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Tax British culiers Mercury, Leander, and Savers called bence for Amay on the goth alto. ABOUT 745 p.m. on the 30th ulto, the Indo China Co.'s steamer Fooksang_collided with and munk a two-masted ballast-faden junk to the Cap-ul-mun Pass, on her way from Whampoa hither. The seven men on board were saved by

■ Chinese Custome (xunch,

ACCORDING to a native paper the tea season at Hankow will open shortly." It is predicted that this year's crop will be of an exceptionally fine quality, as the weather has been most favourable all along. The picking of the leaf at Ningebow this year has been earlier than usual. The market will be ready for business elther at the end of this Chinese month or the beginning of the next.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1891.

FROM an edict in the Peking Ganiffs we obscure that Li Shu-ch'ang. who was degraded while acting as Chinese Minister to Japan, has been re-installed in his former rank as Total,

THE Foochow Echo says that beavy rain has caused interruption to the picking of the new tea,~ The leaf is said to be nice and succulent and to show every prospect of a fine first crop. AND this ix fame. Saya an American paper

Slam, which is well karwn on secount of its justly renowned Siamese Twins, will build its'] first railroad this year. Our contemporary probably not aware that Slam is also renowned for its "white elephantt.”

DURING a religious trafa'at Luong, in the Nort! Tinces province of the Philippines, on the 218 alte, a fire broke out in a temporary theatre in which were some eight hundred natives. Nearly GR of them-mostly children were either crushed, suffocated, or burnt to death.

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for the distribution of the Tytom Water, and the estimated further cum required to complete the distribution works.

Will the Government state the original estimated cost of the Tytam Reservoir and Works connected therewith including the Service Reservoirs and the original estimated cost of the works for the distribution of the Tytam Water.

6. Does the Government Notification No. 130 of 28th March last refer to Covenants in Leases granted before the year 1883 or to breaches of agreements for Lenses issued subsequent to that data.

7. Will the Honorable the Colonial Treasurer lay on the table a statement of

(1) The particulars of the Expenditure under the head of Miscellaneous Services in the Statement of Receipts and Payments for T 1890.

(3) The assessed taxes refunded for vold or emply bouses in the years 1888, 1889, and 1890: and

(3) The assessed taxes for first quarter of 1889, of 189%, and of 1891, and the taxes refunded for vold or empty houses to each of these quarters.

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to the pressure of other business I have not had the advantage of having this messure gone through in Fxecutive Council, and by his Excel- Tepey, and it is possible that there will be some modifications necessary. However it will be published in the Garelés, as mus, after its first reading, which I move.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded. His Excellency-I may just say, withaus going which, this subject has received during the very much into the subject, that the ventilation fast two years has led me to the con. and viction that a measure restricting the loading uploading of cargo on Sunday will have no appreciable effect on the trade of the port.. Consequently I have decided, before I leave, remedy the Injustice to a deserving class of men. I trust that I shall be able to go through the draft so that it can be published in the Garelle on Saturday,

THE GAMBLING BILL.

brought up to its full strength.

still greater with Cochin Chian and Siam. There not be increased until the gamison has been is also a considerable revival of the junk trade.

With Great Briinin and the Continent of Europe, the amount of trade does not differ materially from 1889, being indeed nearly stationary. There is a slight increase in arrivals under the British flag and a decrease under foreign flags..

2. In reply to this memorandum I bave to point out that if the Colonial contribution covered the whole cost of the garrison, there ✨ would, in my opinion, be just grounds, for claiming a rebate for deficient numbers, which is generally granted under such circumstances, As shown in the foregoing tables, the junk but as the contribution bears only a small pros trade for 1890 amounted to 3,904,552 tone being portion to the total cost not only of the garrison an increase over the previous year of 1,968 junks ditimately to be provided, but of that which is and 103,857 tons. The trade with Macno shows actually present in the Colony, no such claim. falling off from 1889, hut with the exception that arises in this case. the foreign junk trade bus increased. The chief 1am unable to admit the allegation that increase in junks, however, is in the local trade the demand for the increased contribution: wat (by which is to be understood the trade betweer based solely on the proposed further increase of pieces within the waters of the colony) in which

the garrison; for in paragraph re of my Despatch Returns show that it amounts to Ego vessels No. 8 of 20th January, 1890, laid down the and 49.303 tons: Compared also with the general principle that the Colonice, so far as average of the past three years, the junk trade of their means allow should provide the whole 1890 till shows an increase of 11,758 tonsile cost of their land defence. the foreign trade and 44,045, tons, in the local trade,

to be existent. So that the Pagoda Treo wouldn't ulto. Sergeant Niven proved the case, and their the Council some informátion regarding the very large portion of public feeling in the Colony these cruisers or their boats to the junk anchor and its cost was £100,000, whereas the garrison.

THE Calendar of probates and administrations granted by the Supreme Court during 1800 is contained in a return tabled at the Legislative Council on the 30th ulto. It hardly shewn a case of a single white man leaving over $10,000, but lots Ar the Harbour Master's Office on the -rst Inst., of paltry sums. But the shoal of bankrupteles | before Comd. W. C. Hastings, R.N., Acting shewed Habilities to the amount of $111,353 | Marine Magistrate, the master of the steam proved (out of $219,000, admitted in schedule)| laurch Wing Foo"was charged with carrying 48 and $6,154 got in asuets, out of $151,766 alleged passengers in excess of his license an the auth

seem to flourish any more, to say extent.

defendant was fined $96—two shekels per man. Chang Tsung, master of the steam launch Sw THE Empress of India's malden trip across the Ma was similarly charged with carrying 21 North Pacific from Yokohama to Vancouver le passengers in excess, and was fined $57-two the fastest thing in the way of steaming on the per caput and $15 for the rubber. Chan Po, bosom of the Pacific Ocean that has yet been master of the Po Hing steam launch, was fined recorded. She left Yokohama at 4 pm. on the $65 for a similar offence. The latter defendant, 17th April, with a full cargo and upwards of who was carrying 30 permons in his unlicensed 140 first-class passengers, and arrived at launch, alleged that the passengers were his Vancouver during the forenoon of the 28th idem, master's family who were going to Chek Wan 4.4. in to days and a few hours. The next best to worship at the temples. The Chinese launches second is the voyage of the Pacific Mall Com- have lately done very good business, running pany's Frisco liner City of Rio which did the first to Kowloon and now to the Chek Wan same trip when running a spasmodic opposition festival, and it evidently pays to risk these little to the C. P. boats-in 13 days 14 hours, in affairs, as the foes were forked out at once, August last.

for 1890 had been paid on or before 31st Decem- 9. If the full Military Contribution of 40,00 ber last would there not have been a deficiency in revenue as compared with actual Expenditure ( 1890, and if so how much would have been the deficiency.

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The Council went into Committee on this BIIL His Excellency-I wish to make quite clear my position in this matter. You are all aware that my faith is any Ordinace of this kind is not great; but not only the Secretary of State, 8. Will the Honorable the Colonial Treasurer | but I believe a very considerable majority-a various items aggregating Millions of Dollars is in favour of such an

Ordinance, under the head of Receipts and Payments in the least certain that it will be-I assume that it is Statement dated 6th inst and laid before the which I belleve to be really the best way of the only law short of licensing gambling houses. Council on 10th idem : and further,

An explanation as to the decrease in Expendi- restricting gambling, and the only law that I can tare against the name of the Post Master General conceive that has the least prospect of doing any us appests in said Statement under the heads of good. It is a stringent law, but stringency is Establishments and Services exclusive of required to prevent it becoming a mere sbam. Establishments.

While passing a law of this kind for the restric opinion be in the bichest degree unjust if we tion of gambling among Chinese it would in my were to permit such proceedings as totalizators at races. That in my opinion has all the obje tions of the Icenalog of gaming houses without the advantage a licensed gambling house would 10. Will the Government lay upon the table have in restricting a very large amount of the paper and Correspondence relating to the gambling to a narrow spice and certain hours. closing of the thoroughfare leading from Arsenal But the totalisator is, I consider, very much Stralt Eastward at any the Prays, now blasted more injurious than ordinary betting. Ordinary to carriage traffic since November last to the betting of course cannot be suppraised, it is an great inconvenience of the public, and state lumpossibility, but the totalisator is infinitely when there is any probability of the road being worse than betting, on account of its extreme ease. In the case of betting people often have again opened to traffic.

11. Has the attention of the Government heena difficulty because they cannot get people called to the leadis articles in the Daily Press to bet with them, and moreover when they of the 17th March and Chise Mail of the 20th do memes they do not get paid. The fast referring to the unsatisfactory state of totalisator, however, on account of its extreme case. If any gambling is to be stopped, is Queen's Road Central, and will the Honorable the Surveyor General state what steps are being decidedly worse, or at least decidedly as bad, taken to put it in proper order.

as any other form of gambling. I have 13. Have the Government fasued any instruc-

known from personal experience that it caused tion recently for the more stringent enforcement people to gamble on it who would not think of it of the Opium Ordinance 1887 and for the more otherwise. And I think it would be gross injustice to have to lay this Council open to the and confirmed.

The minutes of the last 'meeting were read frequent examination of Opium Godowns.

I such instructions have been Issued bas gambling and not to stop that; consequently

of very gross partiality, to stop Chinere been done on the application a complaint of the Chinese Government or of the Officers of that have specially Included a clause so that when Government,

people advocate putting down' gambling they may know what it means themselves.

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

WHEN we were-well, in another place-the Rev. S. W. Stagg wrote from Kirkby-le-Saker Vicarage, Colchester, to let us know how old Mann, the Enoch Arden of the Carolinas, was getting on. The ancient mariner has nearly

A unceting of the Legislative Council was 60, which will very likely keep him as long as held on April 30th: There were present he needs keeping,, for he told us before he left. E. the Governor, 'Sir G. W. des Voeux; Hongkong that he was "algh eighty," Mr. Mr. W. M. Deane, C.M.G., (Acting Colonial Stagg mys he is very comfortable fresher than Secretary); Mr. W. Goodman (Attorney-General); the brother he lives with, notwithstanding his Ms. N. G. Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer); backing-up among the Kapakas, and his years Mr. T. H. Stewart-Lockhart (Registrar-General); of savage existence. So you good people who Mr. S. Brown (Surveyor-General); Messrs. P. subscribed to help a poor old man who was on. Brrie, T. H. Whitehead, Ho Kai, and J. J. the rocks and there wasn't a felpan among Keswick, (unofficial members), and Mr. A. M. you-have not done so in valu.

Thomson, Clerk of Councils.

On the night of the 29th alto. the Electric Light Company added fourteen new lights to their street flluminations; namely, four at the Cricket Ground, four at Wanchai Market, four in the vicinity of Government House, and two on the Praya-in addition ́to their other lights in those districts. A tris! of the new lights was made during the afternoon and when, at 6.30 p.m., the electric current was sent through the Company's circuits the new lamps shed a steady brilliant light throughout the entire night. We hear that the Company are about to fit up some of the local coast steam. ship companies' vessels with the new illuminant, as also some of the hotels and merchants' bongs. IT is proposed to extend the Kaiping Railway to Shan-hai-kwan by the route of Koo-ye and Ling-si; from Shan-bal-kwan it will be stiil extended to Shengking, from hence onward to Kirin. During the and moon, Total Li Shan Ching sent deputies from Tong-shan to take the proper survey. All properties along the route, which the new railroad in to take, will be bought at reasonable prices from their present owners, Notices to that effect. have already been issued by the Railroad Company in conjunction with the local authorities. The Taotai Li left in person for an inspection of the route on the oth of last month. More developmenis, says the native papers, are expected in, the coming Chinese 4th mood.

At the Legislative Council meeting on the 3ath ulto the Registrar-General's returns of the "Batches" and, "dispatches", for 18go were tabled, The total number of births among the British and foreign com- munity was 167, or 15.23 per 1000, and of deaths 188, or 17.14 per 1000. But as 40 of the 188 were non-residents-tourists or people. sent here to receive medical treatment unobtainable În coast-ports, this ratio is considerably lowered. The Chinese new arrivals numbered 1450, 7.72. per 1000; and the departures totalled. up. 4553, or 23 25 per 1000. The terrible frismus, mascantium-intanille lock-jaw was responsible for 277 and 253 deaths at the Asfle de la Ste. Enfance and the Italian Convent respectively. Is it excess, or want of, Godfrey's Cordial 7

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THE REPLY TO MR, WHITEHEAD,

on the table.

REPORTS. &C.-

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His Excellency--I had prepared for this Council a speech on the condition and prospects 13. With reference to His Excellency The of the colony, but as the very urgent representa- Governor's statement in Council on 18th Decem- tions of my medical adviser reluctantly comber, 1889, viz: "I was given to understand last pelled me to the belief that i was not in a year that, in consideration of our having under position to bear the strain of delivering it I sent taken the work of, the Gap Rock Light, the it yesterday to the Fress, and a copy of it is laid Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs would tandertake the Lighthouse on Waglan," will the Government state whether the Chinese Gov- The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on theemment have commenced the erection of the table = report on the operations of the Public Works for 1800; a despatch from the Secretary of State with reference to the Military Contribution in reply in the Memorial on behalf of the Council sent in December last; the Harbour Master's report for 18go; the returns of superior and subordinate Courts for 1890; and the returas of births and deaths In the Colony for the same

year.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN DISRESPICITUL.

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The Bill was then considered in Committee. Subsection 4 which defined as a common gaming house any place in which excessive stakes are ordinarily played for," was expinged by ble Excellency, who said it would be impor sible to include such a wide definition.

·Some discussion ensued on the manner of introducing amendments.

cry accessary Lighthouse on Wagian, and if

The Attorney General said the word "exces- not when operations are likely to be commenced. sive! was introduced in consequence of a Judg.

"The Acting Colonial Secretary in reply to

ment of Mr. Justice Field which dealt with that those questions calling for reports laid them on very point-he said that Sir Charles Russell, in the table. With regard to the question as to arguing a case before him, said that nobody could closing the thoroughfare at Arsenal Street, he tell what "excessive was. The judgment (read) caniinued, I am directed to state that the road left it to the judge to decide: what was a large sam will probably be open in about a month, but his to one man might be very small to another. The Excellency is not in a position to lay on the table Attorney-General thought it was a matter of further detalls, as it is possible that legal pre-judgment, and might be decided here similarly

4. It must also, not be forgotten that the strength and the cost of the garrison. have The subject of the interference of Chinese considerably risen since the contribution of revenue cruisers with the junk trade of the colony 20,000 a year was fixed in 1861, with the inten was brought somewhat prominently forward ten of increasing it at the end of five years, an during the past year, and more than one report intention which was never carried out. In that was made from the out-stations of vialis paid by year the gambon consisted of 1,000 of all ranks,

janks having been stopped and boarded. In returns, is 1,700 of all ranks, and the cost is ages on the south side of the Island ; also of now present in Hongkong, according to the latest

and the officer-in-charge of the station, it would (180 000). one case from the evidence of the junk people--about one hundred and eighty thousand pounds

Bay, but in others, the exact positions of the seem that the Interference took place in Stanley vessels being subject to the conflicting evidence of the interested parties, the, question of within or outside of British Waters was not provable. During the grantes, part of the year a Chinese cruiser has been anchored off Lamma Island. anchored in a small bay on the south side, just In September two armed lanks were found out of sight of Aberdeen ; they stated that they under-my-orders the officer-in-charge were on the look-out for smugglers. Acting Aberdeen stised them and I had them towed round to Victoria where, after taking from them certain flags and other articles to be used for the released and the matter reported. purpose of future Identification, they were

I should be glad to see a regular and Government vessels established. systematic patrof of the south coast by armed,

1897 is 2,057,098 dollars, or more than three 5. The estimated revenue of the Colony for times the revenue of 1863. In my Despatch of 20th January, Boo, the charge of 40,000 was estimated to amount to 17 per cent of the revenue of 1888, but owing to the subsequent 'growth of the revenue and the appreciation in about 113 per cent. of revenue as against 151 per the value of silver; the charge now only represents cent, when the contribution of 1863 was fixed. Government do not consider that any grounds- 6 Under these circumstances Her Majesty's exist for delaying the payment of the fall contri- betion of £40,000.

I take this opportunity of informing you with reference to paragraph S of Mr. Fleming's

patch ND, 82 of 1st April, 1590, that it is 'proposed? to1 raise the Indian Battalion for service at Hongkong from among the Mahome dans of Upper India, and steps are being taken 'toorganise the corps as soon as may be practic. able after ge

3.989 steamers, 125 sailing vessels and 28,018 junks arrived during the year, giving an average! of 88 vessels daily arriving in the Waters of the, colony. Of the steamers 68 per cent. were Britsh, land of these 44 per cent, were "Occas going of the Foreigners, 9 per cent, were river-in"1

craft.

launches in the Harbour, of these 47, were,

On the 31st December there were 110) steam- licensed for the conveyance of passengers, 53

1. the Colonial Government. There were in addi were privately owned, io were the property of tion launches the property of the War Depart

ment.

There has been a further. falling off in the number of Chinese leaving the Colony for ports other than those in China and Japan.

1886. 1887. 1888, 1889. 1897.1

61,522 81,897 96,195 47,849 43,056|| Chinese Exclusion Acts in America, Australia and the Sandwich Islands, reduced wages and inabilty to procure employment in the Straits Settlements, and probably the want of confidence alluded to in my last report, are the principal causes of the falling off.

Direct emigration to Dell is now established and as well understood as to any other port, and there has been no repetition of the outbreaks which occurred on board these vessels in 1859

10,830 seamen were shipped' and 11,022′ dis charged at the Shipping Office and on board

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I have the honour to be, Sir.

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

KNUTSFORD.

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DES CHARBONNAGES DU TONKIN, -

The manual general meeting of the share- holders of this Company was held on the zoth ullo. At the offices Victoria Bulldings. There were present-Messrs. Bavier Chaufiour, J. J. Kes- Shelton Hooper, S. Ezekiel, P. Jordan, W. wick, H. N. Mody, (Directors); T. I. Rose, A.

H. Gaskell, JB. Coughtrie, T. E. Darics, S. S.

·Benjaming] $) I. Danby, S. E. Levy, R.-M. Morón; Dorabjee Nowrojée, J, S. Moses and R, B. Joyce (Secretary). Soprano A

Mr. Keswick, moved and Mr. Mody seconded that M. Bavier Chauffour- take the chair, which was agreed tá

The Chairman declared that there were 22 shareholders present, representing 5,541 shares, entitling then to 199 votes. In accordance with French law, Messrs: Keswick and Mody as the largest shareholders present, were invited to act as scrutators of these figures. The meeting was then declared open.

The Chairman read the following report-

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Mr. Ryrie, pursuant to ́notice, naked his ceedings may eventually arise. The delay by the magistrate, and if the parties were not ships during the year; the discrepancy, iɛ'owing intra time again we could hardly present any."

Excellency "if when he asked me at the meeting then laid on the table, was a respectful protest, of Council on 25th March last if the protest he meant to imply that I was likely to present, or the unofficial members to concor in, a protest that was not perfectly respectful?"

ouncil is that any matest must be coche is Council teratas y Pastat mort le path for respectful terms; it was therefore import for me to accept it until I knew that it was in respectful terms, not that I meant. to imply by any means that it was likely to be in any but respectful terms, but I think I had every reason to believe from the hon. members demeanour at the time that be did not think so eltber.

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

Mr. Ryrie--My next question is;-Will the honourable the Colonial Treasurer state if the amears of the Military Contribution for the year 1890, payment of which was authorized by this Connell on the 19th March last, has been paid, and if paid, on what date, or dates, it, or any portion of it, was paid, and if so upon what authority.

with the executors of a deceased person, who been decided, with Sir John Coode's approval, to reside in England In answer to question 4 it has substitute concrete block for granite footings, the object being add to, the stability of the work and accelerate its completion. In answer to the next question, there is no reason to believe that the estimate will be exceeded. With respect to the inquiry as to the Tytam dam, ti

Excellency is informed that there is a slight percolation of the water through the dam, but not more than might be expected from a dam of its height. It is decreasing, yearly through the deposlis left by the water, and ill probably be stepped in a short time without involving any expenditure of money. As regards the quantity of water lost by leakage bis Excellency is informed that none is so lost, being conveyed by the ontalde channels directly to the tunnel. With respect to the enquiry as to the cost of the Tytam reservoir, &c., bis Excellency is informed that the estimated cost of the reservoir and works; not including mains, was $908,000, and the original estimated cost of the works of distribution $100,000. With regard to to the question concerning the Notification as to defaulting purchasers., of Crown, lands, I am instructed by his Excellency, to state, that the Notification refers to people buying land and not fulfilling the terms of their leasen. Each case will be desit with on its mesits, Irrespective of the time of purchate. With regard to question the answer is a very long ons, and think it

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Court, and so they could ascertain what excessive gaming was. That would no doubt thought it only right to say it was not introduced be a matter of some difficulty to decide; but he

without some consideration,

His Excellency I am sure no member thought that it was introduced without consideration, but on the other hand I am of opinion that while the whole Ordinance is carefully drafted. In some respects I see objections. One is to the excer- sive restriction of freedom. As far as I can read the law, anybody in a private house who chooses to play high frequently might be subject to a visit from the police. I confess that I am not without a certain sympathy with the celebrated prelate who said that he preferred an England free to an England sober. I am not without an analogous feeling with regard to gambling. But though restrictions are necessary to a certain! extent I think that including private houses in poshing the matter too far, not to mention the extraordinary difficulties it would put upon the magistrates and judges to say what "excessive" 16. Probably they would take extremely different views on the subject, and an irregular reading of the law is likely to be introduced.

• After some further unimportant discursion the Bill passed through Commfites. On the Conncil resuming,

Mr. Ryrie wald-Some time ago I put a que tion about the Merchant Shipping Ordinance. It was said at the time that the Ordinance would be amended shortly. Something like a year has

would like to ssic when the naw Merchant Shipping Ordinance will be introduced.

This concluded the business before the Council, which adjourned sins dia.

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Consulates, of which we have no record. to at various

314 distressed seamen, were received during could scarcely be otherwise if you will consider Kingdom, 37 elsewhere, and 192 obtained of the great works proved indispensable for the the year. Of these 73 were sent to the United that we are deeply engaged with the execution

employment. On the 31st, December, 1890, 20 achievement of our organisation on which dependa were in the Government Civil Hospital and a in | 10-a, great extent the future, of our company, the Lunatic Asylum. $4,890,90 were excended Since the report, which we had the honour of by the Board of Trade in the relief of these men. presenting to you at our last arkeary meeting and $4269 by thle Colony. The Colony also on the art of May 1890 there works have taken paid $542.54 for the relief at Honoluls of the shipwrecked crew of the barque Wandering

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that the whole obstruction will be away liberate decision of her Majesty's Govern- | is better. 10, lay it on the tablewit is a mass of † now clapsed, and nothing has yet been done, I that the junks had broken up'and disappeared|afƐauroworks of Installation and afterwards to

His Excellency will answer the question GLAD tidings for shipowners and masters: myself. The equivalent to £20,000 was paid on Chang Chih-tung'a white elephant, otherwise my warrant into the military chest. On the 24th the Canton river barrier, erected at the time February a telegram was received from the of the recent Franco-Chinese war, has been Secretary of Staterequesting immediate payment about three parts removed, and it Is of the money; be had then had before him the confidently predicted by, those who should reasons against the vote of this money that were know about what they predict in this connection urged the passing of the Estimates for 1891 on

this telegrams, therefore evidently conveyed the by the first of next, mouth, thus making possible for deep-draft steamers to get up ment after giving the matter full considers- to Canton and there discharge, instead, of tios. After myself giving the matter my best having to tranship their_cargoes into boats attention by the light thrown on it in the and Junks at Whampos. The recent activity of Secretary of State's despatches and elsewhere, the Chinese authorities in this matter is, and after arriving at the conviction--which every we are fully assured, solely owing their desire to day tends to strengthen-that the payment ditalnisk the cost of transport of the enormous was a right one, however unfortunate the quantities of rice which, owing to the long-circumstances under which the demand was continued drought and failure of last year's made, it would, under ordinary circumstances, suipma crops in Kwangtung province, it is, and have been my duty to at once summon a meeting will for some months be, necessary for them to Council for the purpose of passing it, but for import from Yangters grain parts-Wuhu and reasons which are well-known I was not then Chipkiang. There can be bat little doubt that had in a condition to hold a meeting of Connell at the barrier, not open the cause of the wily all, and, feeling that I ought not to leave to besthen Chinee losing slightly, with every others the invidious task, I ordered its immediate prospect of booking further losses, the noble payment. I did so entirely on my own brother of the Great, Viceroy would not have responsibility. thought of setting aboutṛthy removal of the use- Jest barrier d'the year of grace 18gi. Hardly.

ALICE MIMORIAL HOSPITAL, Staitities for April, 1891. In-Patients remaining in Hospital on rat

In-Patients admitted to Hospital during

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“Total numberfireated as In-Patients pass“ 126

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Out-Patients, new cases imup.608 Out-Patients, return visita

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A CATECHISM.

His Excellency--I think it, will serve the whole purpose if it is laid on the table and pelsted, unless there is any objection.

Mr. Whitehead--None.

The Acting Colonial Societary--With reference to the question resthe Milliary Contribution OUR SHIPPING STATISTICS. I have, to ipform the hon, member Lat if the full contribution of £10,000 for 1890 had been The Harbour Master's report for 1890 was, paid before the arst December there would have presented to the Legislative Council at the bean a deficiency in rercano as compared with meeting on the 30th ulto. In it he states your the actual expenditure in 1890, but the actual expenditure in 1890 includes the cost of extra.

The Shipping Returns show a marked advance ordinary pobile works that would have been actment in the trade of the Colony, the total off against accumulative advances on premia

tonnage of Arrivals, and Sailings amounting: to and sales. Paiting this on one side there would and over a million more that in the previous 13 million tons, the highest figures yet reached, have been no deficiency in revenus. As to the year. There were 33,133 arrivals, with a Inquiry respecting the state of the roads, the S Read Control and lounas inspected of 6,833,705 tons, making a grand total of 63,987 Lounage of 6,862,588 tons, and 31,855 departures Queen's it în condition ionaiderler ondt in good vessels, and 13,076,193 tons.

The following statement shows how this

Hr, Whitehead, pursuant to notice, put the following questions-

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1. Will the Government lay po the table Water and Drainage department. As soon as the

volt and state precut state of the Tyfa Romeo and water caninters, tocapleted the road schount of shipelag is apportioned

be relaid any member will kindly polat defects of which reference

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Increase. Ships Tenage, Ships. Toxnage. Bålps, Tonnage Foreign 1,370 2,4:3,341 4695 2,375,000 310 - 105.701

(a.) the quantity of water, in the Reservoir on outpost the defeneral will do his Tellisheit 6.600,lop sign £371,019 118 -Est August last 3

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(5.) the quantity delivered daily through the

tunnel; (c) the estimated flow into the Reservoir

between 1at August last and now

been

best to have them remedied. With reference to the question on the Oplum2 Ordinance the Superintendent of the Imports and Exports was instructed last year that it was part of bis duty under that Ordiosače, to, make surprise wislis | Juria, in to örfum sipres. The reply to the rest, of the

LOCAT is in the negative. As regards the as to Waglan Light I have to state that I September last the acting

Colonial Secretary

(d) the quantity, now left in the Reservoir, (4) the cause of the difference, if any, between the quantity passed out of the Reservoir an shewn by lis contents, then and now including estimated flow into it, and the was directed to write to the Commissioner of quanilly delivered, through the tunnel

494,060

Trade... $23 $175 gol 134,475 850

49,503 GedTomión,sis 12,611,69; dusty své76,19% 1,199 1,003,608 Compared with 1889, there has been a general increase of British tonnage amounting to 494,050

the and October received a reply stating that by 395.701 tons. A comparison Also with the

confiderable extent and เย nothing comes across their regular progress they will soon lead "}}us towards the period of: production so ardently During the past year the colony, has lost the desired by all of us and expected by you with n valuable services of Mr. Brewer Marine Surveyor, Patience, which, I harten to say, has proved a and Mr. Wagner, Assistant Marine Surveyor. source of strength to us. As a matter of fact, Mr. Brewer went home in rett bad health ja Fiziding to the numerous requests which have August, 1888, and died in England In Decom- been made to u wa might have already pro ber, 1989; and a few months later Mr. Wagner, ceeded with the sale of our cos), as it was being, who had been performing the duties of Marine produced, but, on the other hand the difficulties Surveyor died in Hongkong. Previous to the of communication with the port of Hongay would arrival from England of the Officers there have prevented as from making such sales in a appolated to fill the vacancies, the dailes were contiguous way or to a large extent and thus performed firat by Mr. Andrew Johnston, and on it was certainly proper to wait in patience and his leaving for England, by Mr. John W. King, to take first of all the necessary steps in order horn. In September the Officers appointed to overcome these difficulties on the other from England arrived: Mr. George Peebles and End, "trong in the feeling of your approval wo Mr. Robert Dixon,

Kamar | did not care to put our production on the market The three Lighthouse stations have been || before being certain that it was of good quality, malaislaed as usual during the year.: The light.|| This point is now settled and the trials made vessel on Kellett's Bank: was removed on, sat admit of the hope that our combustible may face June, the result of an examination of the bank #competilen, with other produce. The line of showing that no silt had taken place over the condues followed so far has therefore enabled us stone-laden junks sunk as an experiment, and to concenliste all our efforts on the achievement

in the soft deposit at the bottom; Fig

arrived at the places of consumption with

reguide The suggested operations at the Bokhara Rock supplies of quality soleto give satisfaction. We proving too costly were abandoned, and the shalling donht, not have to segrot It. 1. At the danger is still marked with a busy. It was found last extraordinary meeting of shareholders of necessary during the year to renew the meorloge, 3rd September 1890 you have authorised, the Accordingly two anchors and do fithams of chalp line of debentures to the extent of 600,000 were purchased and the moorings tolald

Dolláw0 W. LEVA | so far procceded with two total cost of $945.87, pret viga matoes, both covered, and the third and last The Return thows that during the year the one willistake place shortly, Thanks to those amount of oplum reported was as follows: a fresh, respurces, we have been able to extend Imported.................62,4531 35/40 chests and specially to ensure the means

our, mining, works, ( to Complete; our, plant

· of Exported 58,0131 13/40 transposting and embarking our produce. At Through cargo reported but all state words the head of this programme we placed of course not landed..........16,004) crimes the construction of a rallway which will connect being an increase of 1,117 over last year, this is large wharf which will be able to grant access 70.444. Permits were issued from this office the mines with the part of shipping and of s chiefly attributable to removers being now to steamers of a large tonnage. Having called two chests are to be removed at different hours required to state the hour of removal, so that if for after both from England and France for two Permits are now required seat color to the terms for delivery, to accept y of the whole sallway pixat we have been

the year sent to the Kowloon Customs Office: London, after having obtained from the A dally Memo. of Export Permits was during the offers which have been made to us from By this means we are able to verify that every Governors General his kind assurance "that chest for which an Export Permit a issped bag this; upodiaimplant,; so toherly necessary for really been exported.

dari fatura progress would be allowed to I have the honour to be, Sir,

venice duty free. As for ourwhart, contracts

cater Your most obedient servant, is dan dimber

BRYO „made by na, as well for the supply of R. MURRAY RUMBY, Ret, Com RN All these brks are now pushed with great as for the construction itself, Harbour Master, & activity by our technical staff, I have much quvchi jaay" || pleasure in stating it, 'and-as 'upon an they will THE LAINAAT," be Anishad we shall be able to commence ship-" THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

the

A og la regular manner, and to ensure thur, PANELY EX hope, the final success of our enterprise, Wor

At the meeting of the Legislative Council on the T The Chairman then called on M. Champia to

the table the following despatch respecting the AUDITOR'S REPORT.

2. Is there a leak in the Tytam. Reservoir | and Chinese Impérial Maritime Customs, and on tons and an increase of foreign tonnage of 30th ulto, the Acting Colonial Secretary laid on read the following it and a | dam, if so what is the pature of the leak, and if order of the Inspector-General the Engineer-in. | average of the last three years shows an increase Military Contributionre ARBA DE 19 An was the case last year, the accounts, pre-

there is leakage, what is the estimated cost of chiefand Curatinspector had visited Wagian with making the Reservair watertight.

is the estimated

in 1800 of 136 British ships representing 397,499 Pleten Downing Street, 7th March, 1891 sented to you by the Board of the Directors can

Sm-With reference to my Despatch No, 33 be nothing but accounts of expenses, Bome tons, and of vessels under foreign agen Increase of 307 ships and 224,843 touk

of the rath instant, I have the Honour to inform these accounts may seem somewhat) Eigh The general trade as represented by the you that I have given careful consideration to those of you who have not been out to toe the THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION SETTIAD..

amount of shipping from and to the zadous, the laws of the Unofficialvälambers::of-tha- Nyiq, Atorney-General-) have to kale leave" countries does not show on the whole much Legislative......Council; regarding Ahoji increzand who have not had the opportedity of to introduce all entitied An Ordinance to alteration, though there is a general increase, în Military Contribution as expressed in the memor the restrict the loading and unloading of cargo British bottoms tudat marked with regard to random which formed the 4th enclosure to Micr

Sunday in certalis waters of the colony Cochin China, Japan, The Philippines and Siam Fleming's Despatch No. 440 of and Dec

Bidding, 1 pás sorry that owing › In the case of foreign (ynovelty? kan inersitas : le 3 Seas; (o the effect that the contribution: (hom

3. Presuming that the Reservols was fall what the crption rating plans and specifications for be low per died quantity of water which would

by the leakage If there be any 04. Willythe, Government lay on, the,table complete, statement of the cost to date of the Fytam. Reservoir and works, consacted therewith including the Service Reservoir į Thi! also a statement of the cost of the works to dete

of the Expansiv jeport