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COUNCIL,

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the Council

Chamber,

The following were present:

Hon. Mr. J. H KEMP (Attorney General).

Hon. Mr. E. D. C. WOLFE (Colonial Treasurer).

Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works).

Hon Mr. D. R. HALLIMAX (Secretary

for Chinees Affairs).

hare the estimates in advance and thus give some indication of the amounts

which may have to be expended during

the capital account which was affected, the year.

I quite understood that it was

and that this amount had nothing to do with the Colonial vote. But it did not

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WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, 6th and 7th January, 116, at 10 AM, ench day, at H.M. NAVAL Yard, and at the KOWLOON DEPOT,

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One STEAM FIRE ENGINE and One û fùet COAL LIGH FER- (carrying capacity 150 tons). OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES,

Comprising —

HIS EXCELLENOY THE GOVERNON, SIR FRANOLS HENRY-MAY, K.C.M.G..en to us (the unofficial members) that HIS EXCELLENOY MAJOR-GENERAL F. H. there was any reason why the railway KELLY, C.B. (General Officer Command-authorities should not have prepared the ing Troops).

Hon. Mr. CLAUD BEVEEN (Colonial estimates in advance and put their figures Secretary

before this Council. As it is necessary for business man to give a forecast of the possible expenditure during the next twelve months, so it is equally necessary for the Government, when placing the Budget tefore us, to show what they pro- poco to spend and hope to gain during the next twelve months. It seemed to OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES mo unbusinesslike that this money should SHIPS COMPASSES, BOILER WITH have been asked for at the last moment, COMPOUND HORIZONTAL ENGINE, MOUNTINGS, ETO, FAN ENGINES, hot culy the $50,000 odd on the railway CAPSTAN AND ENGINE, OIL ENGINE station, but also that the rest of these WITH TANK, CYLINDERS, SURFACE: three and a half lakhs would probably be CONDENSERS, ELECTRIC LIGHT expended during the current year. That ENGINE AND DYNAMO, HAND was the whole of my point.

WINCHES, FEED PUMPS, STEEL FLOATS, SLIDE VALVES. PROPEL Hou, Mr POLLOCK. Sir, I simply rise to say that I quite agree with what has fallen from my hon. friend opposite

Hon. Mr. C. Mol. Mesaan (Captain Superintendent of Police).

Hon Mr. WEI YOR, C.M.G.

·Hon. Mr. I. E. POLLOCK, Hou. Mr. E. A. HEWETT, 0.M.G, Hon. Mr. LAU CHU PAK.

Mr. M. J. BREEN (Clerk of Councils).

MINUTES.

The minutes of the previous meeting were confrond,

FINANCIAL

The CoroNIAL SECRETARY, by edminend of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 03 and 94, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

His ELLENCY-That

is

LERS, AIR COMPRESSOR, CANVAS AND LEATHER HOSES, STAGE LASHING, COIR CORDAGE, PAPER- STUFF, · CANVAS RAGS, OLD INDIA RUBBER READING. AND TABLE LAMPS, BOATS, OARS (A9a and FIR). CARPETS, RUGS, BLANKETS, PUN- all the RAHS,

HIS EXCELLENCr-The point which the hon, member has drawn attention to will be korne in mind.

There will not be another necting until the Now Year, and I there fore wish you all a happy and prosperous

Council stands adjourned sine die

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The Colexio TREASUREN reconded, and business. this

an agreed to.

RIPER,

one.

The Colonia: SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table report of the proceedings of the Finance Committés held on December 24th; end moved that it be adopted:

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and ing

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (BRITISH SECTION).

The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following resolution It is hereby resolved that a sum of $318,306.03. be advanced out of funds in the custody of the Government for the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) during the year 1914." In doing so he said-Sir, with regard to the resolu- tion standing in my name, at the last meeting of the Council I stated that I did not propose to proceed with it then but to refer it to the Fiance Committee for consideration. The various sus which go to make up the around asked for in the resolution wäre considered in the Financd Committee and approved of, but attention was drawn by one or more of the unofficial members to the late period in the year on

A meeting of the Finance Committee followed the COLONIAL SECRETARY presid-

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The Governor recommended the Council. FLOUR. to vole a sum of $250 in aid of the võte Judicial and Legal Departments, D. Attorney-General, Other Charges, Inci dontal Expenses.

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charge owing to pressure of work which has take place in the Attorney-General's department. It was thought desirable that assistance should be obtained in DIRECTORY framing certain gislation which it was desirable to bring Lefore the Council at an early date. It is a feo which has to be paid for the preparation of legislation, and it is desirable that it should be paid before the end of the year. The work has FOR CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, Ero., been done, and the Bills, which have boon prepared, will be brought before Council.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It is Bill and a set of regulations.

POLICE AND FRISON,

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The Governor recommended the Council

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which this matter had been brought for- to vote a sum of six thousand six hundred Hongkong Daily Press Ooo.TO. 6, CONDUIT ROAD-Repaired,

and eighty-four dollars and twenty-eight couts (80,054.28) in aid of the following votes

A-Police, Other Charges. Clothing and Accoutrements Launches and Boats Repairs Light Passages and Bonuses

mall Stores ...

B.Fire Brigade, Other Charges Stores

$1,402.57 2,665.72

610.53 1,077.55 $0.40

-801.51

26,0$4.38 forward at a very late moment.

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1,402.57; This is due to the increas

Clothing and Accoutrements

in the price of materials and the low exchange, and also the providing of accoutrements for the Special Constables. It was expenditure which could no. be foreseen. The second item, "Launches vote includes a sum of $1,225 for alter- and boats, repairs, 2,665.72": This ing a launch which was chartered to replace No. 9 launch. This launch was There were also repairs to certain other past repair, and has since been sold. launches. When these launches come in for repairs it is subsequently found, when the boilers are lifted our, that a great deal more hus to be done than had been estimated for. The excess on account of light is really not for light, but chiefly on account of installing fans in various police stations in place of punkahs. As a matter of fact, there punkah pullera is stopped, and the extra is a saving really, because the cost of the cost for current is very little.

eard, involving as it does the expenditure o a large sum of capital account, and the hope was expressed that in future years such an account should be brought forward earlier in the year. I had already expressed regret in Council for the late period at which the account had been brought forward, and said that the Government will certainly be very careful it such an account is brought forward earlier in the year in future. There were romons for it being later this year, but I certainly think that it should not have been brought forward at the last moment, as it was in this case. I have already made it clear that all the amounts asked for, both the various items and the total sincunt which has been authorised, will be spent on capital account; all these various items are such as are required to complete the railway. The hon. member who represents the Churber of Commerce (Hon Mr. Hewett), also suggested that the members of Council should have had something before them at the time the Colonial'estimates were under considera- (ion. I think he realised that these capital sums for the railway have nothing to do with the ordinary revenne and expenditure of the Colony, but he thought that the Council should have before them some idea of what they were committing themselves on account of the railway, because, incidentally, the Colonial revenue. affected by the interest charges on the capital suo expended on the railway That is so, and if it is possible, at the time When the estimates are brought forward, lo, give some indication of what might. have to be spent on the coming year, that will certainly be done. In this particular case, hink I have pointed out, the only Council then resumed, sum out of the 81,100,000 approved of that was known to be necessary then the estimates were under consideration in October, 1913, was the sum for the Kowloon

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and Railway Station. All the other items have this was agreed to

risen since, as there was necessity for them. I now beg to move the resolution. The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded. Hon M Hewer-I should like to say one or two-words-in-reply to what the Colonial Secretary anid just now. The point I raised at the last meeting was it was in Committee that it was just as necessary for the authorities in charge of the British section uf. the Kowloon-Canton Railway, as for

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to state that Financial Minutes Nos. 83 The COLONIAL SECRETARY—Sir, I beg and 94 have been agreed to by the Finance Committee, and I move that they be adopted.

WAR EXPENSES IN THE STRAITS,

The Legislative Council at Singapore for irrecoverable war expenses. The on December 19th voted a sum of $13,291

Colonial Treasurer stated that some of these expenses were as follows:---

Repatriation of 10,207 Chinese, $90,010. Repatriation of 800 Tamils, $10,978. Special police, Penang, $14,045.4. Passages of Recruits for the Army, $24,573.

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