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SHANGHAT RATEPAYERS

MEETING,

COUNCH'S - THREE DEFEATS,

An amendment by C. Holliday to the effect that the deficit balance on the

VOTERS IN A REFRACTORY MOOD,ar's working should not be carried to extraordinary expenditure, this year, but carried forward in the ordinary budget was accepted by the Council and the re- solution as amended was passed. Mr. A. J. Hughes seconded the amendment.

COUNCIL'S FIRST DEFEAT.

The annual general meeting of rate- payers of Shanghai, held on April 15th, af the Town Hall. presided over by Sir Everard Fraser, K.C.M.G., H.M. Consul

On the motion introduced by Mr. General and Senior Consul, was remark Brooke-Smith for the reduction of the able for the defeat of the Council on two bulk of the annual report, opposition was or three of the most important matters led by Mr. J. W. Gande who remarked before the meeting. The special meeting revelation next year's, if published as that whereas this year's budget was d

which was to have preceded it had to be was suggested now, would enable them adjourned owing to lack of the necessary to know nothing at all. Mr. "Holliday" quorum. All the councillors were presont characterized the resolution as preposte on the platform, supporting the chair while Mesara, A. J. Hughes, 1. man of the Council Mr. A. Brook Wilkinson, spoke to the same effect.

Mason, Dallas, G. W. Pets and H. P. Smith.

The resolution was lost on a show of hands, the Chairman of the Council ex plaiding thật nổi that had been desired was to obtain ratepapers' instructions on

After the passage of the formal rés solutions appointing the chairman of the meeting and the secretary, Mr. Brooke Smith moved the adoption of the report and accounts for the year ending Decem- the matter. ber 31st, 1920.".".

In doing so he said that elements of, unrest and disturbance were present throughout the greater part of 1020, and at times caused mush anxiety, but hap pily on no single occasion did they be come so accentuated as to disturb the peace and good order of the Settlement to the extent of necessitating a call upon the Defence Forces. China's political horizon remained as heavily clouded as ever, and the most far seeing und op timistic must have great difficulty in p eatching even a glimpse of that silver Lining, which we know to exist beyond Yet he was confident that better times were in store, and that before China lies a future full of promise.

THE TRAM QUESTION.

AUTRE SEDGET.

I moving the adoption of the budget. for 1991 Mr. Brooke Smith said:

Although every effort is made to keep down expenses, we must realize that with the rapid growth of the Settlement, the debinds of modern civilization and the

creased cust of almost everything, the expenses of bein stration must inevit ably cut pe tinereuse. There is one such, and that is that rateable values comprosating factor, if one enu consider show no present indication of halting in their upward course, thus making it pos sible to meet increased expenditure with. dut any very substantial increase in the percentage rates of taxation.

Regarding the creation of a Chinese Looking ahead, however, there can. Advisory Committee, it had been neces- think, be no question but that without sary to unpress on the Chinese Rate Settlement Extension, the burden of papers Association that it could not seek taxation on the Settlement, must in the to arrogate to itself through its Directo-not very distant future become unduly rate or Business Committee any rights heavy Much of our expenditure is in the administration or conduct of by, or is to the advantage of, that large Chinese affairs in the Settlement or in papanlation beyond limits, who enjoy in taking charge of Chinese interests vis-a- a very great measure, those amenities vis the Municipal Government. The Re-which the Settlement provides, but can- gulations of the Association had recently tribute only a trifling sum towards the bee amended and the nominations "sub cost of their provision. Thus, if you refer mitted for the Advisory Committee lind to the Estimate of Ordinary Income for been seat forward to the Consular Body. this year, you will find that of a total estimated income of. Tls, 5,700,000 only The negotiations with the Tramway Tis. 74,000 results from the Special Rate Company in regard to extension of the of per cent. which is levied on pro- railless service on a large scale had not perties beyond limits, which are served as yet been brought to a satisfactory con by the Waterworks or Telephone Com- clusion. The Council bad expressed panies or the Electricity Department. willingness to sanction a North and The speaker gare the estimated income South route, and substantially to reduce for the year as Tls. 5.700,000 and dealt the contributions required in respect of at some length with the question, and roads and bridges, as also approving cer also with the question of loan redemp tain suggestions made with a view to tion. In conclusion he said: matter now resolved itself into a ques- You have been told that you are

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The instruction to take steps to secure the extension of the franchise to rate papers living outside Settlement limits could continue to be borne in mind and it was hoped that in course of time the desired object, with which the Council was in full sympathy, would be obtain

heavily taxed. I regret that I am not in position to compare taxation in Shanghai with that in cities in any other. country than Great Britain. Our present luxation on houses is 14 per cent. Taking

large towns in Great Britain with self- administrative functions we find that the rate assessed on houses is 15/67 in the 2 or 17.00 per cent. If you contrast Shanghai with Liverpool--and the po pulation of Shanghai, (Greater Shang- hai) and the population of Liverpool.are. much the same-you will find that in As to the S.V.C., Mr. Brooke-Smith Liverpool the rate is 90 per cent. on said: "I am casting no reflexion on any assessed, rental values. Electric light and previous Commandant when I state that gas also cost more and in only one res- Colonel Mare Johnson has already pect is Liverpool better off than we are proved a most ruable acquisition to the in that it pays leas for water than we do Corps. He has, in the short space of here. In many cases rental values bere time that he has been with us, done an are higher than in the case of some of immense amount in the matter of re- the large towns of England, but even so, organization and in bringing the Corps the comparison is all in our favour. Con- Regulations, its mobilization scheme and its armament into Ene with modern ideas and with our special local requirements, To him and to those serving under his command, we extend our thanks,"

The Fire Brigade had fully maintained and indeed enlianced its reputation, as a highly efficient unit of the Municipai

service.

trast our position with that of Hongkong where rental values are, I believe, gene- rally speaking, as high as they are here.: The Hongkong Budget for 1021 shows a deficit of 3 million and bouse rates have been advanced from 13 to 90 per cent.

In giving you the figures I have given do ot suggest that you must conten- plate taxation on anything Eke so high. a basis in Shanghai, but I have given OPIUM LICENSING, Speaking of opium suppression, in them to you as indicating that we in a review of the police force, Mr. Brooke Shanghai are comparatively well off. Smith said: The difficulties of the With the present trade depression, how- situation were made more acute by the ever you, and for that matter, your fact that a challenge of the Council's Council, naturally feel annoyed at having right to suppress was supported in a case to pay more, but it must be done, if we brought in the Mixed Court Under the are to keep abreast of the times and circumstances and upon a review of the meet the requirements of this large and whole question, we have reached the con- growing port."

Mr. A. W. Burkill having spoken on clusion that only one course lies open for adoption and that is the reintroduction the year's results of the working of the of opium licensing under By-law Electricity Department, in the course of XXXIV., not, however, on the same basis which he showed that the return on as before, but on the basis of permitting capital invested amounted to 10.34 per the sale of opium, in medicinal quantities cent. Mr. E. F. Mackay seconded the only, under licence, with such safeguarde motion to adopt the budget, as are necessary, particularly in the The only speaker against this motion matter of the persons licensed, the quan was Mr. J. W. Gaude. He objected to Lities sold, and the persons to whom sales giving the Council Tis, 7,000,000 to play with. They were not opposed to the are made."

The health record of the Settlement for councillors, but when it came to giving. 1920 was excelent, the death rate per them all that money to play with he would thousand of the resident foreign and Bay Nothing doing."

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any increase in taxation is of course most inoportune, but it is up to us as a com- munity to see that those we employ are at least paid on such a basis as will en able them, according to their

rod tam, according to their respective

Mr. Mackay seconded the

the zendment which led to no great discussion and, ap s show of hands, it was thrown out. Chinese population being 15.2 and 11.2 HALARIES INCREASE DEFEATED

Dr. H. C. Patrick in a further amend

CHOICE OF DOCTORS. respectively as compared with 20.0 and I proposing an amendment to the ment sought to give then choice so to ste, by storing them in our Cold Stores during 14 for 1010

resolution to enable the Council to find Council illo, right of

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necessary to putting into who should be their medical advisers the hat and damp weather. degree of popularity which was anticipat- operation the report of the Municipal instead of being limited to the choice ed when the Council first undertook its Balaries Commission, the Chairman of between two arms is at present The control in 19. An extension, for which the Council explained that they were un amendment was so worded that appar provision was made in the Bulget, to able to make any specific recommends ently it does not interfere with the posi- gether with a reduction of the subscriptions on the report at present, though tion rates by 50 per cent, would do much generally, the recommendations contained ion of the police doctors. The speaker towards popularizing the Library. therein commended themselves to the be appointed to hold what he termed a gave the story of how two firms came to The high standard of work at the council. After detailing points on which 留言 several Munisinal Schools foreign and the Council held different views, the Mr. WE. Souter seconded, and after

monopoly." Chinese, had been well maintained speaker replying to certain criticians that Mr. Brooke Smith had stated that the throughout the year, and reflected great had appeared in the press said

Council's decision not to vary the exist credit on the educational staff. During would like to emphasize that of ing practice had been arrived at after the past decade, the attendance at the the estimated, additional expenditure for mature consideration, the amendment was foreign and Chinese schools had increas the whole year Tie 200,000 to Tis. 250,000,

put to the meeting which had dwindlel ed from 319 to 1,079 and from 400 to 1.las, - probably ng much as 4/5ths will go to down to under 100 ratepayers, and a respectively whilst expenditure on educaployee whose pay is at present under show of hands failing to settle the ques cation had advanced from Tis. 40,580 in Ts. 300 per mensem, and the bulk of it tion 2 poll was called as the result of 1911-20 Kn Sstimate if Tis. 318,000 for to employds whose pay under present which Dr. Patrick won his point by at

* conditions-is, in our opinion, and in the votes to 11. Mr. Brooke-Smith concluded Our opinion of the Salaries Commission, un- The formal business of electing thanks rre due to those who have so unquestionably insufficient to enable them ernors for the General Hospital, a Land- grudgingly given of their time and their to meet the present day higher cost of Commissioner and members of the Por- valued advice on the various "pecial and reasonable standard of living With

manent Education Committee brought the aub-committecas para que penatan

the presestrado depression in Shangh busmcze of the meeting to a close•Ñ=>{}=-

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