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BUDGET DEBATE CONTINUED.

(Continued from Pape 11.)

Sir Henry: Thank you, Your Excellency. That will meet our

We have now completely recovered, | before the Finance Committee. If 1 venture to hope, from the blow the Finance Committee passer it. dealt us by Bolshevism in 1993. We then it will come before the Coun. have re-established very friendly re- cil. laticus with the authorities of the Kwangtung province, and I look forward to years of fruitful co-wishes. operation between the Hong Kong Government and the Canton Gov- ernment for mutual benefit to British and Chinese trade. There

may

Sir Henry's next motion was

That the proposed vote of 8585,884 for the Prisons Departement be re duced by the omission of the follow- ining three items appearing in the

Estimates for 1930, namely

-Item 2 un page 45 line- type composing ma- chine

be nothing spectacular next year's Budget, but WC have now for the most part overtaken the commitments of the pasty and, if the finances, of the Colony continue to show elasticity and strength, 1 have no reason to doubt that we shall be able before long to take up works of consider- able magnitude, in addition to the large waterworks, which wa pro- puse to construct.

SIR H. E. POLLOCK LEADS ATTACK.

.. 14,200 Item 23 on page, 45 rota.

print machine

Iteni 4 on page 84 Victoria Guel New Printing Shop

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1929.

BAMBOO PULP.

CERTAIN FAILURE OF WOOD.

The report on the Burma Bam- Loa Pulp Survey is thus comment- ed on in the Indian Trade Journal. According to the author the notes and information rentained in this report are the result of re- connaissance surverys made by him through various districts and of manufacturing operations on the species concerned carried out in Forest Research Institute at De the pulp and paper factory of the

hra Dun

It is anticipated that the pro- bable demand for bamboo pulp will rentre round one clear and alarm- ing factor, viz, the early exhaus- tion of the woodpulp supply, or at least the coming, certain failure of wood to provide for, the "extre- 0,550 mely rapid expansion of cellulose using industries. These are now by no means confined to paper and goods 'made of paper; they cover boxes, and containers for almost every description of manufactured goods, artificial silk, celluloid ex- plosives, paint and varaniah,

100,000 and also by the omission of the sum of 87,390 being the proposed |-personal emolument of three officers (new posts) in the anid new print

ing shop, as set forth on page 46

of the estimates.

Sir Henry explained that he had been informed by a high Govern ment official that Victoria Gaol THE G.M.S. LAUNCH' AND would do service for another ten years and the Government should THE GAOL

not put a new office into the old.

·UNANIMOUS OBJECTION building because it would be said

TO R.N.V.R.

Inter out. We don't want to spend more money on a new gaol because we have a splendid printing office in the old one." (Laughter.)"

Mr. Brags accorded Sir Henry's

motion,

Immediately following His Excel. lency' Speech: the Colonial Secre- tary (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn,

The Colonial Secretary said the C.M.(.) proposed that the Council go into Committee to consider the entirely as a matter of economy fitem was put in by the Government Appropriation Bill cause by clause The Government did not like the for the second reading. All went well until the item referring to the Sir Henry Pollock-(more laughter) gno (Inughter)—any more than allocation of two new launches for and the ather unofficial meinbers the Government Marine Surveyor-(renewed laughter). If they had game noder eonsidemtion. Sir Henry E, Pollock, K.C., the Senior Unofficial Member, then fired the first shot and moved the following motion, which was seconded by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton:-

1. That the proposed vote of 3906,312 for the Harbour Depart ment and Air Services be reduced to 8020,342 by the omission from it of the following two iteras, on page 27 of the Estimates for 1930, name-

23. One new motor-launch for GLS Department $20,000,

and

25. One new Inuñch for carriage!

!

the money

build a new one, the speaker would propone that they started the work next day.

remembered that the requirements At the same time, it had to be

of the Government Civil Hospital were the more urgent. It had to be remembered that the Govern- ment was not yet able to start on the building of the new hospital. He stood by his previous statement that they would be looking forward ton new gaol in ten years' time.

In 1997, 875,000 had been saved by the printing done..in the gaol. He had it from the Acting Super- intendent of Prisons that the two printing machines were required for doing extra work which would mean increased saving,

of stores and relief $40,000. and that the necessity for these items be referred to the Harbour Board for the purpose of reporting as to mich necessity to this Council.

Mr. J. P. Braga. In explaining the motion, said Sir Henry Pollock, it was unnecessary Mr. Braga doubled the economicul to draw attention to the fact that aspect of the case and suggested Harbour Board had been recently that the oust of a new building, plus appointed, of which the Harbour the new machines, was far in ex- Mister was Chairman, While the ceas of the cost of printing done speaker was indebted to the Har-outside the gaol. He suggested fur- bour Master for & full statement ther that economies with regard to with regard to the launches in his the quality of the paper could be department, he felt that the ques-uned. tion could not satisfactorily be His Excellency replied that he determined by debate in Council would press against the opinion of but it could certainly be better the unofficial members of the Coun- determined and reported bpon by cil. The cost of building the new the Harbour Board. In that way. Government Civil Hospital and a the Council would form a very good new gaol, would be about $5,000,000 idea as to whether, in fact, the new each. The sum of $10.000.000 would launch for carrying reliefs and certainly not be available in the stores was required or not.

near future and, in any case, the hospital would be given priority. Therefore, he thought it would be right to assume that the gaol would not be rebuilt within the next ten

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He was aware that he had a grouse to make, in connection with this item but he considered the words appearing in the esti- mates, for carrying stores and years and the proposed new print- relief," to be very misleading and ing works were quite justified, that was why he suggested in his The Colonial Secretary aid he speech at the previous meeting it had just been informed that the chuld be used for that purpose. He new linotype machine would mean had been under the impression that the saving of the work of twenty the word "relief referred to in compositors. emergency as it did not suggest to.. Sir Henry Pollock then conferred | him at the time that it referred to with the unofficial miembers. When nny

Of the numerous launches he resumed his sent he announced already under the control of the that they were prepared to accept Harbour Department.

the vote as far as it related to the He did submit, however, that the machines but they thought the purchase of a new launch was a number of officers should be kept as matter for the Harbour Board to at present, despite the fact that decide as the Harbour Department the emolumentë mentioned in the seemed to have done without it for catinntes referred transfers Rome time past. The Board could among the warders and the engag- álso consider whether the launching of only three new officials. Lila could not be put to some such His Excellence: You are of the use as it had been placed at the Harbour Master's disposal,

to

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photo flas and sausage skins, etc.

Paper-Making Problem,

The world's present consumption lion tons per annum, of which as is estimated to be about fifteen mil.

per cent, is made from wood and is increasing at the rate of 25 per cent. every ten years. Consequent- ly it will be about nineteen mil ions in 1937 and twenty-four mil- lion in 1947, and each ton of it requires nearly three tons of wood. Concurrent with the rapid growth of the cellulose industries there has been a still more rapid expan sion in the timber using trades, and that the sawmill is now a bet- ter market so that the pulp mill lives on the fragments that the other rejects..

selution of the paper maker's re- The author believes that a final curring problem of supplies will unly be found in the vast stores of the waste products, chiefly Graminene, of the forest and waste Tropical belt, of which bamboo is lands of the Tropical and Sub-

the most important. It is annual- fly nlf-reproductive and may be cropped every fifth to seventh year, and not 60 year crops, as is the case with wood. Further bamboo pulp can be produced at a cost which will permit its export to Europe. The immediate markets open are those of India, Japán and Australia to which present exports from Scandinavia are about 80,000 lons per annum and are growing yearly.

Capital Requirements,"

The author examines in detail the capital costs involved under the heads machinery, freights, labour, etc., and arrives at the production costa, chemicals, fuel,

estimate that the standard estimat- ed cost of production is c.1.f. Cal cutta Rs. 107-14 a ton as against Ra. 188-6 which has been the aver age cost of wood pulp c.i.f. Cal- cutta during the past three years,

Mr. H. W. A. Watson, the Chief Conservator of Forests in Burma," contributes a foreword in which he points out the heavy requirements of capital, the difficulty of bring- ing supplies to the mill, and the unstability of labour as vital points for consideration by anyone who proposes to undertake the en- terprises and emphasises the ne cessity for a careful verification of the estimates and a

study on the spot before embarking on it.

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Within the next ten years, Sir Cecil continued, the population of Kowloon would be greater than that

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Sir Henry asked for a division on the vote. All the Official Members and the Hon. Mr. J., P. Braga voted opinion that the proposed new

in favour of the motion and Sir printery should not be erected ? Henry Pollock's motion, “That the Sir Henry: We shall be against item of 83,840,750 for Public it!

Works Extraordinary be reduced to It was finally agreed that the $3,040,750 by the omission from it machines be purchased but that no of the sum of $200,000 for the "pro- money be spent on rebuilding the posed road to Sai Kung in the Esti- gnol without the matter being recon-mates for 1930," was defeated by

ten votes to seven,

Sir Henry potted out further that one launch was already under con- atruction for the GM.S., two were clready in use and the allocation of yet another launch would mean that the Surveyors would have double the number they had worked with insidered by the Finance Committée the past.

and sanctioned by the Council.

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Sir Henry also proposed a motion opposing the vote for the establish- ment of the R.N.V.R unit in Hong Kong.

If the honourable members of Sir Henry said that, with regard this Council are not prepared to to the proposed new rond from

His Excellency pointed out that Recept the advice of the Harbour Kowloon City to Sai Kung. he had the matter was an Imperial ques Master in this matter. I quite agree a very clear knowledge of the countion and the motion had better be that this Council is not the proper try as he had cruised around the left in the hands of the Secretary place to debate upon it," replied waters in the neighbourhood in a of State for the Colonies. The fact the Colonial Secretary. "The Goryacht for 25 years. He could not that all the unofficial 'members were ernment is quite prepared to meet agree that the expenditure was opposed to the vote would be the wishes of the Honourable Unjustified in view of more pressing officially represented to the Secre official Members up to a certain calls on the Government's purse.tary of State by His Excellency in a point. Will it meet with the Un- The road would pass above the dispatch.. official members' wishes if the note hills around Taipo which were not Sir Henry Pollack: 'I hope it will is passed without alteration but the yet built upon. Mr. Braga was the go on record that the official Government undertakes to only unofficial member who would members of this Council object to spend the many until the newly- not oppose the scheme.

the proposal unanimously. - constituted Harbour Board's report His Excellency said he was afraid His Excellency: That will be re- is considered by the Finance Com-the hills could only be reached corded. mittee."'

by the proposed motor rond. It The Bill then passed the third Sir Henry: The Government was not the point to say that houses reading. will abide by the decision it comes were not built on them. The His Excelleney: I take this op

hills would provide sites for houses portunity of thanking the members His Excellency: The proposal is for present dwellers in Kowloon. of this Council for the provisiona that this item stand part of the They could not build their homes they have made for the financial Bill but that the Harbour Board along the Taipo Road until they got workings next year.. consider the mattor nad, if their beyond Taipo and then they would The Council then adjourned tiné report is satisfactory, then it will go (Dontinued at foot of next column) die.

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