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20.10.09

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

BIS EXCELLENCY ON

TYPHOON RESCUES.

REPORT ON THE BUDGET.

QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS.

The adjourned meeting of the wax at home on leave for nearly a Legislative Council was held yes twelvemonth in the full helief that terday afternoon, His Exceliency he was to rotura to this Colony and the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, that within five weeks of the date es presiding. Other members present of the expiring of his leave (as shown were the Hoo. Mr. F. H, May in the Civil Service List) and when. be was ou the point, of leaving Eng- (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. F. A, land to take up his appointment Hazeland (Acting Attorney General), here he was for the first time in Hon. Mr. O. M. Messer (Colonial formed by the Colonial Office that Treasurer), Hon, Mr. P. N. H. Jones his services were no longer required t (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley (Captain

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3. Superintendent of Police), Hon. Dr. eligible for obtaining fresh employ

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* Ho Kai, Hon. Mr. Wei Yak. Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, Hon. Mr. E. Osborne and Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart.

FINANCIAL MINUTES. The Colonial Secretary moved is that the following minutna bo xe id ferred to the Finance Committee.

11 The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of $1,600 in aid of the vote, Public Works, Ro- current, Water Works, Maintenance of Kowloon.

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Will the Government, taking into consideration the fact a Mr. Carter's good service, and that owing to his age he is now no longer

ment in a Government or municipal office, recommend to the Secretary of Siste that under the exceptional circumstances of the case Mr. Carter- ibo granted a special pension of say €10 pa; or as an alternative an offer of re-employment here similar conditione to those of his former post I

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In the event of the Government being unable to agree to this will His Excellency consent to refer the question as now raised to the Secretary of State?

The Hon. Gulonial Secretary e The Governor recommends the reply was as follows:--

w Council to vote a sum of 800 in uid (1) Mr. Carter first received notice

I of the vote, Judicial and legal of the intention to place hiar on Departments, Land Registry Ofier, pension in a letter from the Colonial Other

Charges, Incidents) Ex Office dated the Bath of July, Denses.

(2). It is a fact that Mr. Carter The Governor recommends the went home on a year's leave on 1st r. Council to vote a sum of $500 in aid September, 188. He applied for

I of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, three months' extension of that.

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leave prior to the intimation above

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The Governor recommends the referred to conveyed to him on 34th Council to vote a sum of $14 in July, and he has been granted an aid of the vote, Charitable Services, extension. his leave of twe Passages and Relief of Destitates. months.

The Colonial Treasures seconded. (5) Mr. F. W. Just, of the Colonial Office, in a letter to Mr. Arising out the financial Carter dated the 14th of last minutes, His Excellency said: It September wrote: With regard may interest the members of the

your request for a special pen- Council to know what has been sion I atu to observe that you have done. On the 22nd the Calehas been granted the addition allowed

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i brought in news and sigualed als under the regulations for abolition at Gap Rock to the effect that a of office and that it is not possible large autober of dismasted junks to consider the grant of a special had been seen to the south-west pension."

and weet of Gap Rock We im- (4). The point bas already been mediately scot out the tug David placed before the Secretary of State.. Gillies, which was hired from the The Government has already con- it Dock Company, She left at 3 am. sidered the possibility of employing rt the sauc might and arrived on the Mr. Carter in some capacity and scene shout daylight the following should a acitable vacancy arise his morning.

She was instructed to claims to re-employment will not bring in whatever junks she could, be overlooked.

and she brought in 52 men from Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart asked: various juuks, and the towed in To whom, for what public purpose, one junk. AL rpe sone time I and for how long has the plot of applied to the Commodore, asking Government ground hetween the him to give assistance. He sent New Law Courta and the Praya

been let! , out two Destroyers, which brought

The Director of Public Works: in one junk, and distributed rice This ground, with the exception of

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and water to the different, orews-

the strip immediately in front of

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We sent out with each vessel 200lbs the Hongkong Chib, temporarily

of rice. The next day, Sunday, the

two Destroyers again went out and occupied by Mr. Chan A Tong for work in connection with his non- brought in three more junks, and tract for the new Law Courts, has

They again took out rice and water. been let since 1st December, 1906

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to Mesars. Bang Lee and Co. for

I reached us from Gap Rock that their work in connection with the

there were a number of derelic

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contract for the Post Ofico.

a junks floating about. I again com ground has to be cleared on three rt muniosted with the Commodore, months' notion in writing from the

n, and on Monday night he again sent Director of Public Works.

ad but two Destroyera and the Cadmu Hou. Mr. Murray Stewark: Will They have not yet returned. They the Government undertake to have se took soulbs. of rice tach, and the the plot in question cleared and soon as it is

de Stauley, which was passing on that made presentable as

a day to make her usual fortnightly no longer necessary to the work

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trip to Gap Hurk, also took on on the Law Courts and the lost

300lbs. of ric.. The hire of th Oce to maintain it in its peent David Gillies cost $600 and 2,700lbs

His Exorieney: It won' he minute now before the Council advisable for you to give no ic on

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mutitly state?

of rice cost $13, and the financial

0. for that amount I may also say that question. The intenti

that the Telemachus brought in clear it as soon as possibl

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} sloven men, and the Mathike six should like to have notice of the junks, which is a most creditable question if you desire a define performance. The Helene also answer.

brought in sixteen men, and I have

SUBSIDIARY COINAGE.

at just heard that the Quinte towed Mr. Murray Stewart: You:

to a junk into safety. (Applause cellesey, I beg loase to give

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g- Other vessels have brought in other that at the next meeting Y's all

18 junks. The total rescued ore meu more the following resolution: Thal 20 62, and eleven junks

in the opinion of this Corneil the

The minutes were then referred to issue of a new subsidiary co **

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the Finance Committee,

MEMBERS QUESTIONS.

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convertible at par, would not be successful unless the use of the

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The Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett asked other subsidiary coins were

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hibited within the Colony, and at,

As it is undemotrnel that Mr. A in the circumstances, it is undesir-

at Carter, sanitary screen has been able to deal with the matter pt

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of

wice,

will the

Colonial Secretary

cil when thig af

notice as to hir

Is it not a form

Ten prakie the a part of a compretensive some

for the Conn of local currency reform.

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THE DINAMICIE RITI

The Colonial Secretary ht of Mr. Carter foard the report of the Finance

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