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ment.

THE TAXATION. OF SHIPPING.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 07a, 1891.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

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tober and March at 150.000 gallons. Mr.

THE ABERBD TAXES.

mighalies of saying what, i exaqusiron 16-

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, HOG. P. RYBIO-Some time age I pata qua

ADJOURNMEST.

Fre BIGELLENCI will answer that ques the notitiestion for to people who have bought Justion Smith in Jonka v. Tarpin where ko THE COLONY AND ITS COMMERCE,ich have to be expended for their benefit fooling the Legislative Coutil," "we ceannt) in addressing the Czarewitch. He could

tion myself-The-eqatralent of £20,000 was land and not conformed to the terms of their disoned the question of the unlawfulness are, however, well worthy of consideration. Bis suppose there was any intentional befooling, scarcely style himself Your Fal, and paid on uy, matrent into the military choat leases. Each case will ha dande with on its own of paying for exive ataka und said.anch nase most be adjointed on its own merits. The Goferiors reply to the Hon. T. Excellancy reminds us that besides the light. His Excellener in the reply he gave to the "yet his visitor was of imperial rank. With on the 21st February? A telegram had morite irrespostive of time.

TREASURT ACCOUETS,

Having read natruot from the judgment WAITERAD on the position and prospecte houses they are other costly services, such Hou. P. RTL in the Legisktive Council on the truth of the report we have nothing to been received from the Sorelary of State

Hon TH WOITEHEAD asked-Will the referred to the hon. mamber want or to. requesting the immediato payment of the of the Colony is completely destructive of as the Harbour Master's establishment, har Thursday aid that ou readying a telegram do, the possibility and fact of the report is money. He had before hith the reasons against Hon. the Colonial Treasurer give the Council say that acording to it the question of what the pestistic position taken up by that hour launches, barbour police, and the Ob. from the Secretary of State requesting the the emphatic point It was a foreign the voting of this money whinh had been urged some information regarding the various items was excessive stalo as to be determined by geatleast Hongkong must purissentory involving an aggregate expenditure immediate payment of the money it would prince, not a foreign devil who reared the at the passing of the estimates for 1931, and his aggregating millions of dollars puder the jury, and he thought it might be decided har telegram therefore uvilently conroyed the dali-head of receipts and payments in the statement by the Maristrato, who was a man of com and promes is not only a matter of hope of some $80,000 per annum, which are under ordinary circumstances liave been his Viceroy and parloak of his hospitality in boate deosion of Her Majesty's Guvernment dated 6th inst. and lid. before the Conneil on men some at least, and if any one was not but of masonable certainty, the geogra maintained for the beneft of the ship duty to have at once summoned a meeting return. At the Veroy'a bauquel an infter giving the matter full consideration: 10th idem; and further, an explanation as to satisfied with his decision it would b3 prasible A fur myself: giving my basf attention to the the decrease in expenditure against the man to appeal to the Supreme Court, so that in that. phical situation of the Catony being such that ping. But he is in error when he says that of the Council for the purpose of passing perial chair decked with yellow and borne maiter, apart from the light thrown upon it by of the Pastmaster Gamoral sa appears in said way it might be determined what was excessive. it must share and profit by whatever otha ar principally maintained out of the vote, but an was not the in a condition by eight man was prepared for the Czare- the Secretary of State's despatch and elsewhere, statement under the heads of tablishments He thought it was orig right to say the clause was not introduced without some consideration. The ACTING COLONIAL SBORNTABT--I have

HIS EXCELLENCY-E sa guro no member tension if trade may take place between the ordinary taxation of the Colony. Ex-to hold s meeting of Copil, and feeling witch, whilst Prince GEORGE of Greece, and after arriving at the conviction, which and serviesa exclative of establishments."

| every day tands to strengthen, that the payment China and the rest of the world. It is esclusive of the Gap Bock dues, which must that he ought not to lon to others the probably a visiting jess officially, had only was a right one, however unfortunato the eir. had the information asked for by the hou. tiem thought that, but on the other bad I am of to point to the decline of the tex trade, to not be taken into secount, we gather from invidious tasks of defending the vote, be green chair with four bearers. A few standes under which the demand was made. bez progared. It is very long statement and oidoion that while the whole Ordinanes is the docks of the opium trasie, and to the the reverte returns that the payments undered immediate payment Up to this more such lessons, learnt at a crivenient. It would under ordinary circumstances have boos I think it would be bolter with your Brodleney's restraint of freedora fa somo respects this would be na vzcessivo restraint of freedom, in fact if my duty to have at once summoned a mesting of permission to lay it on the table.

HIG EXCELLENCY-I think it will are all persons in a private touso obou to play high end falling off in smigration, all of which as by craft of all kinds last year amounted to it no great exception can be taken to His distance of time after a war, will do a vast cancil for the purpose of prasing the vote.

some $90,000. The ordinary light duos Excelleney's conduct. It is nos in infrs-deal to draw not only the diplomats but For reasons which are well known I was purposes if it is laid on the table and printed it frequently they might subject underthiespeci Solano to the supervision of the police. Now I causos projudicially, affecting the prosperity elded about $82,000,junk licences 882,000,quent occurrence that payments have to be the people of thing into the cemity of not then in a condition to hold a meeting the hon. member bas zo objection.

of Connol, and feeling that I ought not to Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-None whatsvar. confers I am not without a certain sympathy with of this Cohny, bạt whatever decliné may bi

The document was then laid on the table. the saying abtributed to a celebrated praiate that seen in the direction or in liat direction shipping amou $10,000, and registry of made bufore the amounts can be formally "rutious, and to prevent causes of war in the learn to others the Sarious task of defending there can be no reasonable doubt that the cargo boats, surveys of vessels, and other reted. The case is provided for in the Cantore the vote, I ordered immediate pigments did TABE CONTRIBUTION be preferred Exyland free to England sober. Hon. T. H. WETTER EAD anked If the fall I am not without an analogous fouling with re The writer, we think, rather exaggerates entirely on my own responsibility, smaller items bring the total up to the figure chill Office Regulations, wherein it is aid

military contribution of £10,000 for 1890 had gard to gambling, but whilo thage may be. volume of trade-se a whole is bound to grow. | we have, mentioned. Thus if a Harbour down that "any officer improperly authoris the importance to be attached to the reptics The Hon. T. E. WHITEHEAD But the follow-haen paid on or before 31st December last would reasons for disregarding that feeling to a cer We have tehind us an empire with a popuBoard were constituted on the basis suggaat-ing or directing any expenditure contrary to accorded to the Czarevitch,. It is of course ing question:-" Will the Government lay on there not hate bran a deficiency in ravenne se tain extent I think to deal with the thatter u Iation of pearly 400,000,000 and a foroiga

the table report on the prevent state of the compared with actual expenditure in 1800, and excesiv stakes, if might be in a private house, trade of only Hk. T. 214,337,061, ay

ed by thefovernor and took over the services the instructions which he may receive from antisfactory to learn that the young Princo Tytam reservoir std state (a) the quantity of if so how much would have been the dofisionor? is pushing matters too far, not to mention the COLONIAL extraordinary diffloalty put before judges and mentioned there would be an annual balance," Her Majesty'e Government will himself bepras neither slined nor spat upon by water in the reservoir on lab Angus last, (8) population, has a foniga, trade of some space, we die with a smaller onthobasis of the present texation (always held pericually responsibh for the amount the populace, por lumalted, by the unan, the quantity dolmurod daily through the tuned, reply, I have to inform the bon, momber cast it

f) the estimated Bow into the reservate botwoon the extraordinary public, works bad been paid Probably the might differ very often thom- 2150,000,000.- China is opening up slowls clusive of the Gap Hockfees), of some $10,000, improperly authoriend." The Governor daring, but surely no one ever expected fire 1st August lost and now, fd; the quantity from the scormalited bilances, there would not, selves on the subject and an irregular state of

the few would thereby be introduced. it is true, but the process, is bound, which might be applied either to the reductoads the jastoont in the present case en-that such would be the case. The Chinese Dor left in the reservoir, fej this cause of the I believe, have been any defioloney.

difference, it say, between the quantity passed

THE STATE OF QUEEN'S BOAD.

The other clauses of the Bill, as printed in ho must be tion of taration or to improvements, to say tirely on his own responsibility and in doing Government know that

out of the reservoir as shown by ite contonte tinue, and as the trade of China increases w

Hon. T. H. WHEEL asked-Has the at the amended draft, were passed without altera- the trace of Hongkong auet iqurense. And nothing of the greater economy with which was not guilty of any special irregularity, received with the respect due to the then and now, including the estimated flow intelttention of the Government hean aslled to the tien or discussion.

Harbour Bone might possibly conduct as is admitted by Mr. Francis in his letter, heir of one of the most powerful empires and the guantity delivered through the tunnel" leading articles in the Daily Press of the 17th The ACTING COLONIAL BREEZIAKY la..on March and China Mail of the 20th inat, referr the cry, there in every reason to believe the serviss. It would therefore, we think, The mistake made was in no informing the in the world, the great northern mighbour the table the document asked for. In answer ing to the unsatisfactory state of Queen's Resad tien in this Gurbil about amending the Membant will proved not merely pari poses with China's rease but in a anore rapid ratio, wall for the shipping interest to close as Council, when they were asked to formally of Obira, and that it would be in the last to (a) it stated that the quantity in the Tytam Central, and will the Burveyor-General state Shipping Ordineare It was stated at the time In 1880 is share of Hongkong in the total prettily is possible with the guzei offer con-vate the money, that it had already been degree perilous to provoka reprisals by put reservoir on the let August last was 307,650,000 what stops are being taken to put it in proper that it would be amended shortly. Something

like a year has elapsed and nothing has boo galons. With regard to the quantity of water order? tained in the Governor's speech. There is paid. That in not doing His Excellency ting slights upon so distinguished a visitor. delivered daily from the tunzel a tabia showing The Aoring Corchias SECRETARY-I have done, and I now bar to give notice that at the foreign trade of Chian was less than 30 per little likelihood of any remission of taxation we actuated by the best tentions io, we The tandikia went forth therefors tint every the daily and monthly deliverice from let August to inform the hon. masmiber that His malensy next meeting of this Couzoil 1 wilt ask when cent. ; last year, excluding the Kowhón Cus-

months were August, 58,085,000 gallons; Sep by the Surveyor-General that Queon's Road introduced. toms retus, it was over 40 per cent. Withder the present system, and with a Har-think sufficiently evident from the circumpossible respect should be shown to the to 23rd April was given. The totals for the has seen the articles roformed to and is informed the new Merchcnt Shipping Ordinance will be bour-Bourd there would certainly be no stances, but it was a geureatadake nud has Prince wherever be landed, and these in-tenter, 56,667,000 gallons; October 50,3.400 Central is in as good order as the ossary

The Council then adjouçasa.. The prospect before us of an increasing reuocessity for increasing taxation. There is brought in its train disagreesile consequences structions had to be beyed. Had any gailose; November, 50,280.000 gallona. De operations of the Water and Drainage Depart. | catage in a growing trude we must confess therefore everything to be gained and no-both for the Governor, the wfficial members Vicoroy faded to preserve order in.liis pro. combor, 51,792,300 gallons; Jaunary, 49,988,000 Mant will admit. It is proposed as soo

gallons: February, 37,301,000 gallons; March, as the sowers and water maina are completed in

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION. ress as to the future of the public finates. thing to be lost by the proposed arrange of Council; and the community at large ince during the Cearawitch's visit be would 23.177,000 gallons: April, 19,647,000 gallons. any locality to relay the railway. The Sur Had the payment been at wee frankly an-Certainly have suffered degraladinu, possibly With regard to the daily delivery the average regor-General adda that if any hon. member or If one of the revenue, such as the

Trom Lat Augast to Bist January was the writers of the newspaper articles will kindly The folowing despatch from Lord Knutsforl nounced there would no doubt have been an lost his life. There is consequently no room about 1,500,000 gallons daily; 1st March point out to him any spot where the defects are was laki on the table of the Legislative Council Opium Farm, falla of, the decline will be

outburst of indignation, but His Excellency for astonishment that things passed off to 23rd March 1,015,000 gallons: 24th to which reference has been made he will do his on the 30th April more than made up on other items. In 1880

March 729,000 gallons; best to have them remedied.

Downing Stroot, 7th March, 1891. would have been able to show a good de pleasantly at Canton, Nanking, Klukiang, Marob to 91st

SWith reference to my despatch No. 33 the ravage was $1,036,229; last year it From the letter addrwsed by the Storefence in the telegram be hid recived from Hankow, and Hanyang: On the other hand i from the let to 23rd April about 729,000 gallons THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE.

daily, since the 23rd about 483,000 gallon Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD naked-Have the of the 13th instant. I have the honour to inform renched 11,995,200). Granting that the rent tory of the Chamber of Commerce to the the Secretary of State, the indignation would there is no scope for congratulation of the daily. La reply to the document viated. Government issued any Sustrators only for you that I have given careful consideration to for the Uptain Farm my decline qu the neur Acting Calopal Secretary it will be seen have subsided without leaving behind it any Chinge Government, vo cause le moice at The stimated proximate dow into the reservoir the more stringent onforcement of the Opium views of the anodicial combers of the La- between ist August and now, including ava Ordinance, 1887, and for the more frequent ex-gislative Consell regarding the increased military future, the revenue is sufficiently elastic to that the Chamber has lost no time in correct personal acrimony, the main for the with any special improvement in the Celestial portion, is 84308,000, which gives a daily amination of opiam godowns? If suck instra contribution as expressed in the memorandu bear the grain,

ing the statements made by the Governor holding of the increase to fit suizrica demeanour towards Western people. The average of 355,000 gallons. Hon. J. M. Price tious have been issued has it been done on the which formed the 4th enclosure to Mr. Flaming As to the depression through which the with rufance to the reventie from and ex would protably never has been heard of, entertainrants offered to the Cure witch were in his rogart dated Lut November. 1859, pisoid spilestion or complaint of the Chinese Govern&patch No. 449 of 22nd December last, to the effect that the sentribution should not be in. Colony has beca passing and from which it penditure on account of shipping in this,

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-I love creased until the garrison has beer brought op faud the Governor's depanare might have not by any means lavish, and at Nanking, daily How daring the meatbs between Opment or the officers of that Government appears to be now emerging, the cause is, we arbour. His Excellency stated that he been attended with the usus pleasant obser- officially the most important place la visited.sors Orange in ala-paper road before the to inform the hoe. member in reply to his ques- to its fall street.

2.-In reply to this memorandum I have to think, made sufficiently clear in the Go sides lighthouses there were other costly varees and those marks of respect fit the com.the civilities were confined to a ceron Institutier of Civil Engineers in 1839 esti- tion that the Superintendent of Imporis aud vernor's oseb and the information be has aervices, strb-as the Harbour Master's exunity delight to pay to officers who have/cali paid him by the Viceroy, which the stod the day wonźbar How at 200,000 gellous] Bxports was directed last year that it was part point out that if the colonial contribution cover- per diem. (d) The reservoir is practically of his duty and the Opium Ordinance to make ed the whole cost of the garrison, there would, obtained from the Registrar of Companias tablishment, barbour haunches, harbour po-served the Colony woll. His Excellency sp. Prince returned on board a Chinese man of ampte

surprise visits to epiam stores. The answer to in my opinion, he just grounds for claiming a "THE COST OF THE FYTAM RESKEVOIR. the second part of the question is a negative.. robate for delicient numbers which to generally There is, as we have shown in previous artice, and the observatory, involving an exparently thought, however, that to say as was lying in the river. The Vixtoys at Hon. T. H. WHITENRAD RAŽOd-Will the Go- | THE PROFUSKI, LIGHTHOUSE ON WAGLAN. granted under snel elevamstages, but as the tiles, be no diminution in the general trade panditure of some 880,000 per annum, main once that the money had been paid would Canton and Hankow certainly did fer His variant lay on the table a complete statement

Act. T, H. WarisREAD Mid-With refer contribution beare only a small proportion to of the Chlony, but qu ever public companies tained for the benefit of shipping, und printe te burke the discussion of the vote on its Imperial Highness hospitality, and the of the cost to date of the Tytam reservoir sad ence to His Excelloney the Governor's state the lotil must not only of tao gerriaan ultimata works connected therewith, including the service ment is. Connell ou 18th December, 1839, rizly to bo provided, bat of that which is notually formed spor December, 1B, them has bear cipally maintained out of the ordinary merits. This is the only reasonable ex. Viceroy of the Min-cha was prepared to en-roservoir; also a statement of the cost of the I was given to understand at your that, in present in the colony, no such shiga arises in a depression of $5,126,750 below the paid taxation of the Colony. The letter of theplanation we can find of his conduct. tertain him at Foochow had he visited the works to date for the distribution of the Tytum consideration of our having undertaken the thin paye

3-I am unable to admit the allegation that Mpls. It is true the deprecation has Chamber of Commerce shows that the ro. Whether the discussion tock place before. Banyan City, but let it not be forgotten water, and the estimated farther, gumb required "work of the Gap Book Light, the Imperial

to com pluta the distribution works

"Chinese Maritime Casions would undertake the demand for the iscrossed contribution was bren nimest made up by the apprecation in venue of the Harbour department, exclusive after the money was paid was for all practi-that Peking was tacitly forbidden to The ACTING COLONIAL, SEUNETARY lail the the lighttons. Waglan will the Govelased solly apon the proposed farther ingresse other.nercompanies, but a good many of the of light, dues, amounts to over $75,000, and cal purposes immaterial. peremptory de. the Trino, and that he left Chas with doorment on the table.

ment state whether the Chinese Government of the garrison; for in paragraph 15 of my have commenced the erection of the very nearse despatch No. 8 of 20th January, 1890, I laid sbachilies in this unfortunate companies if the income from light dues, after deduct and bad be made by the home Govern.out seeing ay member of the Imperist Hon. T. WHITEHEAD asked-Wiliary lighthouse on Waglan, and if not when down the gonoral principle that the colegios, 40 have not been in a position to beneft by the ing cost of upkeep, be added, we get ment which had to ho complied with, and family, and without being recognised the Hon the Colonial Framer lay on the eparations are likely to be commenced? far as their means slow, xhould provide the success of the more formate ones and their total of over $100,000. It will therefore be the only useful purpose discussion could a worthy to associate

OD terms of table a statement of (1) the particulara, of the The ACTING COLONIALŠÍCRETLER — In reply whole cost of their land defence.

expenditure under the head of levellaneous to the hon. member 1 bave to state that on the

4-It must also not be forgotton that the rautures have resulted in a drad bes of burd seen that the shipping trade is not only self-arvo he in possibly string off fatars equality with the Emperor. How different services in the statement of receipts and 25th September the Colonial Secretary wrote to etrength and the oast of the garriaan bare coll cash. These heavy lowes have shaker con- supporting but that it contributes a very demands; for this purpose hiscussion would will be his reception in Japan. In every payments for 10. (2) the assessed taxes re- the Commissioner of Customs on the subject and siderably risen since the contribution of £20,000 fidence and damped outerprise-fuse respectable num to the general terenus of he equally affective after payment as city and town he visite be will be welcomed Ennded for void or empty houses in the years onthe 2nd Delaber received the fellowisg reply a year as Exod in 1803 with the intention of 1868, 18e0, and 1990, and (3) the assessed faxesIn raply to your despatob of the 5th moressing it at the and of Eve years, no intention tent. We have no desire to underate the the Colony. The Committee of the Cham-fore, and it was in this view, as we sup the guest of the Mikado, and at Tokyo lie for first quarter of 1889, of 1910, and of 1891. ultime, I have the honour to acquaint you which was never carried out. In that year the serious nature of the crisis which overtook her in their letter confine themselves entite-

Officer Administering the Government that cost way £100,000, whereas the garrison now pre- the Colony in the latter part of 1889, and 1 ly to finercial facts and do not enter on, the pose, that His Excellency allowed it to pro will be received by the monarch himself as and the taxes refnaded for void or empty houses, for the information of His Excellency the garrison cursisted of 1.000 of all ranks, and sta

ceed as though the matter were still open. an equal, accorded every possible attention, in each of those quarters?"

Deument laid on the table.

Tam in receipt of late Instructions from sent in Hongkong, according to the latest is sarresly to be hoped that its leason will questions of the tuoz podienor of imposing Mr. FRANCIS in bis letur, in which he and treated as he would be treated in any

the Juspector General of Custome, to the return, is 1,700 of all ranks, and the coat in aut soon be forgotten, but the sons of the any farther burdens on shipping or the de labours to place the conduct of the other civilised country. The Prins cannot Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD acked-Will the effect that Mr. Henderson, the engineer-ikiet about one hundred and elyhty thensand pounds permanent prosperity of Hongkong have simalality of constituting a Harbour and

vernor is the worst possible light, does not fail, in bis subsequent reflections sa reach-vernput lay upon the table the papers and of the Lighthouse Department, and Mr. Bisbee, 1£160,000)

correspondence relating to the closing of the the Coast Inspootor, have been directed to visit 5-The estimated revenue of the colony for reusind untonsued.. The wonderful recu-Lighthouse Board. As to the former, this suggest that the matter was of the slightest ing home, to contrast the receptions be re- thoroughfare Isading from Arsenal Stroot east. Wagian forthwith for the purposes of making 1891 is 2002095 dollars, or murs than throe perative power of the Jalony is shown in the danger is so remote that it may perhaps be practical importance, exeat that it was seived in the two great countries of the Farward along the Prays, now blocked to carriage the observations and measurements by

20th January, 1890, the charge of £40.000 wan fact that the heary lowes above veferred to considered a work of supererogation to com-treating the unofficial neibers with cor- Bast, and the comparison will easuedly not ratio suce November laat to the great incon for the preparation of plans and patirantes for

venience of the public, and state when thero is first order Hght for the position."

estimated to Bount to 17 per cent of the caverna should have been borne with so little resort to bat it in advance. Watchfulness will have mely and contempt and rendering the work to the advantage of Chins. Mean-any probability of the road being again opened

SUNDAY WORK IN THE HARBOUR.

of 1883, but oving to the anbeeysont growth of ta traffic?

The ATTORNEY-GENDRAL-I have the bon the revenue and the Eppreciation in the value of the Bankruptcy Cont. In 1989 there was, it to be exercised to keep the Government, to

proceedings of the Legislative Connell ridi- time the Siberian Railway is being silently

The ACTING COLONIAL SBOBETART~With our to leave to introduce and move the frat silver, the charge now only represents about 11 istrive, dubstantial increase in bankruptcies, its engagement to remit the Gap Rock light loss and absurd. Nothing, we behere, and swiftly laid, the great lever by which reference to that question I am directed to in reading of a Bill outitiad "An Ordinance to per cent of revenue as against 16 per cent. the number of cars being 47 as against 17 dues as soon as the work for which they was further from the intation of the Go-Russia no doubt hopes to be enabled to the form the hon. member that the road will probably restrict the loading of owego on Sunday in par when the contribution of 1909 was fized

6.--Under thas circumstances Her Majesty's in 1896 and the amounts of debts proved were imposed in completed, but the ide vernor than to treat the officials with any tre her schemes for aggrandisment in be open fo about a month.. Hin Brootency is tain waters of the Colosy." I am worry that

not in a position to lay the papers on the table, owing to pressure of other business I bave not Government do not consider that any grounds $566,941 as against $99,885, but in 1890 to that the ties instead of being remitted may want of respect, but the while incident shows Eastern Asix, and with the aid of which because it is possible that legal proceedings may bad the advantage of beving my first draft of exist for delaying the payout of the full con tide of adversity, had evidently begun to be increased appears too far fetched abnost that the official concealment of matters she may prove the means of breaking up eventually anise, the delay in completing theroad this Bill guns through by your Broallemag or tribution of £40,000

has arisen from thenessity of communicating in in Executive Connoil, and possibly it may re- 7-I take this opportunity of informing you ebb, the number of cases fulling to 28 and to bear discussion. Nevertheless we have which ought not be conceded, however good the Chinese empire. Always provided, of Bugland with the axosntors of decessed persons. quire some modifications. It will be published with referers in paragraph of Mr. Fleming's the amout of debts proved to $119,959, the fact before us that the original light the intention, is a mistake of the great course, that China by-her-polio of superTERAMONO-13-THE-FLANE FA TUS PRAZA in the Gosette.

despatch No. 82 of 1st April, 1890, that it is The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY MAcordad. proposed to raise the Indian Battalion for service Furtheresidence of renewal prosperity is dues, which it was understood would be possible character. Perfes Frankuess ought cilious contempt towards Weatery Powers

His FROELLE OF-I am able to-day, to at Hongkong From wong the Mahomodane of afforded by the Backear Muster, who opens reduced or abolished as soon as the high always to obaracterise the dealings of a Cobas completely isolated herself as the Anns for tire construction of the sea wall of the lanach inte the subject, but I may just say the Upper India, and steps are being taken to or- his ropot for 1990 with the gratifying houses were paid for, have been insintained rernor with the unofficial members of his case at this moment-from all outside ay- Erzya Reclamation designed by the late ventilation this subject has revived during the granite the corps as soon as may be practicable.

Burrbyor Geroral and approved by Sir John last few years has led me to the conviction that I have the honour to be, Sir, your racst obedient, annouament that the shipping returns at their fall amount up to the present day.

pathy and support.

Coote been altered in any respect since the come measure of this kind would have no appreciable humblo sérvant, "show a marked advancement in the trade and that there is little probability of their

KNUTSFORD- mencement of the work? (b.) If they have been effect on the trade of the port. Consequently "of the colony." Having austrised the reduction. It the Gap Rock light dues

THE CZARE WITCH.

altered in any respect what additional expense I have falt that I should before I leave remore Governer Bir G. William Des Voeux, K.C.M.G if any does it entail beyond the aum mentioned in an injustice towards a deserving class of man.

20., 4., 50. return regards fortgn shipping Captain should be allowed to continue after a sufficient Kumar is able to state that there is sum has been accumulated to defray the The Russian Heir Apparent, has paid his A meeting of the Legislative Countil was held the Government Gazette of the 6th July, 1889 I trust I dhall be able to go through this draft, The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETART-In and it will be published in the Taalteon "alag a considerable revival of the junk cost of the work, the insome would be merged visit to China and is now presumably on the on the 30th April. There were preset :--

reply to the hon. member, I may inform him Saturday. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, S1 that it has been decided with Sir John Coods's Bill road a first time. trade"

in the general revenue of the Colony, and more hospitable shores of Japan. The

approval to substitute sonorete blocks for the

THE GAMBLING ORDINANCE, And this brings us to the eling portion when another expensive work was required Chinese Government may possibly be cou WILLIAM DEB YEUX, K.O.M.G.

Hon. W. M. DEANE, Acting Colaial Seore foundation of the Praya Wall in lien of The Council reened committee on the Gam-.

The following report by the Harbour Master of the Governor's speech, or which we must for the coureniance of skipping frequenting gratuinting themselves on having paid sometary, ...

granite footings, Sir John Coode has also re-bling Ordinance. Hon. W. M. GOODMAN, Attorney-General.

commended some minor modifications in the ori HIA EXCELLENCY-I wish to make quite was isid on the table of the Leglaintive Connoil uncompromisingly join issue. His Excel-the port it would again be proposed that the little attention to an underred visitor, whom

Hon. N. G. McRELL-Innas, Colonial Trea ginal design. The object of all theso alterations clear my position in this matter. You are all on the 30th-April :-

Harlar Department. lency sys he is told and believes that the cost should be defrayed by the imposition ofthey wished to keep at a distance. The

is to add to the stability of the work and so aware that my faith in any Ordinazoo of this

Hongkong, 6th February, 151. present tonnage dies might be very cop additional dues. It is the thin end of the Prince got two or three glimpses of the Hon J. H. STEWart-Lockuant, Registrar- calorate ble period of its completion With a kind is not great but not only the Secretary of gard to the second part of the question I may say Stato, but I believe a very considerable majority, sitherally increzal, and wight be made wodge that has to be guarded against If great Central Kingdom; he beheld the General.

that there is no resson to anticipate that through or a very large portion, of the best pabijo fool Returns for this Department for the year ending something much more nearly approaching the control of the harbour and lighthousca glories and wonders of the Oty of Fame;

thees alterations the original estimato on which ing of the lung is in favour of sohan Ordinance. 3.st Decoinbor, 1620. is based the amount to be contributed by the 1 am at least persanded that it will not be thesham the avenge of other ports, and yet all, or were handed over to a duly constituted Board he caught a passing view of the embattled

ktholders, as givan in the Government Gosetta the present law is, and it is the only law short -The shipping raters show a marked ad- rearly all, the vessels which now come bare the funds derived from shipping would be walls of the balf ruined southern capital,

of the 6th July, 1889, will be exceeded.

of the lessing of gambling houses which Irancemunt in the trade of the onloay, the total would dill bare to come here, inneninch as employed exclusively for the benefit of ship. Nanking; and he visited the flourishing city Mr. A. M.THOMSON, Acting Clerkel Councils. E THOTZED WASTE IN TYTAM RESERVOIR. boucetly believe la the best wt of three that bus millien toss, the highest figures yet reached and

of restricting Lomage of arrivals and sailinge amounting to 18 Hon. T. H. WHITEMBAD Bad-Is there gambling the only law short their coming here would cause them a loss piog, and any works required for the im-of Hankow, the seat of the tex lnds and

over a million more than in the previous year, a leak in the Tytam reservoir dam? If so, the least prospect of doing any, good. It is a considerably greater than the increased tax.provement of the port would be executed the port at which is colleted the most con

d prospects is leakage what is the estimated cost of making quired to prevent its being a sham. While 6,852,588 tons, and 37,855 departures of 6,823,705 Whether this view is completely currect His without cost to the general revenue. The siderable Russian community. The latter, Codonald the condition, for bus what is the nature of the leak, and if there stringent ide is doabt, but siringanoy la re- Thors were 3,153 arrivals with a tonnage of passing a law of this kind for the restriction of tons, making a grand total of 63,987 vassols, and Excelay says be cannot say, but he be-change is desirable both for the improve as might be expected, waived the son of of the colony, but as the very urgentrepresenta- the reservoir water-tight?

tions of my medical adviser relactually compel The ACTING COLONIAL BECRETARY-There gambling among the Chinese It would be in 13,676,203 to heves were is at all events sufficient trathments to scaich it would probably land and their sovereign with entiseins, pride, anded me to believe that I was unable to bear the is a slight percolation through the last but no my opinion in the highest degnes usinat to omit 5-The following statement shows how this in it to suggest the consideration whether for themfeguard it would afford to shipping pleasure. They gave him of their bust, and strain of delivering it, I sent it yesterday to the thing more that would be expected in a dam of sack forms of gambling as the totalisator at the amount of shipping is apportioned:

height. This paroolation in yearly decreas races. That in my opinion has all the objections of

hips: Toonage. Ships. Tonnage, additional revenue might not be raised, or against the imposition of annecessary dues, entertained him in rigid princely fashion. Press, and a copy of it is laid on the lable.

6,212 6,500.869 5,24 6,904,319 whether the revenue remaining at the same When the finances of the Colony become At every port at whis the Czarewitch

The ACHING COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the steak operations at work licensed gambling houses without the advantage

2,576 5,471,121 2:095-9,772,993 a short time without involving any expenditure have of restricting a very largement of gambling amana the indong of taxation, might not straightened and the Governor has to look touched he was received it the Chiness with the table report on the opening at the within the demitealf and will probably stop in a law for the lipsing of gambling houses would British

that for hikes place elsewhere. The totalisator Janksinfoniga trade 43,53 5,417 303146,680 8,573,070 33,15612,929,821 54,04513,845,820 be mon fairly distributed to the relief of Found or ways to make ends meet it is not respect if without effusion. This is no doubt Fublic Works for 1899, despatch from the of money

Hon. T. H. WOITEHEAD asked Amming is, I aidar, rery mnoh more injurious than Secretary of State with reference to the military payers Now, the Colony exists by unnatural that he should cast an eye on the an advance for China, and the fact is made contribution in reply to the meanord of the anther reservot was full what is the estimated ordinary betting. Ordinary, botting of course Janks in local trade 5,232 233,370 9,969 295,473 Grand total 61.38812,072,091 69,907 13,76,293 ita shipping tande, and to put any unnecesshipping, which, if the principle on which rather much of by the Funkow correspon official members of Concell of Doember last, quantity of water which would be lost per din camnot be appressed, it is as imponibility. I consider the totalistor infinitely worse than bet.

Compared with 1888, there has been a general sary on the chief source of our prosperity the prosperity of the port has been built up deat of our Shanghai morning contem. the Harbour Master's Ileport for 1800, returns by the leakage if there be any?

The Aurse COLONIAL SECRETART-Inting on count of its extremes. When people of the Superior and Buborilinats Courts for would be mistakon policy indeed. His Ex-we crised, might be made to zield, for a porary. He writes: "The most instruc- 1990, the return of Births and Death for 1890 saswer to the hon. meber I would, state that want to bet they very often have a difficulty in increase of British tonezg smoenting to Bellemoy asya that if additional taxation were time at events, a magnificent revenue. Iive and valuable lesson of the whole visit!

Hon. P. RYBIE asked the following que no water is lost by the leakage. It is all inter finding people to bat with them, and when they do 494,080 tons and an inernazs of Foreign tonge cepted by the Amgitudinal channels onstructed bet they do not always get paid. If any gambling of 365,701 tous. A comparison also with the impossi all, or nearly all," the vessels however, harbour dues were impesed, or the is the difference in the mental attitude of Whether when His Excellery asked me along the citede feds of the dam ad convoyed has to be stopped the totaliter is to my mind average of the last three years shows an increase decidedly as bad as any other form of gambling, in 1890 of 136 British ships repressoling 397,499 which now come here would still have to fight duen materially increased, we would "the natives at the tins of the Queen's at the mosting of Council on the 5th March direct to the taunal.. come We invite attention to the expression soon as to see freights to Hongkong "Jubileo four years ag, the visit of the last if the protest I then laid on the table was a THE ESTIMATED COST OF TITAN RESERVOIR. and it is therefore the intention of this Ordin toan, and of vessels ouder Foreign Bags an

perfectly respectful protect, he meant to imply Hon H. WHITEHEAD-Will the Glovera auds to appress it. I know from personal ex inoroase of 807 ships and 221,842.toms.

The general trade as represented by the, "nearly all: as showing the danger of the quoted largely under those to neighbouring Grand Duke later on, and last night. that I was likely to present, or the anoicament state the original catinated cost of the Typerions it causes people to gamble who would cours hinted a5. We cannot afford to drive, ports, and although the Colony would no "Perfect friendliness las akon the place of members to concur in, a protest that was not a rearvule and works connected therewith in- not think of it otherwise, and I think it would amount of shipping from and to the various perfectly respectful pi AAAAaloding the sorride rekervoir; and the originat be the 'greatest injustice and, lay this Council oocutries does not sluse no the whole mnah al- away my of our shipping, however small doubt jwain an important shipping cantre rowdiness and stone throwing. The differ-me KZ OKERNOT-One of the rules of this estimated bust of the works for the distribution open to the large of very gross partiality to teration, though, there is a general increase in alop Chinese gambling and not stop. that. Britisk bottoms mast marked with regard to enso most undoubtedly due to the action Conneil is that any protest presented must be of the Tytu mater

TUR ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.-In Consequently I have specially introduced a clause Cochin-Chins, Japan, the Philippines and Siam. of the officials. The so of the public is in respectful terms. It was therefor impossible

for me to scoept it until I know whether it was reply to the hon. member I am directed in reference to it, so flat when people talk of In the one of Foreign vessels, the increase is "always fixed on the fun of the mandarinin respostfal terms. I did not mean to imply by to state that the estimated cost of the Tytam putting down all gambling they may know what still greater with Corbin-China and Siam. There is also a cuinalderable revival of the juk an almost imperceptiblatremor of his eyelid any means that it was likely to be in disrespectful reservoir and the works omasetell thereto, not it means themselves.

Bub-section 4 in the definition of a com- trade. dus olished is too, and there in at cer-

terms, and I have every reason to beliera frem including mains, was $908,000. The origlaal as It may seem somewhat ungracious to com- "gives his subordinates the que for action the bon, wember's demeanour so the time that fimated cost of the works for the distribution soon gaming house, any place in which ex With Great Britala and the Continent of tainly be no wavering we to the remission of ment aduracly on the conduct of the do- "On this occasion the signs of respectful he did not thinki I moant so sither.

of Tytan and Pokfulam water was 3200,000. gesale stakes are ordinarily played for," was Europe, the amount of trade does not far the Gap Rook dnes when the special work rerner on the eve of his departure, but his "reception were given mat unequivocally; THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION FOR 1590. THE BOLLDING COVENANTE IN CROWN LEASES. Strack out, Hra ExczL4BY OK remarking that he materially from 1889, being indeed nearly Hon. P. FERIE asked the Colonial Treasurer Hon T.H, WHITEHEAD asked-Desa the Govan satisfied it would, bei impossible to carry it stationary. There is a slight increase in arrivals for which they were imposent is complated. action in regard to the payment of the popular report at last poognised the fact Whether the arrears of the military con- verament antincation No. 189 of 28th Marol into effect

under the British flag and a decross padar The ATTORNEY-GREREAL said that though Foreign fara The Governor's remarks as to the proposed sond uristy, of the military contribution for of the presence of a price of quersign rank tribation 1890, payment of which manathorized last, xefer to coronante in leseen granted before

JUNKS. Harber Board and his suggestion thas if 1890 must be characterised as one of those by bruiting it about that the Viceroy had this Connell on the 19th Mash it, has the year 1888 or to breaches of agreements for he agreed the clause should be struck

ont he would like to say that it was not in 7-Asehown in the foregoing tables, the junk suals bady is formed it should be empower mistake that are almost were tus erimee, telaquaphed to the Tell Yaman to known paid, and if paid on what date or datos esse fasted sheequent to thint date!

or any portion of was paid, må if or when The WPHING GOLONIAL SEGBEZABE→la vo | troduced list price. Haught ps Big træle for 1830 amounted to 8,206,65% tons being For what form he was fa su ta podne te bimari bat

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it may be thought the quantity would severe check would be imposed on its future

be, if dine vessel gue the probability progre

is than other will follow. If, the revenue

THE GOVERNORS MISTAKE.

- would bear it we would gladly see the light

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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

surer.

Hon. 8. Bows, Surveyor-General. Hoo. P. HERIE. Hop. Ho KAL.

Hon. JL KESWICK, ・・

Hon. T. H. WACKERELI

THM GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT ON THE

.. CONDITION OF THE COLONI His EXCELLEN OY--I had

PAPER LAID ON THE TANK...

A SUPPOSED IMPUTATION

TAM OLUYING OF PRAYA YASTY.

RECLAMATION.

Han. T. H. Warrenean sekad (a) "Havo the

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times the revenue of 1863. In my despatch of

THE HARBOUR ALASTER'S REPOET

FOR 1990.

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