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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held' la the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, Prosent-His Txcellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugai, K.C.M., Colonel Darlings Hon. Mr. F. U. May, C...,(Colonial Secretary Hon. Sir Henry Barkeley (Attorney-General}," Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer) Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley, (Cap. tain Superintendent of Police), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon, Dr. Ho Kalj. H.B., C.N.G, Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, C.M.G. and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk of Councils).

ABSENT.

Hoo, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.

Hon. Mr E, A, Hawett.

Hon. Mr. H. A. W. Slade.

MINUTES.

The minutes of the last meeting were read' and confirmed.

FINANCE.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the report of the Finance Committès (No. 3).

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The Colonial Secretary laid on' the table Financial Minutes Nos. 13 to 17. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committee,

DIVAN LICENIEES, :

With regard to the question of compensation Lathe licenseas of divnos, the Colonial Secretary mado a statement which was inaudible at thë press tables.

His Excellency the Governor said that in connection" with the criticisms which were, made at the last Finance Committee on the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 14 1909.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.İ

The Attorney General moved the a-c nd reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance' to amend The Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1903. and keeping

The Colonial Secretary seconded

szconded, and the second reading was carried.

The Council went into Committee on the Bill which passed through without amendment. By permission of the Council, the Bill was read a third time and passed.

MERCI NT SHIPPING ORDINANCE, The Attorony General proposed that the Council go into Commities on the Bill entitled An Ordinates further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899.

Kowloon-Canton

Railway.

"PROGRESS REPORT.

DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION OF KOWLOON,

(STATION "VARD,

At the meeting of the. Legistative Council, yesterday afternoon, His 'Excellency the Gover nor made special reference, ina speech of nearly so hour's duration, to the report (which wa submit below) by the Chief Resident Eogleeer of the Railway on the progress of the works in The Colonial Treasurer said that none of the connection with the Kowloon Canton Railway. unofficial members except those representinged with the increased estimates, necessitated Most of his Excellency's remarks were concern.

the Chinesa had sean or studied the 'new

tion of the Bilt in Committed ba postponed..

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BRIDGELA

Beacon Hill Tunnel which is the largest work on the line me very good progress dur»:| In building a railway, especially in a moun ing 1958 Up to the end of 1907 the, headings tainous country, the expenditure under this from both sides had been driven a total of 2,300 heading is almost invariably under-estimated, fest from the permanent faces. This represent. It is impossible even on a year's survey to de- ed practically cas-year's During 1908 cide what bridges are necessary to carry the anbiber 3,544 feet was driven making a total water off and it therefore happens that many of 5,614 feet altogether, of which 3,528 minor bridges are converted lato msjot bridges was driven, from the south and 3,116 from and la places new minor bridges added It the north side. The difference in distance very seldom happens that a bridge can be cut a can be cut driven, was due to a large extent to the length out altogether, then be noticed that

forms necessitating expansiva fourdailons KED costly and as a rule represent the he viest bem in a station estimate. The car fake kick being designed to as to be easily used from "both" the high terminal and the low wayside station platform. The moving thus make wil

hope, balance the extra cost of the Taipos alty and the two new flag antion

Under the sub-head Workshops aux however, been practically decided to erect penditure has been incurred up to date. 11 ẩm small workshop in Kowlogo to keep the rolling

PLANTA VANEMALE ATHEROSE There was some expenditure under the sub. head" Construction" during the year; a good deal of two foot gaugs tramway and trucks was purchased as well as metre gange stock for

amendinants and he proposed that considera.. by the inclusion of works which bad not pro- the bill on the south side than on the north. Bridge in Kawloon. Station Yard and-a. large construction of the (Pisoma

PEAK TRAMWAY,

Council postponed Committes on the Bill entitled An Ordinance for huthorising the Con- struction of a Tramway within the Colony of

Hongkong.

ADJOURNMENT.

The Council adjourned until Thursday, the aoth inst

FINANCE COMMITTEE. A cheating of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following votes be adopted by the Council:-

PUBLIC WORKS OFFICES,"

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.'" A sum of two thousand two hundred and thirteen dollars in aid of the vote Public Works Department, Otter Charges, fees, etc., for stocktaking of stores.

A sum of five, thousand four hundred and vote for $10,000 compensation to the licenses,fifty-dollars, in aid of the vote Public Works, he wished to remind the Council that on eith Extraordinary, Extension of Old Stables to March last be submitted to the Council the provide additional office accommodation ro- despatch from the Secretary of State which quired for Public Works Department.. referred to this subject, The Imperial Go- vernment proposed in close the whole of the divans at once as they originally announced and promised that they would receive com- pensation. It was also agreed to pay a sub stantial part of any loss which might eccrue in this Colony through the carrying out of that policy. But they made. this condition-that whatever compensation might be found to be equitably due the holders of these licences would be provided.from Colonial funds. That was to say, the licensees should no longer renewal of their licenser during the bove

current year. It was part of the arrangement made with the ́ Imperial Goveromeņi and by

which we would receive a substantial part of any loss incurred by this Colony, and conse quently we should obtain the bulk of the funds) for the corrent year until the Form contracts had expired on 31st March next. We could not repudiate our part of the debt and would claim the fulfilment of the policy of the Im perial Government. After referring to the speeches of unofficial members on this subject, His Excellency said he trusted that the Conn. cil would not desire it should be understood by H. M. Government that the Council re- pudiated the views that had already been re- corded and of which the Secretary of State had *been informed

ELECTRIC TRAMWAY,

The Colonial Secretary moved the following resolution.

Resolved that the resolution regarding the running of workmen's care by the Hongkong Tramway, Electric Company, Limited, now known as the Electric Traction Company of Hongkong, Limited, passed by the Legislative Council on the 21st day of June'1906' be and the same is hereby rescinded.

Mr. Wei Yuk seconded.

Dr. Ho Kal wanted to know whelber the ar- rangement was on record and whether it was a binding thing on the company,

The Colonial Secretary said that the arrange- 'ment was on record in writing. The resolution was adopted.

POSTAGE STAMP5.

The Attorney General moved, and the Colonial Secretary seconded, the first reading of a Bill entitled An- Ordinance to-demoselite Postage Stamps beating the Head of Her into Majesty Queen Victoria,

The abftet of the Dill'in to authorize the de- monetization of postage stamps benting the head of Her fate Majesty Queen Victoria,

The Bill makes the following provisions - From and after the 30th day of April, 1909, the use of postage stamps bearing the head of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria'shall be dis

continued.

Agreed.

ABOLITION OF DEATH SENTENCE IN

- CASE OF CHILDREN, The Altomey General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An, Ordinance to amend the law with respect to children and young persons.

-The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Bill read a first time. The Bill provides for exemption from the death sentence of persons under sixteen, and provides other puvishment in place thereof The Ordinance brings into force in this Colony the provisions of the Statuta Edward VII Cap. 67. 5. toj recently passed in England.

'LARCENY.

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE.

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A sum of ninety dollars in aid of the vote,

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Ag indent has gone

of the permanent rolling stock for the line. Oas, locomotive has been ordered and one more will be ordered shortly but it is not expected. that payment will be made for these before 1910.NAMAN PER

The underframes for eight carriages are on order. It has been decided to build the wooden superstructura locally and take advantage of the cheap labour and timber, vintag

Eighteen waggons have also been ordered, twelve of which are of the long bogis type and six short ones. It is proposed sbonly to order thirty more short trucks and a couple of goods

of 520 fest driven both ways from the shaft In the present case it will at the north's day in o'har respects the pro- there will be a large increase under the sub-stock of the Bullish section in repair. The green was fairly even on both sides of the hill, besd of major bridges. This is due to the fact total cost of this shop with its tools and plant i driven at the south side, however, was much increased and excess so caused will not be The material through which the heading was that the number of major bridges' has been | etc., will be about $120,000.

sand being met with, which added greatly to the mated for. more: variable; in some pinces wel running covered by the saving on those originally estī. expense and caused considerable delay.

Under the beading major bridges, only two

ading major The soft rock extended much further into remain to be started, namely, Gascoigne Road viously been incorporated in the estimates Even the estimate, as al present submitted) was

-which will neceulate the heavy section of River Bridga near Taipo. The first of these has been very much increased in size above doubtful and merely approximate. He coming being cartled much further than was

estimated for. monted upan the large estimated increase in

that estimated for and excess expenditure the cost of the tunnel, and spoke at length on

Work was carried on aight and day con mounts to $40,000 on this bridge alone. This the subject of the bridges required in the courte tinuously all through the year with the ex-bridge carries Des Voeux and Gascoigne Roads of the line. His Excellency Rave credit to Mr. ception of a stoppige of about ton days early in over the railway and will be put in hand 2000. Waite for his work in connection with the April at the north side to fix the cage to the The increase size referred to ls necessitated. tunnel, and expressed the opinion that it would shaft and in the end of July and the beginning by the fact that to avoid a tight angle bend be finished by the end of the year, and the per..

of August the typhoon damaged the coolie these roads must form junction on, the bridge manent way opened by May, 1910, she sheds so much that the coolies all ran away | The River Bridge at Taipo will also be started Governor afterwards referred to the stations and lo consequence ibe work stopped for near in the near future. It has been decided to put en route, stated that the report of the Medical ! week. Not counting these stoppages but this bridge in the bad of the present river in Officer regarding the health of the employees taking into accoust. that work was carried on

stead of diverting the river through a bow chan: at four faces (two extra from shaft at north | gol - This will add was very satisfactory and that the average

** have to be on wells sunk number of coolies employed on the railway side) during thirty-five days, the average daily the foundatione considerably to the cost as during the year was 3.244.

progress per face was 4'47 foot as against 1997 about at feet into the bed of the river,

During 1907 a total length of 465 limal feet caused by the under-ground m per day per face for 1907

The io the bridges near Kowloon

of thein xcess of that estimated for at the begin

of the year. tunnel and 'liped and during 1968 a length of bride

The excars in under ed under this. sub-head An du nu

socly, there being a decrease, under total a length of 1730 was lined to the full garicipate any serious expenditure from 2.940 feet making a total of 3.4ns leet. Of this role may cause a slighter the money

piner heads. It was not found, possibla this cause except in the case of Bridge. No,

puce the enginearing staff as soon as it heavy section of brickwork.

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was xpected. The fall in exchange also made in the Kowloon Tani Vallay. This bridge a great difference. The expenses of salaries of was standing practically complete for nearly six coxi sering staff, store, accounts and indoor matter is now in the hands of the Consulting however, are only 4 per coat of the tot months before the bank approached. The office, medical and consulting.engineers' Teen, Engileer, but as the movement of the backs works expenditure for the year and 5' of Whe on either side is still considerable it may be expenditure to date. This percentage comp necessary to dismantle the bridge and, carry very favourably with similar expenditu the foundations down on wells to the-rock--other railways. Be total cost of

mpon which is between thirty and forty feet below: supervision to date di quaere

expenses is only 68 per cent, of the mont ground.

fact that, The bridge across Sam Chua River has been penditure. al ered from that originally estimated for. The Arrangements were made daily in Decado fronwork is now being made for double line

ber'sed one sub-divisinoal office was closed girders in order to carry a doublé line at the

on the 1st January, 1949, the services of ene Junction between the two sections.

assistant engineer having been dispensed withi

GENERAL CHARGES, BES

(Mr. Graves W. Eves), dated 9th March, 1909 of heading was widened out to full section of when the heavy banks appron 24 cols started The expenditure under general charges wanligi

The report of the Chief Resident Engineer on the Kowlooo-Capion Railway .(British section) is as follows:-

during 19:8 which includes an estimate for the Te presenting this report for the work done completion, I would first make a few. general remarks with regard to the progress and cost of the work going more into detail under each main bead of the estimate afterwords,

Good progress has been made everywhere with the exception of the reclamation of a site for Kowloon Station Yard, but arrangements are being made whereby it is hoped that the delay in the completion of this work will not interfere Medical Departments, C.-Institutes, Ober with the opening of the line for public traffic. Charges, Bacteriological fostitute and Mor-E-sewhere, especially in Beacon Hill Tunnel, tuaries, conveyance allowance to bacteriola- the work has been carried out at a very satisfac tory pace. The heading driving in the big gical assistant.

tunnel will be finished fully six months ahead of the time specified in my last annual report, but I do bol think it likely that the date

COLONIAL BECRETARY'S «OFFICE. "A sum of two hundred and seventy dollars in:

ald of the vote, Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature, Other Charges, typewriter.

REPAIRS TO LAUNCH,'

A sum of three hundred and two dollars in aid, of the vete, Medical Deparments, A- Staff, Other Charges, Health Officer of Port, repair to launch,

This was all the business.

THE "INDRANI?

. INTERESTING STORY, "OF SALVAQH

-OPERATIONS,

Mitsu Bishi Shipbuilding Yard at Wada, Kobe, The Japanese papers have received from the

detalls of the salvage operations by which the British steamer Indrani (which raided on the snuthern point of Mushimi, an island off Bitchu Province, at 9 am, on the rịth 'ult, during a dease log) was got off the rocks. On receiving

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igto) can be altered

In the New Territories the appointment of two öntive assistant doctors, one at Shatin and the other at Taipo as well as he better medical and sacilary arrangements made during the year grea ly facilitated the good progress made The Radway Medical Officer's, report shows

The balance of 675 feet was left unfined to ses if it would be safe to leave it without sup port. It was decided, however, in view of the this would be rather dangerous, so a thin skin constant change in the nature of the rock, that will have to be put in to prevent small piecas of rock breaking loose with the vibrating of the trains and falling on to the line.

During the rales it was found difficult to keep sufficiens men on the work to make the widening out keep pace with the beading. It is hoped that when the headings, meet there will remain not more than 2,500 lest of wideo- ing to do which should fake about six months. The cost of the tunnel-driving was very much made possible by coolies getting more trained reduced during 1908 đút to better organization

to the work. The estimate, however, will be very largely exceeded in this tunnel. The Average costs per lineal loot of heading, on- aging and bricking In during the year were $10.49 $140.86 and $113.54 respectively. Up to December, 1957, the figuisa were approximately

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The saving under minor bridges will, I hope, be about $56,000. The saving is due to a cer tain extent to the fact that bridges have been altered from minorėto major owing to the spans being increased. Against this must be not the fact that several bridges have been added for future mad extensions near Taipo as well as for waterways. There still remains ́to

cutting No. I running between Hung Hom and the Steam Lundry. This cannot be begun until the work on the cutting is further ad- vanced. Very little now remains to be done on other minor bridges,

very plainly how much bent fit has been reaped $194,00.. $175 00 and $221.00 respectively perhe started a bridge to carry a new road over

by these arrangements which, though io some cases rather costly, have in every case I consider fully warranted the expense incurred.

At Taip the stafl suffered rather severely during the last six months of the year. Hardly a week went by without one or two of the Euro- pean foremen being down with fever for two of however, the progress there has been very good, three days at a time. Notwithstanding this,

both in tunnel wörk and bridgework. which is given in a summary at the edd of Turning now to the cost of the railway this repart, column C gives the figures of Mr. Bruce's and the Honourable Director of Public

It is a very difficult thing to give a price for completion of this tunnel. With the constant variation of the rock and liability to sudden in rushes of water the cost may vary as much as sa per cent, per lincat foot, between various months.

whole of last year as the costs during the year To the estimate for the completion I have allowed, rates less than the average for the showed a fairly seady decrease.

The central pan of the tunnel though it can. not be left alingalhar o lined can have the thickness of the lining very much reduced and a saving made in brickwork quantities.com.

Works' estimate, Coloma D gives the estim ared cost of works as per Inst year's report. Itpired with the outside lengths. is impossible to arrange that the first estimate should contain ever thing required for the railway without unduly delaying the publish. ing of that estimate.

A rough estimate for the completion is :- Lining shaft at north side, S 6,000 Heading diving, ... Widening out Lining

Depreciation of plant,

105,000 300,000 $1,009 300,000

$4,121,000

an application from the captain of the steamer asking for stistance, Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co. Kobr, agents for the vessal, applied to the Mitsu Bishi Shipbuilding Yard, Kobe, to dispatch the salvage bant Arima-man, which was specially built at the yard for such service. The salvage boat left K be on the night of the 14th allime, with experienced engineers and' labourers, about 40 in number, on board. A strong wind accompanied by rain compelled the Arima-marɗto take sbeller behind Karumo; jima, at the entrance to the new ilyogo canal. The wind subsiding somewhat, the Arima maru got under way again the same night and pro-annual report, and cannot be regarded at anThis great increase above the estimate is ceeded to the scene of the accident,

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"The total actuxi, expenditura to date is given in columns 1 and.) and the total estimated to: complete in columai K’and L'and the sum of these represents the total cost of the railway given in column Mc

LAND,

The figures for land remain as in last year's exact estimate, since certain matters in regard to resumption, and the proportion of cost to be borne by the railway are not finally decided. The amount paid during the year was mainly for purchase of land at the south-east corner-pi Kowloos Feninsula commonly called Black head's Poi t.

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* EARTHWORK.

This brings the total cost of the tunnel to $3,000,000 or $1,300,000 more than my esti- mate of 1907.

particfarly due to the unusual.bardness of the rock met with,

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Is almost every case the foundations of both

ally the kind of labour required to put the tim major and minor bridges proved more difficult thap uiual. The labour was very bad especi

ber in the excavation. A large amount of ["piling had to be done as well as pumping which was very costly, as owing to the bad climate it was extremely difficult to keep good fitters and such skilled labour on the work, ".

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The bridges on the Fan Liog Sub.division which, however, were chiefly minor, cost more than originally estimated owing to want of facilities for transport and the fact that the local labur proved itself entirely unable to do the work. Coolies' had to be imported and mat=" sheds built for them. It was also decided to burn bricks locally with coal as the ordinary Canton brick was not good enough for the pur

bricka were burnt but the cost was great, but pose and store was not available. Very good not so great as imported slope. Indizes bad aims at the chiffre did not know how.fire to be brought from India to lead and fire the There is a slight excess shown in culverts but again it is impossible to judge the future expe diure. The villager who owns land near the line of railway, has a ħabii of saying nothing if the railway bank cuts off the intriga tin water from his laad. To one or two cases he bis waited for two years and then asked methods afirrigation are very complicated and that all his land should be bought. The it is sometimes difficult to determine whether or no the tallway bank really cuts off the water.

TELEGRAPH.

.. Under the main bead of telegraphs some work was done during the year. The posts were put in place for about five miles at the northern end of the line,

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It may be possible to make further reduce tion on the staff charged to this main bead of the estimata, later on in the year. The mount of reduction will depend greatly on the health of the staff as during the rainy season. malarial fever places many of the staff on the ack list for several days at a time which ihrows extra work on those who are' well, it would therefore be highly imprudent to reduce the staff prematurely and run the risk of bad work being done especially as any reduction would represent such a very small percentage of the total expenditore...

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The cost of general management and super vision is given below in percentages of the total expenditure for the year - Mag

Sataries of all engineers'

CRE, D. E. & A.E

and chief storekeeper 3 15 per cant. with their indoor staff of clerks, cashiers, etc

Salary of railway: Medical

Officernieu Consulting.

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'cogipears' salary and Home office 150 expenses......... Accounts and audit office ... -35

2. 4.14 per cent, la addition to the above there is the out door staff of inspectors of works, overseers, timekeepers, etc, whose pay, in charged..direct, to the works on which thay we employed, The salaries of these men amounted to 9.31. per cent of the expenditure during the year. Considering the difficult nature of the work and scarcity of labour and contractors with Aby knowledge of railways, I consider tha above percentages extremely good, as they compare well with other Railway construction, even in easier country.

It was found difficult to obtain good foremenj those sent out from. Home though they knew. their work well were often troublesome to deal with. The cost of getting them out from Home made it possible for them to behave.very badly many cases took full advantage of this. One before they could be dismissed and they in

assistant engineer can be got for the same cost. as two foremen and I certainly think in China' that it pays to have more assistant engineers with shorter sections and fewer European fore men.

The damogo sustained by the steamer was at once investigated. The forepeak and the

The unusual hardness of the rock came as No.1 hold were found to be full of water. About

a great surprise. The interior of the bill con. 50 feet of the hull between the forepeak and

siits of quite a different class of rock from that No. I hold was found imbedded in the rock and

usually met with in the Colony. It is not the sand, and it was therefore impossible to fully

same kind of granite at all. In places it com- a certain the damage under the No. 1 hold, bát

Under this heading the progress war good merous faults and backs which causes the

bince great bandress with the addition of no the bottom of the steamer was in a very with the exception of the reclamation in Kowdilix to jamb. The quantity of explosives the forepeak had sustained serious injury, while

bad condition. After the said geth day of April, 1909, any

Foruoately the sters and leon Station Yard which is in the hands of used is very great compared with other funnels letter, bowspaper, book, pamphlet, document,en,ipe-room remained intact. The vessel was European contractors. Up to the end of

and this above all other causes, made the parcel, pocket or other material whatsoever drawing to feet of water at the head and 23 feet December, 1908 when 60 per cent, of the con greatest difference between the estimated and transmitted by post stamped with a postage.

at the stem at high tide, and 4 feet at the tract time had lapsed, 2,:65 feet out of" * total actual cost. stamp bearing the head of Her late Majesty

head and 17 feet at the stern at low tide, while of 4,300 feet of sea will had been completed to In September, 1908, the south face heading Queen Victorin shall be deemed to be not duly grees. Extra hands were obtained to assist quantity of earth in reclamation had been filled of dynamite reached thirty pounds per foot run there was a list to starboard of about six del full section and only about 40 per cent, of the

reached such hard rock that the consumption

There are very few departimentally paid coolies stamped...

on the work now. These are morily at Beacon, the divers and the men brought by the Arima in. However, these percentages do not give which was about three times what was ma and operations were begun for the re-

In my estimate I placed the rates for ballastHit Tunnel and consist of the skilled labour fair basis to calculate the time of completion as timated. This increase applies both to the very high compared with railways in other driving engines, keeping the plant in order and moval of the rock and eaods on which the the progress now is better than during the first heading and the widening and shows how steamer had become fixed. At the same time six months.

Eastern countries in anticipation of excessive sharpening tools, etc. All the rest of the work. misleading comparisons with tunnels in other prices due to combination. My estimate for is on peity contract or piece work razen jag. the discharge nf cargo from the No. bold, The hi h embankments between Hunghom parts of the world were. consisting of French nails, galvanised iron and the South Face the Tonnal ara givio cintinned almost cont auously at the south

This bard rock has top ballast is $60 per hundred cubic feet, 1

The cost of labour varies very much with the sheets, and raw cotton, was commenced. The trouble as the ground cannot bear the weight face, but not quite so badly at the north face.

hope to get it broken for less than this amonnt. place. The bigbest wages have to be paid at hold being full of water. divers had to be in several places where the hard ground is

Small quantities have been broken at $3. oper Talpo. Ordinary blacksmiths and Giters are The great hardness of the rock recessitated anndred cubic feet but as large contract can be pald eighty cents per day at the South Face of lowered to remove the cargo. On the 19th very far below the surface, embankments are

very "large gauge of blacksmiths to keep the let at this rate as whenever a large quantity. Beacon Hill Tunnel, ninety cents at the North the weather suddenly bečame threatening sinking in (ait causi g ́the ground to sphe ep drills sharp and also caused much greater wear high sea was running. Despite the all round. The movement of the ground is and tear on the rock drills than was estimated

is mentioned the contractors raise the TA{CS. Face and a few get one dollar per day at Taipo acd inclement weather, the operations were cop affecting some of the bridges which have crack for.

At the commencement of the work I went Carpenters get from seventy to eighty cents per tinued, though at considerable risk. night ibeta were indications that the we of excavated material from the cuttings to make had hopes that it would not be necessary to line

Aled in consequence. However, there is a surplus

into the question of the advisability of using day and blacksmiths hammermen forty to filty When writing my last yearly report I also mechanical stone crushers. There were

It is very difficult to say what the ordin ther would become worse, and precautions up the subsidence and 1 expect that by the the central portion of the tassel except whiba Naval Yard Extension Works and Quarryon piece work. The bigbest wages are paid to seveml in use in the Celody at that time in the ary coolie earby. In the tonnel nearly all arg were taken against the threatened dangers. time the line is ready for public traffic, equilight flying arch and probably not even that Bay. The conclusion arrived at from inform On the 20th the rain ceased and the sea went brium will have been established and the sub However, owing to the band and massive nature, ation given me war that stone crushers only faces and these care ever one dollar per day. the coolies who work the drille aribe beading: sidence reduced to a very small amount... of the rock it is decessary to build side walls pay when time is an object, and that they are has progressed in a satisfactory way. The rock good beach caount be dressed in the rock. The bf ballast can be spread over a long period of

The rates are gradually reduced till those. North of the range of the bills the earthwork from which to spring the arch for the roof as 2 no cheaper if the collection of large quantities | working outside get about forty cents per day, has exceeded the estimate in both quantity and rock though very hard is fall of faults, and lime. hardness. The interior of some of the big cut backs which repder it hable to shake loose barder than was expected tinge near Lok Loba turned out to be mach and come down with the vibration of the pas. The composition sing trains. Any such accident would be very of the rec' is quite different from the serious and the risk is not worth the saving granite daunily met with in Hongkong obtained by leaving the tunnel without lining. the majority of it is more like a groenslope or whipstone, very hard and bridle and difficult charged to a separate aestimated sub bead, Damages done by typhoons were originally to drill through. In order to make the re but afterwards this damage was charged against quisite progress the rates had to be raised for the works concerned which was chiefly Beacon rome of the culting. The large culling norib Hill Tunnel, of Taipo will probably be the list on the line to be finished. This cutting is carried throughed an enclosed valley at 17 feet lower than the surface of the valley. A very large amount of sub-soil water will have to be desit with which will require rather larger drains than usual,

The first reading' of ́a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Larceny Ordinance, 3865, was adopted on the motion ofthe Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary,·· ... The Bill effects an amendment of The Lar. ceny Ordinance, 1865, by the adoption of cer- talu provisions in the Imperial. Larceny. Act 1901 (England).

PUBLIC HEALTH ̧ andʻbUILDINGS.

reading of the Biti entitled Ad. Ordingace tới

dinances 1903-1908.

Agreed.

dowpi

In Tucnel No. the headings were complet

and all fully widened out, and lined except a length of forty-five feet la the centre. The two portals were neatly completed. The length of this annelis 32) feet.

The average number of coolies employed par me day on the Beacon Hill Tunnel throughout the

year was 1,533 and 'about 1,711 on the rest of.. the line North of the Kowloon Hilly rug

A contract was let fir sleepers (Australian) which was cheaper than the estimate though the present low exchange will not make the saving as much as it might have been. About 15 couts per sleeper will be saved making a for the rails, but in the absence of any details total of Si5,000. A contract has also been let it is impossible to say if there will be any say- ing under this heading, pa

STATIONS AND BUILDINGS.

under this heading. The Expenditure shows Very little has been done during this year was incurred on Taipo jetty. A sum of $15,000 for length of 30 feet, was allowed "One-fifteen lest length of lining and ocs face in the, eximate for this, but this sum will Nearly all the slopes exposed to the action remained to be completed of Tunnel No. 4 on be exceeded by about 5%,oco at it ha of the sea have bees protected by stone pitch-31 December, 1968. This tunnel is 170 feet been decided to ran the Jetty out iate much

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ideaper, water than was wi first thought neces

***THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL:, UNIVERSITY

STATEMENT BY MR. FUKUWARANG

was found on the starboard side, and a rock In examining the No. 1 hold, a large hole about 10 feet long was seen projecting above the fl or through the hole. The salvage operations and the plans wore modified accordingly, Men were now scen to be of a very difficult natura, were sent to Tadotan to buy timber, which, however, proved difficult to obtain. After an exhaustive search throughout the night they The" Attorney General moved the second succeeded in obtaining baulks and other tim ber required in the operations on the following amend The Public Health and Buildings Ormor log, and an application for more carpen- ters was sent to the Masu Bisbl Yard at Kohe.

The followingis published by the Jifins being On the morning of the 21st these men arrived, and the ceiling of the No. I hold was removed,

A statement by Mr. Fukawaru, Director of the LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES,' a temporary bulkhead being made and hastily

Department, on the proposal to establish a Common Education Bureau in the Educational The Attorney General moved the second fid Concrete for stopping the water in the

commercial university, which in causing so reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to repeat was prepared and operations were

much agitation among the frienda, teachers amend The Life Insurance Companies Ordin-continued without cassation day and night titl

and students of the Tokyo Higher Commercial LUCE, 1907,

the 23rd, when success appeared certais, but

School and oibors a few days more were required to get the vessel

Viawed in the light of a central control of, off. Rough weather being lik.ly at any mo- „mest, the captain of the steamer bastened the

education, it is reasonable and expediset' both Taipo Tunnel (No, 5) gave a great deal say, being an extension of 100 feet. There. The cost of sex wall' between Granville Road of trouble at the South Face. This side of the will now be len fest of water at low water

in theory and practice that a commercial dec completion of the work. In copiequence furiber

partment should be added to ike Coltera of assistance was applied for at the Mitsu Bishi storm water outfall and Blackhead's Point and hill consists of yellow clay, full of water which spring tide. The passenger traffic to Sha U Law in the Imperial University, waysi Mr. Yard, and the operations were pushed on with also the cost of certain works required for the Kept slipping into the eating approaching the Chung in expected to by good and this Jetty: Fukuwara More than one-half of the sub. all possible speed. Do the 24th three pumps safeguarding of the railway in the big cutting face of the tunnel. Great difficulty was exwill accommodate large launches. Wit

Jects to be studied in a commercial university were transferred from the salvags boat to the near Hogan art and concluded in the perianced in making a start at heading driving It has been decided to make two flig sta refer to law and such branches, of, study as Indrant, and by the night of the agth the work sub-bead (earthwork) and covered by saringe as time after time the hillside slipped and tions which are not allowed for in the original political, economy, &c. Most of the sub of repair was completed. At 4 a m. on the on the general work. The Consulting Eny: blocked the entrance,, s 26th three pumps were started, and continued incera hars continually expressed an oplaton It was not until a length had been complete-Market and should prove to be very much frs economy, and almost all of these branches ar

estimate. One of these is cloan to Taipo Naw|jocis bava a bearing on polițici and political working until 3 p.m. when the water in the that such a deep coiting as that at Hunghom ly flood outside the slips that a safe entrance guested. The other is to be at Lofu on the taught in the College of law, 11 is proposed to hold enclosed by the bulkhead was all pumped is not safe in soft material and now that thecould be effected. Howavery all-danger in now. British side of the frontier tiveron

add commercial department to the Colless of out, and the steamer began to float. By her interior of the hiri has been exposed and found over. During the year a longth of 573 feat of It is proposed to treat these flag alations as Law in the Imperial University, as recommend » own angings working, and with the assistance to boof a sofi friable nature certain works have heading was driven out of a total of 974 feet experiments and to put up only a cheap tem ad by the Council of University Professors, and of the rima morm the sisemer was got safely to be carried out so as to avoid stīpu during and 158 feet 6 inches llund, of which to feet is,porary building. If the ricelps warrant ita | the fixed number of students in the Colle off the rocks. She left Mushims for Kobs at 7 heavy rain which might endanger the traffic of flying arch typo as the rock is very hard more permanent building can easily be built Law in the Imperial University int put on the same day under her own steam: send intone UNKELSKERNE Tunnelsis and should be completed for afterwards with sidings, etch for passingtralosed from 410 to sop while gradenies from escorted by the salvage steamer, and safely The fint toneel suur. Y sumall was ditron the estimated amount but Tunnel No. 5 MAYOT Tesions of economy li has been decided Higher Commercial Schneid arrived le port at Kobs at 7.30 o'clock on the and fully lined ducing Abe year and nai tha axcaad by allin's owing logies great, sapiane, ¡in kave only vary low-platformu eat Shailey to the College of Laws morning of the syth nhận

Baja (masonry faður remain to be pot an,

Incurred at the south (401)

The Colonial Secretary seconded. The Bill passed the second reading and the Council went into Committee on the ill.

The Blli passed Committee. The third reading was'adjourned,

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDULE.”

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitied An Ordinance to amead The Code of Civil Procedure.

The Bill passed the second reading and went through Committes.

EVIDENCE ORDINANCE...

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to AmandThe Evidence Ordinance, 1899

The Bill passed the encond reading and went through Committen.

A

By permission of the Council the Bill was read a third time and passada, dod

ing and above this turfag has been done in protect them from the wash of heavy rain.

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