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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937.

MORE MONEY

NEEDED

HEAVY DEFICIT AVERTED

Supplementary Vote Estate Duties Help

Asked For

Considerably

The local Government was saved

First reading of a bill to "au-- thorise the appropriation of" a

from a heavy deficit last year supplementary sub of $782.310.88 thanks to large increases in prae- to defray the charges for the year tically every head of revenue and. 1936, was moved by the Hon. as a result an estimated deficit of Mr. W. J. Carrie (Acting Colonial over $4,000,000 became a surplus of Treasurer) yesterday at the meet-$529,464. This was revealed in the ing of the Legislative Council.

Mr."Carrie said:-

Colonial Treasurer's report which was tabled at the Legislative Coun- cil yesterday.

Revenue from duties was 38,928. 672, compared with the estimate of $5,335.000 and 1935 actual revenue of $5,173,837.

Copies of the detailed Statement of Expenditure and of the Report on the Finances of the Colony for the year, 1936 have already been furnished to Honourable Members.

ESTATE, DUTIES Wherever there has been an ex- cess over the estimated and ap Two large estates totalling $506,- propriated sum a full explanation 518 were chiefly responsible for the has from time to time been given estimate of $1,000,000 revenue trom and these extra appropriations death duties being exceeded by have received the approval of $352.890.

Revenue from the post

office Finance Committee and of this

leapt from $1,759,660 in 1935 to $2,- Council in the usual way.

The sum of $782.310.08 repre- 058,885, the increase being attri sents the total of the supplemen-buted to increased rates and air

mail expansion. appropriation required, no

While there were several unex- deduction being made for "under- expenditure in other Departments pected increases in revenue as out and on other heads of the Es-lined above, there were also several timates. In fact, however, there not so welcome decreases. were large savings on many sub- heads so that the total expendi- ture was actually $84,528 less than the estimate.

tary

Ordinary - expenditure during 1936 amounted to $26,460,621 as

RAILWAY RECEIPTS The closure of the gambling es- tablishment at Shum Chun de prived the Kowloon Canton Ra- way of $87,557 of its estimated passenger, revenue of $500,000, and

URGENT NEED FOR MONEY

Drastic Cuts In All Departments

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The Government's urgent need to raise $118,537 over the eat mates for Civil Service salaries, and $477,745 over the estimates for Pensions, has resulted in very drastic slashings of needed Public works expenditure.

REVENUE UP

Improved Financial Position

Indication of the healthy im- provement, of the Colony's fan- clat position, was given yesterday at the Legislative Council, when the Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, the Act- ing Colonial Treasurer revealed that for the first six months of the current year, revenue exceed- ed by $1,334,998 the amount col- Early this year, it became evident lected for the similar period last that at least $500,000 extra would | year. be needed for 1936 salaires, owing to the dollar rate

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Mr. Carrie, moved the following

resolution:-

Resolved pursuant to sections 2 (3) and 3 (3) of the Hong Kong Government Service (Levy on Salaries) Ordinance, 1937, that the

By rigid economy the Govern ment has succeeded in reducing this to $318,527 above the estimated expenditure for personal emolu- ments.

percentage deductions specified in The Draft Appropriation Ac-section 2 (2) and 3 (3) of the said at the Ordinance be abandoned in res- count, for 1936, tabled Legislative Council yesterday dis- pect of the months of July to De- closed that almost every vote for cember, inclusive. 1937, and said: Public Works and Public Works Re- The Levy on Salaries Ordinance, current has been slashed.

No. 2 of 1937, provides that in res- The only increase in Publicpect of the months of July to De- Works ordinary expenditure has cember inclusive, 1937. or of any been 86,389 for a short wave wire of them, this Council may by re- less transmitter, $1.704 for con- solution continue, reduce or aban- reyance allowances and $31,969 for don salaries.

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ROADS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Roads and communications are likewise suffering. in order that, Government can find the money for extra salaries and pensions.

Other curtailments. totalling over $15,000, have been made on

the percentage deductions 'specified in the Ordinance which, have been in force since January this year.

As Honourable Members are aware the levy on salaries of all Government officers was origin- ally imposed on January 1, 1936. The reasons for it and the savings

compared with $25,030,568 in 1935 was one of the reasons why total | appropriations for maintenance of effected by it last year are fully 1936 revenue was nearly two lakks praya walls and piers. maintenance set out in paragraph 22 of the The increase over the estimate or short of the 1935 total of $1,411,874. of public cèmeteries, maintenance Report on the Finances for the

an increase of just over $1,430,000.

the estimate.

$26.390,588

only was, however, $70,033, Expenditure Public

on Works Extraordinary amounted to $3,052.900 béing $250,980 greater than in 1935 but $154.680 less than Revenue for the year amounted to. $30,042,984 being $1.612.434 over the sum collected in 1935 and $3 371,139 in excess of the estimate. We had budgetted for a deficit of $2,926,303 but this was eventually turned into a surplus of $529,464. The reasons for this increase in revenue have been fully set out in the Report on the Finances of the Colony for the year 1930.

EXCHANGE RATES

There were many drastic in- creases in taxation during the year. Import duties on liquors, cham pagnes and, sparkling wines were increased and radio listeners were forced to pay an extra $2 per an- num for their licences. Even the rates for passports were increased, The Colony's Excess of Assets over Liabilities at the end of the

year was $12.387.663. Almost $10,- 000.000 of these Assets, however, had been advanced for the Public Works (Shing Mun, etc.), pending the issue of the remainder of the | Dollar Loan. [-

RECORD POST

of public recreation dredging and survey.

grounds,

year 1986 which is now in your hands.

FAULTY SCALES CHARGES

Always Extra Sweets Thrown In!

At the Central Magistracy, yes.. ferday, a aummons was heard by

Mr. W. Schodeld against the Sin- Cere Company who were alleged to have used a scale which register- ed short-weight".

A representative who was present in Court pleaded guilty and ex- plained that the scale in question was used only in the Sweets De-

partment

A few

extra sweets

were always thrown in so that customers were not actually being

defrauded.

Schofield ordered the scale to be In imposing a fine of $20, Mr.

returned to the defendants who were asked to have it adjusted and then tested by the Weights

ANOTHER CASE :".

Authorities.

A star summons was brought against Messra. On Lok Yuen and Mr. F. G. Nigel, who appeared for the defence, said that the scale was made by a reputable Orm and they were tested fortnightly.

So long as the load was ander, four, pounds, the scale registered correctly but beyond that it was faulty. A fine of $10 was imposed and the scales were ordered to be confiscated.

BILLS APPROVED

At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday, the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Colonial, Secretary,- inoved the fallowing mötion:

That the Report of the Finance Committee (No.4), dated 28th May," 1937, be adopted. The motion was

The Colonial Treasurer moved the First reading. of-

Even after Government has ef

At the time of framing the Es- fected savings amounting to $97.-"

staff and timates for 1937 the financial out- 974 by reductions in lapsing salaries, the total salaries look was still obscure and it was and pensions required in excess of found necessary to budget for a unanimously adopted. original estimates amounts to $796,-deficit of nearly 34 million dollars. 212.

INDIAN GUARDS IN TROUBLE

TWO Indian Police Guarda, Gagindar Singh, and Babu Singh, appeared on remand before Mr K.

It was, therefore, decided with great reluctance, which was shar ed by the Secretary of State, that the levy should be continued at least for another six months, but in a slightly modifed form, ca- timated to produce a saving of about $450,000 per annum,

POSITION IMPROVED.

"A Bill to authorize the Appro- priation of a Supplementary Sum of Seven hundred and eighty two thousand, three hundred and ten Dollars and eight Cents to defray the Charges of the year 1938."

The Attorney General moved the First reading of

"A Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to" forests and

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"A Bill to amend further the. Printers and Publishers Ordinance,

1927."

The financial position has con- M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Ma-siderably improved. At the end plants." The rate of exchange adopted

OFFICE TAKINGS gistracy yesterday on charges of or the 24th week, that is nearly when compiling the Estlinates of

(a) forging the name of Jawala half way through the year, re- The Annual Report of Expenditure for the year 1938 was

the Post-Singh to a debit note with intent venue has exceeded the propor- master General for 1936 discloses to defraud on May 25, and (b) tionate fraction of the year's es is/8d to the. Dollar. This seems almost fantastic at this date but I that a record revenue of $1,380,823 receiving a sum of $300 on May timate by $1,232.870, and a $1,334,- would remind Members that work was received last year. This com- 25. of preparing the estimates compares with $1,187,365 for the pre- mences in May each year and in vious year. May 1935 the dollar was as high as For over half a century, the 2s/6d. Subsequent events falsified postal department has proved a all these estimates-and-something gold mine to the Hong Kong Trea-ed by Divisional Inspector Russell drastic had to be done if the de-sury, revenue generally exceeding feit already expected of nearly $3 expenditure by 300 per cent.

million's was not to become very much greater.

LEVY ON SALAIRES The first thing that was done was the Levy on the Salaries of all Government Officers. It is difficult to make an accurate es- timate of the saving thus made but it was in the neighbourhood of $1,150,000.

In the past ten years, for the expenditure of only $4,101,550, the post office has paid into Hong Kong revenue the staggering total of $10.925,122; all, as it were, from the sale of a humble stamp.

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A total of 14,702,405 stamps. de-} nominations of which ranged from one cent to $10, were sold during the year. Most popular stamp wus the 5-cent, 5,825,516.01 which were The most rigid economy was sold, compared with 4,999,913 last exercised in every department, year? Despite the 1935 influence of Lower exchange naturally increas- special Silver Jubilee stamp sales. ed the sum required for Personal stamp revenue last year was $1 Emolumenta in every department; 336,749. compared with $1.105,436 the sum of $11.457,821 was provid- | in 1935. - ed and $11,779,501 was required, Stamps to the value of $102.267 an increase of $321,680. But for were sold in May. 1935 (Blver the Levy on Salaries, the increase Jubilee month), but this figure was would have been over $1,150,000. exceeded on no less than eight The fact that we have to-day to

months last year. supplement the total provisión on odly 19 out of the 34 Heads of Expenditure shows that consider- able savings were made. Posts were kept vacant and, the pur- chase of stores &c. kept as low as possible. $4,103,941 was provided under Other Charges while $3.- 742,653 was expended—a reduction 01 $361,288.

AN ALERT POLICE RESERVIST

Two charges of a similar nature were also preferred against them involving the sum of $130.

Detective Inspector Carey, assist prosecuted.

Evidence was given by Mr. M. G. Carruthers,

of

sub-accountant

98 more than the revenue collect- ed in the same period last year. Revenue le higher than it has been since the year 1933 and I see по reason

this to expect, that higher level will not be maintain- ed. Even if the total Expendi ture is not less than the Estimate. the Kowloon Branch of the Hong and it frequently is, I do not ex- Kong and Shanghai Bank, who pect that a serious deficit will stated that just before noon" on emerge at the end of this year or May 25, two Indians came into the that our balance of assets over bank and one signed the name of liabilities will be greatly reduced. Jawala Singh for the sum of $300. ) The modified levy is now, as I After having satisfied himself have indicated. a comparatively about the signature, be allowed unimportant factor in the Co- frst defendant. whom he relony's expenditure and its con cognised as the Indian who pro- tinuance is felt to be a hindrance duced the посе to have the to the recruitment of new officers money.

and a bad advertisement of the and the same Indian came in again

Three days later the defendant | Colony's financial standing. and this time drew $130. On May RESOLUTION ADOPTED 28, complainant, Jawala Singh. Further zo long as the levy con- who had just been released from tinues it is not easy to justify any

his loss of his saving account book. works, and such expansion is be- the hospital, came to report of policy of expansion in public

It was alleged by the prosecu- coming urgently necessary. tion that defendants, who had got: It is not proposed to alter at hold of the account book, had present, the special conversion forged complainant's name when rate for sterling salaries of $15= he was in hospital and drew the £1 as provided in section 2 (5) of total sum of $430,

the Ordinance which represents a The case was then adjourned till saving at the present exchange But for the alertness

of Mr. to-day

rate of the dollar of about $60,000 Mohamed Ahsan, a member of the

a year, Indian Company, Hong Kong Po- Hce Reserve, and supervisor in the General Post Office, an Indian Fo

I now move the first reading of ice Sergeant, B307; might have

a bill authorising the appropria-been the poorer by $10 on Tues-. tion of a supplementary sum of day.

| $782;310.08 to defray the charges The sergeant was travelling in

of the year, 1936.

The Bull passed its first reading.

MANUFACTURING COUNTERFEITS

DIVAN KEEPERS FINED

Chan Wing, aged 38, appeared

move the I now standing in my name.

resolution

The Colonial Secretary seconded

the 'resolution which was passed. without dissent.

HEROIN P

CHARGE

a westbound tramcar while Mr. before Mr. W. Schofield at the Ahsan was walking along Queen's Central Magistracy yesterday Road, Near the Naval Yard the morning on charges of (a) operat 1stter looked towards the tram anding an opium divan at No. Ko noticed a Chinese paying close at Shing Street, and (b) with being tention to the Sergeant. His aus- in possession of prepared optum. picious aroused Mr. Ahsan ran Inspector Mottram prosecuted. His Appearing on remand before Mr. after the car and after a long run Worship fined the defendant $125 K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon boarded the vehicle near the or 7 weeks imprisonment on the Magistracy yesterday. Lau Wah, Parade ground. In the meantime first charge and $20 or 2 weeks aged 37, who was charged with he had three narrow escapes from Imprisonment on the second possession of 1500 heroin pills and being knocked down by motor charge.

cars.

about 2 taels of prepared oplum was fined a total sum of $800 or six months Imprisonment.

An oversea Chinese, from the Dutch East Indies, Ying Man-mo, alias Lam Man-fan, aged 37, p peared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy: yes while he finally boarded the

Yan Wal Ting, aged 30, also ap terday on two charges of posses tram Mr. Ahsan, informed the ser- peared on a charge of operating an oplum diyan at No. 77 Can- sion of 928 pieces of counterfeit geant of his auspicions and on Hong Kong ten-cent pieces and looking into his pocket the latter naught Road West, and for being four moulds for manufacturing found $10 missing. The man was to possession of 1lb., and 2 taels raided the house (No. 224 Kee- taken to the Police Station and of prepared oplum. The prosecu-lung Street) on Information re-

the counterfeit. Defendant was arrested on June 13.

The case was remanded for 7 days by his Worship on the ap- plication of Detective Bergt. Mac- Pherson.

Revenue Officer O'Neill who ap- peared, to prosecute said that he

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"A Bill to amend the Stonecut ters Island Ordinance, 1889, as amended by the Stonecutters, Is- land Amendment Ordinance, 1936,"

"A Bill

Motor to amend the Spirit Ordinance, 1930."

The Attorney General moved the Second-reading-of-

A Bill to amend the Currency Ordinance, 1933, as amended by the Currency Amendment Ordinance.. 1938, and the Currency (No. 2) Amendment Ordinance, 1938.**

GAMBLING DEN RAIDED

Yu Chuen, 49, unemployed, re- siding at No. 177, Kowloon City Road, ground, floor, was charged with keeping the pretnises as a common gaming house on" Thurs- day, when he appeared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, and fined $50 or two weeks' imprison- ment." Thirteen others who were charged with participating in the

were game

convicted and fined $2 each. The few who were absent had their ball of $3 cach confiscated.

معلة

Was

Inspector Russell who prosecut- ed aid he raided the premises by. virtue of a warrant.

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when brought before Mr. K. Keen for was Inspector Mottram His celved on June 15, and found. at the Central Magistracy yester Worship imposed a fine of $150 or there was's En containing $3.20 day he admitted the charge or 8 weeks on the first chrge and beside the defendant who was apFOR SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHY larceny of the $10. He was fined $60 or 5 weeks on the second parently selling opium to the four $150 or three months hard labour charge.

men who were present