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HONGKONG

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ir R. E. Stubbs on May 3rd, 1923. Sir R. E. Stubbs was succeeded as Governor by Sir

ecil Clementi, K.C.B., in the autumn of 1925.

The following is a list of those who have administered the Government from the ate on which the Island was erected into a Colony:-

K.C.B.

1890 Sir George William Des Voeux, K.C.M.G. 1891 Maj.-Gen. G. Digby Barker, c.B. (Adm.) 1891 Sir William Robinson, G.C.M.G. 1898 Maj.-Gen. Wilsone Black, C.B. (Adminr.) 1898 Sir Henry Arthur Blake, &.C.M.G. 1902 Maj.-Gen. Sir W. Gascoigne, к.C.м.G. (Adr.}, 1902 Sir Henry Arthur Blake, G.C.M.G. 1903 Francis H. May, C.M.G. (Administrator)

1904 Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G. 1906-7 Hon. Mr. F.H.May,c.м.G.,Admr.(1month) 1907 Sir Matthew Nathan, K,C.M.G. 1907 Brigadier-Gen. Sir F. D. Lugard, K.C.M.G. 1907 Hon. Mr. F. H. May c.мM.G. (Adminis.) 1909-10 Sir H. May, K.C.M.G. (Administrator) 1910-12 Brig.-Gen. Sir F. D. Lugard, K C.M.G. 1912 Hon. Mr. Claud Severn (Administrator) 1912 Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G.

1913 Hon. Mr. Claud Severn (Administrator) 1914-19 Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G.

43 Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., G.C.B. 1344 Sir John Francis Davis, Bart., K.C.B.

348 Samuel George Bonham, C.B. 851 Major-General W. Jervois (Lt.-Governor) 351 Sir S. George Bonham, Bart., 352 John Bowring, LL.D. (Acting) 353 Sir S. George Bonham, Bart., K.C.B. 354 Sir John Bowring, Kt., LL.D. 354 Lieut.-Colonel Wm. Caine (Lt.-Governor) 355 Sir John Bowring, Kt., LL.D. 359 Colonel Caine (Lieut.-Governor) 359 Sir Hercules G. R. Robinson, Kt. 362 William Thomas Mercer (Acting) 364 Sir Hercules G. R. Robinson, Kt. 365 William Thomas Mercer (Acting) 366 Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Kt., C.B. 870 Maj.-Gen. H. W. Whitfield (Lt.-Governor) $71 Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, K.C.M.G., C.B. 372 Sir Arthur E. Kennedy, R.C.M.G., C.B. 375 John Gardiner Austin (Administrator) 376 Sir Arthur E. Kennedy, K.C.M.G., C.B.

77 Sir John Pope Hennessy, K.C.M.G. $82 Wm. Hy. Marsh, c.M.G. (Administrator) 383 Sir George Ferguson Bowen, G.C.M.G. 385 Wm. Hy. Marsh, c.M.G. (Administrator) 387 Maj.-Gen. W. G. Cameron, c.B. (Adminis.) 387 Sir George William Des Voeux, K.C.M,G. 390 Francis Fleming, C.M.G. (Administrator) |

The Government is administered by a Governor, aided by an Executive Council six officials and three unofficials. The Legislative Council is presided over by the overnor, and is composed of the Officer Commanding the Troops, the Colonial ecretary, the Attorney-General, the Treasurer, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the irector of Public Works, the Capt. Supt. of Police, the Director of Medical and Sani- ry Service, the Harbour Master, and eight unofficial members, one of whom is elected y the Chamber of Commerce and another by the Justices of the Peace. The remaining x, two of whom are of Chinese race but British nationality, are appointed by the overnment. Demands for a greater measure of popular representation were made by he British residents to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1916 and again in 1919, oth times unsuccessfully. In 1922 a numerously-signed petition on the subject was resented to the House of Commons.

1917-18 Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, c.M.G. (Admr.), 1918-19 Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, c.M.G. (Admr.) 1919-25 Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G. 1922 Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G. (Admr. 1925 Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G. 1927 Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, c.M.G. (Admr.)

for three months. 1928-9 Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.

FINANCES

The revenue for 1927 was $21,344,536 and the expenditure $20,845,065. The Colony pened the year 1925 with a credit balance of just over thirteen million dollars. This as reduced to eight millions in 1926 and to three millions in 1927. During the year uthority was obtained to raise a loan of $5,000,000 for carrying out certain public orks. An amount of $3,000,000 was issued and was heavily over subscribed. On anuary 1st, 1928, the balance at credit of the Colony's surplus and deficit account was 3,985,761. The expenditure for 1928 was estimated to be $22,183,045, but in point of ct the Government only spent $21,042,765. It budgeted last year for an estimated evenue of $20,103,390, but actually collected a revenue of $22,898,917. The sum of 1,963,359 was repaid to revenue from loan funds on account of previous expenditure a loan works. The Colony therefore began 1929 with a balance at credit of the surplus nd deficit account amounting to $7,804,972, an increase of $3,819,211 over the figures of welve months ago.

The rateable value of the whole Colony in 1926 was $27,998,237, showing an crease of 2.60 per cent, over the previous year. The rateable value of the Colony hows an increase of 94.30 per cent. in the past ten years.