HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
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THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. The Governor, laid upon the table the report of the Finance Committee, No. 12, of 19th September, 1929, and moved that it be adopted.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded and this was agreed
to.
DISTRESS FOR RENT AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1929.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend further the Distress for Rent Ordinance, 1883." He said: The first schedule to the principal Ordinance fixes at 50 cents a day the amount recoverable by the Government in respect of the services of watchmen employed on distraints. That amount is less than the amount which the Govern- ment nowadays has to pay to the watchmen. There is no power at present to amend the schedules, so this Bill proposes to amend the principal Ordinance so as to give the Governor in Council power to amend the schedules in any manner whatsoever. The schedules, besides providing for watchmen's fees, provide for the fees which are paid in respect of distraints, and prescribe forms. I beg to move the first reading.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the Bill was read a first time.
Objects and Reasons.
The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:-
The First Schedule to the Distress for Rent Ordinance, 1883, Ordinance No. 1 of 1883, provides that where watchmen are kept in charge of property distrained 50 cents per day must be paid per man by the landlord. At the present day it is impossible to secure suitable watchmen for less than 60 cents a day. There is no power in the Ordinance to amend the Schedules. This Ordinance inserts in the principal Ordinance a section giving the Governor in Council power to alter either of the Schedules in any manner whatsoever.
POLICE FORCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1900.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Police Force Ordinance 1900." He said: The titles of some of the superior officers of the police force are about to be changed. The head of the Force is to be called Inspector General of Police. A new deputy to the chief officer of the police force is to be appointed. Other titles are also to be changed. These alterations of title will require the amend- ment of various sections of the Police Force Ordinance, and sections
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