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THE BUDGET DEBATE. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER

Water Motari.

5th, 1928.

Dairy Farm

HON. MR. J. OWEN RUGES.

The Honourable Member repro- A definite polley is followed re- Hos. Mr. J. Owen Hughes-garding the issue of meters insenting the Chamber of Commerce has amplified the reference made by Your Excelleney, desire to sup Hong Kong on instruction from the Senior Uneficial Member to the plement the remarks made by the

Government.. Domestic supply treatment of the Dairy Farm in How the Senjor Unofficial member

meters are not now issued in the the matter of Water Supply. An examination of the facts will I HON. DR. R. H. KOTEWALL. | the island at the earliest possible regarding the vote of $20,000 to Rider Main districts unless in very think show at once that no undue which discriminatida has been shown in Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall said: moment, to afford relief to the tenswards the cost of supplying Bltered of thousands of suffering people.water to the dairies at Diamond

nra reported to. Government. Ap- this connection and equally that the

exceptional circumstances

ROSARY CHURCH, KOWLOON.

PATRONAL FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY.

The Patronal Festival" of the Rosary Church, Kow.com, the" sest of the Confraternity of the Holy

Sir. The same circumstance that Sir Shou-bon Chow and I can assure Hill, as asked, for by the Sanitary plications for meters of any kind / Government has, been duly careful Rosary is being celebrated on Sun- | has made the Hon. Sir Shou-son Your Excellency that the entire Department for reasons of. Public are most carefully investigated by of the Public Health. The Dairy day. The Morning Services will be

Chow the spokesman for the up officials to-day has likewise placed

Chinese community is reads to sup-

Follow First Mass, at 6:0 a.m.; Second Mass, at 7:30a.m.; Pontifical Mass, at 2.30 a..

Evening Service is at 4.30 p.m. when there will be Recitation of the Rosary, Frocession, Serinon The order of the procession wili be as follows:-

lem..

University School Of Chinese,

Health. It is gratifying to ace ad me the duty and privilege of port any expenditure conducive to that the Government recognise the very many have to be refused. De supply them with water from the Third Mass, at 5.30 a.m.; Solemn

necessity for providing good pot for all, this dificult and vexed probable water to dairies in accordance with the ordinance, and I would

the Water Works Department; and

lay in these circumstances is in- evitable, but the Council may rest assured that every precaution is

consideration be accorded to the

I hara. been asked by those in-respectfully urge that the same taken to secure equal treatment for years of the century and which and Benediction.

Dairy Farm Co. at Pokfulam. It

TWO LOVERS" AT

THE QUEEN'S.

VILMA BANKY AND RONALD COLMAN.

THEIR LAST CO-STARRING FILM..

A TALE OF SPAIN AND THE NETHERLANDS,

at our University to tender grateful in clearly laid down by the ordi-only to those trades to which water intake above the level of the Reser of the Blessed Sacrament; 4, St. tion by Spanish troops in the 18th

the happy result of solving, once presenting the Chinese views on the Budget this year. Though the hoa- Durable senior unofficial member has spoken at some length on the ques tion of water supply for the Island terested in the School of Chinese of Hong Kong, which he rightly says is quite the most important thanks to Your Excellency and to. problem now facing the Colony, the Government for the generous make no apology for referring to

grant of $32,200. Without this and laying some stress on the sub-grent it would not have been pos- ject, affecting as it does the Chinese more than the other residents of the Colony. This year, owing to a combination of circumstances which I need not enter into here, the people have suffered greater hard hip Iron: a water shortage than they have undergone for many years past; and their suffering was intensified by restrictions on the supply having to be enforced by the Government much earlier in the year and in the swelter of mid- Hummer.

sible for the School to commence. As Sir Cecil Clementi has pointed out, the work of the School will be of inestimable value, not only to the acudents themselves, but also to China and Great Britain in strengthening still further the bonds The between the two countries. promoters of the School hope that with the advent of better times to which we are all looking forward with confidence, the community will make further substantial con Consequently their piti-tributions to the Endowment Fund able plight has brought home to us, more forcibly than ever before, the need for finding n permanent remedy in the shortest possible

way.

of the School, so that the grant from the Government may be re- duced, or may even cease to be necessary for the maintenance of the School.

IF

Bitter Complaints.

The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow has The complaints we have heard already expressed the satisfaction this year have been particularly felt by the unofficials at the wel come concession recently made to bitter. While one may regret such

the nursing sisters in the way of bitterness, one cannot help sym

four clear days respite in each pathising with the distress that

With Your Excellency's evokes it. The more intelligent month. classes know that there are things permission, I should like to add a which are beyond human control; few remarks that have a personal they also know the efforts made by touch. Ia the earlier part of the the Government to secure a per-year I had occasion to be a daily manent augmentation of our water supply. But the people bearing the actual hardship cannot be ex pected to make fine distinctions. All that they know is that year after year, for many years, and some times more than once in the abort period of a few months, they have to endure a restricted supply; and that, so far, no tangible evidence of the Government's endeavour to find a permanent remedy is in

nance that dairies should be sup plied with water from the Govert ment mains, as was pointed out to the Government by the head of the Sanitary Department in 1824. Tet the Company has been forced to provide its own filtering and chlor ination. I plead therefore in the interest of Public Health, and ic justice to the Dairy Farin Co, that the Government gives a favour able reply to the recent application which the Dairy Farm Co has made in regard to this important matter.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S.

visitor to the Peak Hospital for the rather long period of over two months; and the splendid work of its entire nursing staff-their quiet efficiency and their devotion to duty-Alled me with admiration.cial scrutiny Such is the respect I have for the nursing staffs of the Government hospitals that I gladly embrace the present opportunity of paying them this small tribute."

Salaries Of Subordinate Staffs.

REPLY.

for

even

amall. clerical errors which had escaped attention in the office have been brought to my notice.

Water.

every separate application.

Trade supply meters are issued

is an essential of the trade and the withholding of the meter would be detrimental to such trade.

To give domestic supply meters within Rider Main districts would make restrictions of little value.

There is no restriction on the installation of meters in Kowloon, where the water supply is adequate.

Ravenue,

Stationery.

future.

whale

the

The story is told by a series of these are, there is a lack of con scenes, but exciting as some of"

ay have been the result of cut- There are no dull moments ting. tinuity and clear story telling which but you feel rather as if you had- skimmed through an exciting novel, and were left uncertain of why some of the characters acted as they did. Ronald Colman gives s good, performance, although part does not suit him so well as samous role cf Beau Geste," his and Vilma Banky does what she has to do decoratively.

"Two Lovers," although it has

tion of a Sixteenth Century town, scenes of great faults, is certainly a fim to see if

and there are beauty and two famous atars as an additional attraction

sight: The feeling of the people is In regard to the matter of not improved by the fact that oneries i desire-even at the risk day they are told that a reservoir is of appearing inconsistent after join- full to overflowing and less than a month afterwards, like a bolting in the plea for stricter economy -to bring to notice the claim of from the blue, a restricted supply the "local" men in the employ has for many years engaged the and the reduction in Miscel- comes the suggestion, and readily vice. The Commission will include only for: the wonderful reconstruc

of the Government for fair con

to

"GIRL SHY."-

HAROLD LLOYD FILM FOR WORLD.

Farm premises at Pokfulam are so situated that it is not possible to Government Altsted water mains There are records of correspondence.

[BY QUR FILM CRITIQ} and discussions dealing with this

"Two Lovers" is the screen question which go back to the early

version of Baroness Orezy's story show that the Dairy Farm appre-

"Leatherface." The scene is laid cisted the dificulties and under

1, The Banner of Our Lady; 2, | took to provide their own supply through the construction of an extra Gira sestiering flowers; 3, Knights in Ghent at the time of a occupa century, and it is clear that no volt. In this construction they Joseph's College Apostleship of pains have been spared to give as were assisted by the Government, Study: 5, Chinese Catholic Young exact a picture as possible of the but the arrangements required for Men Society; B, St. Joseph's Con-life of that time. The settings are picturesque, and the costumes parti- Soldiers of both filtering the water to comply with fraternity; 7, St. Margaret Banner: the requirements of the Sanitary Apostleship af Prayer, Hong cularly good. Authorities became a matter for the Kong and Kowloon; 8, Bearers of nations, Spaniards and Dutchmen, the alysteries of the Rosary 10, all the streets, wearing armour, Dairy Farm, and still remain so.

It would appear that the treat Cross of the Confraternity of the cloaks, plumed hats and all the to the Dairy Rosary; 11, Confraternity of the varied accoutrements which made ment meted out ponsible for the resurrection of this Young Women Society; 13, Con- Banky's dresses are lovely and give gregation of St. Aloysius: 14, The her a dignity which she lacks in Farmers on Diamond Hill is res. Holy Rosary: 12, Chinese Catholic lifa romantic in those days. Vilma modern clothes, while Ronald Col- The Senior Unofficial emberöld question, but the cases

on essentially different. The Diamond Children of Mary; 15, Girls Best

man who always delights in pie has asked for information several items connected with Re Hill. Dairy Farmers were moved tering Howers; 16: The Clergy; 17, venue. In the first place he deals compulsorily by the Government The Statue of Our Lady: 18, turesque costume, looks very wel with miscellaneous receipts. This and are in an area which can be Guard of Honour; 18, The Bishop; either in his "Leatherface" dis item is in its nature one that it supplied with reasonable ease: but 20, The Consuls and the Knights, guise, or when dressed in his best even so the Farmers must in many 91, Ladies' Apostleship of Prayer for his wedding. But perhaps the greatest surprise is Nosh Beery as is impossible to estimate with no-

We the Spanish Governor Azar. cases instal pumps On the other, The Band; 23, The Faithful. It so happens that there 'curacy,

are used to Nosh either as a drunk- The Colonial Secretary said: have been windfalls recently which band the Dairy Farm chose its own Your Excellency, the tone of help-can hardly be expected to recur.aite which, with all its water.

I will perhaps rather terrible old man in evening ful criticism that pervades the This year for instance among mis difficulties (and they have always at short notice when development en old reprobate in rags, or as s apeeches of the Unofficial Members cellaneous receipts appears a total existed) has perhaps other compen- becomes rapid.

of 897,089 made up of the sale of sating advantages. To construct satisfy the Council if they are as dress, but he becomes magnificent Hia make up is one of the triumphs shows that the Budget proposals as

of the dangers of er in the Yamen at Canton, some required to comply with the Dairy aware a broad whole have received the Hong Kong Government buildings the works that would be specially sured that the Government is fully in black velvet and a trim beard.

and Farm's request at Pokfulam be-

travagance and wil spare no effort of the picture. It would have been We only too easy to make him the stamp of their approval; and the

in the practice of economy. value of those. criticisms is greatly 87,000 unclaimed balances

over 812,000 representing profit on comes such a large question that the

He has enhanced by the evidence of their

investments in the War Loan Sink-Government cannot hold out any

must however be in a position to ordinary sensual villain, but he is profound knowledge of local con

carefuling Fund. These are very excep- ditions and of their

recruit; and the proper road to grandeur in his wickedness and a Office Accommodation. travel between these difficulties be deal of force in his behaviour. examination of the draft Estimates. tional returns and can hardly be hope of dealing with it in the near attract the desired standard of for more than that.

other year. The Senior Unofficial Resting on this sound foundation considered in estimating" for un-

Reference was made by the Senioring hard to find, it is a matter of they breathe a spirit of co-opera- tion for the good of the Colony Member referred also to the esti-

a matter in of Government office accommodation the Secretary of State has now de- and it is in that spirit that the mated decline in forfeitures. For- Unofficial Member to the question satisfaction to the Government that ment of a Commission to advise Government desires to examine the feitures again are

an the salaries of the ment of the existing accommodation suggestions put forward. It is which exact estimates are impos and to the possibility that examina finitely approved of the appoint think fair to assume that no pointsible. The estimate is admittedly a tion might show that a re-arrange

would do all that is required. It Government Service from the top to the bottom. The composition of has been overlooked in the unoff conservative one.

has been suggested to me by an

the Commission should be published The possibility that the expendi- Unofficial Member that if one or ture on Stationery is unduly high two of their number could, when in a few days and the Government has been referred to by the Senior the time comes, be associated with has no doubt that it will be of a nature to inspire confidence in its Unofficial Member.

recommendations. This announce His figures the Government officers to whom the The matter of outstanding im- however need a little revision in enquiry would be entrusted, we

necessary any more detained reply portance to which reference has the light of the reduction in "Mis should come to a conclusion which ment will also I hope make un

would be satisfactory to the Council

to the Junior Chinese Member's re been made in the speeches of the cellaneous Papers" appearing as Senior Uncficial Member and the Item 35 under Head 34. The Gov- and to the Government servanta Junior Chinese Member is the ernment policy is to get as much

as possible of the Government who have to use the accommodation presentation of the case of the water supply.

This matter as you well know printing done in Victoria Gaol provided The Government wel- Subordinate Members of the Ser- It remains, Sir, only to express represents a step accepts the offer of such valuable them also in its purview.

assistance. This however is a mat

the "Unofficial Members the is clapped on without any explana

anxious consideration of the Gorlaneous Papers

ter that can well stand over for

Government's appreciation of their tion and with scarcely any previous sideration. More than once in this ernment and Sir Cecil Clementi in this direction, while the increase

a few months yet.

compliments on the presentation of warning! Such abrupt action is apt Council and also cisewhere, I have from the day of his arrival threw under Item 42 is accounted for

In commenting on the Police the Budget. It must not be for to give rise to all sorts of un- pleasant rumours which may have brought forward their claims for an himself whole-heartedly into the partly by the transfer but to

partiment has had to do his share a bad effect on public tranquillity: amelioration of their conditions of task. of finding a solution for the larger degree by the necessity for

in the compilation of this .book When the restriction was first intro-service. What they are asking for Colony's difficulties: for no-one has purchasing stocks of paper against Estimates, the Senior Member of duced in the Western district in July now.is no more than what has heera finer appreciation of the hard the work that is to be demanded Legislative Council remarks on the gotten that every head of a de-

Probably the greatest, fastest and last, there was a rumour that the accorded to their more fortunate ships of the Community to which from the Gaol. Honourable Mem fact that though the total estimate action was designed to induce the acniors. The Hon: Colonial Secrethe Junior Chinese Member has re-hers will remember that under of the department is reduced the of figures, but I would like particu inhabitants of that district which tars, in dealing with this subject ferred, or a deeper sympathy with Head 31 Public Works Extraordin: reduction is merely a matter of larly to press my own apprecia was overcrowded, to migrate to the in his Budget address, stated that the Chinese of any class in any ary appears an item of 841,000 for special expenditure and that the tion of the work of Mr. Wynne mest exciting chase of the screen Lloyd's great comedy, "Girl Shy." the reorganisation of the Junior trouble. Dr. Kotewall asked for the construction and furnishing of vital items of personal emoluments Jones and the staff of the Colonial

ultimately centred. Mr. which will be screened at the Eastern "part of the city, then

There Clerical Service is estimated to cost the longest possible warning of a new printing shop in the Gaol. show an increase: and that this Secretary's Office on whom all the is part of the action of Harald and I would ask for sufficient service, with a tendency to continue Wynne-Jones is also handling the World from Sunday to Tuesday happily on full allowance.

an increase of 8104,154 next Fear proposed restriction, and this, of This is all part of the same policy same increase colours the whole work was another talk that the Govern.

Honourable Members will, 1 latitude to try the experiment out through the years, and he asks in Budget for the first time and he has Lloyd plays the role of a tailor's

effect for a limis to be set. The carried through the duties ener

apprentice who is painfully bashful ment, in putting on the restriction, He further said that of this increase course, can be readily promised.

in the presence of a wanted to force the people in the 825,050 is due to the nethink, be glad to learn that we before judgment is passed on it.

increase in numbers, $19,585 to have within the last few days re- It is not at the same time denied Government also would be happy to getically and efficiently.

see their way to end any increase It is gratifying to find that the rider-main districts to have water.

of expenditure but in these days allocation of expenditure as pre- Jayna Ralston is the charming meters installed in their houses, increments, and $42,250 to the crea "Those must be the reasons." they tion of more higher grade posts.ceived sanction from the Secretary that there may be some waste of said, "or what else can it be, since it has been pointed out to me that of State to proceed with the scheme stationery in the Government de-

the standard of living, it would be Council, and it is hoped that the told that the reservoirs were full placed in the same category as the bour from the reservoirs on the has been particularly drawn to the there has been a steady increase in most part the approval of the only a couple of weeks ago we were all these three items cannot be for bringing water across the harpartments. Attention of all officere when money values have fallen and sented has already received for the leading lady, to overflowing 7" This. Sir, was all-round increase that has been Mainland, and preparatory work possibility; and with the concentra-

the Gaol it is hoped that a check prominent commercial concern has moved any obstacle to the adoption the kind of gossip going round the granted to officers drawing salaries is already in progress to enable the tion of orders at the one centre of interesting to know whether any explanations now given have te town. It was, of course, unfounded on a sterling basis. The increase scheme to be carried out. This, as

in the number of posts does not Honourable Members know, affords may be provided on any depart been able to set a limit to its ex- of the Estimates as a whole.

and to say thus far and no fur-

HIS EXCELLENCY. and foolish, but none the less harm- ful. A timely explanation would mean increase in individual salaries. the quickest method of providing a ment whose demands tend to be penditure on personal emoluments With respect to the Aerodrome ther. It must not be forgotten

H.E, The Officer Administering have prevented it. I would, there. The increase in stipulated incre. substantial increase in the water come excessive.

Unothicial Member has referred to the Government confesses to a sense also that the increase of emoluments

DAILY FEESS."] fare, respectfully suggest that in ments should not be taken into supply of the Island. The Senior

The an increased number of appoint-die both to the Unofficial and to future, if the Government finds account here, inasmuch as the the different views which are held of disappointment at the Imperial is partly at least accounted for by the Government! My thanks are [70 THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG

sterling meh receive stipulated as to the construction of the pipe Subsidy as finally voted.

the Official Membots of the Coun- itself compelled to resort to a re-

812, The Rev. J. Kirk Macona- stricted allowance, due warning increments in precisely the same

The creation of more line. The matter is primarily one views of the Unofficial Members of menta

The Government here more per-cil for the very friendly receptioni

which this Budget har received and chie's speech at the Union Church. Wednesday" is should be given, with the necessary explanation for the proposed step, higher grade posts, though it per- for the engineers, and the Govern- Council will be fully represented

mits quicker promotion, affects only thent, while taking due note of the to the Authorities in England and hapa than elsewhere is in such a mite quches, services and merits views of the Unofficials, feels that if as seems not unlikely more work position that depressed trade and for the very careful consideration Lecture Hall on no as to enlighten the public.

propaganda The Alternative Schemes. at any rate deserve that recogni. it must preserve an open mind is to be undertaken in the near troubles in China (which go hand accorded to it, and I very much worthy of comment.

in hand) tend only to increase appreciate the kindly references to schemes have been future and more expense involved, until both Sir, this problem of water supply tion. For the majority, there is no- is so vital to us and so imperiously thing in the way of an increase of examined in detail and their the Imperial Government will be official work in the Colony. We the Government services and to should make his blood boil is only disad pressed to shoulder a fair part of ger large numbers of refugees with myself. In particular my thanks to be expected and is not a matter Jative advantages and urgent that it is to be hoped that salary designed to meet the rising vantages have been carefully weigh the burden.

With regard to the road to Moun- all the extra duties involved for are due to the Colonial Secretary of great public interest, but it is the Police, Medical and Sanitary for the very hard work he has de- somewhat surprising that he should ed. Meanwhile work common to the Secretary of State for the cost of living, for which the men

tain Lodge, I notice that the chief Departments. Money may be short voted to the preparation of the say that never before had he lived Colonies will before long come to a on sterling salaries were specifically both schemes will be pushed on

objection appears to be the design for the expensive luxury of cases Budget and for the very full reply in a place where men who ate the definite decision on the two alter-granted the general increase. Simple with the almost vigour.

The Government notes with in- of the road. I might explain to native schemes subraitted for his Justice, therefore, requires that the

to the unofficial members. So com-country thought it their business consideration, and that he will east local also receive some help interest the very definitely expressed the Honourable Members that the in the Law Courts, but breaches of he has made to the criticisms of salt of the King of a Christian his vote in favour of that un- coping with the

views of the Unofficial Members road is to be widened as well as building.covenants, failures with regard to the Aberdeen water graded. I suggest that Honourable complete contracts add to the work plete has been his reply that I to push forward anti-Christian Where has he been living all his animously supported by the UB ditioulties. officials. My Chinese colleague and

which is already seriously increased detain you with further words I Co-operation.

scheme and their decided preference fembers might be willing to pass of the Public Works Department feel there is no need for me to propaganda in public. I are confident that the Chinese

Before concluding, may I as a for what is known as the second the vote for this road subject to

undertaking by the Govern- by the difficulties of providing therefore put the motion standing life?

the water for the increased population. in the same of the Colonial Secre community are behind us in our

that the details of preference for the first and second representative of the Chinese, join section of the Shing Man scheme.

busier than ever in its work of pre- and seconded that a bill intituled sections of the Shing Mun scheme. in the congratulations to Your It must not be overlooked that, ment

"Au Ordinance to apply a sum The people do not want any project Excellency and to the Hon. Colonial while it would be possible to make

The Imports and Exports office is tary which has been duly proposed not exceeding Nineteen million full supply Secretary on a first Budget that has an early start on the Aberdeen which will give them

national agreements, and the Secre- four hundred and seventy-eight thousand nine hundred and for only a few years. They would revealed such a sound position, and scheme, a good deal remains to be

venting Hong Kong being used as rather spend a couple of million such a promising outlook. May I done before the Shing Mun second

cloak for a breach of inter- tary for Chinese Affairs office

sixty-four dollars to the Publie dollars more on works that would also voice the gratitude felt by the section can be pist before the Secre-

Service of the year 1929 ensure for them a supply adequate Chinese community towards Sir tary of State for sanction. to their needs for many years to Cecil Clementi for bis great work Secretary of State is not unaware

becomes over-loaded with troubles

second time. come. The scheme favoured by the in bringing about better relations of the Unofficial view of this mat

connected with Labour, Emigration, anofficial members will have the between Hong Kong and the neighter, and the views so clearly sot

and all the smaller worries which be read a second time: There is in fact no redex in the The Colonial Secretary then desired result, as the figures quoted bouring provinces of Kwangtung and forth to-day will be represented to

unsettled conditions naturally oe This was approved and the Bill by the honourable senior unofficial Kwangsi. Already "the closer in him by telegram before any fur

canion in the life of the people, was read member, have shown. The Chinese tercourse resulting from his.un- ther action, is taken regarding" the receive the most careful considera Government departments to the de moved that the Council go into employment, and if they are of the

Before I leave the question of

pression experienced in commercial Committee to consider the Bill remitting labour is having marked

would not be forgiven If the stanThe Colonial Treasurer seconded. results, and I am confident that

No amendment was made in Cam these results are but the beginning Water, two comparatively minor

concerns. Further the Government clause by clause. dard of the Colony was in any way Dredging Of Pokfulam. of an era of abiding goodwill, and matters remain to be dealt with increasing prosperity for the two

The Colonial Secretary hoved The phrase in public" is per. that the Bill be read a third time. haps the most surprising part of Like most of their fellow-resid- great sister cities of the South. It It is essential that a supply of

let down" and we found our mittee and upon Council resuming, The organisation of the Govern The Colonial Treasurer seconded the whole atatement.. Does the rev. ents, the Chinese are anricus that only remains for me, Sir, to asso- water however small should be

selves unprepared to deal with the

he would prefer rationalist govern the simpler and chenper method of ciate the Chinese with the pledge maiutained in Pokfulam Reservoir attention of the Government and anticipated revival of business.

to rapid changes. It is more diffi- and passed, d bringing the water across by a pipe of co-operation offered to you by for certain outlying districts and the view, put forward will be given

the unofficial members through their the difficulties involved in any at- duo weight in any conclusions that ment Service does not lend Itself and the Bill was read a third time gentleman wish to suggest that H.E-The Officer-Administering ment servants to be anti-Christian line to be laid on the bed of harbour, should be adopted and leader to days and this I do with tempt to dredge the reservoir while may be reached proceeded with at once so that, as peculiar pleasure, as the intelligent maintaining the required supplyThere is also the question of the cult under the conditions of the

are very considerable and would incinerator. The matter will be vice to reduce stall-at-any given the Government: Thank you, gen- only in private and hypocritically the honourable senior unofficial classes are showing a growing in-

Council stands ad- etc.

PEREGRINE. member has put it, the million terest in public affairs, and are probably outweigh any advantage investigated during the year with moment than in commercial firms, tlemen, for making provision for pro-Christian in public. Does he

Continued-on-nest Golumg). journed sine die. precious gallons-now-daily-running ever ready to assist the Government which might be secured. The mata view to the inclusion of funds in and still more difficult to recruit the services of the Colony for the not like honest opponents 1-Yours, to waste on the other side of the in all its endeavours tending to ter is one-to-which the engineers the next Budget as coon as a satis-officers with the necessary training coming year. harbour may be brought over to promote the wellare of the Colony. I have already given consideration factory scheme has been evolved

do not, however, wish to see the Aberdeen schome given up entirely they think that it should be kept in view to be used as a last re

source..

manner.

same economic

Aberdeen scheme.

an

proposals will be submitted to the Public Works Committee for seru- tiny, and that no expenditure will be incurred without obtaining the The The question of the mid-level

further approval of the Council. motor road, to which the Senior Unofficial Member refers, will be made the subject of a special in vestigation by the Government, and views of the Unofficial Members will

tion.

Another question dealing with in the speech of the Senior roads on the higher levels was asked Unofficial Member and it concerns the question of motor trade. This question is already engaging the

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CORRESPONDENCE.

RATIONALISM AND GOV- ERNMENT SERVANTS,

That

Rationalist

ATA numerous

In England there have been Rationalist movement who ate the salt of the King, Lord Morley, for several prominent members of the

example. There Spotsmen who are both government servants and active, rationalists. Has the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie never lived in Scotland t

Government Servants, in 'this

ed to subscribe to any particular religious dogma as a condition of Colony and at home are not requir

in China is useless or harmful-an opinion that Christian propaganda opinion which is very widely held- why should they not be allowed to say so in public?