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HONG KONG BAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1932.

FULL REPORT OF BUDGET DEBATE

lator for the erection of this Block, which is on the Government's hos kapital planning map nu a desirable project and which is argently

HONG KONG'S PLACE IN THE WORLD Secretary's speech, it will prove to needed.

OF AVIATION.

a succoss.

Public Works.

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Scattered Itsma.

Mackie during the Budget deinte of last year (Hansard, 1931, P. 183) Having now dealt with the Mem:-

"I consider that a matter requir tandum of the Hon. Director of ing much more urgent attention.a Public Works and with the special (han the vehicular ferry scheme) ➜ needs of Kowloon, wo desire to call is the re-survey of the Harbour so attention to various scattered items that the long overdue work of in the Estimates for 1933:

dredging can be taken in hand with- Harbour Department and Air Ser

1. On page 34, under Head 10, out further delay. I understand that one officer has been detailed vices, subheading "Government for this speaial service. There has Slipway, Yumati, wo notice that been no extensive dredging done the Personat emoluments for 1033 since 1928 and had it has been for amount to 833,313 as against $19,223 the reclamation at Kai Tack that for 1032, and we would inquire why work might possibly not have been this considerable increase should carried out even now." smallest of Government Floating arises under item 30 on page 92 of ocour at this slipway where only the i 3. Our third additional query, Craft can be berthed, and we would the Batimut's Steam roller.

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We approve of the training of ing to Kowicon, is the new Posh The second urgent inatter; ralat four Students for teaching as pro- Office, in regard to which the Hon. vided for in the Budget.

Colonial Secretary stated that in | the near future à large building will I pays on now to the Memoran-be required which will include an dum of the Director of Public ample Post Office," May we inquire Works on Public Works Extra-i plans for such a comprehensive ordinary, upon which the Unofficial building have been drawn up and Warnings Sounded by Hon. Mr. Shenton and

Members desire to make the follow- The Unofficial Membors will appre not how soon! will they be ready 1 ing comments Hon. Mr. Bell: Is Hong Kong Lagging Behind? gard to Item Elove. Now here an opportunity of considering

road between Causeway and Ming

further inquire from the Hou. Hartons, 820,000," with the foot n to Yuen, we bave already approved of last Meeting of this Council, are the Government proposal to reduce Kowloon which the Unofficial Mem- economy for the Government, in hoavy traffic" and we would ask There is a third subject, affecting bour Master whether it is not had "heavy roller required for roads for dealt with, so far as possible, in the the width of that read for the time bers considers of importance, name-view of numerous other berthing the Hon. Director of Public Works same order as he dealt with them.

At the outset we have to congra

being and as a temporary measurely, the decision to retain the central and repairing facilities available in whether such a roller could not be tulate the Government upon thaying that such reduction will enable the publie cemeteries.

to 78 feet, because we understand valley of,the Kowloon Peninsula for this Colony, to maintain this slip | made locally. at long last, made provision in the whole length of the road which is when the decision was taken to con-

At the time way in use. Budget for 1933, for a commence.

2. As regards item.20, on page a main artery to be put through and vert that valley into a burial ground 99, Harbour surveying $20,000, and ment with the Governor inte vuoration quicker than it no forecast could have contemplated the foot not considered suffel Civil Hospital and the new Gaol and the new Central British School, he original width was adhered to, that the growth of Kowloon would ent." we would sak the Hon. Har It is satisfactory that the Colony's ing from the 75 feet mark to the portance to which it has reachert. $20.000 is sufficient to complete the as we gather that the astra widen have attained the rapidity and im-bour Master whether this sum of 1933 programme can be carried

100 feet mark would entail dealing Wa submit that the foregoing deeire-survey, as a preliminary to. the through without imposing any addi with a great deal of rock which aion rught now to be reversed in the effective dredging, of the Harbour tional taxation, and we desire to express our thanks to the Hon would be both slow and expensive interests of the future expansion of On this point I would `quate from as our request, the Hori. Mr. Sher- Colonial Treasurer for having once work. At the same time the original fowloon.

URGENCY OF THE SHING MUN SCHEME: GOVERNMENT'S REPLY TO SIR HENRY

POLLOCK: DELAY UNLIKELY

HON. MR. KOTEWALL AND RACEGOERS: "TAX MIGHT EASILY BE DOUBLED"

That the Budget speech made by the Hon. Golonial Secretary a fortnight ago' when he introduced the estimates of 1939, called for no sharp disagreement or severe criticiam was amply evident yesterday at the meeting of the Legislative Council when the debate on the Budget took place.

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock in the course of a lengthy speech referred to the urgency of pushing on further with the work of the Shing Mun Reservoir, He urged the Government to send a hurry-up" telegram to the Consulting Engineers. In the course of his reply to this polat H.. the Officer Administering the Government stated that he had yesterday morning received a tele- gram from Homo indicating that the representative of the Consult ing Engineers will be here by the middle of noxt month, and that the staff from Home in connection with the' Shing Mun Schame would all be here by the end of this year,

The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton urged the necessity of more attention to sviation. He protested in the strongest terms at the present want of consideration of this matter of the authorities. This phase-of Mr. Shenton's address was also referred to in the Governmental replies.

The Hon. MÊ Kotowall laude i the fact that there has been no call upon the public to meet further taxation. He urged the Govern- ment to give Arst consideration to the possibility of Imposing further betting taxes, should it become necessary to raised funds at some near date through taxation.

KOWLOON AND ITS PROBLEMS

The Hon. Mr. Braga, spoke ca various problems in connection with the developmen, and growth of Kowloon, and strongly attack- ed the policy of certain people who circulated rumours regarding public companies on the Peninsula, merely to serve their own ends in the share market, Mr. Braga also complimented the Govern- ment on taking a stop in the right direction by opening up higher posts for the dollar-pald man."

The Hon. Dr. B. W. Tso urged for more support and encour agemont to the farmers in the Now Territories and also asked for more support for the Society for Protection of Children. In this ba was supported by Hon. Mr. T..N, Chau who gave the Council figures of the torrible hardships undergone by a large number of people who have since been helped out by the Society,

The Hon. Mr. W. H. Boll, supported Mr. Shenton's plea for mora support for Aviation. He also urged that botter radio pro grammes be broadcast and made an interesting suggestion with re- gard to the simultaneous broadcasting of Chinese and European programmes in the Colony,

POINTS FROM GOVERNMENT REPLIES

The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, Director of Public Works, in- dicated, among other things that the question of a dual radio pro- gramme is under consideration but there will be no change until next year,

Mr. Henderson also made an interesting statement as regards the exact position between the Hong Kong Government and the Consulting Engineers over the Shing Man question.

After the Harbour Master, and the Colonial Treasurer had ad- dressed the Council, the Colonial Secretary replied to the various points raised by the unofficial members. Replying to the criticism regarding aviation, he stated that a new commercial hanger" was under consideration at Kal Tack.

The Colonial Secretary took the opportunity of recording his deep appreciation of the work done by Mr. A. W. G, H, Grantham In connection with the Government's side of the presentation of the Budget.

HIS EXCELLENCY'S REPLY

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government arew attention to the fact that all public works had to be kept `within the limit of the reveme for the year. Any new suggestion, 1 adopted, would have to mean either the cutting out of some work already interested in the Budget, or the raising of new taxation.

He also mentioned that at the present the Government could not saa their way to ask Counell to grant mörò than '$5,000 for the Society for Protection of Chlidren; and added that he would like to see more public support for the Society.

MR. BRAGA AND ICE HOUSE STREET

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BEARS"

H.E. the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, presided.

Others present were:— The General Officer Commanding (Major-General J. W. Sandilanda, C.B., C.M.G., D.8.0.).

The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax).

The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr.

·C. G. Alabaster, K.C., (;B.E),

The Boerstory for Chinese Affairs (Hoa, Mr. A. B. Wood),

The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor).

Henderson

Hon. Mr. R. M. (Director of Public Works).

Hon. Mr. H, King (Acting Inspector-General of Police).

Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired), (Harbour Master),

Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington (Director of Medical and Sanitary Services).

"Hon. Sir Henry Pollook,

Hon Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Q.M.G., LL.D.

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The Colonial Secretary: I beg to move the Grat reading of "A Bill to apply a sum not exceeding Twenty-seven million five hundred and eighty-five thousand one hun dred and forty-two dollars to the Public Service of the year 1833,"

The Colonial Treasurer: I beg to second that.

B.E the Officer Administering the Government: Any Honourable Member wish to address the Coun cil!

SIR HENRY POLLOCK.

THE GOVERNMENT CONGRATULATED

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again resented us with an illumi-cheme of a 100 feet road should, nating and interesting Memorandum upon the financial position of the Colony,

We should like, however,, to enquire of that Official whether it will not be possible to effect a con'. siderable saving of revenue by pay ing off our 6% Public Works Loan of 85,000,000 and reborrowing locally

at from four to four and a half per cent.

Some Rognets,

We much appreciate the Memo randum of the Hon. Director of Public Works on Public Works Extraordinary.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary, early

in our opinion, remain ол the Government's town-planning Map.

sa o project to be carried out in the near future.

As regards road-widening we re- grot that the Queen's Garden link ftond has not been included in the between May Road and Conduit Estimates.

Kowloon Affairs.

As regards Kowloon, no doubt individual members will deal with the subject at greater length. The Unofficial Members are, however, of opinion that the weight of their un shimous representations should be brought to the notice of the Govern

in his speech, refers to the Government in respect of three matters ment having made selection of which they think require immediate Works to be included in the Euti-attention. I will refer to them in mates for 1933" from a preliminary thoir order of importance. First, list several times as long."

Extension. In this connection we the subject of the Kowloon Hospital would like to thank Your Excellency for the recent opportunity afforded to us to discuss the matter with

We may add that it would be of assistaned to Unofficial Members if the Government would let us have a peep behind the Official curtain

tions.

The New Cadets,

at those Innocents which have breathe assistance of the Medical Au masstared in the process of thorities and of the Officials of the whittling down the Estimates, and Public Works Department 'jointly. wo hope that this suggestion may We cannot, refrain from expressing be borne in mind before Estimates for future years are presented.

our disappointment at the diverting of the Maternity Block from the We are glad to find that, so far as original ues for which it was design. possible. the Estimates for nexted, even though that diversion may year show the cost of the Staff of bo only a temporary measure de- each Department under the head fended on the ground of expediency. ing of that Department, though we The result is that, at present, no quite appreciate the point which has maternity care, however urgent, can been made by the Colonial Seero he treated in the Kowloon hospital tary as to auch classification not for lack of accommodation, and we, being absolutely up to date, owing therefore, welcome, the inclusion in to the circumstances which he men- the Estimates for 1933 of a block

of Nurses Quarters, which will pra vide the Hospital Nursing Staff We are surprised that, even allow-with the better and quieter accom- ing for the forthcoming retirements modation, which they deserve, and from the Civil Service, it is neces which should, we consider, relcase sary to send out more Cadets, bay the Maternity Block wholly for ing regard to the fact that so many Maternity cases. Whilst approving have been sent out during the last also of the "mroiected additional 5 or 6 years, and I would refer on Medical Oficer's Quarters and of a this paint to what was said by the now General Ward Block for 3rd Hon. Sir Show Son Chow, on behalf class patients, the Unofficial Mem- of all the Unofficials, during last bers desire specially to urge upon year's Budget debato (ace 1031 Your Excellency's notice the neces Hansard, at ton of page 155). The nity for erecting a new Black chnable necessity for any such increase is of treating out-patients, who flock still harder to apareciate, seeing daily in large numbers to the Kow- that the Hon. Colonial Secretary loon Hospital for medical attention, pointed out, in his Budget speech and we hope that, this year, that clerical officers Supplementary Vote will be taken were now being substituted for Cadate, namely, two in the Secre tariat, two in the Treasury and two at the Magistracies respectively

Generally we approve of the pro posed changes in the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff and of the scheme of promotions from the Junior Service.

We also approve of the appoint- ment of the Second Assistant Asses- For, to attend to the proper rating of tenements, and also of the Inspector of Tenements and the Senior Clerical Officer who are¬ta.) assist him in his task.

"Safety "Bervices.

As regards the considerable in- creases in Personnel in the Police Department, wo have no objections. to offer, at we believe that an ade- quate Police Force is very esacntial in this rapidly growing Colony and wo trust that the desirability of increased Police protection in the outlying districts of Taipo, Fanling, Sheung Shui and Kwan Ti will be borne in mind.

An regards increases in the Per sonnel of the Medleti Department, creases are necessary, but we would wo fully agree that the suggested in-

malarial measures are most import add that we consider that anti-

ant and we should be glad to have on assurance from the Honourable Director of Medical and Sanitary Services that, in his opinion, his anti-malarial Staff is sufficient, sad, if he does not consider it sufficient, we should like to know in what respects he considers it to be insuffi cient.

We hope that, in the new Govern- ment Civil Hospital, provision is Sir Henry Pollock, on behalf of being made for the open-air treat- all the Unofficials said:-

ment of tuberculosis, and we should: Sir-The speech, which I am like to see a sanatorium built for about to deliver, represents the tuberculosis cases. We approve of unanimous views of my Unofficial the recent anti-spitting regulations, colleagues and myself on the and we consider that propaganda ns Government programme for 1033.to the dangers of snitting should he The Estimates contain little con extensively circulated by the tentious matter, and we are satisfied Government bath by means of print- that the finances of the Colony in od leaflets in the Chinese language. Hon Mr. S W. To, O.BE, spite of the temporary depression, and by street speakers. TIAD

are in a sound condition.

We shall watch with interest the For the sake of convenience of re experiment of substituting Asiatic Hơn HT b. Cháu

ference the points made by the for European Inspectors, and we Mr. B. A. C. North (Clerk of Hon. Colonial Secretary, in his able hope that, with the course of train- Councils).

and comprehensive speech, nt. the ing mentioned in the Hon, Colonial

Hon. Mr. J. P. Brage,

possible. L

I the speech of the Hon. Mr. Gordon

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