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NO NEW TAXES FOR 1934

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only $1,888,876 as against an, than clarification result from it. estimated figure for the same The Personal Emoluments Vote for the Treasury has for 1934 to bear:-"

period of 82,950,000. Stamp duties are similarly 81,111,731 us against $1,300,000, Opium revenue for the half year stands at 8643,030, instead of $1,250,000 but only a very small part of this fall is at- tributable to the decreased means,

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-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933.

of the absence of any regular pre-able but even so it is not possible shelve again the provision of a re- ventive service along the land to keep these offices manned and ally modern Health Centre? the? fronder and that as a result not allow for regular home-leave with- Dispensary Launch has had to only is the population of the New out overworking those left behind. share the same fate. Among minor: Territories evading its share of The work of the Legal departments sacrifices I may mention that the taxation but there isa steady

like that of all other Government | proposals for "a Government infiltration of Melt goods, departments has greatly increased Ophthalmic Surgeon and Dental especially tobacco and opium in- in recent years and the" minimum | Surgeon have been revived only to to the urban area. It is accord-senior staff necessary for the ade- be cut out again and that an addi- ingly proposed to engage eleven quate discharge of their present tional Sister for Public Health work additional Chinese Revenue om duties is-Crown Solicitor and onë and a staff of four Chinese Health cers and to station them in the

Assistant, Land Officer and one Nurses to make a start with health (1) The salary for the year of New Territories under the Euro Assistant, Registrar and one Assist-visiting have had to be foregone. the substantive Treasurer pean Revenue Officer in charge of ant, and the official Receiver: totai Nevertheless it would be unjust to who is on leave and will re- the New Territories who at pre-seven officers, At present the Bay that the cupboard is more bare main on leave till the spring sent works his district from Hong authorised establishment is sight for the Medical than for other De- "of 1934.

Kong but will in future live near only and it will obvious that a re- partments. For despite the can- The salary of my Honourable Fanling. A sum of $1,560 to cover gul rota of leave requires at least siderable saving represented by an friend the Acting Treasurer. the rental of the necessary quar-

two men to be absent every year.} exchange rate of 1/3 to the dollar The salary of two Cinas E ters is inserted under "Other This year three have been due for as against 1/2, the Department's Cadets who are. at

and have taken leave and the posi- total charges for 1934 are a lakh the Charges" for, this Department. moment filling the posts of

tion has only been tenable by the and a half higher than for 1933. Assitant Treasurer and As-

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT AND

fact that a member of the Senior In the matter for Public Works sistant Estate Duty Commis+

AIR SERVICES.

Cleric and Accounting Staff who also the department cannot be said sloner either of whom (or

Certain additions to the staff has recently qualified as a solicitor to have been starved. Apart from both for that matter) may of the Government Marine Sur-has been available to act as the new Civil Hospital, the accom- have to be transferred for veyor's sub-department are ren- Assistant Land Officer. It is now modation of Kowloon Hospital has duty elsewhere when the dered necessary by the forthcom- proposed to make this appointment been very materially enlarged and leave programme for 1934 18 ing application to the Colony of permanent and for convenience $70,000, towards the building of a Chaliy .settled and othe the new Safety and Load line the post will be shown as an addi- new out-patients department is Cadets on quite different Conventions. The extent of these tional Crown Balleltor. The salary down for next year. salaries taking their places. Increases has been discussed scale provided is the same as that The salary of a third Class locally with the Shipping Com- now drawn by the officer in ques- II Cadet formerly Assistant malttee of the Chamber of Com-tion as a member of the Senior Estate Duty Commissioner merce, and subsequently by the Clerical, and Accounting Staff. but now on leave. whose Harbour Master with the Board

POLICE DEPARTMENT. -- destination on return from of Trade. The verdict of the leave cannot be determined Board is that to fulfil the obliga-European Contigent of 1 Sub- There is a total increase in the

of the addicts: The bulk of the loss is attributable to the new ar- | rangement" instituted on the re-↑ (3) commendation ΟΙ the Bangkok Conference by which this Clovern- ment's Monopoly draws its supplies of prepared opfum from the fac- tory of the Straits Settlements Monopoly. The Hong Kong addict does not like the Singapore brand. The grounds of his dislike Are somewhat obscure at any, rate for the moment and are being further explored: what is clear is that he will not buy "the opium that the Hong Kong Government offers (4) him. If this state of affairs indi- cated a genuine step towards the liberation of the addiet from his addiction. It would not only not be a subject for regret; it would be a matter for positive congratula- tion.. The Hong Kong Govern- abides by its declaration ment that considerations of revenue shall not stand in the way of its co-operation in the obligations of His Majesty's Government accept ed at the Hague and later con- firmed at Geneva and Bangkok to suppress the smoking of oplum in Its territory. Unfortunately there Is abundant evidence that the

ty swelled the ranks of the.

HE

at present. Lest we be accused of lack of foresight In, our

programme of leaves and appointments, I must remind Honourable Members that in small cadres like the Cadets and the European Clerical Staff a single unforeseen casualty may upset a whole range of dispost- rions.

tions which

these. Conventions will impose a minimum increase of one Ship Surveyor and two Engineer Surveyors is necessary One of the latter posts will be sup-. plied by filling the vacancy which arose on the retirement at the end of last year of the former head cr this sub-department, The other two will be new appointments and Coming now to the Departments will like the first be on the par-

a year's

with illicit opium. The results against anticipated requirements more thàn fulfilled our worst I may inform the Council that

Inspector. 3. Sergeants, and 2 Lance-Sergeants in the Indian Contingent of 1 Lance-Sergeant and 14 Constables. and in the Cantonese Contingent of 3 Sub- Inspectors, 1 Lance Sergeant, 13 Constables and I Female Searcher. The allocation of these posts to the different branches of the Force is given in the explanatory'", foot-

|

As regards increases in personnel, in the clerical staff there is an in- crease of seven posts, which are required, for the Births and Deaths Registration. which is now enforced

which has considerably increased in the New Territories: the Ad

ministrative staff, the work of

as a result of the steady expansion kon Hospital. of the Department, and the Kow- branch is strengthened

The Radiology by the addition of one new post of Radio- grapher, and a sum of $10,000 has been inserted under Special Ex- penditure for "X-Ray apparatus: part of this is for new machines and part for replacements. The

This

distaste of the Hong Kong add it will be observed that a new manent establishment, the Board notes, and does not I think call |-Nursing Staff shows a considerable for any special comment. Our increase which is required for the for the Singapore brand has mere-item "Unpassed Cadets in train-being satisfied that the Convention I Police Force must grow with the

new blocks of the Kowloon Hos- Ing" has been entered under the will involve a permanent increase

times. I would however invite the pital. School Hygiene and Matern- This' of work of a vetume calling for at attention of Honourable Members Ity and Child Welfare also show smokers and the profits of the Colonial Secretary's Office, purveyors of illicit oplem.

to the new grade of Sub-Inspector slight increases. Finally Honour- Short- as was explained at the introduc- least this increase of staff. Whe- tion of the Budget for 1933 is to ther a further increase is necessary

in the Cantonese Contingent. Itable Members will notice on the 1 after the new arrangement

to maintain the status of Hong

is hoped to recruit for these posts last page a new sub-heading Tsan came into force the Superinten- meet the cost of the new arrange-

Exports ment by which recruits for the Kong as a first class port of survey young men of good education who | Yuk. Maternity Hospital. dent of "Imports ard

Service the Board is not prepared to say will, after a few years probation hospital which was first opened in Administrative. Colonial Instituted an intensive campaign

Preliminary at present. but recommends that ary training, be competent to take 1922 by the Chinese Public Dis against opium divans which are undergo invariably supply their customers provision of two such allowances months after the application of the ranks. Hitherto recruitment - has such a success that it was grow- not only legal in themselves but training at home. As regards the the question de further studied six their place in the commissioned pensarles' Committee, has proved

Hong Kong has Conventions to

These increases in taker place. work and staff will of course be reflected in the fees received for Passed Cadets, now on leave, is surveys. but the amount receivable for further ser-n this respect cannot be gauged divans were discovered and raided vice in Hong Kong. I have also with any accuracy until the surveys while 681 persons were convicted to announce with deep regret. I begin and the increase of $5.000 kely, to be a success the number without some regret at the drap-

that under this item is therefore a mere will be increased in the following for keeping or assisting in keeping both official and personal, divans. 4.044 persons were found my Honourable friend the Secre Suess. smoking in divans but were not tary for Chinese Affairs has ap- placed before the Courts as the plled for and received His Excel number of prisoners on the more ency's permission to retire from serious charge was already

as the Service next year. much and more than our Gaol could contain-In every case AUDIT DEPARTMENT INCREASE Illicit opium was being smoked.

fears.

During the first three months of

the campaign

18

no less than 632

the Government has just been notified that one of its Junior

medically unfit

Under the Audit Department an increase of one Class III Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff post is considered essential. New forms of revenue and expenditure bas have been steadily added to the accounts over which that depart- ment must maintain a survey and

POST OFFICE.

more

only been of men, who, however ing beyond the resources of the efficient they may be in other res- Committee pects, are not the type that makes offered it

who have therefore Assisant 'Buperintendents. It 15 offer was accepted with the ap- to Government. The proposed next year to make three proval of the Secretary of State appointments only. If these give and the hospital will in future be indications that the scheme is

year.

There is a net reduction in Other Charges of 823,000.

run by Government though not

.

SANITARY DEPARTMENT

pearance of so shining an exam- As regards other sub-heads of

a very devoted part was played by ple of voluntary effort, in which the Harbour Department Vote

my Honourable friend the second will be noted that "Other Charges" The greater part of Special Ex-Chinese Unofficial member of this show a reduction on last year's penditure is in the nature of re- Council. estimate of $60,000. Further it has placement. The question of the been decided that the sum of revision of Police Regulations has $50,000 provided for an Infectious already been before Finance Com- Cases Launch under Special Ex-mittee as item 53 in Finance penditure can be saved by a change Minute No. 7 of 29th July last. in transport arrangements which I Under Public Works Extraordinary shall explain in dealing with the will be observed that a start is Prisons Department,

at last to be made on the long delayed Upper Levels Police Sta- tion.

China

is not a party to the International Air Convention and the question of granting rights of transit and

non-Chinese air lines is still un-

one

As re

collection of dumped bodies which unfortunately continue to be all too numerous. It is not anticipated when due weight has been given to the saving on the -time and labour involved in the present hand cart system that the new method will be appreciably more costly. Under Public Works. although it has not been possible to provide for all the new buildings which the growth of the urban makes desirable, the Department contents. Four of the eight items has fair share of the cupboard's

under Buildings in Hong Kong are for this department, the most im- Portant being a starting vote for the reconstruction of that long

areas

loon makes it necessary to carve The continued growth of Kow- The only head of reverite which we can view with any satisfaction

existing districts. This entails the a new Health District out of two is that of the Kowloon Canton

appointment of an additional 2nd Railway which for the first

Class half of the current year

Sanitary Inspector, amounted to nearly eight lakhs as

AIR SERVICES.

Class VI B Interpreter and four against the estimate of nearly

Foremen which however in no way Under Air Services provision is thirteen lakhs for the whole year.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT. It is no longer possible for themade for the staff that will be

prejudices the scheme for replac- work to be done with any margin necessary for the proper operation

Last year Mr. Hallifax expressed ing European by Asiatic Inspec- 1934 REVENUE PROSPECTS.

of safety without an increase of of our aerodrome as a Commercial the hope that three more European tors. The latter are still under That therefore is the revenue staff.

For some years to come Airport. When regular air services

Warders and ten temporary Indian training and not yet ready to take "position for 1933. For 1934 we the Auditor will have in addition to and from Hong Kong will come Guards would have been retrench- their place in the field. The addi- tional Motor Drivers, Steersmen should not be justified in assum to his ordinary responsibilities to into existence. I am unfortunately ed by the end of the current year. ing that the forces which have carry a special and heavy burden not yet in a position to say.

If allowance is made for the addi- and Bargemen are required for the been depressing OU revenue in the shape of the Accounts and

tional temporary block at Lai Chi Kiew lorries and lighters provided in 1933 will relax their pressure Stores of the Shing Mun Gorge

Kok Gaol requiring a staff of one

for under Special Expenditure. and our estimate of revenue for Dam.

European Warder, four Assistant There is a net increase in Other 1934

Charges of some 85,000. landing rights in their country to Indian Warders and two tempor- gards the motor hearse provided accordingly set at $31,731.625, a figure which сап

ary Indian Guards, which was ap- hardly be called over-pessimistic The postal facilities available in settled. While traffic with or over proved by Finance Committee on under Special Expenditure I should. when it is remembered that, as New Kowloon and other parts of China will not constitute the whole 3rd August last, this promised re-explain that one of the main fine- tions of this vehicle will be the I have just said, our revenue of the New Territory are behind the of the trade we may hope to see duction will have been made. The 1933 apart from windfalls cannot times and to remedy this provi- at our airport, it will occupy a

only other" inatter calling for coní- be expected to go much

above alon has been made for five more very large place at any rate in the ment under this head is the change $30,000,000. On the contrary we postal clerks and eleven

early stages. Until therefore the la the transport arrangements with may have tended to optimism in postmen. For the same reason a matter of landing rights has been Lai Chi Kok. At present prisoners some of our items. Import duty further vote for new pillar and arranged commercial air services are conveyed between Lai Chi Kok on liquors and tobacco are set at letterboxes appears under "Spe-

to and from Kal Tak must hang and the Island by a. Prisons De- $1,000,000 and $2,800,000 respec- cial Expenditure." In tively;

It may seem premature in partment Launch. Next year it is addition fire. oplum revenue

at funds are provided under Public these circumstances to engage an proposed instead to transport the $1,300,000 whereas the revised Works Extraordinary, New Kow- Assistant Superintendent for the prisoners by motor van using the estimate of receipts for 1933 under toon, for two new Postal Kloaks aerodrome but the Superintendent vehicular ferry. It will be neces- these items only amounts to

sary to purchase an additional yan to be erected at Sham Shui Po is due for leave next year and even $900,000, $2,600,000 and $1,200,000. and Kowloon Tong respectively. in sight it is impossible to leave running expenses which will be for 84,000, and to provide for its with the traffic now existing or As regards the less speculative The Post Office also claims an- items of increase for 1934, I may other

the aerodrome without a trained greater than those of the existing important Item under mention $25,000 on motor spirit Public Works Extraordinary How- officer in charge. As regards var as the distance to travel will where the reduced price should soon, namely a new Post Office at traffic in sight Honourable. Membe very much greater. The nub. send up consumption; $35,000 Kowloon Point. I need hardly

bers will notice that the subsidy heads afected are 21 and 22 an from the new Ferry franchise remind the Council that com-

to the Flying Club again appears der Other Charges and 25 under under Licences and Internal Re-plaints from the publle of the department and I am glad to be Department Launch will be con- standing nuisance, Wanchai Mar-

under Other Charges for this sub- Special, Expenditure, The Prisons venue and a further sumi of

inadequacy of the present Kow- 123,750 under Miscellaneous Re- loon Port Omice have, not been able to inform them that there is Terted into an Infectious cases ceipts (Royaltles): $240.000 under few. At the same time com every reason to expect that the launch which will save building the the same head in respect of the plaints, from various Government Club will be restored to te in the new launch for which $50,000 has new Land Transport franchises: Departments that their office ac persuasion the Air Ministry has Estimates under Head 10, Harbour near future. After considerable been provided in the current year's $800,000 increased water revenue commodation is quite inadequate withdrawn its objections to the as Department. Apart from this con- School for Indians, and Belilios Taxes, commonly knows as Rates. for their expanded and expand tablishment of a Flying School at aiderable saving in capital cost the Public School are strengthened by

ing "activities have been equally Kat Tak and the Government has annually recurrent charger The last item is inserted with less insistent. Government therefore agreed to allow the Far East Avia motor yan and ferry transport will Trained Master for the former and confidence then the others RE although good deal of

as funds will tion Company the use of the aero-be considerably less than those for one University Trained Mistress for building is still going on there is permit to erect probably on the drome for this purpose for an ex-launch transport, reason to think we may be over. lot of Crown Land of which the perimental period of two years and Provision is also made for a se- | two University Trained Masters for bulit and such a pondon though present Kowloon Post Office octo pay. It a subsidy not exceeding cand linotype machine. The the Junior Technical School, for

one cuples corner-a block of the 830,000 now to be voted and a amount of printing done by the which there are also three sub- spreading population brings in its once buildings seven or eight similar sum for the second year. Gaol for departments continues to heads totalling 85,984. under train empty houses and flats on stories high which will hold not in return for the free training of increase. The two small printins Special Expenditure.... which rates have to be refunded. only an enlarged Post Office and a certain number of Vohmtears machines are replacements of ex-

but

There are now three full time EXPENDITURE FOR 1034. treasury, & branch of the Medical from the Defence Corps and the 1sting machines worn out.

Fhysical Training. Mistresses. To provision of cheap lying to the several other Club. I need hardly point out that

reap the full benefit of their work MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. I now, turn to the expenditure sub-departments. As this scheme apart from spreading air-minded-

Department... and

A 10 18" necessary" to purchase more for the coming year and before could not be started without dratness among the residents of this the Medical Department's schemes cordingly been inserted under Sub-

It is a matter of great regret that gymnastic gear and $4,500 has ac going into detalls feel bound to removing the present Post Office Colony the establishment of the have been among the worst suf- head 28. say a further word on a point of and the need for a larger Post School will provide a valuable op- ferers from the pruning process general structure which occupied once is pressing it is proposed portunity of exhibiting the capa- which the Government in the in-

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY... a prominent place in the Colonial next year to erect on the corner cities of the British aeroplane. Secretary's speech when he in site lying between the Children's

terests of anazicial caution has felt

Under this head 1 may draw at- troduced the Budget for the

bound to apply to its expenditure. tention to the following points: present year, namely, the alloca Playground and Nathan Road a

The regret is the greater in that The Clerical Bervices are shewn temporary, Post Once building

ment under the Legal departments disappointment to the Director of ments instead of being grouped The only Item calling for con- these cuts cannot but be a heavy under the different sub-depart- is the provision of an additional Medical and Sanitary Services who together at the end. There is a Crown Solleitor. As Honourable has been and is devoting so much net reduction of phe Junior Clerical members will be aware the star effort to bring the Medical and Bervice clerk. With the retire- of the Crown Solicitor's Omice, the Health services up to the best moment of one of the two European Land Registry, the Court Registry, dern standards.

by Trame Inspectors the vacant post and the Official Receiver's Office As Honourable Members are was filled by a Chinese and the is to a certain extent inter-change aware we have been obliged to Continued from page 10,

and $200,000 increase in Asseised

1

it makes for

new

public health by

proposes, as 5000

Station Fire

sub- 2

tion of what I may call general at a cost of $30,000.00 as shewn on staff. e. Cadet Omicers and Clerical Officers, to individual page 102 of the Estimates: departments. The drawbacks of IMPORTS AND EXPORTS this arrangement, were very clear-

ly set out by Mr. Halifax but I wish by a concrete instance from

DEPARTMENT.

For, some time past it has te- the 1934 Estimates to show to this come increasingly, evident, that Cotinell how "obfuscation rather smugglers are taking advantage

LEGAL DEPARTMENTS.

ket. Two more markets and a new latrine are also provided in Kow-

loon,

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The staffs of the Elite Kadoorle

of the addition of one University

the latter. Provision 18 made for

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