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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
The Revised Ordinances of
Hongkong
The Council resolved itself into Com- mittee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
The Bill passed through Committee without amendment, and on Council resuming it was read a third time and passed into law.
The Adjournment
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Finance Committee was afterwards held, the COLONIAL SECRE- TARY presiding.
Medical Votes
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I beg, Sir, to move the first reading of a Bill intituled, An Ordinance for promoting the revision of the Ordinances of Hongkong. As hon. members are aware,
a new edition of the ordinances of the Colony has been in preparation for some time past and is now nearing completion. We hope that H.E. THE GOVERNOR-Instead of meet- the five volumes containing the ordi- ing next week, the Council, for the con- nances will be available to the public invenience of the Attorney-General, is about a month's time. The index is not adjourned till this day fortnight at 2.30.
It is ready but will be prepared later. also proposed at present to issue as a seventh volume what contained
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in volume III of the present edition, with additions bringing that volume up to date. The last edition of the ordinances was that prepared by the hon. member who now represents on this Council the Justices of the Peace (the Hon. Mr. Alabaster). That brought them up to 1912 and in the present edition the scheme of work adopted in the 1912 edition has been followed. In the general revision ordinance the editor was given power to make purely formal alterations and he is required
submit
any other amendments to this Council in the formi of an ordinance. The present Bill contains these amendments. The Bill has been drafted by the Editor, Mr. Dyer Ball, now Mr. Justice Dyer Ball. The ordinance may seem to members very long but it represents ground covered in the last edition by, I think, over a dozen ordi- nances. I may say the new edition does not, of course, make any change in sub- stance in the law of the Colony, but is confined to omitting spent legislation, correcting mistakes and achieving uni- formity in form and expression. I beg to move that the Bill be read a first time.
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The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $9,700 in aid of the following votes:- Medical Department, Other Charges:
Lunatic Asylum: Fuel and light
Provisions for patients Washing
Victoria Hospital:
Fuel and light
Provisions for patients... Washing
Peak Hospital: Bedding, etc.
Total
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, pital, bedding, etc., and the motion was agreed to.
Stowaways Ordinance
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinance to amend the law relating to stowaways.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
.$ 800.00 2,500.00
100.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
300.00
1,000.00
.$9,700.00
THE CHAIRMAN-The amounts asked for under the Lunatic Asylum and Victoria Hospital are due to the increased number of patients. As regards the Peak Hos- was supplied out of the medical department's store when the hospital was taken over by the Com- mittee appointed by the Government and $1,000 is required to provide the articles to make good the deficiency.
Approved.
Vote for New Kowloon Golf Course
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $5,000 in aid of the
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vote Miscellaneous Services," grant in THE CHAIRMAN-This has already been aid of the new golf course at Kowloon. approved by the Finance Committee.
THE CHAIRMAN
Approved. This has already been approved by the Finance Com- mittee.
'New Police Launch
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $27,000 on account of police department, special expenditure, purchase of a new police launch.
THE CHAIRMAN-This has already been approved by the Finance Committee.
Lithographing Daily Weather Reports
The Governor recommended the Council
Votes for Volunteer Mounted Infantry
The Governor recommended the Council sum of $4,000 in aid of the to vote a following votes:-- Military Expenditure,
Volunteer Charges:
Grant
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B," Hongkong Defence Corps, Other
$2.700.00
1,300.00
.$4,000.00
to mounted Infantry section Equipment and up-keep of
arms
Total
THE CHAIRMAN Provision was made
to vote a sum of $5,343 on account of Royal Observatory, special expenditure, in the 1924 estimates for 20 members of lithographic machine.
the Mounted Infantry of the Hongkong THE CHAIRMAN-The machine is now Volunteer Corps. The number of mem- available to do work for other departments.bers has been increased to 35 at the re- It was thought that the purchase would have quest of the General Officer Commanding,
The daily wea- been approved last year.
and it is necessary to make indents for ther report issued with the Daily Bulletin forage of $2,700 and for 15 new sets of is produced by this machine.
saddlery costing $1.300. I may mention that this Company is a very popular one in the Corps.
Approved.
Approved.
School Equipment
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $400 on account of the Education Department, special expendi- ture, equipment of schools.
THE CHAIRMAN This sum of $400 is required owing to the Crown Agents Bill for $663.39 not having been received until May. The amount provided in the esti- mates is only $300 and freight insur ance may amount to $66. I would like to ask hon. members to agree to this vote being increased to $450 so as to be on the safe side because we do not know the amount for freight and charges.
Agreed.
Railway Vote
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $15,000 on account of Kowloon-Canton Railway, special expen- diture, reconstructing the roof of the motor repair shed.
Scavenging Cootie Quarters
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $90,000 on account of Public Works, extraordinary, Hongkong, buildings, erection of quarters for Scavenging coolies, Wanchai.
THE CHAIRMAN --This has already been approved by the Finance Committee. Quarters for scavenging coolies have already been erected in Belcher Street, in the Western District, and in the Central District. These quarters will complete the scheme for Victoria.
Approved.
Happy Valley Recreation Grounds
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $2.500 on account·uf Public Works. extraordinary, Hongkong, miscellaneous, reconditioning of recrea tion grounds at Happy Valley.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.