THE COLONY'S FINANCES. BALANCE OF OVER SURPLUS
THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
more than the revenue in 1916.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 25TH, 1918,
THE COLONY'S SHIPPING. HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT FOR 1917
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
FINANCE COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Finance Committes day the Colonial Secretary presiding followed the Council meeting on Thurs
PEAK SCHOOL
THE PEAK RESIDENCE ORDINANCE
The Peak District. (residence) Ordi- hance, 1018, contains the following pro visions
In this Ordinance, Peak District means all that area in the Island of The Treasurer & report on the finances The report of the Harbour Master for and clearing at ports in of the Colony for the rear 1917 states 17 states that the total of the ship
ping entering
Hongkong situated above the 788 feat that the total revenue for the year the Colony during the year 1017 amount- ed to 621,090 vessels of 34,105,007 tons,
in a north and south direction through amounted to $18,058,101, being 81,810,105 which compared with the figures for The Governor recommended the Coun contour, and to the west of a line drawi in excess of the estimate and 81,224,718 1916, shows a decrease of 21,704 vessels, cil to vote a sum of eight hundred dollars Middle or Cemetery Gap, including the with a decrease of 2,276,390 tons, in aid of the vote Education Department, hills known as Mount Cameron Mount Of the above, 48,026 vessels of 20,547,119 Other Charges, Peak School, furniture Gough, Mount Kellett, and Victoria
Peak The CHAIRMAN said the quarters at the tons were engaged in Foreign Trade as tons in 1916, and were distributed as class rooms, as the room, originally de Subject to the provisions of section creases over the estimate, are as follows: compared with 48,300 vessels of 22,308,311 Peek School wore now being used as
.$505,000 follows:-
1916 1917 1910 1917 signed as class rooms proved unsufficient of this Ordinance, it shall not Num Num Ton Ton for the increased attendance. New desks be lawful for any person whatsoever to had to be provided for those extra rooms reside within the Lok District without at a cost of $700, and certain minor the consent of the Governor-in-Council alterations and repairs were exccuted at a cost of $100
S
The principal sub-heads showing in-
(a) Special war rate
(b) Sunday cargo working per
bers. bets, nage, nage,
per per
perper cent. cent. cent, rent.
mits
33,600
(c) Upium, monopoly
637,500
(d) Stamp duties
(e) Splaries, British
postal
392,000 British Ocean
going Ships Foreign
5,7
0.3 30.8
agencies
(f) Interest
Ocean 220,000
going Ships 78 02,700 Britials River
8.0 30.7
23.5
3400
Steamers
(a) Miscellaneous receipts.
50,400
Steamors
Foreign River
14.6
4:7
13.8 18.0
19
19,0
47
41
Steam launches
(under 60 tons) 19.3 13.6
1,0
0,0
The increases are due (a) and (e) to new items, (b) to the shortage of ship-
The vote was agreed to.
YOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE.
The Governor recommended the Coun cil to vote a sum of two hundred and eighteen dollars and sixty cents in aid of the vote Police and Prison Depart ments, Fire Brigade, other charges, clothing,
the Volunter for uniforms for members of the Fire Brigade.
The vote was agreed to,
ping, (e) increase sales, (i) to more Trading Junfis. 51.9 54.3 14.3 135,0 The CHAIRMAN This probate duty, (f) to large cash balancee, and (e) to bankrupt estates being un Claimed together with profit or House Service Account.
The principal decreases were (a) Light dues
(&). Fines
(c) Railway..........
(d) Land sales .......
100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0 A comparison between the years 1918 and 1917 shows a decrease in British ocean-going shipping of 717 ships, or 23.81 per cent, and a decrease of 700,085 tons. o 136 per cent This is due to a larger $26,500 number of
26,000 lines to Inding steamers and regular other countries being 11,500 chartered by the Government and em-
ployed
in other waters. 38,083
British River steamers have decreased by 36.9 ships and 127,614 tons, or 5.2 par 3.2 per cent. ia the wettled condition of Kwangtung, tonnage. This is
outTM and (d) to expectations of land develop and a San trading between ports ment not having been realised. sido the Colony for the most part of the
The total expenditure brought to account amounted to $14,000,829, being $1,604,673 more than the estimate, and $3,010,913 more than the expenditure in 1036.
Of theec, (a) was due to the shortage
WLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
The Governor recommended the Coun cil to vote a sum of four hundred and fifty dollars in aid of the vote Kowloon Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, 1 pair Cylinders for Loco. No. 1.
The CHAIRMAN-This sum is required for fixing up eac pair of cylinders for Locomotive No. 1. The work could not be done in the railway works and was
of shipping,() to fewer cases, (c) to cent in numbers and to the Shun Lee done, under tender, by the Dock Com
Compared with the estimates there were decrease, under all heads except five The excess amounting to 818,122 under Barbour Department was on account of purchase of buoys and launches.
paira
to,
Miscellaneous expenditure WEB larger by $2,018,500 on account of a contribution. to the Imperial Government for war expenses and a contribution, for the same purpose ander Ordinance No. 18 of 1017, Public Works Extraordinary accounted for an extra sum of $87,445, while Mili tary Expenditure exceeded by $42,788 on account of under-estiinate of Revenue, for 1916.
MAG. Decreases in Pensions (¥79,000), Public Debt ($200,400), and in nearly all be partments were chiefly due to the rising exchange, while another factor was the
year.
Foreign occan-going vessels have in- creased by 343 ships of 203,141 tons, or 8.3 per cent. in numbers and 3.6 per cent. tonnage. This is explained by a small increase in Chinese, French, Portuguese, and American ships of smaller tonnage and a large increase in Dutch ships of staller tonnage and a large increase in Dutch ships of
larger tonnage.
Foreign River steamers show a decrease of 638 ships of 198,501-tons, or 41.3 per cent, in numbers and 23.3 per cent. it tonnage This is due to the Shirag Cheoy Luen On being taken off the run early in the year and since sold.
pany
The vote was agreed to."
**NEW FİLTER BEDS..
The Governor recommended the Coun cil to vote a sum of four thousand üve hundred dollars in sid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Water Works, altering and installing hydraulic motor in connection with new Filter Beds West Point,
fol
The CHAIRMAN--This sum is a re-vote of the unexpended balance of last year's vote
The vote was agreed to.
WIRELESS STATION,
Any such consent may be given so as to include the following persons -
(n), the menberg of the family of the person to whom the consent is
sent t
given
(6) persons bonú fue cimployed by such person in or about his residence;
(c) bond fide, visitors enterfained
gratuitously by such person.
Any such consent may be revoked by
the Governor-in-Council at any time on six months notice in writing,
This Ordinance shall not apply to any of the following persons:
(a) members of His Majesty's Regular Naval or Military Forces stationed within the Peak District;
(b) members of the Hongkong Police Force stationed within the Peak District
(e) inmates of hospitals within the
Peak District; wh
() visitors at hotels within the Penk District who do not reside within the Peak District for a longer. period than one month at any one time and whose total time residence within the Peak District does not exceed two months in any continu- ous period of twelve months (e) public chair coolies permitted by the Captain Buperintendent of Police to ply for hire within the Peuk District; and
WNY contractors and labourers tempo- rarily residing and actually em. ployed within the Peak District.
If it be made to appear to the Supreme Court that anything has been or is being done by any person in violation or con- travention of this Ordinance it shall he The Governor recommended the Counlawful for, such Court to restrain such The actual number of individual occan- going vessels of European construction ci to vote a sum of six hundred and person by injunction from further con during 1917 was 750, of which 258 were seventy-eight dollars and fifty-nine cents tinuing such violation or contravention.
In there in aid of the vote Public Works, Extra- British und 101 Foreign 11 1916 ordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Cape were 717, of which 281 were
to D'Aguilar Wireless Telegraph Station, 430 Foreign
These 750 ships
as measured 1,642,811 tons. repairs, to pools, construction of They entered 2,023, times and save a col court, and wire netting for saro, water
Thus 33 supply, paths, etc lective tondinge of 8,150,334. more ships entered 202 more times and gave a collective tonnage reduced by 04,830 tons, an average of 2,000.2 tons
250 British ships carried
entry,
Bri-
tennis.
The CHAIRMAN-A sun was voted for certain works at the Wireless Station at Cape D'Aguilar, the total cost of which was 86,018 The estimate in 1917 was
The CHAIRMAN-This is a sum dae to where the raising of the-road has caused owners of Marino Lots on Praya “East the floors and footpaths of the houses to be below the road level. The question has been outstanding for a considerable time and it has now been settled that this
The vote was agreed to.
absence of a largo part of the staff their officers and 69 foreign officers th$3,300. The balance in hand on the es sum is due as compensation.
salarice being charged to War Expendi ture under Miscellaneous Services, latter consisting of 16 Norwegians,
The revenue for the year exceeded the Americans, 8 Danes, 5 Swise, 7 Japanes expenditure by panin of 8937,277 with Dutch, 2.Belgians, and 3 Russians the result that the surplus balance in Thus, the proportion of Foreign
in British ships was 2.65 per cent. creased to $3,268,061.“
prising
ia
an endure during the last five The following table shows the Revenue
years
Surplus
1913 1914 1915 1916
1,943
1017.
officers
com-
of officers and ships.prod. 45 per cent., with a decrease
The 191 Foreign ships carried. 3,432 ccas, of whom 59 were British. Thus 16 per cent of the officers serving in foreiga ships were of British nationality, with decrease in the number of officers and an increase in the number of ships.
8. nationalities, an un
TRADE
timate at the end of 1917 was 8360, 39,
which had to by re-voted, and this added. the excess of 6318 made up the 678.59
The rote was agreed to.
CHARITABLE ALLOWANCE,
The jo sun of 200 at 2/-17 The Governor remmended the Coun- hundred dollars in aid of the vote Charitable Services, other Charitable Allowances.
Revenue, 8,512,5 17,002,3 11,780,107 16,652,966, 14,050 Expare...5,665,013 10,766,225 16,140,968 11,070,014 14,000
2,768,472 267,227 DeBe... 145,76
- 3,360,160 The Inscribed Stock Loans of 1893 and 1906 amount to £1,485,732 and the Sink- ing Fund now stands at 238,102, being £34,18 more than the amount at credit of that fund at the end of 1918.
The local loan (under Ordinance No. 12 of 1916) stands at $3,000,000 with, nerai. Sinking Fund of $200,000. In a few enses, I can, however, give The vote was agreed to
50 cents
As pointed out in previous years the figures which are given are meagre, and of little value, being derived from reports of ship masters which are given in round
the figures and several items of cargo are only entered under
beading
Ken
more accurate figures and these are
Hours fuel,
| kerosene oil (in cases) Anak
rice,
and timber.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS.
The Governor
Bewon the Coun“
m) to vote a sum of two thousand dollars in aid of the vote Public Work, extra Grdinary, Kowloon, Water Works, ad- to Taumuti ditional main from filter beds
The CHAIRMAN This is a re vote. It
work last year. was not found possible to complete the
The vote was agreed to,
PATH TO BALEEL ROAD
The CHAIRMAN-The late Mr. Jones, Assistant Harbour Master, way, not a
The Governor recommended the Coun- contributor to the Widows und Orphans Fund, and his widow was left tempo-cil to vote a sum of four hundred and rarily, pending the winding up of the fifty dollars in aid of the vote Public estate in such financial straits that it Works, extraordinary, Hongkong, com- was deemed desirable to give her ashist- munications, path from near Plantation ance for a limited period. The vote re Gap to Barker Road near Victoria
Hospital,
tra presents 10 a month for six months.
The CHAIRMAN This is a re-vote of a portion of the sum voted last year for This path which was not quite completed at the end of the year,
The role was agreed to.
HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE The only alteration of importance
Imports show an increase of 123,025 tons The Governor rommended the Coun during 1917 in taxation was the chact compared with the year 1916. Increases cil to vote a sum of five hundred and ment of Ordinance No. 18 to provide an
are shown under the headings-Coal, seventy-five dollars in aid of the vote
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR TRAINS. annual contribution by the "Colony to.
kerosene oil (ia bulk), sandalwood, sugar, Harbour Master's Department, 4. Her
The Governor remmended the Coun- wards the expenses of the war.
and general, while decreases are shown bour Office, special expenditure, furni- citrou 2 sunt of one thousand six RAGE hundred and hity dollars in aid of the Hubsidiary coins in stock on the 31st in beans, cotton yarn, cotton,
ture RAN
The CHARMAN-This vote is required vot Kowloon-Canton Railway, special December were as follows:-
In cotton yarn and cotton there is a de- for cupboards in the Harbour Office for expenditur, fire appliances for railway crease of 8,511 tong, due to general thort-rtain boks and documents which it is carriages and Kowloon Station, 1,080,119.00 age of
tonnage. The decrease of 4,069 tons necessary to keep under lock and key.
The vote was agred to. 159,078.00 of flour is due to Chinese flour competition
TIENTS IN FLOOD RELIEF 12.087.00 and high prices ruling for Amerions and Canadian product also shortage of ton-
A decrease of The Governor recommended the Coun age and high freight. 54,091 tons of rice is due to shortage of dil to vote a sum of fifty thousand dollars tonnage. The increase of 22,703 tons of on account of Miscellaneous Services, general cargo is due to a greater number | Tientsin Food Relief Fund
20 cents
10 cents
4 cents Copper
8,348.00 80,454.00
31,345,894.00
The nominal amount of coins in cir culation is $21,204,370, and the market value is now practically par
HONGKONG SUBSIDIARY
COINS
AT PAR THROUGHOUT. 1917.
The report on the Blue Book states:- The currency of the Colony consiste, in addition to the notes of the Banks, of British, Hongkong, and Mexican Dollara and of subsidiary coin, which continued at par throughout the year
The total issue of subsidiary coins, less those demonetized, now amounts to
21,284,370 nominal value, and they were ip to the year 1905 readily absorbed at par, tergo quantities being taken by the neighbouring provinces of China. During 1916 ten cent pieces of the face value of 85,028,000 were shipped to England for
purposes of demonetization The dis
count which prevailed between 1905 and 1910 may be attributed to the immense quantity of similar coin which was mint. ed at Canter as well as to the amount of Hongkong com minted largely in excess of the needs of the Colony by itself In 1905 the Hongkong Govern ment ceased to issue any subsidiary coin and in 1900 it began a policy of demone tising all its subsidiary coin received as revenue. This policy has been can tinuously followed since except during a brief period in 1011. Coin to the face value of $2,736,469 has thus been re- deemed. The total issue by the Hong- kong Government was of the Lace value of about $44,000,000.
of Dutch and American steaners now The CHAIRMAX It is necessary to trading with this port.
The CHAIRMAN This sum is for the purchase of fire extinguishing apparatus for the trains--$1,000, and for the par- chase of a Fire Despatch Box for
The vote was agreed to, Kowloon Station $850.
VICTORIA GAOL.
The Governor recommended the Coun that the for this second contribution of the Colony hundred and ifty dollars in aid of the imports and exports of certified opium For the relief of the flood victims in the vote Public Works, extraordinary, Hong
Grol during the year are as follows:
* Malwa. Patna. Benares Total,rovince of Chihli A letter has beckong, miscellaneous, Victoria
recived from the vice-Minister for For constructing concrete platform over Chests Chests, Chests Chests. eign Affairs, which would be sent to lower yard. Import
10 ron menubers, expressing 2 deepest Exports Of these, however, the imports all came thanks for this further generous sub from Shanghai, and of the total exportscription from Hongkong, which has again of 224 chests, 168 went to Shangbaitaken pity on the wretched condition of
Seven hundred and forty chests of the Tientsin food victims
The vole was agreed to Persian 745 chests were exported to were imported during the year Formosa:
The Blue Book report show obtain formal approval of hon. members eil to vote a sum of five thousand six
Nine hundred and ten chests of uncer--- tified Indian opium were imported 10 chests by the Government Monopoly and the remaining 500 chests for the Macao Opium Farmer.
HAILWAY SURVEY
Thy, Governon recommended the Coun cil to vote a sum of four thousand five hundred and ninety-nine dollars in aid of the rute Kowloon-Canton Railway, special expenditure, land survey.!!! Red The CHAIRMAN-This sum is for tho salary of a special engineer for the 1,600GS. FOR CHINESE PHOENIXES, current year. So much work has to be done in connection with surveying certain branch lines, and having regard parti
Hon Mr POLLOCK-What are the branch linės 1
The CHAIRMO-One is past the Cement Works and the other at Tai Kok Tsui,
At the fourth consecutive Red Crosslarly to the approaching absence of the sale nt Christie's on April 8th, Manager of the railway, it has been de gorgeous enamelled Chinese phoenixes (Feng Hwang) from the famous Pierpont cided to retain Mr. McKichan's services Morgan collection, the gift of the Duveens for the presente of New York realised 1,600gs. Their fird colours are emblematic of the cardinal virtues, and each rara aris is endowed with the head of an Argus pheasant, the beak of a swallow, the neck of a tortoise, the tail of a fish, and the outward resem. blance of a dragon. The phoenixes arrived at Christie' after a perilous for the faithful messenger charged with their safety saw the Tuscanis go down. As deroutely hoped, however, these birds of good omen fu) filled their mission.
~The vote was agreed to,
PUBLIO FORKS!
The Governor recommended the Coun eil bo vote a sum of thirteen thousand dollars in aid of the vote Publlo Worka, extraordinary, raising footpaths and floors of houses in Praya East.
(Continued at foot of next column.)
The CHAIRMAN This is a re-vote of a portion of last year's vote as the work was not completed.
The vote was agreed to..
________RESUMPTIONS. ---- The Governor recommended the Coun cil to vote a sum of sixteen thousand five hundred and fifty dollars in aid of the vote Public Works, extraordinary, New Territories Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903 (45) compensation and
nsumption
The CHAIRMAN This is for a large
in January Inst, for which, consequently, number of resumptions in Sham Shui Po, the Schedule for which was not completed
The vote was agreed to. S
POLICE PENSIONS.
Bosision was made in the vote.
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The Governor, recommended the Coun- cil to vote a sum of one thousand one hundred and twenty dollats and thirty- woven cents in aid of the vote: Charitable Services, Charitable Pensioners at arches the peloar of your
The CHAIRMAN-This is the sum re quired to make up the pensions of the widows of Inspector O'Sullivan and Sergeant Clarks to the sum of £2 a week The sun is required this year. Hon, members have already been informed, refretite ofega on bind hendan ed of the approval of the Secretary of
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