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VOTING THE MONEY.

GOOD HOUR'S WORK BY THE COLONY'S

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1925

At the meeting of the Finance Committee, which was held immed- iately after the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, no less than The twenty-five Financial Minutes were approved within the bour. Minutes were concerned with sums ranging from $200 to some hundreds of thousands and the total amount passed was well over the million mark.. “The expenditure of so much money in so short a time caused the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird some perturbation, and he suggested that the Financial Minutes might at least be distributed among the members of the Com .mittee before the day of the meeting Tho Colonial Secretary, who is the Chairman of the Finance Committee, promised to see what could be done in this respect."

TIME FOR CONSIDERATION. Bon. Mr. BIRD: With reference to these Financial Minutes, is it not possible that we should see them before the actual It seems wo are day of the meeting.

vote asked to

at this meeting (sums amounting to well over a million dollars and we have never seen the details be fore.

The CHAIRMAN: Have you not had them in your hands for some time!

Hou. Mr. Burn No.

ROAD MITENDION.

CABLES.

The Governor recommended the Counci to rote sum of. 88,341 in aid "of "the" vote Public Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, Communications, 8, Alaintenance of tele- phones including all cables,

The CHAIRMAN: This sum is required to pay for the work deus in 1993. Uwing to an oversight by the Eastern Extension Telegraph to the money was not naked for antit May last. I might almost say that the F.W.D. was at fault-and I think the Director will agree with mo

in cot asking for the account before.

15 Drainage, Training Nullaha (b) Kowloon Tong Development area, connection of streami North of this area to main road"" Water Works, 127, Shing Mun Valley Scheme (n Reception Reser- vair

Total

1.000

70,000.00

$159,600.00

The Governor recommended the Council

Perhaps they imagined the account to vote a sum of $713,600 in aid of the would never be sent in but na the comfollowing votes:-

tract was a very reasonable ora I scarcely think that could be regarded as quite the proper procedure.

Agreed.

FLAINSTORM DAMAGE.

The Governor, recommended the Council to vata a sum of $11,000 on account of Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Ex- The Governor recommended the Council penditure, Repairs to Bridges, Earth- to vote a D of $8,910 on account of work, eta, damaged by the heavy rain. Public Works, Extraordinary, Hong-storm on the 17th July, 1825.

The CHAIRMAN: Hon. members havaj kong, Communications, 20, Roads:-Ex- tending 20 feet Road from Magazine Gap slready approved this expenditure.... to Victoria Gap." ·

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The CHAIRMAN: This sum was paid to the contractor in January last. It in really a revole,

Agreed.

LAI CHLOE PRISON.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $31,500 on account of Public Works, Extraordinary, New Ter- ritories, Miscellaneous, Improvements and extensions to Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison."

The CHAIRMAN: This is the balance of! the sum required for the branch prison at Lai Chi Kok. Hon. members approv

The Chairman: I try to give as full an explanation as possible of all expendi- ture. The larger votes before you today deal with resumptions and if you wish shem to stand over that may be done.ed of a sum of $35,000 for the reconstruc- We can take them up again next week. It would, however, have been possible for gust of the votes to have been in your hands some time ago, But the netund minate, does not give much infor- mation. Unless you read the notes in the file dealing with the vote you will not get the full details.

Hon Mr. Bias: The point is if one had

■ question to anak, one could draft.it be- fore the meeting.

The CHAIRMAN: I agree sad I will try to let you have the Financial Minutes carlier. But the last two minutes for consideration this afternoon only senched

1 o'clock to day..

He

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KOWLOON- TRAMWAY SCHEME.

tion of certain of the sheds at Lai Chi Kök to enlarge the prison there, and the part of that which was not expended last year comes to this sum of $31,500. It is fortunate we embarked upon the enlargement of this prison because the Government will have to put before Bon, members the adviability of discontinuing at present the work on the new gaol at Ngau Shi Wan. This brauch prison should be good for the four or five years which will probably claps before the prison at Ngau Shi Wan will be ready.

Agreed.

"SHATIN POLICE” STATION,

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The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 81,304, in aid of the yote Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories, Miscellaneous, 123, Miscel laneous Works.

The CHURMAN: This sum is due for the Shatin Police Station. There was an under payment on the contract which was discovered in July. Last and it is, there

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $20,000 in aid of, the vote Miscellaneous Services Other Mis cellaneous Services.

Agreed.

PRISON DEPARTMENT,

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $4,430 in aid of the following votes:- Prison Department, Other Charges:

41.

Clothing and shoes for staff....84,000.00 Gratuities to prisoners for in- "

dustrial labour

Total

450.00

.84,480.00

The CHAIRMAN: Larger gratuities have been paid to the personnel under the new Prison Regulations.

MORE STORM DAMAGES. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $241,750 in aid of the following votes:-

Public Works. Recurrent:-

Hongkong, Miscellaneous, 18,

rainstorm typhoon and damages Kowloon, Miscellaneous, 30,

typhoon and

IF

damages

rainstorm

New Territories,, Miscellan

cous, 30, typhoon 'and rain-

storm daniages

Total

,300.00

26,830.00

4,400.00

$241,750.00

Public Works, Extraordinary:

Hongkong, Buildings;

9 Overseer's Quarters,

Elliot Filter Beds

4 Cadet Quarters Can- B New Queen's College... Communications, 28. Roads: (z) Service path from Magazine Gap Road to serve now sites south of Thorpe

•Handr

(ddy General Work. Drainage:

29 Training Nullabe

(c) General Works!.. 31 General Work Miscellaneous, His-

cellaneous Work Water Works. 19 Taitam Tuk Scheme,-Adi- tional Pumping Plant: (a) Engine House and Foundations

"Kowloon, Building» :

38 Mataukok Slaughter

House, Inspector's Quar- ters .....

Open Market, Bowring Streets mylis

64 Hanghom Market Ex- tension, 19 fish stalls with tanks

60 Workshop and Quar

ters for Electrical and Telephone Staff

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.18

ANNA O. NILSSON

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MILTON SILLS

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REX BEACH'S

THRILLING MELODRAMA

FLOWING GOLD.

$4,000.00

6,000.00 6,000.00

S

7,000.00

•125,000.00

34.400.00 13,400.00

95.000.00

40,000.00

.12,000.00

3,000.00

3,000.00

17,000.00

..... 83,600.00-

Communications, 81 Gen-

oral Works Druisage:

Training Nullahs (a) Mongkortsui

Nullah

East, Extension through

Railway Bridge 21.500.00 83 Miscellaneous Drainage. Works: (c) General Works

114,000.00

Miscellaneous, 34 Köw loon Bay West Re- clamation, 1st Section... 30,000.00 New Territories, Com- munications, 114' Roads:

(k) Taipo Market to Kam

Shan

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $232 on account of Pablic Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, Miscellaneous, Services rendered is con- fore, peccasury to take, this vote to cover damage done by recent rains. A retain-[« (0) General Works

nection with the Kowloon Tramway Scheme.

The CHAIRMAN: This sum is required Lo pay

fce of £26.5.0 to the Crown Agents for professional services rendered in connection with the Kowloon Tramway scheme.

Agreed.

.C. ETCHEN.

The Governor recommended the Council ta vote a sum of 810,300 on account of Public Workcs, Extraordinary, Hong- kong, Miscellaneous, Alterations to the. kitchen at the Government Civil Has- pital.

The CHAIRMAN ? Approval was given" last year for the expenditure of $11,000 un this work und Financial Minute No. SU last year was passed for $5,000. The actual expenditure last year was 84,577, bat the work has cost $14,877 and the Jalance due is, therefore, 810,300. It is much to be regretted that the approved estimate should have been, exceeded by ♫ of nearly $4,000,

Hon. Mr. Laxa: What "was the cause

that?

The CHAIRMAN: 1 suppose, it was father difficult work at the G.C.H. and xbficait to estimate the cost..

that.

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Agreed.

POLICE STÁTIONS.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $83,000 in aid of the following votes:-*-*-*-

"

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: This roto is to cover the cost of repairing the.

ing wall cost $30,000, and a good deal of work had to be done on Stabba Road.

The CHAIRMAN: That road has given ay now. three times.

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS I hope it has given way for the last time, There was a considerable amount of New Territories.

work done at King's Park, Kowloon, but Buildings, 104, Police Station,

I will circulate the full details to Hon. Kowloon City, ............$40,000.00 members. Buildings, 105, Police Station,

Agreed. Shumshujpo

Total

$3,000.00

.$93,000.00

The CHAIRMA: The Assistant Direc tor of Public Works in charge of these two Police Stations reported in July last that, certain supplementary votes would be required for them. The original esti- mates for these works were $251,250, for rach station. The architects submitted a statement showing that the actual cost would be for Kowican City Station $282,000 and for Shamshuipo $265,000. "A sum of just under $80,000 was expetiied on each station during 1924 so that sams of $202,000 and $205,000 respectively would be required if the works were com pleted in 1025. The amount provided in the estimates this year was $169,000 for The retention money on each station.

THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: I do not know whether the original estimate was exceeded. The vote was exceeded the tenders will be due this year so you The CHAIRMAN:1 should imagine it will see that the sums required in addi trould be diffienit to estimate for such tion to the amounts estimated this year work accurately owing to the lie of the are $10,000 and $43,000. The griginal ground, but perhaps the Director of tendere did not include certain special Public Works would prepare an explanaltings from England for supplying and tion.

fitting up hot water and sanitary in

The DaECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: I can stallations

Hon Mr. LANG: This work was car do that with notice. I think it will be found that additional work was done ried out by the F.W.D. T

pres- which was not included in the original The CHAIRMAN: No. Owing to

sure on the Department the work was estimate, f

The CHAIRMAN: I note from the file contracted out. Both stations are com that the cost of the work was underpleted, estimated. The total cost exceeded the vote by $3,877. No doubt reasons can be given for that

The vote was agreed.

JOHN G. KERR HOSPITALS

Agreed.

-VOLUNTEER.S

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $23,860 in aid of the following votes

The Governor recommended the Council to rota a sum of $10,000 in aid of the. wote Charitable Services, Grants in Bid of Charitable Institutions: John Garm Kors Hospital, Centon

CHAIRMAN This sum is required ander the new arrangement for this year with regard to the John G. Kerr hospital in Canton."" A sum of $20,000 will be in

arted in 1998 estimates. We have been an communication with the Authorities at the hospital for some time and have ar rived at a satisfactory arrangement with regard to the amount to be paid for each person sent to it. They do a very fine work indeed and the Colony is extremely fortunate in being able to make use of their institution,

Afreed

Military Expenditure, B.-Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, Other Charges: Uniform, including boote #14,000.00 Equipment and upkeep of ve

8,000.00 200.00 Equipment for Engracer Co Books, stationery and print

ding!

$100.00

Armoured car expenses... Motor Transport Bection, up-

keep of

400.00

800.00

Grant to Mounted Infantry.

Bection

360.00

823,060.00

•Total ...

The CHAMAS: This sum is retired to meet the expanse entailed by the large increase in the numbers of the Corps.

Agreed.

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READJUSTMENTS.'

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $488,743.95 on account of the following votes:

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Public Works, Extraordinary :--- Hongkong, Communications. Widening Garden Road be

low the tram station $14,000.00 Miscellaneous:

Quarry plant, for That Tze

20,000.00

Drainage:

118 Training Nullahs: (a) Оде side wall and invert of, nullah, on Eastern side of the Kowloon Tong Develop ment Scheme ......................................... 116 Miscellaneous Drain- age Works: (e) General Works Miscellaneous, 118 Refuse Dump: Cheung Sban Wat Water Works, 127 Shing Mun Valley Scheme: (b) Access road (Taun Wan to Pine Apple Pass)

(c) Temporary Intake

and Conduit

(a) North Conduit

Total

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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28,000.00

23,700.00

2,500.00

25,000.00

15,000.00

23,000.00

~$713,600.00

The Governor recommended the Council. 2,743.05 to vote a sum of $150,000 in aid of the

following votes:--

Mui Government Quarry 90,000.00 Fortable asphalt mixing

plant and tractor: Purchase of a cubitt car....*** Resumption of Marine Lot 192, Remaining Portion, Fraya East New Territorica, Miscellaneous, Purchase of New Kowloon

110,000,00

Marine Lot No. 4, etc... 250,000.00

$488,743.95

The Governor recommended the Council, to vote a sum of $159,000 in aid of ta following votes:

Public Works Department,

Other Charges

Incidental expenses, stores. Public Work Extraordi nary, Hongkong: "

Buildings, 27, latrines and urinals and bath- houses Communications, 28, Reads:

(b)-Road contouring hillside in Wongnei- chong and Tai Hang Valley, Extension - 2nd Section: Bowen Road to connect with Tai Hang proposed road. Water Works, 44, Stanley

Mound West Catch water. -50, Miscellaneous Water

Works Public Warka, Extraor dinary, Kowloon

Water Works, 04, Dis--

tributing Mains, Im- provements and Exten

Public Works, Extraor- dinary, New Territories:⠀

Communications, 114, Road': (c) Taipo Road -Widening and Im proving from stå Mile. Stone to Shatin

·$300,00

16,0

Public Works, Extraordinary:

Kowloon, Miscellaneous:

13, Compensation and

sumptions

New Territories, Communi-

cations:

114, Roads:-(b) Fanling

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to Shataukok Road 140,000,00 Miscellzicons:

124, Compensation and

resumptions

Total

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100,000.00

$150,000.00

The greater proportion of the above voles were concerned with the redistri bution of the unexpended balance in the. hands of the P.W.D. JAN

The CHAIRMAN: Members of the Com- mittes have before them the statement relating to the redistribution, of unex pended balances together with additional works to be undertaken under Public Works Extraordinary for the year 1925. As this statement is connected with these Financial Minutes, perhaps the Director 7,000.00 of Public Works would explain the

position,

20,000.00

4,000.00

1,300.00

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIE WORKS WO received instructions to keep strictly with in our estimates, but as there were a large number of resumptions we found the estimates would be greatly exceeded. We, therefore, re-distributed expenditure.- Works which had not already been com- menced were not proceeded with, and the amounts allocated to them were dis- tributed over work which was, in pro- gress. That is the explanation of the statement

Hon Mr HOLTOAK: Should not many of these amounts be put in the estimates and not provisionally voted!

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