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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 19– 1911

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLconveniences, which is so essen the last scotion of the Castle The Miscellaneous Drainage vote is for unforeseen minor works tory will cost $2,000. Belilios rostill, ne I live said, carryingon tial for the proper sanitation of a Ponk-Sha Tau Kok road-viz. Vote includes asuin of $5,000 for during 1012. The important re- Girls School has overflowod its the Postal Agencies in China on- prosperous city, continues to pro- from Au Tau to San Tui to be necessary works in connection clamation opposite the typhoon quartors and a numdor of behalf of the Imperial Govern (Continued from Paga 5}

ress year by year, and $11,500 undertakon, with the exception with a large roclamation scheme refuge at Yaumati, estimated at the girls are at present being ment, but all charges are borne reorganization of the staff ofis provided for creating three of the bridge near An Tau, which at Shinmauipo and $7,500 to com- $87,000, was approved by this taught in hired rooms. An exten by the Home Government, from You will replete at a total of $13,500, the council Ipst year, and a sum of sion of the presoat building whom we have claimed various engineers junior to the D). P. W. me in 1912. The next large in a large work. and his assistants na boen building of which this Council epilect that when haugurated Craigiçin Road sewer, which is $12,500 was voted forit. Of this it required, but it has not yet been suns for postal buildings, furni carried out after a very great deal is already approved by placing the construction of this main being made to intercept the sul is estimated that $4,000 will have possible to draw up an estimate. tute, etc., including a sum of diecussion. $20,000 on the estimates for this trunk road through the Now Ingo water from houses situated been spent this year, and a further $5,000 is provided to com- $27,000 due on account of tho There will be three first grade year is the reconstruction of the Territory in 1908, I. informed within the drainage area of Aber-sum of $40,000 is provided to mance tho work. It has been Tientsin Agency and not yet paid. opresented to Government that These sums, however, have not and four second grade executive Magistracy, since the lack of pro-you that I proposed to run it een reservoir and to conduct it to continue the work noxt year. engineers with a duty pay of per accommodation lins boon a right through at a breadth of Wanchai Gap, where it may either For the improvement of Apsin the Sanitary Departsont gently bean croited in the estimates, £60 per annum and four first source of complaint for many fect only, and to purchase land be treated by filtration or connect Village a. sum of $13,000 was requeiros offices in the west and when paid they will add to grade desistants with a duty pay sous. I hope that wo may be sufficient to broaden it even od with the City sewers. Two voted last year to complete, but rn district, at a cost of $7,000, our surplus

10. utiliso the very tunlly to 14 feet and to thousand five hundred dollars is it lins been found necessary to ask The fish pond at Taipo which was I have already referred to the of $50) with, five cound grade uble

occupied by build all bridges at that set aside for the sewerage system the Council for a supplementary filled in a year or two ago forme a railway. You will note in this hoped that the new ratos will slis the present two-storey building breadth. This will have beoriat Shaukiwan Wost in connection vote $14,000 to empensate the valable building site, for a por- first place that the estimates are assist nts (duty pay £40). It is vahmble eito pose of a gevanco which lies to much better advantage, and accomplishel when the sum or with developments occurring losses of plots interfered with tion of which Government has prepared in the way usual with long been felt by a class of Gov-perhaps to provide extra quarters provided, and a further sum of thero; $1,400 in connection with thus causing the estimate to be ready received offers. A further railways so as to facilitate com- ernment servants who deserve for married polico on a third $21,000 in 1013, has been ox-reclamations at Yaumati and increased to $33,000 which is sum of $2,000 is required parison with others. In the second

the loval well of the community and than storey. They are very urgently padded. In future yours we pro- $1,850 for the extension of the $4,200 in excess of the original to raiso

of a place you will see that the lonu whom none work harder. The required, but the needs of the po to broaden it to the full 14 storm water drain near Black-estimate. A sum of $0,000 is portion of the reclained ground. necount is now closed, and the new classification with its ratos Magistracy itself are also great, fest as a cart road in such see head's Point, This loaves a placed on next year's estimate to $9,000 transferred from the column "chargeable to capital" maintonence vote is not down for only appears in regard to special of pay and laty jery (which has and it is uncertain to what tions as when a prospect of cart balanes for works in connection complete the work. not yet received the sanction of extent the enlargement of the trafic, especially between Au Tau with now lonses and general pur For continuing the laying out, laying out now areas in Chinese expenditure, and for purposes of the Secretary of Siato, though he Central Police Station can bo and Castle Peak. From Fanling poses in 1912 of $9,250, of which raiding and improvement of the cemeteries. The large relocation our estimates it conveys no has concentred in the principles undertaken. Im not satisfied Shau Tau Kok a light line, as $1,100, will probably be required little village of Tai Hang behind chemo at Samsuipo will absorb significance since all railway ox- adopted), will somewhat improve with the initial design which has you are awar.is being laid along, for a drain near the anat meal the Polo Ground a further sum of $25,000 in order to provide sites penditure is now equally charge- the position and prospects of the been prepared, in 1 propose this road, and will, T line, be theatre, and $1,000 to substitute $5,000 is allotted, and you will for persons dislodged from the old able to revenue. Similarly the The total interest on borrowed capital ja engineers, and will, I hope, tempt when a better one has been drawn, completed this year. The road 12ft. for ft. pipos between Gar-recollect that $2,000 is already insanitary village, mon to remain in the Governo refer it to the P. W. Committee way of this light line, like the den Tond and the City Hall. included in the voto for now roads alone is estimated at $24,300. A how transferred to the head

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sum of $20,000 is required for "public debt." The running ment servies instead of leaving of this Council for their opinion rest of this rond, has been paid Total Vote $27,500. it, as so many have done to Till that has been done no com-for out of this vote. The balanco

The cost of this improvement dupliento pumps at the pumping expenses are estimated by Mr. Map of Hongkong,

has been wrongly shown under station on Benim Road, but bo- Lindsey nt $190,037, and the practies independently. The ploto imate can of course be required to complete it is esti

For the triangulation survey different votes in the past. In all for these are laid down the earnings at $425,000, showing establishment is reduced by two giron. The prescu, ia au uspi-mated at $21.495, the greater part Overspers of the first class and cious time to undertake this work, of which will be exponded this 80,000 was provided this year we shall have spout $11,555 upon question of removing tlio station a balance of profit of $235,000 Hogarding the cost of Of this about $2,000 will be spent, it up to the ond of this year and to another site will be investigated, towards the service of the loss. two of the sperml plass and by one as we shall shortly have the old rear. foreur in consquence of the Law Courts in which to temporari-laying the light-line. I will spoak making an estimated total to Dee the total scheme is estimated to It is proposed to train the This, I confess, seemed to me, completion of the Government by house the Magistrney. On the when I come to the expenditure 31 of $4,238, Fifteen-hundroost $18,000. The compensation stream which flows under railway somewhat optimistic in the first olics and Law Courts, These completion of the new building on athways. The fatal cost follars is provided for 1912, and voto has been enlarged to include bridge No. 30 at Taipo directly year of through working, but Mr. the old carts and the site on of this road-21.1 milos in Inm glad to say that this very the equally vague charge of suns out to the north by means of a Lindsey, who has very gront, ex- whigh they stal cut be sold or ength up to the end of this greatly needed survey of Hong which may be inourrod by Go cauroway costing $2,500.perience, and in whom I havo-the- otherwise, dealt with, as may be year is put down at $110,000, in- kong Island of which, after seven wornmont owing to any unfore-bridge for the roadway will be most confidence, assures me that consider to be more to the huling purchase oflan. Adding ty years of occupation, we possess seen necessity for resuming landoquired at $2,000. When these in his opinion it is a safe estimate, public advantage. Of the sum the sums of $30,000 and $5,000 no oven tolerable map is making for a public purpose. Hitherto are completo a fine level aron and based on caroful calculations. Thy votes ander P. W., have otel this your, probably little or required to complete the two un-fait progress. The iron foueing no provision has been made can be reclaimed at the small, cost The little Fouling-Sha Tau Kok in some cases beau considerably altered. In some for it has been illi ve been spent by the finished sections (San Tin-Auto win sortu gde in Royal in the estimates, though such of $73,000 34 acres in oxtent, branch is estimated to cast us for

nd of the year. 838,004,is pro- Tan and Au Tau-Sha Tan Kok) Square will cost $1,580. found! possible to reduce them, vided for the work.

liabilities are not infrequent. A adjoining Taipo station and frontunning. expenses and, main- For the fits entire cost will be $181,000, The class of fencing which total sit of $25,000 to been pro-ing on the son. It should forin tennco $10,886 a year and to judging by the average expri-sanitary departucat ollices and to which we may add $64,107 should be adopted lins been much vided to meet such contingencies, rury v. liable asset, and would on $14,000, showing a profit of fare of the bust few years, but in sheds at Waneliai, a sum of for the light line. It is money lisenssol. Unloss during this de Kowloon Water Supply be an. ided situation for a hotel $3,700.. I trust these estimate mast eases there has been an in- $15,000 was voted hust year, of well spent, not only as a feador bate other views should be ex The expenditure on the Kow- reevention grounds. Finally, may be fully realised, Under oresso, resulting in a not ingease which little, if any, will be spent.to the railway and for adminis-pressol I propose to adopt the loon Water Works, which have wo propose to commence the new "special expenditure" for the to the vote of $12,50). As new The presents, rote is for completation and police purposes, but recommendation of the Public cost the Colony a. 1otal sum of reservoir at Tytom Tuk, spending railway we have provided for works are por late in a grow tim at a full estimated cost of also because it is a legitimate and Works Coinmities and ordor rail-$1,270,370, has now consed with $100.000 uit next year, more quother Locomotive and for ing Colony, the recent cate for

$18,000. Another important proper benefit to the taxpayer of ge exactly similar to those at their complation. They aro in than this cannot, I am told, hoa house for the manager. their maintenance must increase

balding with which you decided he New Territory. I do not pro-rosent on the western side of the lood a magnificent undertaking.. spent by the engineers in the first I may not here for the information yearly. The main increase in the last year to emmenes is the re-pose to broaden the road beyond square Personally I think that and the supply of water which year of work. The scheme for of the Council thuit apart from the prosant estimates, however, is

construction of the Western Mur- Fanling where it forms the track it would have been preferable to they provide is so much in excess this reservoir, which, when come cost of the roadway (whicli, as I due to the large sum of $10,500 kot.. The estimate for this work of the light lino. The cost of lake the heavy railings from the of present demands, that we may pleted, will put an end for a long have already told you, has been which I have added to the vote is $240,000 in addition to the broadening the remainder to the award lots and to use it for the feel some confidence that a con-period of years to all our water charged, like all the rest of the for typhoor damages, The sun

sum of $55,500 which the Coun-fill-14-fest is estimated at southern unfenced plots opposite siderable time will elapse before troubles and make us independent road to P.W.E.) the expenditure now shown is about the average il vote on Nov. 19 1st for $62,000 only. In addition to this I The Law Courts, so that they the Colony has to trouble of Pokfulum is not fot finally on this light-luo, including roll- expenditure on this account over resumption of buildings. Of the propose to Canstruct is short would be symmetrial on either about the water supply on the souled, and it will in due course ing stuck, is estimated at $54,107 and above the ordinary mainten-

sum borne on the estimates for neli from Au Tau De large side, and to fonce the two-plots other side of the hachour. The be laid before the Public Works only, of which $28,000 is a credit ancó votes, it appears to me this year ($25,000), probably village of Kam Tin on the simsast and west opposito the Ifpng-new schemo for a better water emumittee. I am sincerely glad to the main line for old materials, falso prosentation of the estimates about $15,000 will have been ex-principles at a cast of. 88,000, kong Club sad nonrest the sea supply to Shankiwan was up that this undertaking, which will and the remainder, $26,107, is of expenditure to place it ended by the end of the year, which is now provided. This with a somewhat lighter class of provel by the Council last your est upwards of two million for all other charges, including $12,500 only and to ask this and $76,000 is provided for cau-may in fufnice years be extended foucing and with fower masonry at an estimated cost of $00,000 dollars, should be inaugurated new perminent way material and Comcil for a supplementary voleting the work next year. For the foot of the hills towards pillars, so as not to detract from of which $10,000, was voted, and while I am in the Colony Like now engine. This suni has: regularly each year. Care will,

the extra storey: Yuminti school Tripo, and thence cross the gap the sense of open space, which it $17,000 will have been spent this the typhoon "rofuge, it will been charged to the capital so- however, be taken by the Director10,000 was provided, of which by n bridle path.The length was most desirable that the year. $30,000 has been placed bean immense boon to count of the Railway. of Public Works to see that this$13,000 will Juve been spent of the present section

quare should convey to the eye, an the estimates to carry on the the Chinese who at prosent vote is not drawn upon forordinary The estimate has been increase one mile, and of the future and to allow the view to sweep scheme. Similarly, $30,000 was we annually placed on a restricted In olas 8, the large on maintenance, and expenditure $21,000 principally because extension three miles. The upwards from the son front un-voter last year for an additional water supply during a consitler-necount of Public Debt in under it will inch case need the lowest tender, received is over tatal vate for Roads, Now impeded by stall plots highly service reservoir at West Point, abla portion of the dry season. shown in, I think, a somewhat Governor's sinction, so that only 3,000 in excess of the estimate, Territory therefore, stands at palisaded. It is, however, a mutapdi as the Council has approved The programme of works clonter form than heretofore, unforeseen devastation caused. by rainstorms and typhoons will. But abs to includ-school furai-2000. The vote for roadstar for the community to decide the proposals. I ucod not recall the which I have presented to you is The interest and sinking fund reasons for the work. It has not tolerably full one, but the on the loan of 1803 which is be charged against it. Against and some alterations in dein Hongkong hitherto calling as it may pleass

Last year a sum of $30,000 however, been found possible to Director of Public Works anti-constant each year, stand at this there is a set-off of $7,000, sig. $11,000 is provided to forming and herbing streets" by which amount the votes for pleto The market and stands at $30,000. Of this was provided for a pier opposite do more than prepare plans and cipator that he will be able to $170,200, while the interest and slaughter house at Aberdeen, for $15,000 is for a road to, con the square; the work has not yet ostinates this year. It is pro marry it out. I dislike the sinking fund on the money bar- Chinoso remeteries have been which the culture is $11.100, meet Chamberling Road with Been taken in hand, I think my-posed to begin the world at dystem which has not seldom rowed for the railway, and tho reduced by transfer of now works requins $3,000 to comple:c. You Plantation Itoad, and onwards self that it is open to question early date. $50,000 is provided obtained here of echeduling an loan to the Viceroy of the Lang to P. W. F. These votes were sati sheds and stalde, for the to open some now sites at an whether another pier at Kowloon The Principal Civil Medien ambitious list of works, a con-flu Provincas stand at $550,057. largely increaseul list year in my cantary department appeared estimated cost of $17,000, of which is not a more urgent necessity Officer has to thy knowledge for siderable portion of which are This will vary slightly until the absence, and as I think wrongly in the estimates for 1911 with $2,000 will be spout this your out than this. But it is difficult to the last four years and probably never commenced in the year for annual instalments of the Wa- bocause the money was required

privision to the extent of of the volo, Forming and Korbing decide at what point such a pier longer represented the need of a which provision has to be made. chang loan are all paid off, when not for necessitly returrent work. $10,000 out of a total estimate of treats: As there was some diverg would he most advantageously new operating theatre at the hope that in future, before the the railway loan will practically but for extensius and now works $10,000. A commencement will use of opinion regarding the placed until we know definitely Government Civil Hospital. Wennual estimates are presented become identical with the money which should esperty, be includ ed under. P. W. E. and receive shortly be made in this work, and route this road should follow, I where the main railway station propose to begin this next year, it may lo posible to have fully borrowed for the Wachang loan, about $2,000 will be spont this roferred that matter for the advice will be located. This is a sub spending $15,000 out of the total prepared estimates of overy work The pension list, as on page 96, the express sanction of Council.

year. The balance, $11,000 to of the Public Works Committee, ject upon which opinious differ astimate of $30,000. $5,000 is proposed for the coming year involves an inorenso of about They are so included this year.

emplete, is provided next year.lso report has been laid on the radically, and after much dis also provided for tiling the lave-instend oflonving this preliminary $19,000. The appendix gives Capits Works? The Kap Sing lighthouse, whicle tablo to-day and, whose recom-cussion it was decided to hold torien. $25,000, is set apart for work to-the year in which money full reasons for all minor como now, lie interesting was delayed for a time in order mendations have been adopted. the matter over until we have sheds for Public Works Depart-is, provided for actual canalterations not sufficiently ex- question of the day in which, to obtain the views of the Cham-Other isams under this vote are some iden not only of the nature mentatores on the fines of ground truction. It will; however, take plained in the foot-notes. propose to the Council that we ber of Commerco on certain the diversion of the Bonham and the amount of the through alrealy oroupied by them boluwime to gradually overtake this I have, I fear, dawn a long draft should soul gur margin on quints as to situation, etc., will Rond at No. 2 Tank, $3000, traflis to Canton. but also at the Naval Hospital which will be system.

u your patience and attention. capital works,

That margin probably be completed, but it is here a large dopression has been what hours of the day the chia properly laid out and levelled. The total amount of these works It only remains for me to add annually consists of sum of thought advisable ti have alled in and a valuable sito made pressure will odeur, and con, will then bo possible to is $797.930. The estimated re- that the estimated revenue of eight or ten lacs, and as I said duplicate clock-work gear in available, a continuation of the equently in what manner the remove the temporary stores on venue, deducting the special light 87,677,488 is by far the highest at the beginning of my speech, case of accidents The vote of scheme. of improvement at Tai- railway can best be served by the the Praya East reclumption near lues which bolong to the typhoon figure ever reached in the history wo liaso fully the average amount $10,000 provided this year for ad-hung Village $2,000: improve- ferry. I hope to lay papers on No. 2 Police Sintion, which can refugo, is $7,682,488, and the of the colony, and actually double to spend next year. - In addition ditions to the Maternity Hospitalments near the junction if this subject shortly, so that the bo let out for other occupation. ostinated oxpenditure without what it was a dozen years ago. we have the expenditure on the will be spont, and $3,000 more Bonham and Pokfulam Roads Council and the public may form The total cost is estimato at Pablic Works Extraordinary is while our reserves at the end of typhoon refuge which, as you is now provided to complete. 83,000; and the improvement of their own opinion on the merits $48,500. The Sanitary Baard $8,704,602, leaving $877,700 to the year are estimated at over know, is provided with a special Roads and Streets 4 further section at Wong Noi of the various schames which have has represented that extensions meet capital expenditure on $1,452,370, which has only fund, consisting in part of Omitting for thy prysint now Chung $1,000, leaving $7,000 for been advocated. In the mean to the Kennedy Town slaughter works. We thus have an ostionea (in 1893), been increased Special Light Durs and in part of works under the sub-head any unforeseen minor works, time I think it is better to hold houses are very urgently needel, mated surplus of $79,810 which slightly. To secure these 16- our reserves, which stand at the Buildings" the votes which which may be required during over the construction of the pier, involving the displacement of enn be devoted to the typhiconsult we have not been driven very satisfactory figure of follow for forming roads and 1912. Under Nullahs durce the more so that the question of emo ccolio quarrs. A house is refugs, and with the light due to the imposition of any now $1,152,370, and to which osch streets throughout the colony thousand dollars is provided for a whether one is raquired at Royal ales required for additional in-makes a total sum of $174,810. taxation, por on the other hand year, since I have been here, wo and in the New Territory, triin-stream near the first bridge on the Square and if so of what cless its specter at a total cost of $32,500. We propose to spend $350.000 have been adopted any doubtful have added a little, in spite of ing nullahs, etc., have with many Pokfulam Rot, $7,400 for two roofing should be, is also a matter A supplementary vote of 81,000 this work next year, and ow-retromoluments. On the contrary, this special find and of trade attain past years been chto-o Nallah at Shatkiwan and $600 of come controversy, and the ques will be submitted to you to enable ing to the mtisinctory state of our we have been able to adjust more depression, oto. The Law Courts the estimates without any for one in May Road. These are tion does not press. If before the the work to be begun this year, financos we shall require to draw aquitably the salaries of a very and the Government Offices have details as to how large sums recommended by the Sanitary end of next year a definito view total of $20,000 is provided next only a half, namely, $175,000 large portion of the Civil Service, for many more years than I have voted should be spent, or any Board and the Principal Medical finde general approval, either for year. The Sanitary Board also instead of 3 1-2 Ines from our ro- to smewlint increase our Police known Hongkong figure as the estimates of the cost of the works Officer as being the most pier on this side or on the other, recommends the erection of a fruit serves to meet this expenditure; a Fores, and generally speaking to two first items on our list: The proposed undor thom. In the urgent and are all situated in we pan commenco construction on and vegetable market in the East-sum which may not improbably met all demands for normal lattor disappears entirely, and for prosent estimates the principal districts where the most malaria a supplementary vote.

era district, but no estimato, los be saved on the year's working otpansion and progress - while the Law Courts only $10,000 works are shown with their has occurred. A further $19,000 The vote for Miscellaneous yet been indo $3,000 is not without trenching on the reserves vigorously scrutinising such der is asked to completo, and is estimated cost, Under" Kow is provided for nullaks in the works stands at $20,000. The down to commence the work. Au- atall Under other charges Post fails of expenditure an appo dao chiefly to various internal tom roads and streets a sum of vicinity of Wanglaj or Bowen minor works foreseen aro fow, other market is also required at Offics (page 30) you will find on to admit of economy by alterations desired by the $20,000 is provided for the load, int it has not been delinite. They include $1,000 for rickshaw Yaumati at a cost of 89,000. All increase of a las under transit methods of control, I trust that Judges. There will, I fear, bo a prolongation of Nathan Road, ty decided which of them will be stands and 81,000 for walling in these are remunerative works, elarged for Siborjan mails, a the coming year may he did o further sum of 810,000 for ar an $5,000 for channelling taken in hand first. A sum of the aree at the junction of the Internal alterations in the Ke very heavy charge which is in revival of trade and onmmercia chitects foon, of which I was Gascoine and Chatain Roads 84,000 will complete the work Arbuthnot Road and Wyndham nady Town hospital involve a cum part an arrearst payment. The prosperi which will and 1b not aware till the estimates were Under New Iliada, N. T shown under Flushing tanks and Street, with $860 for two other of 82,000 and an additional office postal estimates do not otherwise flotion in the colony closed. The provision of public $15,000 is provided to enable Iron Fipes.

small works. The balance of tlie mult required at the Observa dall for any special romarks We receiple

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