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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Législative Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday. Present:-

His Excellency the Governor (Sir E. E

STUBS, KCM, G. ). His Excellency the Offer Commanding the troups (Colonel F. S. MONTATE The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Sir CLAUD

SEVERN, K.B.E, CM.G.).

BATES, C.A. L.M.G... D.5.0.).

The Attorney-General (Hon. Sir HENRY

POLLOCK, K. C.).

The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. C. McL.

MER, O.B.E.).

Hon. Mr. D. W. THATMAN (Serretpry bar

Chinese Affairs).

Hon. Mr. H. T. CREASY (Director of ... Public Works).

Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MAX 15TH,

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY REGARD.

ING CROWN LEASES.

The China: The amount provided LEGAL PRACTITIONERS' AMENI

in the estimates is $20,000. It was found MENT ORDINANCE

necessary to improve the grade of the The Hon. B. M. Bun" I beg to The Hon. ATTORNKY-GENERAL: I beg road and erect mare retaining walls than to move the first.reading of a bill intituled was anticipated, when the Estimate was

drawn up. ask the questionstantling in my name, viz.:-" Whather, in view of the an ordinance to amend the Legal Prac-

Approved, fact that, many · Crown Leases (partitioners Ordinance, 1871 The objects ticularly in Kowloon) which are forandreasons" of this bill are fully set 25 years only, with na right of renewal out and have been in the hands of are now rapidly running out and have honourable members for the past two either already reacheil pr soon will reach days. "I do not think it is necessary that

a point at which they can no longer be should rend them out. I therefore beg satisfactorily dealt with either by sale to move the first reading.

COMPENSATION AND RESUMPTIONS. The Governor recommended the Council

to vote a sum of $69,500 in aid of the vote Public Works, extraordinary, Hong- kong, miscellaneous, 40, compensation and resumptions.

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The CHAIRMAN: This question of com pensation to various villagers at Taas

or mortgage for the purpose of schemes | The ColosIAL SECRETARY seconded, and Sui Mui, near North Paint, has been be

of improvemwater development which the Bill was rend u ärst time. are not only desirable, but from a public}

point of view advantageous,-the: Govern-!

THE ADJOURNMENT.

ment, will at an early date indicate its journ until this day week at 2.30.

Hon. Dr. J. B. ADDISON (Principal Civil policy with regard to the terms on which

Medical Officer).

Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang.

Hon. Mr. CHOW SHUT-SON,

Hon. Mr. H. W. BIRD.

Hon. Mr. R. H. KOTEWALE

Hon. Mr. C. G. ALABASTER.

NEW MEMBERS.

it will be prepared to renew such lenses either at before the date of expiry 1

The COLONIAL SECRETARY · replied :- Except in enses where there is reason to anticipate that land will be required for

Mr. A. G. 3. FLETCHEL (Clerk, els publië purpose, it is proposed to grant

'Councils).'

to applicants a new lease for seventy The Hon. fol. Montague Bates, the five years at the current rate of Crown Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K... ar rent for the particulas locality, rendw the Hon. Dr. J B. Addison took the nathable for a farther, period of seventy-five and their seats as members of the, Couyers at a re-assessed Crown rent, sab- ril.

ject to a guarantee that the land will b devisioped in a manner approved by

SEUNUTES.

에

The minutes of the last meeting

the Council were approved and signed

CHINESE SEAMAN HONOURED,"

PRESENTATION OF A SILVER MEDAL

FOR GALLANTRY »

Honourable Members. The services reas

for its reversionary interest in the land

under its present tenaro.

- FINANCE COMMITTEE.

"

tore honourable members. The Lista: were circulated by the Finance Com- mittee. One list was of the village lots H.E. THE GOVERNOR: Council will ad (Schedule A) held by the villagers and the second to people holding under a Squatters' Licence. It has become neces sary to remove this village of Tsat Sui Mui owing to the general lay-out and more especially because of the extension of the Government quarry. There were 40. areas of land occupied by buildings, 33 of which are held under Squatters' Licences, while the remaining 14 are Some 25 der the village rent roll. examined by Squatters Board and years ago the titles of the villagers were those who satisfied the Board by means

A meeting of the Finance Committee was afterwards held, the Colonial Secre- tary presiding.

VOTE TO KWONG WAR HOSPITAL.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 210,000 in aid of the vote Charitable. Service, local Chinese charities, Kwong Wah Hospital.

The CHAIRMAN: "This has already been approved by honourable members.

Agreed.

of documents that they had been in,,oc- capation for many years, were put on the village rent roll, while later comers who could not prove title received a Squatters' Lierne, giving them a tenure of 21 years. These licences at Tsat Siti ui have expired, but there has, never, been any intention of turning out the bolders of these Licenses without com pensation. There was great difficulty in

POLICK MARRIED, QUATERS AT MONGKOW. The Officer Administering the Govern the Chvernment, and subject also to ament recommended the Council to vote renewal fine. As regards the renewal} a sum of $8,000 in aid of the vote Public to individual applicants as it may thinkings, Police Married Quarters, Mongkok discriminating between early inhabitants fine the Government-will offer such termal Works extraordinary, Kowloon build fit. having regard to the circumstances The CHALRMAN: This, to a large ex- of each case. The fine will be heavier tent, is a revote. Under Financial and the later comers. The vaule of the in the ease of land which has never been Minate No, so fast year, honourable land is approximately 8 square foot H.F. THE GOVERNOR: Before we pra developed than it will be in the case of members, approved an expenditure of and compensation proposed is to pur reed to the business of the day I have and which is fully bailt upon. The in-1s11,000 for these quarters. A tender of for that land actually covered, by build: a presentation to make The circum-

tention is to secure the development of 312.305 was necepted on October 23th, in respect of which Squatters" stances of the foundering of the ,5

the land to the best possible advantage but no expenditure was incurred last livendes have been granted. The Govera Long Sang in the typhoon of the 15th and at the same time to obtain for the last year. The sum of 80,000 is provided uent considered the alternative proposal August. 1923 are within the memory of Government an adequate consideration in the Estimates for this year and it was that it should re-house the villagers, but

lered by officers and men of the s., Bames

assumed that a portion of the cost would there is no land available in the vicinity. have been met last year. The sum of The villagers' livelihood is in the adjoin Castle, Egremuat Castle and Hrak Ping

ing quarries. A bousing scheme would in their endeavours to crater assistance

SAILORS HOME - ORDINANCE

$8,000 is now asked for which will carer

be more expensive. The terms should and new life have already been publicly

The Hon. Arimešuy-GaNERAL I I beg any small extras outside the contract.

enable the villagers to transfer them. acknowledgril. His Majesty the King to move the first reading of a Bill in

Approved.

selves to Chinese tenement houses in the has been pleased in confer silver medals tituled An Ordinance to provide for the

neighbourhood. That statement of posi For gallantry on a number of the officers incorporation of the Trustees of the

tion I have made because of the differ- sad mun of these vessels and I have been Sailors Home, Hongkong. The ohjeet

ence

opinion that existed be- naked to present then on his behalf. The of this Bill is to incorporate the body a sum of $38,000 in aid of the vote Public tween the honourable members, and only recipient who is at present in the known as the Trustees, of the Sailor Works, extraordinary, Hongkong build-I

think. after what I have just Colony is one of the crew of the Barra Bome to appoint the frat trustees and ings, 29, new Architectural Office.. said honourable members may be pra Castle, Hong Kam

tu vest in the new trustees the Crown The CHAIRMAN: The revised cost of pared to re-consider the opinion they The Master of the sex. Bours Castle, Tease under which the present Sxiors' the building is $80,412. Up to the end gave as to differentiating between the Ieut.-Comdr. W. J. Donohue, R.S.R., Home stands. The present Sailors" Home of last year the expenditure was $52,442, two classes of persons. It is extremely OB.E., had anchored his ship to the was provided by the cumunity, the ate leaving a sum due of 28,000.

important to get possession of this west of Stonecutters Island and seeing being given by the Government and the The Hon Mr. A. O. LANG: What was vilinge, both from the point of view of the extension of the quarries and general; wreckage and men passing i, driven cost of the buildings. being defrayed the original estimate, Sir? before the wind and the sea he organised by public subscription. The original The CHAIRMAN said the original esti- lay out of the neighbourhood, and I do A Rocket Bridge and endeavoured, to Crown lessees, who were practically Trach some of the derelicts by means of trustees of the sailors flome, bare al mate in 1923 was $63,000. Prices tended not think, having regard to the fact this increase during the months that is one of the last old villages left in lines thrown by rocket. life buoys and died and the Home has for many years elapsed after the estimate was prepared the island which has not been dealt with towing lines from the ship. When the been conducted by an informal Com- and, in addition, it might have been that we are paying too much. I think bright of the storm had pas, at about mistee which grew out of the body, com under-estimated. Sang Lee's teader of it is only fair when we displace very 10.30 am the master derided to put out posed of the original Crown lessees. The 850,580.01 must be considered a reason-old inhabitants that we should compen- a boat and called for volunteers. The present site has become quite unsuitable able one, but that tender, he took it sate them... Chief Officer. Third Officer and a Cadet for the purposes of the Sailors' Home, was not for the whole of the work; there Hon. Mr. Bian: Is it level ground, volunteered and four of the Chinese cress.and it is proposed to transfer the Home were a number of other items.

NEW ARCHITECTURAL" OFFICE. The Officer Administering the Govern- went recommended the Council to vote

bo

Siri

of

"The boat was launched successfully, wasto w site in Kowloon, near Signal Hill The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, being The CHAIRMAN: No, it is very hilly. away from the ship for 5 hours and The members of the present Committee asked what the other items were, men We shall be cutting a hill away not only

save three lives, The gallant who will be members of the new incortioned the item of furniture. was able

aduct of these, officers and men in lear-poration, have agreed informally to sur-

The CHAIRMAN mentioned that there to extend the quarry, but in order to ing a place of safety and Mubarking render the existing site and buildings to was 320,000 for furniture. That, he get the 100 feet road. The actual village is on land which rises only a little. Ob- in a small boat with the wind blowing the Crown, and the Government have added, would make up a total of $80,000. at hurricane forer and a confused high undertaken to grant to the corporation The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: Inviously, when they settled there in the

a lot of

sen running was in accordance with the the proposed new site in Kowloon, and addition to that there were Best traditions of the merenotile" marine. to provide a sum of $400,000 for the erec-items. Hong Kam, who is here today was, one tion furnishing, and endowment of the Hon. Mr. LANG: $90,000 is the revised of the four wanin having joined the new Home St. Peter's Church waestimate for building? ship only on the previous day.

erected in 1871 on a portion of the pre- The CHAIRMAT: Including Furniture?;

Hon. Mr CuEASY: No, not including I have pleasure in presenting on bent site of the Sailors Home. The cost half of His Majesty the King the silver of the building was defrayed by subscrip- furniture. There were other works be included in Sang Lee's medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at tins raised in the Colony and elsewhere sides those

and by a grant of $230 made by the tender. S to Hong Kam.

Government. The site of the Church is "Hon. Mr. LANG: Will this vote cover now required for public purposes and the revised estimate?- the authorities of the Church would

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His Excellency then pinned the silver medal on the Shaman's cost and shook bim wardly by the hand, while the honourable members applauded. The elated and smiling recipient also clapped

-his hands...

PAPERY.

remote ages they chose the easiest place. The houses are terraced up only a few feet. We put the value at 832, but f should imagine it is worth more.

Hon. Mr. LANG: It seems a lot of money, Sir.

The CHAIRMAN: It will give them just enough to live on, in the way Chinese live. I think it works out at $150 a year. That is what, they will receive.

Replying to the Hon. Mr. Alabaster, The CHAIRMAN Was understood to say the Chairman said that the thing prefer to have a quieter neighbourhood that it would. He mentioned that i had been done at Shanikiwa and Aber- than the present one. The Government addition to the work included in the deen. accordingly propose to grant a new site tender there had to be added site pre-

Hon. Mr., KoTHWALL I consider the for the Church and to contribute theparation and foundations air dy execut- sum of $50,000 for the erection of a new ed amounting to about $13,000. That compensation proposed is reasonable. At The COLORIN, SECRETARY: By command Church. This Bill follows the usual form would bring the Egare up to about the time the paper eurne to me I went! of HE. the Governor, i beg to lay on of incorporation ordinances, and by way $73,000. There was still a matter of through it very carefully and I came to the table documents 1-29, which are now of compliment to the firm of Messrs. 87,000 of which he had not the details that conclusion. in the hands of hunnurable members. Jardine Matheson & Co. it has been pro at hand at the moment.

The following papers were laid on the vided that the person for the time being table:

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I may ture.

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKs said in charge of the business in Hongkong the revised estimate was $50,442, and of Messrs. Jarding, Matheson & Co., Ltd., there was, in addition, $90,000 for furni Beport of the Director of the Boy! shall be one of the Trustees.

Observatory, 1924.

mention that Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Report of the Registrar of the Supreme&Co. have been associated with this

Churt, 1921

Home since the year 1871, when it was first built.

Report of the Land Officer. 1924. Report of the General Past Office,

Hongkong. 1921,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Beconded, and Quarterly Return of Excesses on sub. the Bill was read a first time.

The vote was agreed to.

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS,

The CHAIRMAN: My own personal_view is that we are dealing fairly, and not more than fairly, with these people.

Hon. Mr. LANG: It is paying compen- sation to people whose leases have ex- pired.

The CHAIRMAN: I am told that as re- The Governor recommended the Council gards squatters on 21 years leases the to vote a sum of $10.300 on account of Government has not formed any definite Public Works, extraordinary, Hongkong view as to what is to be done with them. buildings, alterations and additions to Some of these people are the original heads met by savings under heads" PETITES SOEURS DES PAUVRES

the Hongkong Volunteer Defence "Corps inhabitants of the island, and this is one of expenditure.

Headquarters. . INCORPORATION ORDINANCE.

of the list villages on the island which "Quarterly Progress Reports on "Public

The CHAIRMAN: Honourable members we have to deal with. I do not think The Hen. ATTORNEY-GENERAL:... I beg to move the first reading of the Bill in last October approved of certain altera we can be said to have been generous,

Approved.. tituled an Ordinance to provide for the tions and additions to the headquarters but we have certainly been fair. incorporation of the Mother Superior in of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence of the Corps at a cost of about $10,000. The this Colony of the Society

Petites Soeurs des Pauvres St. Peru, work has been completed at a cost of The Governor recommended the Council Tho $10.274 which included $600 for furniture to vote a sum of $26,000 in aid of the Bretagne," commonly known as Little Sisters of the Poor. The object of and $730 for electric light and wires and vote Public Works, extraordinary, Hong- this bill. is to incorporate, the Little fittings. A sum of $10,300 is now asked Sisters in order to enable them to hold for to be on the safe side.

Approved. movable property in perpetual succes- sion. The Bil follows the usual form of incorporation Ordinances with the excep

Works (Fire Station, Queen's Pier and new Sayingpun School). And a number of Orders by the Gover- nor-in-Council, which have been published in the Governoleat Gizelle since the past weeting of the Council.

FINANCE."

The COLONIAL SECRETARY: By command of H.E. the Governor I beg to lay on the table Financial Minutes 10 to 17, and move that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

it was agreed to.

ABERDEEN AND APLICHAU ASSESSMENTS.

VI

ance, 1923.

HAILWAY STAFF QUARTERS,

QUZE E PIET.

kong, miscellaneous, 32, Queen's Pier.

The CHAIRMAN: With regard to Queen's Pier the estimate in 1994 was $37,000 supplemented by a further su The Governor recommended the Council of 238,000, making $76,000. The expen tion of Clause 4. This is similar to to vote sum of $5,000 in uid of the vote diture in 1924 was $32,000 leaving an un- The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and Clause 4 in the Bishop of Victoria, Ordin Kowlood-Canton Railway, special expen- expended balance of $41,000. The amount voted for this year was $15,000 and the is a recent form of pre-diture, quarters for traffic staff. cedent which was drafted by Mr. Kemp, The CHAIRMAN: These buildings cost amount required to complete the pier The reason and I think it is desirable it should be $7,707 more than estimated. The estimate and its facade is $28,000 included in this Bill.

was $58,770, and the last figure is $66,433. why there should have been the necessity The COLONIAL SECLETARY seconde and A sum of 88,000 in naked for, for the folfor, this re-vote was owing to delay in the the bill was read a first time.

lowing items: reinforced concrete stairs, completion of the contract. Perhaps the RENTS. BILL POSTPONED.

partitions, balustrades, etc... The con-Director can tell us when it will be com- The Bill to amend the Rents Ordin- tractor's final bill was $4,204 above the pleted,

The balance is due to the The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Wours: At ances, 1022 and 1921, was on the agendy estimate..

extra cost of British glass and putty over the end of the month. for first reading...

Hon. Mr. BIED: What will it have The Hon. ATTORNEY-GENERAL I no-local prices. This building took longer

cost altogether? The COLONIAL SECRETARY said: The tice that certain suggested amendments to complete them was expected.

Approved. villages of Aberdeen and Aplichau, which are annexed to the draft Bill, and have told honourable members I shall bring

The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following resolution:

Resolved by the Legislative Council that the percentages on the valuation of tenements payable as rates for tenements in Aberdeen and Aplichau shall be 12 per cent."

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4.

WIDENING, SLAVEIWAN BOÁD.

The DiLELTON OF PUBLIC WORKS: This

is only a re-vote. There are no extras

on the original estimate.

of 9 and respectively have recently been Council something. which is not iden- The Governor recommended the Council The CHAIRMAN said the vote was in res given lighting and it is proposed to raise tieni, though it will not exactly be dis- to vote a sum of $15,000 in aid of the pect of the land portion-the masonry this assessment therefore to 12 per cent. similar. I will ask the gentlemen of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, Hong- Hon Mr. BIRD: It does not include I beg to move the resolution:

Press not to publisk the annexes to the kong communications; 28, Roads: (v) the pier itself? The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and draft of this amendment Bill as they are Shaukiwan Road, Widening near Taikoo

not authoritative. the motion was passed.

Dock

The CHAIRMAN:- "No.

Approved.

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