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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1935.

1936 ESTIMATES PRESENTED

Rigid Economy To Be

To

Practised

CITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME TO BE LEFT IN ABEYANCE

That economy will be the key note of the Hong Kong Government for the year 1936 is the gist of the speech delivered, by the Colonial Secretary the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith in introducing the Budget at the meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday afternoon.

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The Colonial Secretary stated that the original estimate of $30,585,650 and the revised estimate of $28,328.034 fell short of over $2 million of the 1935 figures, "The 1935 scale o taxes is continued unaltered in the Estimates now before the Council, except that it has been decided to forego rather more than half a million dollars of Revenue by reducing the charges for excess water," tinued Mr. Smith.

A

con-

No major public works would be undertaken hut those started during this year will be continued. The City Development Scheme will be left in abeyance while abolished vacancies which have occurred or are expected to occur will not be filled if it is considered in anyway possible to leave them unfilled without undue loss of efficiency. Land Sales are estimated to fall by one half in 1936.

SCALE OF TAXES UNALTERED

The Attorney General (Hon. Mr.

C G. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E.).

The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith).

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Hon. Mr. E. H Williams).

The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. E. Taylor

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

Hon. Dr. W. B. A. Moore (Acting Director of Medical and Sanitary Services).

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Hon. Commander G. F. Hole. R.N. (Retired) (Harbour Master). ;

General).

Hon, Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G.; LL.D.

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some of the major Public Works to Estimates for the first time. They the completion of which we are at are offset to the extent of $10,- the moment committed. Most of 500 by "Abolition of Posts." The these will be completed during 1936 Education Department accounts and all, so far as can be foreseen, for $14,000, and practically all of before the end of 1937. The Colony this is for the new Trade School, has no doubt many other desirable

a scheme which has, I am sure, works which should be undertaken: the support of the whole Coun- but if the present depression is to cil The next biggest is the Me-- last beyond the next two years it dical Department with $13,00. Just will clearly be necessary to post-half of this is accounted for by pone, when the time comes, the in- the staff of the Fumigating and ception of any such large-scale Disinfecting Bureau having been undertakings until the outlook is taken over by Government and. clearer.

the new post of Rat Bearcher. both of which have already.... zem cefved the approval of Finance Committee and of the Secretary of State.

From a slightly different point of The seen from the frequent occur-

view, and still taking a long view, The meeting was presided over greater part of the year.

have just rence of the footnote "Consider it is also justifiable to bear in by His Excellency, The Officer Ad- figures which I

sufficient in the various

mind that the Colony will within ministering the Government, Sir given show that it was expected ea-

to "Other Charges votes. "Special the next few years have at its dis- The crews at the Fumigating Thomas Southorn, K.B.E, C.M.G., that it would be necessary

draw on our surplus balances to Expenditure" subheads also have posal, mostly as a consequence, of left are shown under the Har- and there were also present;--

and been drastically "reduced General the extent of $1.970,452 during the

the Public Works mentioned, cer- bour Department, and explain Excellency His

the

Troops present year, and that we have show a total saving of more than tain sites of a very high potential the increase in that Department. Officer Commanding th

Lieut. General O. C. Berrett, C.B., revised that figure to $152,966, a quarter of a million dollars. Re- value. I refer in particular to the The $11,000 for the Public Works which will leave us with a sur-trenchment of staffs beyond what Arsenal Yard, to part of the Vic- Department, which is all but bal- C.MG., CB.E., D.S.O.).

plus balance at he end of this has already been accomplished in toris Gaol site, to part of the Clov-unced by the $10,500 for "Aboll- ernment Civil Hospital site and to tion of Posts" falls under three year of $12,095,789. As Hon. Mem" recent years has been considered,

wireless electrical and bers are aware it is the policy of and while, posts have not

the site of the present Central Bri-heads. this Government so to frame. its abolished vacancies which have

tish School.

storage of sand, and diving. As In spite of all this, however, regards the first the electrical annual Budgets as to maintain occurred or are expected to occur not be alled if It 13 Its surplus balances at a figure of will

the Government would be fedling in work expends as there are more any way possi-

its duty if it did not contemplate Government buildings to look about $10 million, and to consid considered in

to leave them unfilled er that any amount in excess of ble

in advance the steps that will have after, and next year will see the to be taken in 1938 if there should completion of the new Central that figure its available for non-without undue loss of efficiency. recurrent expenditure.. In parti- The effect of this, howeveer: can

either be a sharp drop in the dollar British School the new Kowloon not

rate or a serious decline in revenue. Magistracy and the new Upper cular the programme of Public only be gradual and coula

or possibly both. As I have said. Levels Police Station, and in 1937 Works for each year is made to greatly affect the present Budget.

figure, being depend upon this

GAP REDUCED

additional taxtion 120

has been the Queen Mary Hospital. As a result of all these economies imposed in the existing circum- CROSS HARBOUR PIPE more amenable to annual adjust- ment than most of the other ser- the gap between Revenue and E-stances; but it is as well that a

The reasons for the storage and Hon. Mr. M. J. Breen (Postmaster vices or Government. With this penditure has been considerably warning should now be given that sale of sand by Government were

zduced but with the dollar rat this may be necessary if the state explained by Your in view it will be seen that we

Excellency may anticipate starting 1536 with taken at 1/8d, which seems a pru- of the public finances in 1936 when you introduced the Budget Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt, KC.

The new posts of two Hon. Sir Wilham Shenton, C.M.G.,, available credit of sightly dent figure, there will still be a should show, serious deterioration. last year.

over $2 million; and were it to be deficit, after allowing for the sur-It is also desirable that a warning storemen and four coolles are re- LL.D.

in 1936 plus balances as mentioned, of should be given that a temporary quired for the sand Ans which expected, that Revenue will reach even the reduced total about $830.000. The exact figures

As regards all Government salaries, have been erected. levy on of the revised estimate for the are Revenue $26,671,845 plus Sur- both dollar, and sterling, may be diving there is the second cross of ten necessary before the end of 1938 in harbour pipe now to be looked current year the position would plus Balances (in excess

million dollars) $2,096,789 total the circumstances referred to, and after, and it is considered cheaper ba not unsatisfactory. tunately, however, it is anticipat- $28,767.834; Expenditure $29,598,- that the Secretary of State has al- to employ an extra Chinese diver ready given his sanction to action than to hire one from outside that on the existing basis of 148.

been taxation the Revenue can hardly

Such a position might, on a con on these lines. It is unnecessary which has recently a half aderation, merely of the Budget

at the moment to go into the de- practice. For the Sanitary De- After the minutes of the last fall to be a million and

1935 revised figures reasonably give some, cause talls of proposals which will only partment there is $8,180, which is meeting had been read certain dollars behind the

for disquietude. But before. We

be required in the event of a con- made up by the provision of five papers were laid on the table. The figure.

ADDITIONAL TAXATION,

need resign ourselves to the protingency which we hope will not new posts, of Asiatic Sanitary In- Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. N

I will refer later to the question spect of an unbalanced Budget, I

spectors, a scheme which has as L Smith then moved that the

"LUCID MEMORANDUM” its aim the replacement of Euro- report of the Finance Committee of additional "taxation, but would would submit the following, points. dated September, 1935 be adopted." only say at this point that the 1935 In the first place there is the ex-

I pass on now to a more detailed pean Inspectors; and fifteen La- This was passed on being seconded scale of taxes is continued unal- change rate of the dollar, a

tered in the Estimates now be perennially uncertain factor in the examination of the printed Es-trine Attendants who were pre- before us. The lucldviously paid for out of an "Other by the Hon. Mr. E. Taylor.

fore the Council, except that it fram.ng f successive Estimates: timates has been decided to forego rather The total amount of expenditure memorandum of my Hon. friend Charges sub-head, so that the more than half a million dollars which depends directly on the the Colonial Treasurer not only sets latter are only technically "new

Revenue by reducing

There is $7,785 for "new posts' the dollar, exchange is, in the Estimates out the financial position of the posts. The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. charges for excess water, as these now before you, 750,322, repre- Colony but also relieves me of Mr. N. L. Smith in moving the First have been represented as press- senting sterling salaries, passages, much of the duty of explaining for the Treasury, accounted Reading of "A Bill to apply a suming too hardly on

the

general purchases from Crown Agents, pen- in detail the various increases and by the new rating method, strong- not exceeding $23,840,418 to the public.

sions, etc. I give the figure in decreases (mostly the latter) in they advocated by the Chinese com- Public Bervice of the year 1938 " On this understanding the sterling for the purpose of clarity. various heads of revenue. The in-munity, of assessment by floors said:-

Budgetary problem resolves itself At the rate of 1/8d to the dollar, crease in Medical Examination of instead or whole, houses, and by largely into a question of curtall the fe

ngure adopted for the Esti- Emigrants" under Heat 4 on page the temporary engagement or an 8 is a gratifying sign" of improved officer to set for another on leave. ing the expenses of Government. mates now before us, this repre

trade conditions in Malaya in The institution next year of an The first curtailment. to be..con- sents a total of $9,003,864 If the sidered is that of Public Works dollar remains at its present level which our shipping interests no Aviation Meteorological Service

pasts under the Observatory, 98 Extraordinary as being the larg- of about 2- there will be sufficient, doubt share. The Railway after responsible for the $6,000 for "new eat single Head of Expenditure savings on this alone to turn the several years of prosperity now I can, I am sure, count upon the apart from Military Contribution, budgetted deficit into a substantial shows a decrease in spite of every well, as for part of the "new posts" indulgence of Hon. Members in my But here it is impossible sudden surplus. Actually, as can be easily endeavour on the part of its of the Post Office (B) Wireless task of submitting this my firstly to close down works now in calculated, a balanced Budget may Manager Nearly half of the, de- and the Public Works Depart- Budget in the unfortunate cireum- hand, and at the moment, quite be anticipated if the dollar rate crease, however, is to be attributed ment. The remainder of the new to the fact that the three express pats are comparatively unimport stances of which this Council is apart from Loan Works, there are averages about 1/103d during 1936. only too well aware, at

a number of large schemes Secondly the Government has re- locomotives ordered for the Chinese ant, and I will deal with them

departments concerned. *** When Your Excellency move the process of completion, particular-cently received the Secretary of section and at present run by the when I come to the particular

HE. THE GOVERNOR first reading of the Budget for 1835 17 the Queen Mary Hospital, the State's authority to transfer to the British Section are due to be

A reduction has been made on you referred to the very serious King's Road at Causeway Bay, general revenue in case of need a handed over to, the Chinese Sec depression in trade from which the the Central British School, the sum of $500,000 from the funds of Colony was at that time suffering. ↑ Kowloon Magistracy

THE BUDGET

I rise by Your Excellency's com- mand to move the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding $23,840,- 416 to the Public Service of the

year 1936."

ORIGINAL ESTIMATE, The original estimate was $30,

Of

red Services Work

非

arise,

NEW TRADE SCHOOL

.n

the

for

tion in May-1936. The Chinese four out of the five Sub-heads of and the the 1925 Trade Loan. This, I may Section will then cease to pay the other Charges."N WIN

C.8.0. AND LEGISLATORE That was a year ago, but unfor- Wanchai Market. It is not pro- say, will still leave sufficient assets British Section for running the

The Secretary of State was re tunately there are to-day few, if posed that any major works will that fund to meet all possible engines but there will be a coun- any, signs of recovery, and that the be, begun in 1936 and the pro-future liabilities. In spite of such tervalling saving this Section position has not improved during gramme of lesser works is con-approval this transaction has not in running expenses, Marketquested to select one candidate been included in the Estimates now show a gratifying incresse for the Cadet Service consequent the past twelve months is very giderably smaller than usual.

**** NO NEW OBLIGATIONS before the Council as it is thought $50,000. The hereates and deon, Mr Lloyd's death. Since then. clearly brought out by a compazi- son between the original and the Apart from Public Works Ex- prudent to retain this half a mil- creases in Royalties paid by pub we have learnt that we are los- revised estimates of revenue for the dinary expenditure can be lion dollars as a sort of nest-egg to lic utility companies roughly caning another Cadet Omcer an

tis not proposed to recruit B current year.

by economies in Social be used in case of a serious fall in cel out Land sales are estimatransfer to another Colony, but

one in his place Footnotes Recurrent Public the rate of the dollar or a serious ed to fall by one half in the cost of general decline in revenue. It should

byn and (5) made it clear I think Home Members moreover be borne in mind that Turning now to the Abs that the Cadet Stan of the Secre- desire any dras this sum is not only a best-egs but of Differences a copy of Which Lariat does not consist at nine million; and though this is more

the cut in the Colony's Social th the nature of a windfall (if the le in the hands of every Epsomcers, but of ave only

TREASURY than offset by the savings of someServices, but so far as possible no metaphors may be so mixed); that $4 million on expen the rehe 68ugations in this directions to say that to considerable fur vised estimate of wh

will be assumed next year. On ther puts from the same source Pib

the Es akn be counted upon for future now before you show a Budgets 20 de sol nottima con-reduction of really 20% on the MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS

1985 approved figures/s which" in ba (part from these Zonsidera themielves were considerably low-

ts I think justifiable on an

take long er that those for 1934A

the twelve months of garda general administration, the | er

already men lond pruning has been severe as will be 1935,

585 650, the revised estimate is domini $2,328,034, 2 short-fall of over $2

000 as against the

01 $32,556,102,

bo overlooked

siderable part

tha

caused by the fact the estimates were framed on a d. dollar, exchange has been in the neighbourhood of 2/- for the

Member, it wil be seen that "New

Posts" amount to a lakh and i chave already expla half. A brief analysis is to how reasons for the increases in the this total is reached will. I think stem of this department The reveal that it is not so foźmlatable ait ment kobear The Ponce Department Recounts for nearly one naiz, and utrienreater duft or these Force Increases Flavan- ready been approved/b Committee but now appear in the

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apis/-equipment arsenditure les required Jons plates etc. for ad- and cabinet in which

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