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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1929.

COLONY'S EXPENDITURE FOR 1930.

BUDGET ESTIMATE OF $22,000,000.

BIG EXPENDITURE ON WATER SUPPLY AND, AVIATION SERVICES.

ANOTHER PUBLIC WORKS LOAN TO BE RAISED.

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In addition to the Budget estimates for 1830, proposals for new developments of particular importance to the. Colony will be laid before the Legislative Council meeting to-morrow.

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The estimates for 1030 amount to $22,000,000 compared with 820,800,000 a year ago. other Public Works Loan is foreshadowed to meet expenditure on the Shing Mun scheme, on which 84,700,000 will be spent, $1,000,000 for the Aberdeen Water-scheme, and the Kai Tak Acro drome which is expected to cost nearly 81,700,000.

Increased expenditure is also asked for severn! Government Departments, but these increases are for improvements and developments of a nature which the public will endorse.

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The Medical Department needs $230,000 more than last year, and other big increases are $400,000 for the Kowloon-Canton Railway, $190,000 for the Police Force, $130,000 for the Fire Brigade, 2214,000 for the Harbour Department, and $130,000 for Education.

The alertness of the Government to the necessity of parking on with aerial schemes is shown by a vote of over two lakhs for Air Services in addition to the big vote for Kai Tak develop.

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Besides Government business a number of interesting questions will be asked by unofficial members with regard to the Kowloon Tong Property and other matters of public interest.

THE BUDGET AND LAST YEAR'S FIGURES.

The Colonial Secretary will move the first reading of the Budget which is in the form of the following motion :-

An Ordinance to apply a nam not exceeding twenty-million and thirty-one thousand four hundred and seventy-nine dollars to the Public Service of the year 1930.

follows:-

(--)) (38,308)

Details are

.1930.

1920.

H. E. the Governor

8

.103,671 8 (103,383)

Cadet Service

382,394

(365.365)

Senior Clerical and Accounting

Staff

242.077

(290,100)

Junior Clerical Service

753,895

(726,021)

Colonial Secretary's Depart-

ment and Legislature.

46,009

Secretary for Chinese Affairs

15,382

(41,198) (13,180)."

Treasury

16,529

(16,160)

Audit Department

49,996

(40,781)

District Office, North

23,424

(23,299)

District Office, South

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13.416

Post Office

309,835

(13;252) (307,140)

Wireless Telegraph Services

120,708

Imports and Exports Office

868,436

(753,746)

Harbour Department

106,342

(782,132)

Air Services

201,060

Royal Observatory ......

37,102

Fire Brigade

360,564

(250,280)

Supreme Court

153,570

(143.043)

Attorney-General

3-1,725

(22,713)

Crown Solicitor's Office

34,918

(33,988)

Official Receiver

13.925

(10,178)

Land Office.....

25,144

(24,078)

Magistracy, Hong Kong

2,290

(2,964)

Magistracy, Kowloon

2,188

(2,139)

Police Force

2,159,233,

(1.987,359)

Prison Department

585,064.

(548,304)

Medical Department

1,200,011

(070,350)

Sanitary Department

701.583

Botanical and Forestry Dept.

107,496

(821,501) (100,884)

Education Department

1,394,691

1,654,477

1,787,650

3,840,750

(1.259,627) (1,649,807) (1,659,050) (3,419,605)

1,934,879

(811,644)

107,813 25,433

(103,358)

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1,332,905

(1,332,298)

708,704 913,000

$22,031,479

Public Works Department Public Works, Recurrent Public Works, Extraordinary Kowloon-Canton Railway Volunteer Defence Corps ....... Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Miscellaneous Services.... Charitable Services... Pensions

Total

THE SHING MUN VALLEY SCHEME.

ESTIMATED COST FOUR. MILLIONS.

The Colonial Secretary will move: (a.) That this Council approves the construction of the works con- nected with the Shing Man Valley Water Supply Scheme as set out in Appendix VI. (a), Head 1, Sub-head 1, of the draft estimates of expenditure for 1930. at an es timated cost of 84,158,500.40.

(b.)-That this Council ap proven of a sum of $3,500,000 out of the said sum of $4,168,509.40 being charged to the Public Works (1927) Loan, and farther sanctions the expenditure of 82,221,876.42 actually incurred up to December 31, 1928, the expen- diture of $1,182,274.19 catimated to be incurred during the financial year 1929 and the expenditure of 205,849.30 estimated to be incurred" during the financial year 1030, which three last mentioned sums amount in all to the aforesaid sum of 83,500,000.

(c.) That this Council approves the expenditure of a further sum of $579,150.8t on the said Shing Mun Valley Water Supply Scheme during the financial year 1930, which sum shall be met from a further loan and shall meanwhile be charged as an advance tromi the

the surplus balances of Colony.

HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT.

FOUR LAKHS VOTED.

The Colonial Secretary move:—

That this Council approves the expenditure of a sum of 8419,771.20 on Harbour Development as act out in Appendix VI. (a), Head 2, Sub-head 1, of the draft Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1030 and authorizes this surn to bo charged to the Pablic Works (1927) Loan, and further sanctions the expenditure out of this sum of the sum of 8403,729.08 actually incurred, December 31, 1928, and of the sum of $16,041,58 estim ated to be incurred in the financial year 1029.

(103,500)..

(847,000)

(820,811,202)

THE AERODROME AT КАІ ТАК.

TO COST 81,680,000..

The Colonial Secretary will move: (a.) That thia Council approves the construction of the Kai Tak Aerodrome at an estimated total cost of $1,680,487, exclusive of contributions from His Majesty's Government, as set out in Appen- dix VI. (a), Head 2, Sub-head 2, of the draft Estimates of Expen- diture of the year 1930.

(b.) That this Council autho rizes the sum of $1,080,228.74 out of the said sum of $1,680,407 10 be charged to the Public Works (1027) Loan and Banctions the

of this expenditure

of $1,080,228.74 from loan funds dur- ing the inancial year 1928.

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(c.) That this Council autho rizes in respect of this work an advance from the surplus balances of the Colony of the sum of 878,114.17 in the financial year 1928, of the sum of $166,000 in the financial year 1929, anil of the Bum of $249,500 in the financial year 1830 of which sums $297,000 is due to be recovered from His Majesty's Government and tho balance shall be met from a futuro loan.

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THE ABERDEEN WATER SCHEME.

The Colonial Secretary will moves That with reference to the re solution passed on May 8, 1929, this Council approves the expen- diture of a sum of $1,000,000 dur ing the financial year 1930 on the Aberdeen Water Scheme, the cost to be met the surplus balances of the Colony:

TWO NEW BILLS. The Attorney-General will move the first reading of:

"An Ordinance to amend the offences against the Person Ordin- ance, 1805,"

THE QUESTIONS.

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MR. BRAGA'S QUERIES.

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1.--Will the Hon. Colonial CLOSING OF DIRTY ARMED ROBBERS FOILED.

Secretary state what representa-

tions, if any, have been received by the Government from the Hong Kong Automobile Associa tion, or any other organisation in the Colony, in connection with the new parking arrangements. for motor-cycles near the "Star" Ferry Wharf at Kowloon Point?

2. Has attention been given by the Traffic Department to the repeated complaints appearing in letters to newspapers against the

WELLS.

M.O.'S STRONG OPINION.

SANITARY BOARD DISCUSSION.

Presiding at the fortnightly meet unsatisfactory nature of the aring of the Sanitary Board yester-

rangements ?

3 What steps ia the Govern ment taking-

(a) to improve the recent innova tion that is causing so much inconvenience to motor-cyclists at Kioskoon :

(b) and when will say needed im-

provement be effected?

HOMUNTIN DRAINAGE

SYSTEM.

IMPROVEMENTS: NECESSARY FOR GROWING DISTRICT |

AN AMAH GIVES THE ALARM.

An armed robbery was reported. to the Police yesterday by the in- mates of No. 681, Nathan Road, second floor. According to the re- port four armed men gained ad- mittance by prescrting a letter for the principal tenant of the fat. Once inside they produced daggers. and after binding the inmates be-

to search the premises.

An amah who returned to the.. day," Mr. Carrie brought forward place while this was going on a motion for the closing of wells realised what bad happened and and asked for an expression of blew a police whistle. Two of the robbers tried to escape by climb. opinion from the members in ordering through the roof, but they were to strengthen the hands of the both arrested.

escaped. Standing Committee.

The police have recovered: all the stolen property and a dagger has also been found.

The other two

Mr. Carric said that the wells were opened for a very special pur- pose and at a time of great urgency, and hardship. The Medical Officer' of Health and himself felt consider- able anxiety over the opening of crisis, thank God," he said, "to- these wells. The situation then was the extent that there will not be

the proper critical, and

course a famine and people will not have Aeemed to be to allow the wells to to stands for hours in a bot sun," The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, pur-be opened after duc warnings had but the restrictions are still there suant to notice, will ask the follow been given. As the water erisia had from 6 am to 6p.m." There were ing questions:-

now passed, he moved the notion warnings that the supply was con

tingent upon rain. The Government. 1-Regarding a petition to Gov- for the closing of the wella

had given no assurance that six ernment from residents of the Mr. Lo Against the Motion,

months hence the water would not. Hemantin district for a water- Mr. Lo, speaking at length, said be cut off. Until a 24-hour supply carriage system and the reply, that he thought the motion was was given, he would not agree to the dated August 3, with reference neither necessary for desirable. Ac-closing of wells. thereto, from the Honourable the cording to his recollection, the Mr. Lo also spoke about the num- Director of Public Works that, in Board had never refused the open- bera of the Standing Committee and view of the very heavy expense ing of new wells, but he thought said that as an elected member he involved, he was not prepared to they might have been a little more felt embarrassed when he was told make recommendations to Gov. lenient and there appeared to be by his constituents that he had no ernment at the present time, will no change in their attitude on this. the Director of Public Works state what is the estimate of cost for laying a suitable and new drainage system with an outfall clear of the Karbour of Refuge 1

2-Will the Director of Public

abject dated September 21, 1927, Works kindly consider the feas

and December 13, 1927." ibility of an alternative scheme will the Covernment lay copies of whereby sewer connections may such reports upon the table of this be established from Homuntin Council? down Argyle, Street continuing thence down

one of the new streets ultimately to link up with the existing severs in Princo Edward 'Road, thus obrinting the undesirability of any sewage

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question. "We are out of the concern in the affairs of the Board

except in formal matters. (Continued on nezt Voluma.)

KOWLOON TONG PROPERTY,

Mr. Wong Kwong Tin and Mr. T. U. Chau spoke endorsing the remarks made by Mr. Lo. They wore against any wholesale, closing of wells.

M.O.H. Explains.

The Medical Officer of Health (Dr. A. Fawcett) said that there had never been a suggestion of a whole- salo condemnation of wells. It was. the wells which were illegally open- ed without permits that they wished to close...They found 18 of these illegally sunk wells and about 100 had been allowed to be opened. -

Dr. Fawcett went on to say that. while it was suggested these wells The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, pur-helped the water shortage in point suant to notice, will ask the follow of fact most of them only gave a ing questions:-

few drops of dirty, muddy water. 1.--With-reference to Govern-Others have given water which had ment notification No. 438 of been useful for flushing and other A Medical Officer of August 23 relating to a memorial purposes.

MENT RE-ENTRY.

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emptying into the typhoon refuge ↑ HOUSEHOLDERS AND GOVERN-which in normal times would never

3-Failing the feasibility of a system such as that outlined in the second question, will the Director of Public Works suggest any other scheme whereby resi dents of the Homuntin district may obtain a water-carriage syk- tem that must ultimately become an imperative necessity, from a public health point of view, on account of the steady growth of the Homuntin District 1

WATERWORKS FINANCE. ENGINEER'S REPORT ASKED

FOR.

The Hon. Sir Henry E. Pollack, Kt, K.C., pursuant to notice, will ask the following question:-

With reference to the paragraph in Mr. Henderson's report to the Hon, Director of Public Works, dated February 20, 1928, in Sesional Paper No. 4 of 1928, which reads as follows:

"The present waterworks scheme of Snance is in my opinion out of date and I would propose re- "An Ordinanes to amend the organistaion on the lines suggest- law relating to accessories to anded in my reports to you on the abettors of indictable offences

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of re-entry by the Crown on the Health, he had to consider the effect area known as the "Kowloon of the wells on public health, and Tong Property, what considera if they were to go into details they tion does the Government intend would agree that the wells were uae- to extend to those, subscribers less and dangerous. It was absurd. whose houses stand on those lots to suggest at this stage that Hong or any portions of the Kowloon Kong desired to go back to the Tong property on which the Gov-primitive well system. ernment has re-entered in respect

Motion Withdrawn.

of which there are now subsisting certain agreements and which After these remarks the President houses are not yet completed said that he had no objection to through no fault of the subscribers withdrawing the motion, and lear and by whom all monies in res- ing it in the hands of the Standing pect thereof have been paid to Committee who had power to deni the Kowloon Tong and New Ter- with it. The motion was then with

drawn. ritories Development Co., Ltd. 1

2.-Is it the intention of the Present at the meeting were Mr. Government to resume those W. J. Carrie (President), Dr. H. A. properties without affording the Fawcett (M.O.H.), Dr. W. V. M. owners thereof facilities to moet Koch, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, the their obligations in the matter of Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, the Hon. the Crown Land Premium and so Mr. B. A. C. North, Mr. M. K. Lô, enable them to obtain their res Mr. T. N. Chau, and Mr. J. Watson pectiva Crown lenses 1,

(Secretary).