Aedessiner
(Honing only at
win. "Tugbor). Hon. Mr. K. AL. Henderson (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga. Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso,
LL.D.
O.B.E., tain
Sir Henry Pollock Gives Co-Ordinated Views.
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I will refer
to
and quote Hor.. Mr. during the Budget
pa of last year Hansard, 1931,
asider that a matter requir-
no
Governor's Bungalow.
recently re, u over that is ing put pofion of the address, and I fall baris but the problem
We hope that the Government will be able to adopt this sugges- tion.
the
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of a
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As the
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Mir measur and a half per cent.
I understand We much appreciate the Me-will enable the who
my opmion he solved, anții we get morandum of the Hon: Director of road which is a mantu
it on to a commercial basia. Hon. Mr. T. H. King (Acting Public
This principle, of course, Works on Public Works put through and got into ¿per»
Outstanding Events of Year Inspector General of Police).
plies equally to some of the legal Extraordinary.
tion quicker than if the original
What should be regarded as the sitions, not forgetting the Polite Hon. Commander G. F. Hole, The Hon. Colonial Secretary, width was adhered to, as we gather
Shing Mun Dam.
outstanding events of the past and a variety of other posta. May R.N., (Retired) (Harbour Master). early in his speech, refers to the that the extra widening from the
The last Item of Public Works, year? First I think the decision this appointment not prove a dead Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington Government having made a selec- 15 foot mark to the 100 foot mark inch more rgent attention which is referred to in the Hon: of the Government to leave our and to this able officer and may I (Director of Medical and Sanitary tion of Works to be included in would entail dealing with a great (than the vehicular ferry scheme) Colonial Secretary's speech is the currency system alone and allow yet find him occupying the position Services).
the Estimates for 1933 "from a deal of rock which would be both ie the re-survey of the Harbour so
new big dam at Shing Mun.
it to find its natural level, guided to which I think, he should in time Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt., preliminary list several times as slow and expensive work. At the that the long overdue work of
The prompt commencement of by the laws of supply and demand. rightfully succeed. K.C.
long."
same time the original scheme of dres ging can be taken ju band
this work is of such very vital im- Secondly the publication of the Contracting Out Public Works. Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton. We may add that it would be of 4 100 foot road should, in our with out further delay. I under-
portance to this Colony that the Retrenchment Committee's Report Turning now to the Public Works Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., assistance to Unofficial Members opinion, remain on the Govern- stand that one officer has been de Unofficial Members of this Council representing nine months exhaus-Department I have a few commenta LL.D.
if the Government would let us ment's town-planning Map, as a tailed for this special service. There
feel that notwithstanding the tive work by three of our promin- to make. We have some large un- have a peep behind the Official cur-project to be carried out in the has been extensive dredging
statement of the Hon: Colonialent citizens. Some of their find-dertakings before us and I presume done since 1928 and had it not at those Innocents which near future.
Secretary to the effect that "the ings may not be practical or the Government has carefully cop- have been massacred in the pro- As regards road-widening we re- beer for the reclamation at Kai
Government is satisfied that the desirable but it has had the result sidered the desirability or other- Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell.
cess of whittling down the gret that the Queen's Garden link Tack that work might possibly not Consulting Engineers are fully of bringing under close scrutiny wise of contracting out some of the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau.
Estimates, and we hope that this between May Road and Conduit have been carried out even now".
our Government more pressing ones Buch Mr. R. A. C. North (Deputy suggestion may be borne in mind Road has not been included in the
Our third additional
aware of the situation, and will the whole of Clerk of Councils).
query; make a beginning in time to ensure undertaking and has already re- Government Civil Hospital and before Estimates for future years
arises under item 30 on page 92 of Estimates.
sulted in many far reaching works of a like nature. To fulfill the Estimates
that the opportunities afforded by are presented.
Kowloon Interests.
"Steam-roller, 12
and the coming dry weather are not economies
reforme. The our programme within the not dig We are glad to find that, so far
As regards Kowloon, no doubt tons, $20,000", with the foot-note
thanks of the Colony are wasted".
due to tant future, will I think strain our they, the Estimates
individual members will deal with "heavy roller required for roads for THE UNOFFICIALS. as possible,
these gentlemen and Mr. Breen Public Works Department almost next year show the cost of the the subject at greater length. The heavy traffic" and we would ask the Members, would be guilty
breach of duty to the Public it and I am inclined to think the to breaking point, it will alo Staff of each Department under Unofficial Members are, however, Hon: Director of Public Works
they did not urge the Government public have not sufficiently realised necessitate the maintenance of a the heading of that Department, of opinion that the weight of their whether such a roller could not be
monumental large permanent staff, and many or appreciated their to send a telegram to the Consult-work, possibly due to the fact, that pensionable officers. though we quite appreciate the unanimous representations should made locally.
ing Engineers upon this subject. its publication came so late in the point which has been made by the be brought to the notice of the
Crown Leases Ordinance. Colonial Secretary as to such Government in respect of three
In business matters it 4. As regards the suggested customary
is day. Thirdly the Report of the The proposed new Crown Leange classification not being absolutely matters which they think require Government Bungalow at Fanling
to emphasize the Honourable Director of Medical Ordinance when it comes finally be- extreme importance attached to and Sanitary Services up to date, owing to the circum- immediate attention.
on Public fore the Legisative Council, may be (item 104 on page 105 of the WATER SUPPLY URGE. stances which he mentions.
to them in their order of impor Estimates), we understand that it hurry-up telegrams, and, if there we know is receiving the careful tentious as it at present appears. urgency by sending one or more Health in Hongkong. This Report less expnsive, and not nearly so par- tance. First, the subject of the More Cadets.
Kowloon Hospital Extension. In this is the intention of the Government
ever was a subject on which a consideration of the Government The Hongkong Law Society are are surprised that, even connexion we would like to thank to abandon Mountain Lodge as a
S.O.S. message is desirable it is and other public bodies interested, working on a scheme by which the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, speak allowing for the forthcoming re- Your Excellency for the recent op- place of residence for the Governor, the promptest commencement with and it is to be hoped that before Government will I think, obtain its ing on behalf of all the Unofficials, tirements from the Civil Service, portunity afforded to us to discussed, at our request, the Hon. Mr. the erection of the Shing Mun long a concrete and far reaching main objects with far less expense
it is necessary to send out more the matter with the assistance of Shenton will deal specially with
scheme will be placed before us, to the Colony, and without interfer Sir. The speech, which I am Cadets, having regard to the fact the Medical Authorities and of the this matter and also with aviation
Whatever reluctance Govern-retaining I hope, the entity of our ing with the rights of private con- about to deliver, represents the that so many have been sent out Officials of the Public Works De-questions, and will also as Chair- unanimous views of my Unofficial during the last 5 or 6 years, and I partment jointly. We
men of the Society for the Protec-
ment may have hitherto enter- present Sanitary Board, but with tract. cannot re- tion of Children make an appeal to colleagues and myself on the would refer on this point to what frain
tained to the sending of such a wider functions. from expressing our dia- Government programme for 1933. was said by the Hon: Sir Shouton appointment at the diverting of increased grant by the Government
the Government that the proposed telegram, we cannot understand The Estimates contain little Chow, on behalf of all the Un-the Maternity Block from the ori-to that Society may be yet further
the continuance of such reluc- contentious matter, and we are officials, during last year's Budget ginal use for
tance, having regard to the fact I should now like to dwell for a New Territories, I heartily support satisfied that the finances of the debate (see 1931 Hansard, at top signed, even though that diversion of the work.
which it was de-increased, in view of the magnitude
that the dry season is just upon few minutes on our air communica-it, especially as it is bound up with Colony, in spite of the temporary of page 155). The necessity for may be only a temporary measure
us and that the Colony is even tions which I am inclined to put in the abandonment of Mountafa depression, are in a sound condi- any such increase is still harder defended
Before leaving the subject of
now still without any information the front rank for consideration. Lodge and the building of a new of on the ground of ex- tion.
as to when we may expect the For too many years have we been ficial Residence on the Island. Moun to appreciate, seeing that the Hon: pediency. The result is that, at Public Works, we desire to recom-
plans for the
the fortunate tain Lodge has been distasteful fa Colonial Secretary pointed out, in present, no
new dam from inclined to rest on maternity case, how-mend to the Government that, in
England.
advantages of our Harbour. Times numerous Governors, as it cưă his Budget speech this year, that ever urgent, can be treated in the stead of maintenance contracts re-
Telegram To Engineers.
are changing, and changing fast, them off from the Colony's adminis- 6 clerical officers were now being Kowloon hospital for lack of ac-lating to Public Works being let for substituted
To those who have to at- the calendar year from the 1st for Cadets, namely, commodation, and we, therefore,
Until we get those plans, ob- and if we wish to continue to hold tration. two in the Secretariat, two in the welcome, the inclusion in the January to the 31st December, the viously no progress towards the that premier position in the Far tend on His Excellency during the Treasury and two at the Magis- Estimates for 1993 of a block of contracts for such works for next erection of the dam can be made.
East which we have hitherto done summer months it takes up a large tracies respectively.
we must be sure that we are We, therefore, Nurses Quarters, which will pro- year be let from 1st January to
not part of a business day. The pre- unanimously,
is fast being passed by while we sleep. sent Government House arge that the following telegram Now, are the present facilities at falling into decay and the report vide the Hospital Nursing Staff the 30th September, and, there- with the better and quieter ac-after the 1st October, 1933 to the
be now sent to the Consulting Kai Tack adequate, possibly for the on the state of the roof of the commodation, which they deserve, 30th September, 1934, and for Engineers by the Government, moment yes, but what will the ball room when it was found to and which should, we consider, similar periods in the succeeding namely:
position be in five years time? be in a very dangerous condition, release the Maternity Block wholly years.
"The Unofficial Members of Let us for a few moments study is still fresh
in our memory. for Maternity cases.
Council strongly press for in- recent developments. Commercial I have called for the figures to formation as to when the plans of aviation has great possibilities in show what Government money has the new Shing Mun dam may be the Far East, and unless we take been spent in recent years expected to arrive out here, be-time by the forelock and provide Mountain Lodge and Government cause they regard the promptest facilities for what we know is com- House and I am informed that commencement with work on such ing, we shall be left far behind. since 1928 $35,532 has been spent dam as vitally important to the
on Mountain Lodge and $190,887 welfare of this Colony." (Ap-
on Government House. I think plause).
(Continued on Page 15.)
said:
For the sake of covenience of reference, the points made by the Hon. Colonial Secretary, in his able and comprehensive speech, at the last Meeting of this Council, are dealt with, so far as possible,
in the same order as he dealt with them.
At the outset we have to con- gratulate the Government upon having, at long last, made pro- vision in the Budget for 1933, for a commencement with the new Government Civil Hospital and the new Gaol and the new Central British School.
We
Generally we approve of the proposed changes in the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff and of the scheme of promotions from the Junior Service.
We also approve of the appoint ment of the Second Assistant AB-
sessor, to attend to the proper rating of tenements, and also of the Inspector of Tenements and
It 15 satisfactory that the the Senior Clerical Officer who are Colony's 1933 programme can be to assist him in his task. carried through without imposing As regards the considerable in- any additional taxation, and we creases in Personnel in the Police
new
Whilst approving also of the projected additional Medical Off- cer's Quarters and of a General Ward Block for 3rd class patients, the Unofficial Members desire specially to urge upon Your Excellency's notice the necessity for erecting a new Block capable
Our object in making this re- commendation is to avoid the shift- ing over of contracts to a new Con- tractor in the very middle of our dry season, which is the most favourable climatic period for carrying on with maintenance con- tinuously and without any break.
dam.
Aviation Matters.
Air Mail Service. The provision of an Air Mail Service to the Far East is no new
Residence in New Territories. Aa regards His Excellency the Governor's proposed retreat in th
Un
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