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on record the Government's high appreciation of his most valuable services. It is the Government's intention that, pending the ap- pointment of a successor to Mr. Holmes, the officer holding the post of Registrar, Supreme Court, should act as Crown Solleitor and the emoluments, of this officer for six months have been provided under Read 15-Crown Solicitor. As a result it has been necessary to provide salary for the Registrar, Supreme Court, in respect of six months' only, and acting pay for "one of the Deputy Registrars who will act as Registrar during the

remaining six months.

The Land Officer proceeds on 'leave in April next and ft is In. tended that one of the Assistant Crown Solicitors shall act for him. Only three months provision for that Assistant Crown Solicitor has therefore been made under Head 15-Crown Solicitor; his salary for the remainder of the year being provided under Head 17-Land Omice.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1934.

AND CITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

months only for the new No. 1 Police Launch.

HRAD 21-PRISONS DEPARTMENT The slight increase in "Other Charges" is due to the unfortun- ate increase in the number of prisoners for which the campaigns against opium and the "Social Evil" are largely respondible. The Legislative Council has already expressed its concurrence in the small improvements in the salary scales of the Principal Printing Officer and the female staff.

HEAD 22-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT The work of this department has greatly increased

In recent

There

years owing to the growth both of the population of the Colony and of the popularity of treatment at covernment institutions. has also been a considerable ex- tension of medical work in tha New Territories which has taken up more and more the attention the Medical Officer-in-Charge New Territories and has left him little time to assist other Medical Officers The Director of Medical considers and Sanitary Services that his present staff is inade- Last year it was the Treasury quate to cope with the work which which presentea certain anomaliest is called upon to perform and in the distribution

HEADS 18 AND 19

MAGISTRACIES

of Cadet that two additional Medical Offi. cers are necessary. Provision is the Bealth also made under Division for one additional Lady Medical Officer who will assist the Health Officer for Schools and

Officers. This year the anomalies appear most conspicuously in the Magistracy. Hong Kong. Provision is made in these Estimates for Bve Cadet officers for 1935 as against two for 1934.

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shown in Appendix II B. There are certain minor increases in the Electrical sub-department.

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dam and tunnels has proceeded. Så tud be work Noha proceeded very, satisfactorily, in spite of de- wall and the Information now

•lays caused by rains since June, avaliable with regard to costa and at the end of August shries (88) Tein DKAY 1842ɑSE Wm be completed for a sum within crete and 4,000 custë: shards of the est mat rock all had been placed in the dam; the driving of the diversión tunnel was Anished and driving of the overflow funnet nearly finish. ed.

The estimated expenditure for 1934, made on the supposition that the weather from-the end of October will enable full working time to be kept, is approximately $2,020,000 and it is expected that this will bring the dam up to about level 450, or nearly 100 feet' above foundation level.

would explain that the Hong of Chlef Accountant has had to ferred from the departmentar Es-about 20,000 cublo yards of con- Kong University," in collaboration be made in the Railway Estimates įtimates to the Government House with the Director of Education, is,| The additional trains have neces- and City Development Scheme "as

sitated substituting for the old Senior and

the creation of certain minor posts, Junior Local Examinations **School Leaving Certificate"

Honourable Members will have examination. No examination was noted with satisfaction the im-

HEAD 33-PUBLIC WORKS held during the current year and provement in the Railway Re-

RECURRENT the first examination under the

venue. If nothing unforeseen os-

These are for the most part the new syllabus will be held in 1935.

curs we may reasonably hope that

general maintenance votes for For this reason the sum of $9,900 the Railway is at last entering on

the public works and lighting of a period of prosperity. For this provided in the 1933 Estimates for

the Colony. They University Examination fees was much of the credit must be given greatly reduced without risk of

to the late manager and his stán serious deterioration excised from the 1934 Estimates.

involving Also due but much is

to the

heavy and unecconmical expendi- energy with which the new mana-

ture at a later date. The votes ger. has tackled 'the problems

have been carefully examined and which faced him. I desire parti-

a total reduction of $78,750 has cularly to congratulate the Gov-been made. This is as far as the ernment representatives on the Government successful termination of their negotiations for the revision of the Railway Working Agreement, negotiations in which the new Manager of the Railway played a very important part. The new agreement which will shortly, be signed should greatly improve the relations between the two sections of the Railway and make for the increased efficiency of both sec- tions...

The extra provision takes into account a substantial increase in the number of candidates (from provided and. Grant-- Aid Schools) who are expected to sit in 1935 and also an alteration in

the method of charging the ad- mission fee, involving probably a slightly increased Expenditure.

JUNIOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL

It is proposed to engage 2 Pattern Maker from England on a sterling scale in place of the locally engaged Carpentry Instruc- tor and part time Teacher of Building Construction. The work of the Junior Technical School has grown sufficiently to warrant the employment of a full time.

Budget Figures

The following figures will show how the sum of $26.324,219 men

His Excellency the Gover-

nor

These five include also relieve the Assistant Visiting tioned in the Budget has been the present magistrates. a Cadet Medical Officer to Chinese Hospl-allotted:- officer acting as Magistrate's Clerk tals of some f her manifold. in place of an officer of the duties. The increase in the size Benior Clerical and Accounting of Kowloon Hospital and the great Staff and two officers at present extension of work, which will cbrent from the Colony who were follow the 'opening of the new Magistrates of the Central Magis out-patients department has led tracy immediately before proceed-to provision being made for one ing on leave. Even if a Cadet om- House Surgeon. cer continues to act next year as Magistrate's Clerk there will only be three Cades officers in the de- partment.

$ 163.44 Colonial Secretary's De

330,194 partment & Legislature Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

153,908 Treasury

274,700 110,422 90,413 45,528 520,002

Owing to the increasing amount Audit Department.

District Omice, North of X-Ray and Massage work at each of the Government Hospi-District Office, South tals a scheme has been instituted Post Once

At pre- vices

Under "Special Expenditure." Magistracy. Kowloon #1,000 is provided for the purchase of law books. The Kowloon Magistracy has always been starved in this respect and it is considered that the Magistrates should be provid- and. provision for a salary for ed with the nucleus of a Lawthese Probationers is now made. Library to which they can refer.

for training Chinese Radiographic Wireless Telegraph Ser- and Massage assistants, sent there is one volunteer Mäs- Iseuse who has worked since Janu- ary. 1933, without salary but this is not a satisfactory arrangement

in

HEAD 20 POLICE FORCE

and.

There are appreciable reductions

"Personal Emoluments" "Special Expenditure" and a small increase in "Other Charges." My Honourable friend, Mr. Wolfe, who is described in the Estimates as

Cadet Officer, Class I retires early next year" and the post of Inspec- tor General of Police makes its Arst appearance in the Estimates, the scale being that recommend- ed by the Salaries Commission for Mr. Wolfe's successor. With Mr. Wolfe's retirement the Colony.

The total vote for the Medical Department shows an increase of

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Imports" and Experts

Office Harbour Department Air Services

Royal Observatory

Fire Brigade Supreme Court

Attorney General

Official Receiver

Land Office

834,644 which goes but very Crown Solicitor's Office... smail way towards satisfying what my Honourable friend the Direc- tor of Medical and Sanitary Ser- vices regards as the full require- ments of the Colony in the mat ter of modern medical and health'. services. It is, however, as much as the Government considers the Colony can properly afford these difeult times.

In

HEAD 23 SANITARY DEPARTMENT $44,000 is provided under Sub- Head 7-Conservancy. As Hanour-

loses the last of what I may tersable Members are already aware, the older generation of its Cadet

having approved of special pro- .. Officers for Mr. Wolfe was ap- pointed in the last century and vision for the current year, it has been found necessary for Gover-

Forestry

Magistracy, Hong Kong... Magistracy, Kowloon Police Force Prisons, Department Medical Department Sanitary Department Botanical and Department Education Department Kowloon-Canton Railway Volunteer Defence Corps.. Navel Volunteer Force Miscellaneous Services Charitable Services

Pensions

180 337

425,190 1,302,000 70.925 70,655 322.556

252.468

54 256 54,314

HEAD 27-DEFENCE Th current year has seen the establishment of the Hong Kong

Naval Volunteer Force for which provision of $30,000 is made under Volunteer Defence Corps in the current Estimates. For next year provision is made for this force as separate department, namely, necessary to increse the vote to Head 27 (B) and it has been found

835,987. Military Contribution" formerly Head 27 (B) now appears 35 Head 27 (C).

feels Justified

going at the present time.

in

what I have already said on the I do not think I need add to subject of Public Works Extraord- inary, beyond repeating that full detalls will be "found in the mem- orandum of the Director of Puble works.

There are two other subjects on which Honourable Members may expect me to comment, The Gov- ernment House and City Develop ment scheme shows an anticipated expenditure of 9250,000 largely in preparatory work on the new Gov- errument House site at Magazine Gap. In these uncertain times

Of the above expenditure about 8700,000 has been spent on plant and machinery and about $300,000 on camp buildings. About 1,300 ta 1,400 men are at present working

mosquito-proofed, lines, with fil- and are comfortably housed in

tered water supply and proper sanitation. The antimalarial works, which are very extensive | and cover an

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of 886 acres,

have proved to be successful, an little trouble is now experienced

from malaria.

The estimated expenditure for 1935 is about $2,400,000 and it is expected that by the end of that

year the dam will have been brought up to level 530, or about 180 ft above the foundations.

Also it is expected that by that the Government will broceed time the core trench of Pineap- very cautiously with this scheme.ple Fass Dam will be completed progress being dependent on the with part of the core wall above provision of funds from the sale

it and the earthworks and rock fill of the remaining portion of the

about half complete. City Hall and other sites included in the scheme. It is not a favour- able moment for the sale of valuable sites and progress will probably be slow until times - prove

LOAN WORKS

The other subject is that of the Loan Works. The success of the 1934 Loan which makes the con- tinuation of the works possible is

referred to in the Treasurer's

HEAD 28-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES Grants in aid of Farnham House and Imperial Economic Imperial Shipping, and Imperial Agricul- tural Bureaux (Sub-Heads & and 9) are included on the invitation of the Secretary of State for the Colonies who is of the opinion that the work of these istitutions merits the support of the whole Colonial Empire. This provision is in accord with the recommenda- this hade last year the in-ector of Public Works has given detailed information regarding perfal Committed or Economic

the loan works for which he is, Consultation and Co-operatóÏ:

memorandum and is a nattering

alcation of the public faith in the Colony's mancial stability.

My Honourable friend the Dir

QUE JORN WORKS Viz the Shing Mun the largest and most important of Valley Gorge Dam Dam at

With the approval of the Firesponsible, and I am indebted to the Resident Engineer for the ante Committee the Government following Information regarding agreed to increase is contribution to the Imperial thatftute from 24.055 $30 per annum tot maximum of 73.158 000 er anfiam bay fte is not yet 101,042

known whether the full sum of 46,472

860 wit be required 2,989,781 875,441 1,780,233 1,186,201

HEAD 25-CHKEITABLE SERVICES

The Mercantile Marine Assis- tance Pam Bas beeit fi operation since 1st January, 1934, and it was, 130,543

And still is diffent to estimate 2,981,700

the provision that will be required; 984,513

but judging from the experience 140,169

this year $15,000 should suffice.. 35,987

HEAD 32-PUBLIC WOŃKS 1816.210 191.867

DEPARTMENT 2,070,000 Special Expenditure under this ment to undertake directly Public Works Department 2,556.918 Head has been severely pruned through the

Sanitary Depart Public Works, Recurrent 1,812,100 and it will be observed that of what remains a large proportion ment the

Works, Extra- conservancy, work Public

2.999 450 18 in the nature of a re-vote. "ordinary formerly carried out by contrac-

former days paid Naval Arsenal Yard and tors who in

Kellet Island ..... Government for the right to re- move nightsoil from the Colony, to the interior of China where it was sold as a fertiliser. Owing to the recent depression in the silk trade and the depreciation of Chinese silver currency the contractor has been faced with difficulties which

there is a gap of nearly six years between his appointment and that of the next oldest meraber of the service. Mr. Wolfe will have com- pleted nearly thirty five years of service under this Government during which he has devoted him- self whole heartedly to the various duties which have fallen to his lot. The present efficiency of the Police and the Fire Brigade bear testimony to his administrative ability and I cannot let this oc- casion pass without an expression of the Government's appreciation eventually. rendered him unable to cope with the work even on pay- of his services and of its good wishes for his happiness in retirement of a monthly subsidy by ment. (Applause).

Government. The Government The Officer shown as a Proba-had therefore no alternative but to undertake the work depart- tioner in the 1934 Estimates be- comes an "Assistant Superintendent mentally.. and one probationer will be re- quired next year to maintain the cadre "at its proper, strength.

A locally recruited Store-Keeper and Assistant Store-Keeper have been engaged to replace an officer of Class II of the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff. A reduc- tion of one in the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff attached to this department will be noted Under, ""European Contingent" there is an increase under Inspec tors and Sub-Inspectors and Ber- geants due chiefly to the rapid expansion of Kowloon and the re- quirements incidental to the ad- ministration of the Registration of Persons Ordinance 1934. The

are increases in the Indian and Cantonese contingents and reduc- f'ons to the Northern Chinese contingent and in Northern Chinese constables under "Anti- Piracy Guards." Brider "Water Police, Chinese Deck six Class III Coxswains replace, six Sallora and Seamen. This change has been made on the advice of the Harbour Master for the rellef or the existing staff of coxswains without increasing for this pur pose the number of bucers en- ployed. Additional posts have been provided in respect of six

The Sanitary Department also proposes to undertake by direct labour the recurrent work of exhumation and a considerable

saving on that sub-head is anti- cipated.

The replacement of two deep draft barges and three towing barges is provided

for under

500,000

Total

$28,324.218

officer who will also be available for manual instruction in other the with schools, in accordance policy recommended, in 1931 by the Committee on Practical Technical Education. As I have mentioned made. under provision has been Public Works Extraordinary to commence the building of a Trade School, but as the building wil not be completed before 1936 no provision for staff has been made for next year, though this will be a commitment for following years. Five Anglo-Chinese Masters have been replaced by five University Trained. Masters in pursuance of the general policy of the Depart-

ment.

HEAD 26–KOWLOON-CANTON

KAILWAY...

As will be observed from the

Estimated of Revenue it is anti- cipated that the receipts of the Kowloon-Canton Rallway will con time to improve during next year, The expenditure Estimates do not call for much comment. The

"Special Expenditure." At present the department is carrying on with the barest minimum of barges, a number which leaves no margin for emergencies and not even a barge in reserve to permit of one of the fleet being taken off for repairs. In connection with the removal of Kowloon refuse to the new dump at Kun Tong pro- vision for a refuse boat pler at Manager is required to reside on Ma Tau Kok Road has been made the mainland and it was hoped under Public Works Extraordinary, that it would be possible to make It is considered that the time provision for the building of E has now come for the creation of Madager's House at King's Park a new post of Chief Inspector,, but this also has had to be deleted Kowloon. There will then be one from the draft Estimates. „ The Chief Inspector functioning on Chier Méchanical Engineer and either side of the Harbour, A the GMIST Accountant fetife dur- consequent reduction of one has ing the course of 1935. At present been made in the cadre of Senior the Omer Atemutant being Sanitary Inspectors

understudied by an officer of Class I Bendor Clerical and AP- nike and Bfbyfidon for this orter as well ting the past.

HEAD 25 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

In connection with sub-head 21 the "University Examination Fees 1. as for the

One Architect has been trans-

Work on the Gorge Shine Mun began in December 1932. For the first year-up to the end of 1933-the work done consisted of building the Access Road, camp construction, water supply. sanitation, anti-malarial work, drilling for the site of the dam, quarry development, erec- tion of plant and machinery; and towards the end of the year a start was made on the excavation for the dam foundations and on the diver- sion tunnel. The expenditure up to the end of 1933 was approx:- mately 81,450,000.

By March 1934 the plant was erected and the actual construc- tion of the dam commenced. Since that date construction work" on

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Resolutions covering expenditure on loan works for 1935 will be hoved at a subsequent meeting of Council.

This, sir, brings me to the end of my review of the Budget for 1935 which I now present for the consideration of my unomicis? friends well knowing from past experience that their advice, now- ever critical, will be conceived in a spirit of helpfulness.

GOVERNMENT THANKS

It only remains for me to ex- press the thanks of the Govern- ment to the Heads of Departments who have accepted with good race the inevitably ruthless sacri- fice of their pet schemes of im- provement and to express my per- sonal indebtedness to the Trea- surer and to Mr. Butters and the staff of the Colonial Secretary's Office for the very efficient way in which they have relieved me of the detailed work inherent in the preparation of the Annual Budget

I now move that a blil intituled

Ordinance to apply a simt not exceeding Twenty-six million three hundred and twenty-four thousand two hundred and; nine- teen Dollars to the Public Service first of the year 1935 be read a Lime. (Applanae)

The Colonial Treasurer: I beg to second,

The Bill was read a first time.

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