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two large items of $479,146. This orces is minek (onal and most cordia! approval, but we found it they have tossa constructed, but because refaepe to my hon, feland (Mon. Me. Keswick) of imprisonment. The Assistant Superinten

hand stores to the rains of $113,305 for ronowals tunity of explaining so far as I can the notion and repairs to the line after completion. If we the Government to the Council. A proposal to add to that sam the so I first spoke of for roll-runasiding to the Dock Company was made fully ing stock $161,314, we gita total excess on these two years ago. It was made with my own p. more than wiped out by a saving on two other was attended with very great diffulties in the Jarge items. The firet, 3391,946, is under "Land" way of getting a siding into the Dock work- on page 12. That sum arises from the fast that slugs, and ale that it would be very north of Salisbury Road, which was at first dobited is the railway, is now

debited to Public Works Betrandlimery, and born in the revenue of the Colossuse it in somewhat uncirtain where the terminal, site will eventually be. The second large itera is under the healing Exchange" and amounts

to

the amount paid for the rexumpling of land WA discussed the nistter in the Exeentir the light line to which I alluded just I think it in only right to remind you, though ha mukas his opinion of como weight, ills mei

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Whisky is geol, so good that the domand for it is steadily and rapidly

that oan ng been repaid ant already spent wezo noi nouiindfal, genileon, of the desir- the grade will be limited to 1 in 20 and the feeling of most of the business; that renfones aver returned to gual. Long sen increasing - after all, that is the supreme

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maths of the sear on the op a line acconsil of considered and found to be impracticabletion by the transport of police and other Swire, the China Light and Power Company, Pinese thought with him, that crime was in re

officers

Theestimate which we had formed of receipts for $12,009,500 for the railway, und repairs will be is now estimated to be completed Wharf Company, in which I hold a low shares, ¡I lost no time in taking such stres as I could to

has to

and must, therefore, assured, sinf themselves

six months was only $20,000, and therefore amount wenetuilly redis early could possibly be done by a private company half times great as we had expected it in the Colony in the third place, we hava

Exc penses unsounded in 233,[47, exclusive of internet on capital. That shows a smut profit of $833. fostered lend industry by giving a continet The interest on capital for these thres men be to the China Light and Power Company. amounts, ruglih to about 96,500, and that I hope the hoa, tombes will be satisfied with be met from the current is explanation and that the Council will agree revenues of the Colony, Jess the small profit that we have done our host in the interest of of $883. For the current year, 1911, the gotural taxpayer. His words have hear gatimates show a sum of $593.180, which includes widely quoted, not only in the local Fross, at 3410 000 for interest, but includes nothing for also in a los paper, Capital and Commerce, the sinking fund, which ought to how boa Poseface, I thought it advisable to make included in the amount. Mr. lindsey, as you must detailed explanation of the mufter will see, has revised that estimate, and his Wil. I am on the subject of explanation 1 will revision shows & Gumber of variations, but the fake the opportunity to remove what venture total is very nearly identical with the estimate

to think is another misapprehension. At the of last year and differs enly to the extent of anal thing of the Wheel and Glown $1.722. The stimate of receipts during the preampy held on the 4th March Best. Th seat year is one printed its was $107,000 in foured that the Government would The Chief Resident Engineer extinct that tilise the railway recanation for the purpose receipts willin--point of fact, amount

of establishing whares and godowns who at least $176,000, an increase of 200,000 over would compete with the Company, and he urged the estimate formed last year. There will there. Govoricaert to be as generous as possible fore be in the current year asta of 8118,850 to the matter of sidings. A railing rechaun be paid out of the current revenue of the isoery part of a railway scheme, and Colony, and it wo mid to that a sinking fund was dried upon before I say to the of one per vent, there will ho approziunt ly

Lamy recall sane mil incidentally that the contract for that reclamation and big debited against the perenns of the Consenting at Umigliom was given to a forni firms.

of 8520,000. These, NEO. TIFY dry furas

Now I think the Government would he ti Bad Hare ນ doubt you will be interested to bar what pled guilty to the charge of rificing the general deletions

interest of the taxpayer if that reclamation for I draw from them. In the first place, Innymy that traffic has very

which he has and was hot fully used. The our anticipations, uz it is co-rental of wharves and galows or other uses to Inrizedy exccedert Blently hoped that when the Chineses section in which the reclamation may be pat represents

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HIS EXCELLEScy then moved the rosola tion as followsIt is hershy teszised that a sun! of dollars four hundred and twelve thousand five hundred and one and cris lity-nin (412701.59) be advanced out of fouds in the custody of the Government for the constranion of tia Kowloon Centan Railway (British Section) during the your

· 1911,"

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Becondari. Hon. Mr. Hewar I rise to a point of orter. I did not understand by your reference following the question of the badget as te whether we should be called apan in roto on

this question or the passing of

The matter of discussing been sufficiently ennning ta avoid, dolgos

Hon. Mr. POLOK -- Yes,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I shall be

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glut if the hon. member who has just spoken Registrar diueral the pazes, of temporary fes-

will give me thus reference to his speed,

Hon. Mr. HEEFT It is in the budget sporches of October or November last your

The debate weś adjourned,

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 21er, 1911. of construct one to the Cement Factory and other. At the very most if you get aix por who enter houses and gag women and board

one to the Standard Oil Company. This out. insrease you will really be doing juuks carrying inoffensive, and I hope, will foster local industrius. very well, but that does not seem It is not rimarily to foster local industries that sufficient for propor upkeep and working they will rocalve

to bo crews will I hope, in futuro be sure that £124 охрода.

flogging, with the Your Excellonay male rather special

"Cat" railway hopes to secure an adoquate profi

addition to a long conteuce the Colony. .I will turu now, gentlemen, the Chairman of the Dock Company, and

dent

of Victoria Gaol, whose long experiete“ now. You Aro aware that for the last

was not here at the time we had the disenssion that the ordinary punishment of birching on ducil nadele decision was eventually deforrad thr

years the Government has been For the last badget, that I until the arrival of Mr. Barry, who represented constructing

myself, speaking on the breedli ia no detorrent whatever, mul the Peak behalf of the unofleial mombers and with their tai Superintendent of Police, Al Badaler L'ap our cowmalting engineers, and who came to this Bay to Shatankok, and in order that the road entire approval, mada exactly the same told me that short contences of imprison Colony some two years ago. He gave it as his might be available as soon as possibis for criticisma

it would be cheaper and terminal opinion that i

botter to

any hou.friend made or equally futile Criminais of this class, were gave instructions to construet "10" in | in

capacity My In the meantime

chairman ran our own workshops.

the first instance only eight fest broad, Dock Company with regard to the co-ence of the to uporary discomfort of birching on.

of the perfectly roady to run the risk and inconveni ranny tenders for work had been to $253,350. That arises from the faultĺzat the competition, and we have found put out for hut bridges and enlrorts the full breadth stretion of workshops. It is not a question! the beret; wud small periods of imprisonmonti

the tenders of 14 feet. mul nk that

the land of granting a monopoly to the Dock Company, which they evidently expect will be the inst rate of oxolunga during the year wow much

by the Dock Company considerably which we required to be reunied should and I feel satisfied that the business community they ran gut. As aromit, being ware that they submiti higher than was anticipated at the tips who higher than thoas of others. Therefore I think of salicicat area for the road to be horn will sapport the opinion which I have will boat ifberty again within the your OF SO the 1910 estisunter were framed. The total the choral en verzet have with a fleet it helened to 14 fent. We bara in certaine expresst. Wohase two big block companies here they threatens angines giving eridiones against ant which has been borne by the revenusuf have been unwise to given a mono- that there was very large trafic between with perument staffs, and there is very the Colony under Public Works extraordinary | Poly to any single firm in the Colony: That, of Mixes Bay and Simchan just aros slack lius, and it near the Admiralty donk-revenge when they got out of prison. This makes them that they will subjuet them to their signal on resting of this roampition of and worth of course, is apart from the siding dieulty, and also our frontier. Therefore I think if a light two yard wild, no doubt, help the Government out people who are Salisbury Road je $747,855. The rest of us items from the fact that the railway expecte ware foot line is constregel between Fauling and of a bele: There are also many small duckyards wiling to give evidence which will hand either subjected in-those outrages most of excesses and savinga in Jabin 2 uro sam.

nying that supervision of roling Shotauhok it will gain a great necess of trafiell fully equipped with good machinery ther to the sitare er enviction of criminals, and the paratively small mounts, of which explanation stock should and if possible go out of their or to the railway. We have on hand a large quantity agily up-to-date and qualified men. It seemed task of the police is rendered much more dement given dis dies-there-its-and-f-think-med nocburga. The railway bus in any ens to employ of ald-meter gunge 2ft 6in: lines nad to a sad it still sims to it, that there is en in it,onght to be. On the other hand, Mr.

detailed explana forumotive superintendent and an engineering sleepers, together with two small engines which necessity for troulde the Commeil with nay.d

raitway 22 miles toag to co to Buleley tells me that convicts who have as tion. The total cost of the railway, therefore staff which will be available for including the Fauling natopsion, now stands at mint, in this workshop, and therefore the to purches a curtain quantity more material shops which cannot possibly be kept fully ou

is proponed to utilise. It is also proposed the expense of leaping two kirge staffed work autual juriod of impri-cont of from five 812,226.929, and he is roughly about the gost of repairs will a very largely covered,

seven years are, lopendent of the marke name of Lio sun which this Culony borrowed by the salaries and charges which appear necessary to complete the line, The widening played. I unko that statement. without the palem, taught a trodo, mud when they couv the of the road with e borne by Public Works slightest retation, in spite of the fact that so out of gaul are generally in great demant and leat to the Viceroy of Wachang. Half of permanent establishment of the milway. We Extraordinary out of the public ravaries, and grost so authority ne Mr. Wolfe Barry is up

as skilld artisans, Is his experienca ka -on-the-railway- wastuter is in real industry. Therefore we gaven coutrunt to if

ability as very possible camion of superior comes will be kept of the

Separate

against me. I sin perfectly certain the that can hardly recollect that savicier-of- of repayment by annat instalments during the thing Light and Power Company to supply anticipated wo

pract

of the incess people in this coumanity. 11. is the tenses in themselves are the next Ever yours, Car section was, of the whole of the power shops, instead of attempt justified in oxiding it on to Pingshan and these workshops for wachinery deteriorates cation of the "cat" combiented with

will see

whether wo urd anning expouses which are so heavy in deterrent, but it is bepul tint the appli know, opened on the 1st October last, in spits of nome delay which was caused by the men receipt in to general power ourselves. The facts of possibly to Castle Peak Bay.

We must not,

ๆ Tong of franes from the Cars Agents in bubon. this matter therefore appear to be: First, thinking of this light failway, forget t

su mickly, particularly if it is not kept store will put an end to erimes of working. Your Excellency mado. reference this mature, The following tables in the report show the that the question of employing the Docks for miministrative value-the time and

to certain public companies such as the Stau since the hou. mumber, a my left Hon. expuliture and the reeipts for the East three pairs of rolling stock was exhaustivaly saved and of the efficiency in the administra durd Oil Company, Messrs. Butterfield & A. Wei Ynt) who represents the Chinese com railway You will see there that the

in the interests of the comrat "taxpayer: Cearnings

unity tobl me he thought and that other leading who are duties to do in the the Cement Company, and the Whorf and amounted to $33,080, which included $700 for socondly, the cost of shops and equipment New Territories. In conclusion, the rail.

Golden Company, Conveyance of material to the Chietion. mounts to only a lakh out.

With the exception of the prevalent than ever he could recalloet it before.. a total of over

for the round sum of $12,300.000, and included I am not shareholder, so it must be admitted under a thorough investigating, and to devise largely executed by the

in this is a sum of $115,000 odd which has that I am not biased or prejudiced when mean to put an end to this states of affairs. line when opened. But this cost does not inment in this purticalar respect. cheaper than he invested for renewals and repairs to the criticise the weak policy of the Govern Shortly afterwards I was absent from the

elwin the cost of the terminal station which only right

I think Colony on leave, but the Offer Adalistering to make those retaarks, tha Government, Sir Henry May, did not was included in the early estimates. There is.bonne 1st September in discussing the tatter to rest. He instituted what I may however,

ลด the estimate, 04 you budget I expressed similar views on behalf of call a campaign of ban sanoent a rainst a large will, are,

ene lakh for any railway the sheds or necessary sheds which may have to be apposite say not in the Colony at the time cities, or known

official mombors, and my hon. friend mumber of men wha word embers of Triad constructed. I propose during the course of Wo entirely endorsed the sentiments proceeds of gambling or prostitution, nad to be Bring on the this year to close the loan account, and may pressed in bis apacity as chairman of the farther charges for siding, warehouse, or rolling Dock Company.

otherwise suspicious charactous who had stock will be lobited to the revenue and to Public Works Extraordinary. The erat. however, is on

Au- opinion tion of

offenco that would enable the voting of nearly matter of accounting and will be charged to ie one which I think we ought to have "Those undesirable alinus

half million them be convicted by a court of law. ! what is called capil nageant, and no to the further time to rusider. Therefore I would sale, and between Juns and Delabur 266 such

wore banishal Wholes | per line maintenance. That is immaterial ask your Exelloney to be good enough to post persons were got rid of froups Colony, far as the Colony is concerned, becaus in either pone the vets on this resolution until the next in addition to which a number of others, ware WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Cass it pays it. think. gentlemen, my words meeting of this Connoil,

banished on the expication of their sentences any further information which any number of entier opposite in his retest that this policro cover all the salient points in this report, bub Hr. Mr. POLLOCK-I entirely support the as they Ca

The Count may desir I stall be glad to give isolation be postponed for a work.

for 801:1

pat linve nulog hin very active in the mitte of gambling: I can

stand ther-will-h-other muling next-tly because gambling is an offset per se Thursday:

hat it was found also that this re HIS EXCELLENCY--I shall be glad to post the resort of the very relink they cannot acting. I understand ban. mulabors desire it stops roun the pussing of this solution'natil next got vidice to enviet. Apert other to be taken next meeting

Takna sections 9 and 10 of Of danse No. 3 of 1838 were mvived which had leng been in distal ude. Under that Ordinance householders ucé compelled to give the auty in their houses, and the roviusi of these sen?«, ticas had most excellent effect in subling the police to locate soon of the bad charac ters, recommend thea for banishment, or obtain convictions against them in Court Hon. Mr. HEWETT, pursuant to notice, ahod application at the Basismut

hance has not- beau relaxal of a station for Wireless Telegraphy in this Colony for a period of a few disa or months, and Wo With regard to

are still doing our best- prazola cat suspicions

Colony, and in view of the fact that the com- return them to the country to which they belong. For my not venture any opinion. The Chinese section reclamation aules and until he descopwent of an keak and I will reply: but if it she be overament stato definitely what stops it may us of them is the Bill before you, and I may say

apparent inaction of this Governmout, will the espectel to be opened by the exit of

wills leted

view to the supposion of crime. desired by unofficial August, and we shall not therefore have any the ral way wou'd justify and necessitala srich

members that the be prepare to take to furnish what is now in regard to that that I have it in contemplation I think it wonk be obvious to

resolution be deferred until next mosting I alsolate Recessity for & Colony, the greatest to ask the Secustary of State whether Innisk complete necount of the working of the whole extensions,

shall be glad to do so, railway until the end of the year 1912. Mr. anyone who has then the troublu a rend

Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Your Excelloney, that part of whase trado and life is connected with mort esnust be axtonderi so as to include some Lindsay anteipates that the earnings for tho

Silv therain a olice being so, whether this resolution goes to this

Shipping twelve months ought to amount to at least that the Gavarniest ward foring various

TH COLONIAL SECRETARY replied-Tho all racil in the papers, and I could quote to of the worst forms of kidnapping, Wo kayo $370,000. If dat is raised the deficit, includ. Portions of the roclamation for Insemnating to-day or not is apparently

corrosiondena on this subject is of a confidenth Council Lastances where children have hoor ing the sum pilable for interest, will be vedno or mutal that it is not the intention of the unofficial members at all events cannot pos to about $360,000 or 8370.000. That is the Government to build wharves and "Ludowne 193 sibly be expected to express an opinion on

It is very obrints that tial nature, but the honourable member may be kidnapped and brutally ordered base the assured that there has been no inaction or lack ransom densadol was not imuliatoly paid. burden which the taxpayers of this Colony pite with those of privat+ cumpanies. I the

how before us, or Toto

of initiative on the part of this Government. So wi the

the forcibly abduction of a human being. long ago ws the end of 1909 His Excellezay the combined with thrents to anardes, should be E, R. WATTS & sally for the bonent can assure the Wharf and downoupang raluable of the railway,

stat-ment also the Dock Company, both of which are ins

Irel your

Governor took steps to investigate the question differentiated from thefts of goods and tun .will. Thops, largely increase

loney has put befor us, for the very good ressen in c dustries which have been established for a

in conjunction with Vice Admal Sir Hodworth chuttel with violence, I, being a layma tho prosperity nul trade of this Colony Frat puber of years in this Colour, and that the report has only been before us for about

edirselly

ion minutes. I trust also that this sum, at of which wo are all extremely proná

Therefore it is only right that we slings and appointed a Maillot and having no legal qualifications, cannot present so benyy, will. Tas annually and rapidly having added largely to the prospsity and into an emotion the thea Actiur Director of Phills Works another crime which is hardly loss wolting explain. Kidnapping for prostitution, is doerased as the proceeds from the railway is not find to the nextual assistance which

of this Colony, that

remarks which may occur with Sir F. II. May as Chairman, to report-18 which is booming word and increase. The cost of working the rail sheld on between the and the railway speak for them will endorse what I say of the Committe

Irfectly cortain that all to the best sito in the Colony for a winslos would, of care, be very largely reduced if the 1 may also say the Star Ferry, with

the official webere-although I do not station, the cast and other matters. The report Canngil many instances which have occurret

COMMON. I conlt again quide whole he was worked as ons business concen whom

with regard to the carefully prepared and illu.

124 forwarded to the of n poder joint management, which was our original

wa recently made an urgement.

most revolting kind quite recently intention. The duplication of staff, which hat brod.indd spirti tineessary

minating remarks which your Exesilicy has

Colony. I hope my representations to been gooil euch zu to give us, and which, he has been at interchange of confidential car to him which entirely miss my mind

| commendations on March 1st, is wholly necessary, would be avoided, in dealing with this after nerofully considered, will put us in possession of and the cost would ६१५

Ilborul spirit should not be confined to the Gor-

on the tion Le

Le regard

and enable us mire se Plerum hosis seting in behalf of the tax the financial aide of question. Still, I ordenes sacs that date. There are really subject. This crits of kidnapping is becoming to computo equinist water tragoud. New payer, lant should also be shown by the Companies think we ought not to the nice por advisability of ostablishing a high-power stebillros, stolon in Chins are 1990 lacl·l to two separate questions involved. viz. the very much more common in this Colony, and tious for a working agrement are new in Landis, That, I am sure, we shall get frous aftern-on. Practical work on the raliway to station of low power. Ou Lie Torruerrausor in this Colony. Previously children CHS. J. GAUPP progress. Therefore it would bo

and both Luese large Companies in dealings we have, proper an

the here were held to ranson in China, bat nusual that 1 shuld refer to them in aby which Baralso allied to in the speech referred but from the first day of your arrival you have question us decision will be reached until after now detail, but the Council will be anxions to know. Whi

children are abducted from Imperial Conference which meets next and led to rusoo generally speaking, what is being done, and brought the siding from the stution at. Huu time and given all lire necessary personal stiper.on in London, for it is obrions that quess fly think you will agree with mo that under tho British as I can do so I wili explain to progreen an hom to the rest of the Wharf and Gedown to date. About a year ago M Weillan was

vision you possibly could to this railway. If alforting many Colonies are tuyolsed storts can be too strong to such sart there has been aus money, wasted or any loss of understood that His Majesty's Government have agrees to herse the c force by, one

latter question it appointed as Director of the Chjorte sectico and City's soul, or, font l'any, ale on timit is rertainly not due to want of any exertion already come to a decision, but a temporary de Europan detective inspector, vight Chinese

end to such a state as

as this (Applause) We have na negatiater on behalf of a working ingresnout. either thein or 18. 1 may also say On our side I appointed Mr. Lindsey and Mr. that

companion interests are in

your Excellenty s part. That, I think, all ars Clemonti to undertake negotiations, and disvolved, and very oftou what one company

agreed upon. At the same time I again, feel y las occurret dns to certain natural defiendelee iver, together with 12 Chinese coal-

are believed tourist in Hongkong, stables at. cussions with him. We drow up a draft working wants another company objects to

called apou to make some criticism on the way and it has been necessary to infee for a shirt will b

tutal cost of $6,866, which agreement upon which I

this railway has been constructed, and I cannot time the final coelusion of the matter. His savings from the police toto. This will enabl Home high on occasionally that the only line of action vousuited

met during the present gear accept the statement made by your Excelleney Excelleres has been in telegraphic communica in which the companies agreed is the cou that the interests of the ratepayers have not suf railway exports_while at Home, They pro noted it a sound one. On the way out. I Promise made in the side of the Govornicent,

the system

whien discuss the question at considerable length which is simply representing this taxpayer. The fored during the course of the construction of this for will this Home Government on the subiret in the Central district of placing cool district with His Ex-eney the Director of Railway for a thought it wist to await the completion dollars. The whole community, realising the ridings, however, no onie a temporary business, sunething like butwoor fire and six million

for worse titan past. the original estimato for which was Liang Shi-Li but we did not ariat any of the working area and the opening importance of being linked with

STANY AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. Goal result. Mr. Wei Hau

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1bg to with resigned his appointment, to

of the Chinese section, when

Chinas draw the first motion standing in my uno, we shall be great regrel, aud was succeeded by Mr. able to joga of the traffic wo may expect by rail, urged for many years that which is the best reading of Bill entitled, Aurel west of Victoria and also to Kowloon. Chen, with whom negotiations hara boon carried and what he demands will be; that is railway should be constructed ut this car Orintance to further amend the Stamp Ord. also, barn it in contemplation that the

possible date, a most friendly and courteous spirit. Ito say, in what particular localities baffle

Therefore the whole inave, 1911." It contains a very short amend Captain Superintendent of Folice should, be trust they will eventuato in a satisfactory sviest. The problem is s new one to Hong.

community is responsible for the con- ment to the Stamp Ordinance, but yesterday the allowed to recruit over the strength to a small agreement. The next point to which I would kong, mud T-think it is very murise to adopt a struction of fe railway, but it is not responhon. Coluuial Treasurer suggested a irge extent to replaen me who are absent and aible für les way in which it was constructed, k your attention is the item Workshops, for premature conclusion. We spent our money

number of anoudments, and I thought it bust vacancies which are unfilled. This will not WHY GO TO which a sum of $63,454 ears in the estimates Again, also, with regard to the Wharf and Go ichen andus we findita absolutely necessary to do,

nor for the cost incurred. The cost is now with a fermission of your Excelloney and the involve any incran in the estimates, but in addition to a sum of $60,000 required for dowu Company, they hare already had proof that like 12) million dollars, some 100 or 150 percent

estimated, including everything. at something Council to allow the first reading of the Bill to decrease in the savings which annually

froin the The Chief Resident equipment.

police vote. Buying e

The workstops at of the actual cost of the Che Government is most desirous of working 22 miles long, running over comparatively suppo

more than theoriginal estimate. That railway is stander until those amendments have been seeru

average savings for fire considered.

years of the one-third would be required in every way with them, for they have

whole vate stand at 231,591 been

I think FLOGGING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, '! for the exoetion of a running shed, and in employed in the matter of the King's country, close to an important shipping centre,

rortion of that sum could be devoted to main- addition the cost of a loon, superintendent's withouses and also in regard to railway 250,000 per mile. I doubt if any other railway rating of a Bill entitled,

and cost the incredible sum of something like The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the firsttaining the polito fores at its maiimum strength. office and 1 stores, which under any circumstances offices. It is very seldom, gentlemen,

Another point which I hope may toad to the would be necessary. We must therefore I have an opportunity of offering explana

ot with the exception of one or two and the Flogging Ordimact, 1903,"

suppression

is ⚫ crimp

increased total cost for workshops and equipment of tion on matters in which the notion of the in South Amories, havo over cost such a pries, The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, cp-operation between our police force and that $101,000. Now, gentlemen, the Government Government has been criticised, and Itrast both and I cannot see why ours should have cost HIS EXCELLExcx-Gentlemen, the Bill to of Capton: I took the occasion, the other. has been

subjected, to some criticism for the fren member had the Council in general will such a terrible sama of money. I certainly amend the Flogging Ordinance of 1993 is when medo un offici-1 visit to the Viceroy neglect to foster Local industries

in consider the explanation I have offered to be a think that those who are responsible for the intended to introduce the Hoao Act of 1863. to speak to him on the matter and explained regard specially to these workshops.

hug satisfactory one and will agree that we have done construction and expenditure have tot had the which is generally called the Garotters Art, to him my views of the mutual benefit It has been said that

we should have employed

yed our best in somewhat difficult circumstances. Propor interests of the ratepayers before them, which makes robbery with violence and that would accrue by reciprocity. In this the Docks or other agency to undertake the And I would venture to

how oneud I cannot understand appeal to persons

it is armed robbery punishable by logging with matter. I feand Lim most

and willing repairs instead of doing them ourselves, and the of weight in this Colony, and also to the local possible they can

EDYA

they

bave done the "out" "I regret very much to say that eager to co-operate. He promised to send down Chairman of tho Dock Company, who occupies.

that when they wish to make criticisms the best they can in the interests of these crimes have become very prevalent in official of high standing to discos the many a very prominent position both in the Colony

arding the action of the Government they wil

the ratepayers. That I say without any fear of late in this Colony, and in my opi on the details with me. I and at this Coaucil table, said the other day that sudeavour if possibles to ascertain what the actual faction to the unexpected increase in the revenus ought to be introdus lejesty's Government points, such as restriction of the movement am glad to say Your Excellency referred with great matis. time has come when determined punishment that that official, Mr. Wei Han, arrived work could be done as efficiently and much more

Facts are. That information is always at their

to put an end to them, this afternoon. There ara other minor cheaply by the Dock Company. Not only the disposal any time they like to ask me. Criticism for the few months during which the railway | I have

*mali craft in the abareholders but also the general taxpayers based on accurate facts is always valued, has been working, and I trust that unexpected and they agree that this Bill, which limits the of

barbour by suffered from the course adopted by the but criticism not so besod, I sometimes think,

increase will contiune. Tour Excellency said number of strokes to 24, should be introduced, night, extension of return from banishment, Government, which was unnecessary and in wakes us look neither dignified nor sensible in

it was larger than you dared to expad. On and if this Council

agrees, which Í and others the parpo a of which would be de volved excessive expenditure. I feel sure the the eyes of our neighbours. In the matter of the other hand, we have got to remember that are little doubt you will, I hope the fented if discussed in public. I hope all those hen, member will be glad if I take this oppor. sidings, we have constracted one to. Holt's go,

the cost of the railway is infinitely larger than judges in

this Colony will make full downs, and we have it in contemplation to

we dared to fear. One sets off against the use of their powers. The cowardly criminals!

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ouped the receipts from the railway will be interest, en capital exponded by the taxpayer in this resolution this afternoon, or whether it in the following ustalation and operation characters,mostly aliens generally resident in the

very inch larger than we ever darnd to antici- foraning Unit recuation, sul it is undoubtedly ForThese are the opinions of ten who live the dus of the Government to do its bust to gut ataudied the

cefarne luth of our own

f our own railway sulan adequate return for money spent by the of that part of the Chinese action already Culony in forming that reclaination. throws

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