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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

BUDGET FOR 1921.

LARGE PROGRAMME OF PUBLIC WORKS.

PROPOSALS

FOR RAISING MORE REVENUE.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber; "at "noon, yesterday. There were present

His ExcLiNCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir Reginald Edward Stubba, K.COM.G.)

H-E. MAJOR-GERAL VENTRIS, C.B. (General Officer Commanding Troops in China).

Hon. Mr AGM-FSTOZE: 0.B.E, (Colonial Secretary).

Hon. Mr. J. H. KEMP. K.C (Attorney-General).

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Hon Mr D, W. TRATMAN (Colonial Treasurer). O bud

Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G., (Direc tor of Public Works

Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX, O.B.E.. (Becretary for Chinese Affairs).

Hon M E A IRVING (Director of Education).

Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK... Hon. Mr. E. V. D. l'ARR. Hon. Mr. LA CHU-PAK Hea.. Mr. Ho Foox.

Mr. W. J. CAErix (Clerk of Councils). ABSENT

Hon. Mr. P. HOBSON HOLYOK. Hon. Mr. Joux JOHNSTONE.

PAPERS.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, y cominus of H.E. the Governor, laid upon the table the Report of the Police Magistrates Courts for the year 1919. Report on the General Post Office, Hongkong, for the pear 1918; Report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for the year 1919; Report of the Director of Public Works for the year 1019; Medical and Sanitary Reports for the year 1918; Quarterly Return of excesses on sub-heads met by savings under hends of expenditure (for the second quarter of 1990); abstract showing the differences between the approved estimates of expenditure for 1920 and the estimates, of expenditure, for, 1821; "Financial state- ments in connection with the estimates for 1921.

GOVERNMEST CONTRIBUTION TO JAMINE: YUND..

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 58 to hand moved that they lie referred to the Finance Committee.

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the heading "Offensive Traden" is heroby repealed and the following by-law is sub stituted therefor :----

**6-Evory, Wicense shall cause the in ternal surface of every wall upon the premises where his trade" in carried on to be thoroughly clean- sod, and after being so cleansed, to be thoroughly washed with hot lime- wash during the months of January and July of each year."

The COLONIAL SECRETARY said: There is no new matter in this by-law. It is simply a question of re-wording in order to make the intention more clear.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded and the amendment was approved,'

DOMEȘTIO-CLEANLINESS AND VENTILATION. The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following amendment, made by the Sani- tary Board on July 30th to the Offensive Trailer By-laws, be approved:

Tromanty

Treasury Special Expenditure...

Harbour Master's Department... Harbour Master's Special Ex-

perdisure

Importa and Exporta Depart

ment .......

Royal Observatory Royal Observatory Special Ex-

ponditure .............

Miscellaneous Services Miscellaneous Bervices Special

Expenditure

Judicial and Legal Depart

3000 la

Judical and Legal Depart. `

Special

950, 421

Tobaco duties are expected, to prodnat an additional $80,000 owing to inc med consumption. Water should bring

extra $250,000, the increase boing, partiy accounted for by a proposal to charge 19,000 excess supply against houson on the ride main system. That system was introduosd $45,813 to cope with the situation when water

always ran short in the winter month 29,705 and the method was to cut off the rider

mains roept during short periods in ease- 9,100 day. Now that there is a constant supply. houser in the rider main areas enn drav 623,449

off water continuously and in any quantity, unchecked by the system of meters which -18,000 prevails elsewhere; and the wastage is very

considerable.

254.767

It is anticipated that increased busine. at the Post Office will bring in an addi- 180 tonal $70,000; also thas increased trafie

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ments Special Expenditure... Polloe and Prison Departments 1,879,918 the Rallway will result in a gain of $36,500. Widows and Orphans Pension Police and Prison Departments

contributions are higher, by $14,000, owing Special Expenditure

42,790 to higher payments on increased i Medical Department

368,094 And it anticipated that an additional Medical Department

$100,000 will be received from Land Sales, ": Expenditure

ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE-JOR 1921. Sanitary Department. Sanitary Department Special

Expenditure Botanical and Forestry Depart

ment...... Education.

Education Special Expenditure, Volunteer Defence Corps Public Works Department Public Works Department

Special Expenditure Public Works, Recurrent Public Works, Extraordinary

Post Office...... Kowloon-Canton Railway

Special Expenditure Pensions Charitable, Services

Total

TOU 604.500

€ 58,630

The expenditure for next year is estimak ed to amount, to $17,349,130. being 89,182.677 more, than the original estimate and $3,580,320 more. than the revised estimate for the current yna". 64,334 creases and decreases under each depart- The in- 603.073 ment are set out in the "ssional paper which has been laid on the table. 181,580

It will be seen from page 2 of the draft." 38.339 estimates, that the members of the Cadet 632,000 Service, who were formerly included under the various departments, are grouped 450 separately under the heading " Cacet Ser-

vico, 840,500 desirable for accounting purposes, as under The change in classification is 4,987,300 the provions system much confusion was 293.317 caused when an officer of the Cadet Ser- 515,898-

vice was transferred from one department to another. The new system of paymens 382,310 of cadets is based on the principle of cor. 312,900 tinuous increments Under the system pre-

GU,572

viously obtaining Cadet appointments were. grouped in three classes, and this had serious disadvantages. In the the incidence of promotion has been very uneven, a good officer boing frequently" kept waiting for promotion because there as no varanes for which he was specially Etted. Under the system which has now been introduced Cadet Officers are paid. length of service so that they can be on a scale of salaries dependent on their utilised according to their individual capa seniority. à Cadet can now rise directly Service, without regard to questions of from a salary of £350 10 a salary of £1,900. subject to two strict efficiency bars. which he may not pasa upless his service ie wholly satisfactory.

$14,081,662

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The By-laws contained in Schelule B of the Public Health and Buildings Ordi- nance, 1900, and published on pages 22 and 23 of the Begulations of Hongkong, 1914, as amended by the addition made on the eath-day of June, 1915, and published in the Gazette on the 9th day of July, 1915, as Government Notification No. 304. under the heading "Domestic Cleselines and

THE ESTIMATES, Ventilation are hereby amended by the H.E. THE GOVERNOR: Hoa. members cancellation of By-law 4 and the substitu of tion therefor of the following By-law:

the Legislative Council, In troducing the Estimates last year. I 4-là any case where, on receipt of the stated that the expenditure for 1919 a then expected to amount to $15,078,600 notice mentioned in By-law 3 or an the expiry of the soverál periods saving out of account the transactions in and the requirements of the Public set off in that By-law 3 it appears rice. Actually, the expenditure, including connection with the purchase and sale of to the Board that the provisions these transactions, amounted to 17,915,925 and requirements of that By-law The revised estimate of revenue for 1919 have not been completed to ita asia- Laction, the Board shall have-full, power after 14 days notice to the owners given in writing to enter on the premises and thoroughly to cleanse and, limewash the said premises and the cost of such cleansing and lime washing shall be paid by the owner of such premises at a rate not to exceed $3 for each Boor,"

was $17,056,410, but only $16,524,975 was realised, with the cult that the balance of assets over liabilities on 31st December, 1919, was 24,990,188, instead of the esti mated sum of $7,658,848.

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It is now estimated that the revente fur the current year will amount to $14,177,478 estimate, The deficit is more than account. $1,137,322 less than the original ed for by the reduction in the revenue The COLONIAL SECRETARY waid: The from the Opium Monopoly from $6 million change in this by-law is that formerly to $43 million,

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Provision is made for four unpassed “ cadets who are required against normalTM wastage and the increase in Government work consequent upon the expansion of the Colnay.....

CHANGES AT THE TREASURY..

tant treasurer and a European Accountant Under Treasury, on page 20, an assis are provided for. The latter will even-

these premises required to have a certain, The expenditure for 1990 is now sati.tually take place of the Cashier, why is part cement rendered making it imper mated at $13,785,830 or $1,117,643 less shortly due for pension. The separate vious, and it was not necessary to lime than the orginal estimate, the difference the work will in future form part of the wash that portion. As it is liable to being due to the fact that over $1 million

office of Asscasor of Rates is abolished, and become greasy it is considered preferable less is being spent on Public Works Ex-ral work of the Treasurer, a pr that it should be limewashed,

traordinary than was originally antici

H.E. THE GOVERNOR Before putting this motion to the Council I would draw your attention, specially to Financial Alinute No. 97, which provides for a grant

A SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE. of $100,000 in aid of the vote"charitable

The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first services"--and which represents the contri. reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance bution that the Government thought to authorize the appropriation of a Sup it right to give in aid of the relief plementary sum ef of distress in North China. The twenty-six thousand three hundred and four million and Colony uwes so much to its ecnnee-thirty-six tion with the Chinese Republic that (84,096,338.11) to defray the charges of dollars and eleven cents I am sure everybody will agree that it is the year 1919. right that the Colony should contribute this sum from its resources to relieve the suffer ings of the people of the North. The matter; was one that required to be dealt with as quickly as possible, therefore, hon. members were consulted privately and they unanimously agreed to this vote. The money has already, therefore, been for. warded to His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires ab Peking.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded and the pated. amendment was approved.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

FINANCE

-The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of B.E. the Governor, also laid on the table the Beport of the Finance Committee (No. 6), and moved that it be adopted.

The COLONIAL TREASURER woonded, and the motion was agreed to

OFFENSIVE TRADES BY-LAWS.

The Bill provides that the sum shall be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say:

Harbour

ment

Publio Works, Recurrent

meats Charitable Services

Total

*8*,34,608.10

The programme for 1920 was, perhaps, of a somewhat ambitious character and owing to the disturbed state of the world in to the difficulties of obtaining supplies due general it has proved impossible to carry out all the works which it was hoped to undertake. ・

The balance of assets at the end of the current year is now estimated at $4,898,835

INCREASED STAMP DUTIES...........

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HARBOUR DEPARTMENT CHANGES.

The Government.

In the Harbour Master's Department, on page 21, provision is made for a Luropean Deputy Shipping Maater, whoe to ship's crews with whom he will be brought into constant, contact. On page work will include all matters appertaining.

are shown two Lighthouse Keepers and three Apprent.co Lighthouse Keepers on. dollar salaries." It has been decided to.. vice with local men, of the type which mans supplement the European Lighthouse Ser tre Lighthouses on the China Coast. It is receive under each sub-head of revenue are no loss in efficiency will be thereby secured. The specife sums which we expect to anticipated that considerable economy with shown' at pages 6 to 12 of the estimates Provision is made on page for the pur- Master's Depart

before you. It will be seen from the font chase of a motor boat which is required. notes that a number of items are to be in connection with the expanding traffic in Miscellaneous Services 3,821, 703.60evised and the figures which are given the barbour. Police and Prison Depart

for 1921 include the additional sum which In the Imports and Exports Depar

result from an increase in fees. For ment, on page 39, the increase of $300,000 will £9,941-94

example, Stamp Duties 199,609.87

82,100,000 in place of $1,100,000 at being for by the increase in the price chandi put at for purchase of raw opium in counted. 23,574.60 the intention to increase considerably the by the Government of Indian $4,028,338.11

majority of fees which are paid in stamps. A committee is now sitting to consider the provision is made for the purchase of a Under Royal Observatory, ou pago 33, The COLONIAL SECRETARY BAid: The to secure this result,

detalls of the changes which are necessary Boismcgraph. ***** object of this Bill is to give legislative taking steps to increase the revenue in this The necessity for

GEANTS TO THE UNIVERSITY. - 1919 which was not voted in the Budget for dicted last year in speaking on the Hon. Members will see that a sanction to expenditure, incurred during way arises From the fact that, as I pre-

Under Miscellaneous Service, Pop, page- this Council The sum, amounting to a Upium Monopoly has been still further takes the place of three separate grants that year, but subsequently approved by Budget debate, the revenue from the 61 $200,000 to the University of Hongrong little over four million dollars, is a large diminished. There has been during the "ggregating $21,000. one, but I may point out that these current year a considerable reduction in has undertaken the responsibility for debts. The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved that the by savings in other departments, shown a duct, a position which, though unfortunate agreed to add $1,000,000 to the endowment. excesses in certain departments are off-set the consumption of the Monopoly's pro- amounting to some $600,000 and is has fallowing amendment, made by the Sanitary Board on July 6th, to the Offen- of the comparative statement in in its anancial aspect, is gratifying from fund, and to increase its early, grant sive Trades By-laws be approved 33,920,748.84 and the saving to 32,682,719.48, figures available we do not feel justified been referred to the Finance Committeo is your hands. The total excess amounted to a wider point of view. On the latest Among the Financial Minutes which have By-law No. 14 contained in Schedule. Bleaving a defeit of $3,238,028.38. By far in anticipating a revenue of more than on in which the Council is being asked to of the Public Health and Buildings, Ordi the largest item, or practically the whole 24,000,000 from this source in to 35 of the Regulations of Hongkong, expenditure on its rico undertaking. It the figure, Inserted in the Estimates for used in the first place to meet deficit en with $200,000 provided for next year will be 1914, under the heading Offensive will be seen on page 13 of the compara-1920 Trades" is hereby repealed and the follow- tivo statement that the loss on rice is given ministration it is not possible to may mention that the Chamber of Com With the growing expense of ad current expenditure and as to the balance ing by-law is substituted therefords 23,067,749.46 I may, say, however, large reduction without replacing it, or a

For increasing the endowment fund, 14. The Board may require the adoption that owing to somewhat undas pessimism considerable part of

I of such special"measures and appli- we undervalued the stocks of rice which The other decreases in beads of revenue early, for scholarships for Younga

from other BOUTER. ere have

generously doubled their sub scription, which was formerly $1,000 necessary in the case of dusty offen- tional amount when we sold our total place of 136,000 from hawkers licences, is anticipated in sive trades for mitigating as far holdings in the spring of this year. The owing to the reduction in the number of ne possible the danger and nidrange nal loes on the rice transactions amounts licences due to the policy of keeping the arising from the dissemination of to $2,737,789-71. The details of this Bill streets reasonably clear; a reduction bas dust through the atmosphere of the accordance with the usual practice, been made of $8,000 on a total of $284,000 promises, and in the case of the be considered in the Finance Com. in respect of liquor licences; and there trauks of rag-picking, rag-storing,

mittee,

is a falling off of some, 87,000 in respect hair-cleaning, feather-storing or fee Bill was read a first time.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the of Slaughter House receipts, which are 5,000 allocated in place of $5,000, o ther cleaning, for disinfecting the

estimated at $106,600. In both those cases latter amount is in present circumstances premises and the materials used and THE BUDGET.

the figures are based on the revised quite inadequate, for the destruction of vermin

estimates for 1020. Rent of Buildings is The vote for Beemal Allowance on therein."

The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first less by the rent of the Old Post Office which Balaries is reduced from $465,000 40 The COLONIAL SECRETARY did. The only reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinances now to be sold, and Hent of Lands is $100,000, the latter figure representing the alterations to the by-law consists of the million and eighty-four thousand six hun over by the Government of the site oppo action with the revision of the salaries to apply a sem not exceeding fourteen decreased owing to the proposed taking sum which will probably be required in con. trade et land in the case of the dred and sixty-two-dollars (314,084,889) to Lite the Central Market; interest in of the non-European clerical service and

of rag-picking, rag-storing, abair- dearing, feather storing or leather-clean. The Bill provides, that the said sum

the Public Service of the year 1921. shall for the current year.

estimated at $280,000 in place of $320,000 certain others, which is not yet completed. ing for disinfecting the premises and the

The vote for telegrams is reduced from materials used and for the destruction of

much less than it was during and imme $18,000 to $10,000. The volume of tele vermin therein, bahan mo le

The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the

diately after the war grams sent by the Government is now amendment was approved,

Inance, 1903, and published on pages 33 of the deficit, consisted of the Government'a | is a reduction of 82,000,000 compa that vote a sum of $1,000,000 on acosant The..

The COLONIAL SECRETARY also moved that the Council approve the following amend ment, made by the Banitary Board on September 28th:

EXPENDITU BE.

aside a like sum, as part of this vote was

200,000, for the same purpose.

Small increases appear in the votes, for the Imperial Bureau of Entomology and the Tropical Diseases Research Fand

Other Miscellaneous Services have as the

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be charged upon the revenue and other INCREASED REVENUE EXPECTATIONS," funds of the Colony and may be expended I may call attention to the following bereinafter specified, that is to way increases: On page 7 a sum of 860,000

is inserted in respect of Kowloon, East $100,000 is asked for in respect of the 80,760 Ferry licences. The service to Yaumati Transport of Government Servants, 252,410 and Shamshuipo, recently established place of the former $12,000 in consequence under Government supervision, has proved of the grant to all Europesa officers of 49,558 very successful, and it de intended to free passages to and from England This regulate on similar lines the ferries run concession is Umited to a period of five 400 hing to Hunghom, Kowloon City, and years, when it may be cancelled or revised 19,904 Shaukiwas with a view to the improve according to the creamstances.themobisim 143,999, Įment of than sorrionem

Governor .................. Cadet Service Colonial Secretary's Department Men Band Legislature. By-law No. 6 contained in Schedule B Colonial Secretary's Special Ex- of the Public Health and Buildings Ordi- nance, 1903. and ablished on page 34 of Secretariat for Chiness Affairs.

penditure the Regulations of Hongkong, 1914, under Audit Department