council as a practical and working bady. 1 sora De. Bilel juterised at all by inofeting das gaita vuru that in appointing me to sets in it Art Roy this matter has trade or tiia chumher you did not intend to confer apon itel hay teen inspector në all the cat sekools as a paroly hoorary distinction, and at the Colony, bat has not bea inspecting the equally sure that no one of my bou friends, any Central School. You are shaps that un more than I do, desires it to be said af os in rc.: ezavistion by independent »razziam; we; quial Chazia and ben sabradinetes, cortioned the things bath been uttyudad so ther
ing sara pagicsuin la the present initiers aang spoot to our ingislative fretions stat nomais jr. Chatmers and some iterę-kone montĒR they performs the drier the offs in which the will be Bitla more required. And now. gostle-
mbra. We, the antizisi tambors, are the re-. i ago That examination tested incidentally the blaze naturland.
men, it only in for me to put on the table pomentativos of tho public, and it is to murorus i knowledge of English, und is their report she
8.-Won the formé uzatmos ter diayuninning thes & return I asked the Colonial Forcetary to pre- more hitting to be the potents of popular Barsineca say they regretted to cheeve that it will crus & quem for sonsiderati pare unday, and whiou bears on that portion of opinion t wants that I be made the proposals sextely aur Celess youth could found deadebergs of the Gact and Roepital-1TH, S
has fruition shesid be ruade for the epia the Estimates which is voucected with rice. As to which I have just referred. I couch the tea granatically. The result was austin.
(Signea KIMENYLET. ths last mooting of Council, I think it was, my to your Exellsucy'e aftantion in in) onfidenen i factory to us, and satisfactory, to Her Therefore, gerilemon, although I are goi be hon. friend on my right M. Johnara) asked a that if you adopt them harmony will be promoted Majesty's Government, and it snemntba with foro you there ccclesiastical granta f the pro question as to the number of prionera in gal. At between the rvative administration of the draws of the Central school from the inspector set Betimates, you will cheerve that they are that tiree the Acting Colonial Senretary men- Cutery and the community, and that your Ex-seip of Dr. Eitel was not satisfactory. It is now to be regarded as to some extent temp my fioned that his report, which he had laid that rory selloney's governraont will be strengthenon and desire to place it under Eis iuspi-ion sad and provisional, and the time will sorge who mouth bafora tas Geierament, contained detail supportal.
neerlingly that will be done in futur. I bare they must bo aineoutinned I have in thuesin to the armugs daily amhare, so its report A EXCELLENCY said he was zeb obligad no dock that, with the assistance the Com-Belirates put down cunsideralite out for will be found in the Gazette. I think it was in a to his hon. friend for the suggestions he had mission now sitting and Dr. Eital, ne spop Works and Baildiego, a sao, of not then the Gugettes of the month of June in which
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bedwo halks kupt, onest each end of the harbour, where pour childon might be taken to overy
gestion was referred to me two years ago by morcing and taken off every evening. That
Si dicbal Hicks Benob, and I sonsidere! it. Downing-reet, 12th July, 1521, bet owing to the peculiarities of this phoor St-have the hour to kowledge the region 1 did not think it well to have rag
del No. 33 of the 2nd of May on the god school ships stationed in the harbour, und dennodeNGLE subject of the nad given from public funds to religione
in a small way I have done what I cunt. the arch cosidettion of your despatch I soliool for poor Portugueso has hoon ostahlisbed are some in the state that the stem tant ad for that I give a grant from the owner's
thành for relerenarioni
Bagkoeg about Charitable Ailano Fond. Tho Chinese ris gradually diamontiound; you will therefore, as age the things themselves, but to the sis Sircies occur, not renew the parents Now Yaada to
I would be pespared to make a grant, 1 think
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Appound the daily average number of peisomers inal for the per 10 Towards the mud of That table it will ha scen that the daily storage Duzber zoud 100. I think it want up in 65. My be friend, in the same part in which be printed thess Buncan, akes the remark, which y quits so, that the daily Average of primera is not in itrode a fair imed of oriale. Ha pisite out that the number of prisoners admitted was setually decreasing from!! yone to yoar. altbeogh the èsily averaga neraber, " owing to the fact that the Supreme Court la no desing with nary Jones (armeris dan't with hy the magistrats sad giving longer sen- fences, increasing. Thus the bomber eater- ing the gaoi deôreases, crives itself is decreasing, but the daily average is inoressing. I do not; know whether Houators of Chancil were under i the impression, which sons pertops seen to be baen under, that there we some six hundred or seven handred hardenest cricipais in guol voduri watnace from the Supreme Court, and that'
it was undirable to bare such a large number. However, I entled for a retain, which I shought? would be the out recast ons. It is dated 9am. the rd August, and olssifies the prisozon. The result is that at of 607 prisoners in th Gaal at this cmont ikere are 201 Chinese ran's prisoners nuler notance from the Saprate Court, 14 Chinese females, and 7 Earopesa wales, Flak- ing 27 maly sentenced by the Supreme Court. i I need barats toll you those 227 to the rn series otime committed in tes Calony. With rasplot to the 19 Chinese femala, suspect they an all kidzapping case, 201 tache gates base to a great extent inen detectad hy the Chinose Scaiety for the Suppression of Kidnappity. There are also 976 uses shot, in by the Bagistrates: there is not men who cozi- mit desperate crimes; they are sent in, some of there for hawking without a desnos, bars fe gambling, and, to abort, ti e really serians urinos souly to be measured by the fiques 27. I regast as most satisfactory. This ratarn I lay on the table. The result skoen is duo to the stiniency of the police fere, and tun mafutensues of discipline in the gel. I will only sky, in reference to a remark by ray bar frimal Dr. Johusen) ss to the expose of the machinery for repressing ochpe, that if it is carefully investigated sec omparal with other colution it will be found that it is really ant excessive How we have po Municipal Connni!; is other towns where there
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is stranicipality certain police duties aro dici charged by the municipality, which make the east a Sral sight look smaller. Bat here it is all sat on the Captaia Soperlatoussut who has this body under his oeutral, and is responsible telieruor for all the expenditure he in. eurs. It is a large expenditure, but stail in Dan dapestuvat. Again, you svet not merely inok to the frat, that we have a population, according to the census returns, of 189,000, for severa bundred theend- baliara the is so hasdred thousand-goed through this ban bor in the care of last year. And selian you take into consideration the enormous trade and commerce of Hongkong, and in fact, that we are established here for the purpose of protecting soú prointing that reuterse, when you take late sideration the wealth of lam! place, think my hon. friend will he disgoed to Admit that while our Potion Fores in one of the fost efficient in the world, it is also our of the chest. One great tast of ita ossapness is this: Has erime been brought to a mi No himie war axpensive to a courty tha eriam itself: even the neticipation of crime is ex- peusise. Crime has been brought to a minirons; bave less price here thau in any part of the world similarly situated, looking at its walt
end population. Gentlemen, I recommend the Estimates to go, and I have confidence that when they come before the Finance Committee they will creet with your approval--(Applata
The Appropriation Till for 18 was then send strst time.
Ros. F. G. Jo more the first reading of the Tramway B
id-In mosing Best reading of thik Bill it is necessary for m to offer any observations es its merits. Any thing I have to say on that head would a better But perhaps on second reading. Tat some fox alservatione ate sary in order xplain how it is my hey, tried opposite (Mr. Ng Chog), } who, when I introduced the ill gate notices to introduce a similar Bill, sew, I am happy to say, seronde the B I las on the table) And I think I ought the more to do s பி.
the fast should Bills before the Comped and
public' intarests would be buthar sarrad when there was comntilion. But after my en froud and me." sel badande exsteiinion of our respectiva | Bills wo dienverd that in nearly every respect the two were identical, and therefore the only
opetition before this Cousil woubi bo
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ho carried out by. We did tet think that question was 93% WA could bring before the Council, and I am happy say the pablic spirit of the gentlomeu engaged on the plans and estimates for the tramway has boon shown so prominently that the promoters on both sides erro autisfied and we huis how to introduce on Bill to the Contail. I think I should also say it is for your Excellency and the Council to take what stres you may think but for the protection of the public and therefore competition sonld only have va sulted in the spring of money that could b cauch more usefully eraployed. There is culy: - eno other observation 1 baro is taske. In asking you to give a menopoly to four gentlemen. I shoul mention that we are merely frustros for thora who engage, if the Bill should be passed, that they will carry out the makers by meus of a public sempay or companies. formaily the fill be read first time.
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The Bill then read a brat tibus.
ALTERATION IN THE UTANDING ORDERS. Hi, EXCELLENCY proposed two sitorations in a the standing orders of the Council to silaw of discussion taking plans on the frat reading of a Bill it in any case it were considered desirable, sal to allow of a hili heity inserted in the Gazelle as soon as conrenient after its introduc- tion, inaten DỀ in the next Gazelle, which was sometimes inconvenient.
The andmeute wars adoptel
ENIGRATION THOM THE COLONY ilon. F. Jousso-Sir, I do not feel that Any treing in pocesssy for the motion of which I bave given notice, sahing year Excel. lanoy to lay on the table certain papers on t sabject so important as the passenger traffic through this Colony: And, ie, I desire to say at the ontest of my remarks, most em- phatically, that no ons en ball in granite- testation than myself any form of the slave trede, whather avért er' gotovalut under eninar- sble contract of servitude. 1 aboutd be any of the lant to sonatoaanne ne overlook any attempt at evasion of those hamase and eccenary tama wbiob the Imperial legislature and the loent Go. Ternident have noted to protect the emigrating Labarer from the spares of tun mastozler and the crimp. At the ime time I fost bound te maintain that it is the duty of this Council rost sealously to watch oraz uc cherish the legitimate passenger traffic which is the life-blood, as it were, of this Colony, sad to take sure that regalations intended to prevant Chinese conlive from being sutrapped into contante which doom them to virtual) slavery abroad, are unt sgplied so as to vexationsly kinder and interfere with the passage thaugh Hongkong of emigrants who of their own fiya will are desirous to rok their fortunes in other; countries. Too great stress cannot be laid upon the value to Hongkong of the morement to and fro of yossengers through this harbone. Your Excellency will correct boy vuros if nartfui, but; I su sasured that the health clear passad daring the first half of the propout year 3,000 passes; gers outwards, and we hao that the inward stream falls in vocaine litio short of the outward,
Lot na glaves for a moment at the bearing of this great raffte upon our prosperity. That rach passenger who ships from bere deses his supplies from the Untony and that the sensat which contays aim is fitted out here are bat að very wall art of the advantages which nur trade resps from the traße. The passa mones paid forms so important a portion of the sexsel's earnings that onatge can be carried by emigrant ships ou very cheap terms, and in consequence o businoes in werobaudizo springs up which would otherwise be not possible. Hut mire than this, Chiosman, ke an Englishman, curries his era. tomy about with bin, ask his very wants in the euntry of bis adoption lead to impartatiou of produse from China which has to be paid for by an expert in China of tin products of industry abroad. Haniprecal trade is like a passion which gros by what it feeds on, am) wa bave only to study the figures of the rapidly increasing Huda hetween this Colony and Chins and the countries in which Chinare sattle to be sutiafisă of the truth of my statement. As an illic f the value of the tunda which arises between fala Colony in the pizens to whiob Chivaro vaig rate: I may remind the Council of the rovenus derived i
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