PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY
LIMITED.
The report of the directors for the period from 19th Ontober 1905 to 30th April 197 (inclusive), for presentation to the shareholders at the Ordinary Annual Geners Masting of the Company, to be held at the registered offices of the Company, Alexsudra Buildings, Des Voeux Read, at noon Saturday, May 5th reads:-To the Shareholders of T'esk Tramways Company, Limked.
Gentlemen, The Directors now bag to submit to you their report and statement of ocounts for the period from 19th October 1905 to 30th April 147 (inclusive).
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd, 1907.
Proposed by Mr. A. Flest, seconded by Mr. J. M. Toung: That the appointment of Messrs. Son Chi-lin and Stenhouse as directors be con- firmed.
Propend by Mr. A. Fleet, seconded by Mr. W. Katz: That Messrs. Yu Yashing and A. J. Little be re-elected directors.
Proposed by Mr. G. H. Potts, and seconded by Mt. W. H. Ponts: That Mars. Lows and Bingham be re-elected auditors of the Company. The Chairman-I have now sery great pleasure in giving you what I epnsider descriptive history of your company. In as ccucise & manner as possible I will proceed to inform you to the best of my ability of all that has happened in connexion with year concession since our statutory mosting on July 18 last, at which I asked you to exercise patienco and to res! asaared that your Board were doing their best to protest your interests. After that meeting other mutters arose which required adjusting fret, the Chinese authorities wished that a portion of our capitel should be lodged in a Chicere Bank. Only too willing to fall in with what was reasonably seked us, we approached the Chinese Banks her one after the other, bat all politely declined to receive any money However out difficulty was eventual ly overcome by placing on fixed deposit a portion of your capital with the Imperial Bank of Chins. The next moot point raised Leaving available for appropriation 32,655, was the question of the thon name of your Cer
inalter pucesitated The Directors recewomend that a dividend of The Kiangpei Concession Limited. This
The Net Profit for that period, after providing for loss on in- sidiary enitk. amounts to From this have to be deducted -
... 34,830.71
Remuneration to Direc-
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$3,84000
Rainuneration to frame.
ral Managers, i per
Canto groeperings 7,336,08
-11,179.08
one dellar per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing $25,000.00, that $5,000.00 be written of Stations and Shelters and that the balance of $2,655.63 be carried to a new profit and loss
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DIKECTORS
Mssers, C. W. Dickson and C. Exeus having resignet, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresso sul M7, 6, C Muzon were invited to occupy the venut In accordance with rule 73 seals in the Board:.
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Chinese authorities I have every reason to from your believe that as years roll by, you may expect to have satisfactory results property. The very valuable iron deponite on the concession is another matter which gobe into very carefully With on the arrival of your engineer. will have to be regard to this iron deposit I have received a very interesting analysis from Mr. Little at home and from this analysis I am told the results are Proellent. If there is anything further, gentlemen, that I can tell you about that you may wish to know I shall be only too pleased to answer any questions to the best of my ability.
Mr. Fleet You told us that the reyalty to be paid on the coal was valued at Tis, Tis. 1.50. would it not pay to carry the coal ton. If it is sold at the pit's mouth at farther, and get the higher price for it
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The Chairman-We sell part of it at the pit's mouth because we have not sufficient labour to send it down. When we get our railway, we shall sell loss and less at the pit's mouth.
There were no further questions and Mr. Young proposed a note of thanks to the Chair man for kis interesting repert.--This concloded
the meeting.
PERING TO PARIS.
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There
THE COMMISSION.
¿Continued from yesterday.) 249. There is abundant evidence to shaw that this constitutes a grave scandal and causes mnoh the working of the resentment against Ordinance.
This action on the part of the Officials is no and a waat of proper appreciation in the manner doubt in a large measure due to thoughtlessness
of carrying cat
goat their duties, but with regard to appear that authority is aged in many chees with a view to obtain. the lower grades it would ing bribes or venting spite against those who bare refused to be blackmailed.
243: With regard to night visits for the purpose of checking overcrowding, a separate permit should he issued for each house, and the date the house is to he visited should be filled in when it is issued. Under section 27, sub-section
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24. All the correspondence of the Depart- ment, auless marked confidential, has been Brat opened and read by a Chinese clock, before being passed on to the Secretary. Another
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akcertain whetberequienes exists besto produce an inspecting official visiting a bouss to an order to the occupier of the premises. If this is required during day time, how much more necessarily should it be at night, end yet if a Damber of bonsas are included on the one order, it is impossible for the clear to produes a aramate order for each house visited.
244. Recently
system has been introduced by which a number of houses are included on the Chinese clerk has been in the habit of translating ROBINSON PIANO oua order the date being left blank, and sub-contractors accounts and rendering their bills
CO., LTD. sequeatly died in by the Inspector often after for them to the Department in English. The fores during the recent absence of the Principal obrics. inspention. This appears to have come into possibility of abuses under such a system is Civil Medical Officer ou lesre.
22. Further, the same clerk has been in 19). partnership with one Au Sai Shang carrying on Man Hing shop was started with the arsebject of obtaining the Sanitary Department connetTALKING business under the name of the Man Hing. The
and did btain the small stores contract.
Lai Chi. As Lai Chi would not allow Le Mas Kai! share of the business, the latter arranged a small stores contract was formerly held by
$200 or 9300 was the contract. Subsequent as the Maning partnership with Au Sai Shang and obtained paid by this partnerski
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of the Company's Articles of Association, Hou, concession on the ground that the previous to hate the mee through Russian territoryerhaps for a pecuniary consideration, to thes" to Lufthi to induce him to retire from thi
Sir Paul Chster, C.M., Hen. Mr. W. J. Greason, Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. A, J. Raymond and Bir. G. G. Meren retire, but being eligible
offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITORY,
In the absence of Mr. W. E. Fetts from the have been audited Colony, the secounts
Maitland by Messrs. A. R. Lowe and Mr. Potts and Mr. Lowe offer themselves for HENRY HUMPHREYS,
Chairman.
re-election.
Dr.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1907.
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
From 19th Oct. 1985 to 34th April. 1967,
To coals and stores.........
Fochure... Senang
To maintenance and require.
"Te rates, Crown rent and fire insa ane
To palasien and wages
Te mortgage interest on R.... Lait 196.......
To legal oxjunud aas
To allowance to General Managera da zavez often rent and clerks saluripa........... To balance.
Co
By trufhe ruchipas (after dedustag kind on
suleidary citar )............
By advertimurni rents...
By rent recount
Hy tranfer feum
Sly inkreat
c.
ARS.41
#16,701.36
BALANCE SHEET at 30th April, 197.
LIABILI
Capital acurat
$e.
3000.00
75, altres of $10.00 each... 7361000 60 Les unissued
Mortgage R. B. Lot No. B
Sundry creditur............ Prutl and lows anconat.
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protracted argument, we eventually had to give way, the word concession as translated into Chines being distasteful to the Szechuan Vice the alteration of the name of the Company to roy. The result an you are well aware way that of the Klangpei Ting Coal sud Iron Mining Co. Limited, passed at the extraor- dinary wooting on Feptember 12 and duly confirmed at subsequent meeting on September 2. (ur zext bindrance was, that . B. Goural-General at Chengtu telegraphed us that th Viceroy threatened to cocliucate our owner of the mines bad contravened the Mining Regulations in employing foraiga capital. Now gentlemen. I may as well bera Inform you, that Mr. Little and his Chinese compradore. Mr. Wang, a very respectable personage, bad for some time previously worked thie mina to the full knowledge of the officials and that the Paofu Company (praetically representing the Chinese Government) had to buy at Bir. Wang, whe owned the ined, in order to lease it to the company on the terms of the concession. The result of this threat was Here the sensational arrest of Mr. Wang was an entirely unlooked-for delemma, but, however, thanks to the ready intervention of H. R. M. Consul at Chung-king, the happy release of Mr. Wang was effected.
Great interest is belog taken in the Peking to Paris automobile race, or drive, organised by a Parisian contemporary, Le falin.
eighteen entrier, representing several
245. The excuse given for leaving the data are countries, one of the most prominent being Prince S. Borghese, who will drive his car bisak, vis, that information would be divulged himself, and seen determined to win. The that certain premises are to be visited on agiren grand start will be at Peking on June 10 this date does not appear to us to be sound, for if Ofer of Health's office and the Inspector, there year. The course lies over Mongolia, the desert these documents, as they should be, were scut in of Gobi and along Southern Siberis, through closed covers to and fro between the M-dical the Crai Mountains. past Birsk, and thence to Moscow, Posan, Berlin, Colegas to Paris. should be no opportunity for the Chinese clerks or other employees of the Department to obtain The Russian officials bare been very as information which they could communicate as at Brat route through Central Asia
even It is
said interested. had been contemplated.
Свя taken Tsar kimelt
246. Although we believe the principio has that interest in the matter, and has signed a been admitted that the Sanitary and Building decres exempting the machines and supplies Regulations shall act be strictly enfore dio nat An honorary committee ying Districts, it appears that special provision from Custom duties. of patronage has been formed at St. Petersburg, for this might with advantage be made when 247. While it is admitted that the Building consisting of 31. Kokovtnoff, Minister of revising the existing Ordinances. Finance; General Chaufus. Minister of Roads and Communications; M. Izvolaky, Minister of Regulations should be fully enforced in the Foreign Affairs; and Prizes Kilkhoff. General crowded parts of this city, it is equally clear Chaufus has informed M. Bompard, the French that great hardship would be entailed on the Ambassador, that the chauffeurs would be given poorer cless of Chinese, were this insisted upon
in the villages and scattered homesteads. free passages of the Trans Siberian Railway. The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs bay sent special instructions to the Russian Minister Our at to
the
245. A case of this nature has been especially reported to the Commission by the Revd. Mr
field and not tender again". The Man Hig contract because Lo Maa Kai, knowing the lowest tender, was in a position to tell Au Sai limo were always able to retain the small stores
reduced. Shang to what extent (if any) his tender should
bo
263. The fact that the Man Hing, a shop with
simple, being able to undersell the very persons virtually nothing but a signboard as their stock-
from when they banght the goods should have awasenspicion, and points to jobbery in in-trade, that to say midle wen pare and
the war of short deliveries. The Secretary
get a fur as "wondering how they cald the goods at the prices. The same clerk
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surply
did
with the Profu Company has been signed race. The postmasters en route base also been attention. Mr. Fong states that a petition had bald the scavenging and conservancy contruct
informed by Imperial letters, and if the chant fears, machinists, and all the members of the great automobile caravan do not get all the European and Asiatic honours due to them on their arrival and departure at each station, it will not be the fault of the Russian Govern ment. Even the desert of Gobi will be stired on the occasion. The postal serrios is in the bauds of a rich untive of Ourgs, and two very important lieutoasots who control the coariera and caratsas. The chauffeurs have been in important officials of Gabi, each of whom is in command of a station. The Russian Govern ment did well to communicate their
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business to his partner the said Sam In. Sopa at Yanmar (Sam I being formerly a scavenging cookie) but subsequently sold his share of the after the Commission commerced silting, Le Man Kai absconded.
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264. It frequently happens that Inspectors: recommend the quantity of stores to be ordered well as the source of supply, and their Health are signed by the Secretary or chopped with bie chop. Hasing got their requisitions the inspectors frequently requisitions initialled by the Medical Ulice: of
obtain delivery
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result of his work has beca that bo recom. formed beforeband of the names of these two tibo gain to the Colony has not been com- signed or choppt from contractors. The frdinance No. 1 of 1903, the Board had power,
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to
and we entered into possession of our property
been presented by the people of Kowloon point
t been 19,612.43
March 1. All these diflonlties have
ing out the hardships which were entailed
bad petition too strict enforcement of the regulations, asd as at that time the 6,106.ts D 9,767.66 naturally occupied a great deal of time, the
protally 2.10.3 Chinese as you know being slow to move, All
Would 16,9 is, however, new satisfactorily concluded and
acknowledged, the Commissioners promised Mr.
$115.82
I confidently look forward to a satisfactory
Fong that this question brought to Your Excellency's nice.
249. The constantly increang expenditure 16,719.60
i unnaturally result to all our labours.
of the Sanitary Department With regard to our railway, which I have 9,209.68
amount spent in this 1.71 already touched upon I have to state that we
AUDU have engaged the services of Mr. Shipway for
attracted a considerable wount of the public has lar# increased sit late years, Department $145.701.70 the survey, and I am pleased to say that the
attention. The Kesurate with enormous expenditare.
chiefly due to the steps taken mends a two-foot gauge railway from the mine
This inerenie plague in the Colony, distance of eight miles. 140,380.61 to Shibtsekou, over
eradicate 84151 I have brought a plan showing the course of
so early, as it will give the mere Europeans
256. In pite however of all efforts plague 42.1 the railway and I shall be only too pleased to
show it any shareholder. The cual hitherto se time to learn how to pronounce them. One
answers to the melodisus paws of Amnegon has not creased, but varies according to the evidence to show that sach has been the coss, above mentioned sub-section No. 1 of section lẻ onrried by enolies at a cost of Ts. beeu
where a steps are taken to deal Adistance of 15 miles Combs Dargs, and the other to the quadruple cliwet conditions of the sesand as well as the 1.50 per ton over to Shintsekou and there placed on junks for title of Mergeaven London Dorchine Lama, sense itself, in much the same ratio as in
tifically with this scourge. shipment. On the greation of this well rus of After three months' time the motorists will
the gust of carriage as well as loss in have had abundant opportunity to learn the 51. whether woight will be considerably reduced and the names by beart, and when they get to the considersble saving might not be effected with- saving thereby is roughly estimated et Tis. 1.20 desert of Gobi all they need to do is to pronound out in any way impairing the sanitary condition of the Cobny. This however in a debatable 250,000.00 per tou. This survey which is now being pat them and the roads of the wilderness will le
point, 20,000 through with all dispatch has to be yet sub opened.
Prince Borghese loft Naples with his car
of leadministration. 252. The financial question has in part been 1mitted to the Walwap in Peking for sp.
other headings, such as proval.
another wooth or so as French competitors left Marseille on the
Accounts, Disinfectants, &c. But there is *35.59 finally settled in
As Oceanien, together with their cars. The other dealt with under
of no further hindrances are anticipated. acon is the foal sanction is given the Rail competitors will leave latter with their ma
system andproper supervision, which would not The serge by steamer is abost thirty-four be permisale in an ordinary business firm, be shipped up river next satumo, way material will be ordered at enes so as to shines, and go by the Tans-Siberian Railway throughout the Department a general want
The mines are situated 100 to the North days so that the motorkts will be in Peking and which must lead to undue waste bud 30,639 Fast of Chungking and about forty-five fully two weeks before the mane starte, and 29,782.4615 from the riser. They consist of use adite will have time to make their final arrangements for provisions, supplies, and posible repair. $23.00 drives into the moantain side, tapping a
about two feet The frat stage of the route will probably be horizontal seam of coal 955.45 Of three fire adite two were closed from Peking through Mongolia, to Klaiks, iz
tbiek.
There is already a regular postal when the Company took them over. the Siberia.
The service over fairly good route twice a others were in gued working order. Company since occupation base reopened week between Kiatka and Peking, and the and will be obtaining cost from it only really dealt problem will be the supply shortly, but do not propose to open the other of petrol in case it should givs out en route. one at present as the hamlare road is rather Onen Mongolia has been traversed safely, and the line of the Trans Siberian Eailway resonal, as the roads, or long. It is proposal for the time being to run
absence if roads, will
.80.71
ABKETS. Vermanent way and ecessier (olildinni., 200
Permanent way and concession (what)
Stations, Crown holds and building
luland Lots 1,317, 1,333, 1,331, 1,35, 1,313 and R. E. Lets 80 til 86
Rolling stock
Office furniture..
Coal and stores in band
Sendry dobten
12,000
Cash in Hongkong and Shanglai
Funk
Cask and romprabres orders
an Tare!
14892.16
3,820.35
20.7-2.51
J. E. Bingham (Acting Secretary).
Cre
This matter I sincerely hope will be an machinist on April 9, and Beveral of that and is proably mer a matter of poliev
but as I said before, we must wait for the
extraragale.
253. TheEstimates as now framed are draws ap by the Alpinistrative Head of the Sauitery Departmen in coreultation with the Medical Officer of Health. It is claimed that he sime is reponsile under the terms of Ordinance 23 of 1903 fothis work. And the senior fiicials that if the Board as a hody has been consulted of the Deartmont bare all stated in evidence with regal to the Estimates, this is only as a matter of tourtesy, and not that they have a right to bso consulted.
254. Ortwo recent occasions the Board one
JUST ARRIVED:
Hongkong, 29th November, 1900.. By sab section No. 1 of section 14 of Secretary's chop is left lying about the office to take Standing Orders for the guidance of during effoe hours. Her again the possibility its officers and servants, but in section 5 of of abuse is obvious. Although there is no Ordinance No. 23 of 1903, repealing part of under the existing system there is nothing to of Ordinance of 1903, the words giving the prevent an Inspector only taking delivery of Board the power to make such Standing Orders part of the goods specified in such requisitions
were omitted.
276. The y estion arises whether it was the receiving a monetary consideration from and the supplier for the undelivered portion. There intention of the Legislature to take such power The Attorney General aid by the Amonding Ordinance it is no check of any kind other than a possible way.
was only to recognise by Statut casual exquiry by the Medical Officer of Health or the Secretory,
265. The Acting Principal Civil Medical the Department which already existed
277. It seems clear that Dr. Atkinson, who Officer claimed to sapertiss all payments, but
the Ar said they did not pass throngh bis hands. He was conversant with all amanding clauses, and Amending would know the money voted by the Legislative was the principal promoter of the Council had been spent, but would a. tknow how Ordinance, never contemplated that the Board's. it had been spent.
power to make such Standing Orders and enfores 266. The Principal Civil Medical Officer them had been taken away by the Ordinance, or also claimed to supervise all payments but he would never have sexed the Board on 17th admitted in the earlier part of his examination December to make Standing Orders which a that proper booke were Dot kept. He had bad Statute which had been read a third time and to complain of them over and over again passed the Committee stage, before he submitted Subsequently he qualified this statement the Orders to the Board, would deprive the Under all the foregoing circumstance, it is not Board of the power of making or enforcing than difficult to conceive that corruptier would be 278 In further proof of such conclusion, Dr. rife, as it was rife in the very heart as it were Atkinson submitted the Standing Orders, which had been passed, for confirmation by the Board 262. The Principal Civil Medical Offer on 31st December, whereas the power bad, he of the Department. claims to be the administrativa head of the says, been actually taken away on the 19th Sauitary Department, but there is nothing in December. the evidence hafore the Commission to slew in
Copi s of these Standing Orders were printed what way this has been effective. Under the aud circulated amongst the Members of the Pablic Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 3 Board, making them believe they were operative
while the functions of the Board itself of 1908, his powers have been made almost and enforceables by the Board.
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time it will take for the winning car to cover over a pages and mounting to some debittled down to those of an Advisory President of the Banitary Board, in reply to a
have been
the blams for the existing state of affairs on the shoulders of the Board. Committee the therefore cannot lay any of
279. On 12th Jane, 1906, Dr. Clark, as
Orders could be enforced by the Board was a technical question, which he should like to refer to the Law Officer of the Crown to give a question, said whether or not they sending
deficite reling on.
year since the Company was foated, and it isnsition to estimate with efficient reliability covers the 6,20 miles in the time and winsther that the ratepayers thongh directly with some commercial training, preferably a cedure at Meetings of the Board,
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the mines on the old method until theatriral of things ought to go as smoothly Tonsiderable an engineer who has been obtained from home, THE KIANGPEL TING COAL
when his recommendation with regard to the speculation may be permitted sa regards the year was sked to pass the Estimates extending AND IRON MINING CO., LD.
opening of new adite will be carefully cou- The second ordinary general meeting ofsidered. The present output from the three the distance. There is an idea that if nothing 400t a minute's notice, and without any Siberian At present the fastest time by way of next er ren the form submitting the
268. To quote from the Landowners Petition Peking seems states to the Board can dispensed with, shareholders in the Kingpei Ting Cond and adite is about sixty-five tons per day and the happens the automobile might beat the Transfers given for their consideration. The
fourth edit when opened will contribute
9 The Estimates of the Sanitary Depart-
to His Excellency the Governor, dated 26th metform
980, at the following Meeting of the Board a very important item in the Colonial another daily outpat of Efiy toas or, say, & the Trans-Siberian from Parie Irea Mining Co., Ltd. was held at Shanghai or May 16th. There were ears daily entput at prevent of th tons. The to be about twelve days. If an automobile should Pearce (Chairman), E.
course bo considerably increased, cover the distance in eight or ten days, it would Bade, and as such it is fitting that the September, 1902, With an idesi man (whose Hogg, and Ya
be a marvel indeed, but this is hardly likely, owing
could still be enforced, but only so far as ench Yaching, directors) Mersts, J. M. Young, output can,
to the complete absence of ronde on a great part Samry Board should have full opportunity of succestors at least could not be assured) a despot the President, Dr. Clark, said: That the
otherwise certainly the worst." TW. King Mill, J. II. Trudnie, W. H
269. The Assistant Booratary should be a man standing Orders related to regulations or pro- Poste, G. H. Puits,
W. Katz, A. Test and arrival of our mining enginser.
In a comparatively speaking nowundertaking of the route. The general impression seems to ordering and discussing them before sub-syster, may be the rest evenient as it is Standing Orders made by the Bose hats Under existing conditions, it would
Standing Orders for the guidance of officers month; and lucky will be the automobilist who
Board have, to book-keeper, sad should be of British race. The Chairman said:-Gentlemen-It is now and situated as we are so far from the actual he that it will take at least three weeks or aming them to Your Excellency
basis of operations, we are not as yet in a
270. Finally, we recommend that properbooks, and servants of the Sanitary Department were me control over the expenditure of the 10 pasa the report
Stary Department than the ordinary tax that is, a cash book, journal and ledger be kept.non administered by the Principal Civil to be regretted in oaking you
er has over the expenditure of any Govern. Also as an auxiliary honk one containing com. Medical Officor as administrative head of the and accounts as laid before you at this meeting the result of the year's working, but Mr. trophy of the first great East to West meter resented on the Saulery that your Board have no working account to Nicolson who has recently passed through race across two Continents.
281. The above opinion must have greatly at, that is to say that the sole opp rtunity plate records of all contracts for materials Department. "A BACK NUMBER.” The report and accounts call Shanghai, with whom I had the pleasure of
red for discussing the Estiustes is when the supplied to or sold by the Sanitary Department Oonament upen.
thereauder.
Boart he was apparently unaware that there for but few remarks my part, except that many interesting talks, tells me that the cost
WHAT MR. GAMAGE THINKS OF AMERICA. get is presented to the Legislative Council. and all monies and goods disbursed or received surprised Dr. Clark, and as President of the your Directors base considered it advisable to of our coal at the pit's mouth is T, 1.20 and that one-third of the present production about
271. The store keepers should furnish the Standing Orders had to be administered by for what is practically your is sold at the pit's mouth at alot Tle.
Mr. A. W. Gamage has returned to Haiborn is right of control so far as the Sanitary close
your books
for this
from his teath Fisit to Azerica with ecme partment is concerned, formerly possessed,
received by them a well us three delivered by that the Sanitary Board had authority over first year on February 28 The reason
anconventional opinions on American basizes been taken away by the passing of the Secretary with weekly return of all gouds himself, as he told the Commission on 30th May
Ardinance 23 of 1203. stop is, as already stated in the report, that the 150 and earried away by the natives, the balance
them to the different Inspectors in the Health ofcers and servants of the Sanitary Depart methods. entered into przesssion of their being borne, as I said before, by coolies to the Company
His chief complaint against them is that they 257. Nearly half a million dollars per annum property os March last. It is to be kepod river at Sbibisekou, placed in cargo boste and we shipped down river to Chungking where a ready therefore, that by this time next year we market is at hand. Further qualities are
are too slam for this country, sad this. bere expended by the Sanitary Department, pet Districts which they supply. A summary of ment, and they were all under the Sanitary to proper books are kept in the Department these returne should be passed threach the Board. He specially mentioned the Medical shall have the pleasure of laying before
With shipped theree to Telangaid on to Hankow.
It is a superstition that the Americanf this vast expenditure. There is neither a journal and ledger at least monthly as that the floor of Health, as Chief Executive Officer 982. Dr. Atkinson says the sabauitting of the you a satisfactory, working account.
Standing Orders to the Board in the first place raference to Capital account you will notice that On this present method of working there is a expressed to a Morning Leader interviewer: all the esile have not yet been paid. With profit of about Tl. I per ton, which will be con
mere noire over legs work. They will rush fos merely an apology for the name, and for time. what quantities of the various kinds of
272. The Department should acquire all its was an overight, and that he did not submit regard to this matter I think it only right to siderably enhanced as soon as our light railway mureke over leg roiity they only matgournal nor ledger and the so called cash book secretary may be in a positim to know at aus might be directed by the Bourd.
various is completed. of the Tiew
That is hardly consistent with Their whole system of treating the of the Bank pses book. The smallest firm in Our arrangements with the Chinese Govern- one hour to make up for having wasted three all practical purposes is mer ly a replion stores aro or should be in hand.
his next answer to the effect that he was in hindrances that we have experienced during
twelve mouths we have not ment may at first sight appeara little complicated assistants is an example of the way they was Hongkong could unt conduct its business own stores and distribute to the various depots them, because he thought the powers had book 273. 1 hat all correspondence be first opened doubt at the time, else he would not have b the past considered it necessary andaly to press as regards royalties, etc, so for your information
I will tell you that they are as follows: The beura every day. They don't trust thatisfactorily with such hooks, and it is probable Ou no account should Lispectors be allowed to taken away,
958. It is true there are a few anxiliary books, by the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary mitted them to the Board. Dr. Atkinson alan arabolders for the money, but that now erat payment is 2 per ent of the output in assistants as we do; every sale is checked that many individuale keen much bettor. rcoordi¦ make direct requisitions on contractors. everthing, with the exception of the railway
completed, and that means waste of the fir
the composition of the staff in all the mere as to whether the Board could enforce these per cent royalty to be paid time and the customar's time. It is not beca For instance, the stock keeper keeps a stock book That the use of a chop be discontinued, and that says that there was a doubt in Dr. Clack's wind Standing Orders. He never informed the to which I shall refer again, is satisfactorily "pecie to be paid as rent to the Pecta Com-three or four different people before it of their own private affairs.
and the Becretary keapa a delivery order book,
of the concluded with
htheauthorities, theresbareholders pany: then a
the American assistant is less host than
a more but as there is no ohook on these, snch as would important posts be entirely reconsidered.
274 At a meeting of the Fatitary Beard Board of the change which the passing who have not paid their fiel calle will be asked in cash, the value of the coel being taken at.
forthwith. This, gentlemen, concludes Tis: 2.00 per ton; the next is & per cent to English assistant; but he is
Of the balance remaining, teu descript individual.
be the case if a proper journal and edger were
Standing Orders, although he said be enforcing who presided, mored- per cent goes to Amortisation of Capital; ten
America is such a big country, and kept, they are almost valueless as a protection hold on 17th December, 1903, Dr. Atkinson, now Ordinance had with their issuing and all I have to say with regard to the report and abareholdera,
That the revised Standing Order be made had no deabt in his own mind me to the matter. menounts which are now laid before you sud
per cent goes to Reserve Fand twenty-
259. As regards the stock books kept at the "A. &
by the Board under section I of the Public Shortly after the passing of the Amandad five which I have much pleasure in asking you to
cent per
Ordinance, he did put the question to the farther royalty; the population is so constantly moving about against abuses.
it is impossible for an employer to get de pass, but before putting it in the form of a
taleros in additional dividends to shareholders. ble references in the same way as here." District Offices, the Secretary said :
This was unanimously agreed to.
Attorney Gsuoral. Another thing that impressed Mr. Gge matter of fact I have never seen these socompta Health and Buildings Ordinacce 1913" resolution I shall base mach pleasure in anewer. The concession, as you know, is for fifty years,
(stook books). When want any information, ing any questions relating thereto that any
after which period it reverts to the Chinese.
unfavorably was the offhand way in while of our coal is excellent and com- The quality shareholder may oare to ask. I would, however.
260. It would be impossible without turning up Ales of old papers, vouchers and delivery the store accounts are kept".
destroyed) for an auditor to know what sums of well, dearie, I think that suite yery order counterfoils (which are easily lost pr
or by the Sanitary! nicsley."
Fancy a Foter Robinson girl ring money were owing to
Department. one of her customers as dearie!***
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add that I intend, after the passing of the report matis a good price, it being taken by the assistants treat customers, Illustrating, I have always had it, therefore as far as I know, i and accounts, to give you as full particolars as
to time, as well as by nearly all the river boats drapery store in New York, and de I can of what I consider a very valuable pro. different navies that visit Bankow from time be narrated how Mrs. Gamage went intig
running between Hankow and Ichong, and it is only a question of increasing our output when all the up river ateamers will use it. With careful management, therefore, and a oca. tinuance of a friendly policy towards the Mr. Gamage.
party.
Thers being no questions the following resolutions were pat and carried:-
Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. E. Jenner Bogg: That the report and scoousts as presented be passed.
corted
On the 31st December, 1903, the minutes of the preceding Meeting embodying the abore resolution were confirmed.
275. 'I here were two sets of Standing Orders submitted and passed:-
L. For the regulation of procedure of Board. 2. For the guidance of officers and servants. It is with regard to the latter that wo desire
to report
(Cmtinued on page 5.
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