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this work out of a total sum of $725,000 required to complete the school. Why is this?
(14) In connexion with item 57 on page 86 "Port works $2,000," this suggested expenditure seems to us to be wholly inadequate in view of the need which has existed for many years past for the build- ing of an arm to the Typhoon Refuge at Yaumati, in order to ward off the damaging effects of a typhoon wind from the South. We venture to hope that this work will, therefore, receive the early at- tention of the Government.
(15) In connexion with the Grants-in-aid, on page 101, my honourabe friend, Dr. Tso, desires us to draw attention to the fact that a grant-in-aid is urgently needed by the Mun Sang College which is the only Anglo-Chinese Middle School in Kowloon City.
We have not attempted to deal with the recommendations of the Salaries Commission, which are not included in the figures of the present Budget, because we presume that those recommendations will be later on brought before us by the Government in due form, by motion.
The European Members of this Council consider that the time has now arrived when an area of land should be set apart by the Govern- ment for the making of golf-links by members of the Chinese com- munity. They understand that this will be one of the points re- ferred to by the Senior Chinese Unofficial Member in his speech.
Before I resume my seat I would like to express my great gratitude to my honourable friend, Mr. Shenton, who has supplied me with a very large portion of the material for the speech which I have just given. (Applause).
HON SIR SHOU-SOU CHOW.-Sir, The views I am expressing, with the exception of one given by way of personal explanation, are the joint views of the three Chinese members. The honour- able senior unofficial member having so fully and ably represented the collective opinion of the unofficial members, it only remains for me to touch upon a few points affecting the Chinese principally.
In the Estimates of Revenue, we desire to call attention to the increase of $400,000 in the item "Tobacco Duties" over the approved Estimates for 1929. We assume that the increase is due to the new scale of duties introduced in February last under the Tobacco Amendment Ordinance of 1929; and we hope though we are by no means sanguine-that the anticipated revenue will be realised.
Representations have been made to us by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the Chinese tobacco trade, that under the amended scale of duties 75 cents per pound is now imposed on tobacco, irrespective of the quality, and that consequently
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