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KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY,

THE "HONGKONG O TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1913.

ceipts consequent upon the Re- square feet out of Colonial Rov volution and the unsettled state enue. There is little Crown Land' of South China and to the heavy in this neighbourhood and the Go- Sum Necessary to Complete the calls on Revenuo on other no-vernment way require land there counts it has been considered ad-in the near future. Honourable) |rímable to inéet this expenditare Mom bors will have noticed that

Scheme.

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At the moeting of tho ut of funds provided by, loan. provision for this latter purpose This method of financing is quite has been included in the Public Legislative Council postorday legitimate because with the ad-Works Extraordinary Estimates the following resolution wasion of one more main line for 1913 (item No. 13). It is submitted by the IIon, Colonial engine making five in all and of further proposed that the Mana- Bocrotary: It is heroby resolved ono that a sum of Dollars three hun- more branch line engine, ger should be charged a rent drad aud ning. thousand, making thren in all, for which equal to 4 per cont, on $25,000 WANTED Godora facing the ses, in East or West Point, two hundred and fouriéen.bea provision of $53,000 is the value of the house, that the opacity about 50,000 eb. It. Offers advanced out of funds in thede in "estimate to completo "necessary heavy forniture should P. O. Box No. 472.. custody of the Government for the total expenditure of this ac-be provided and that he should Hongkong, 18th Opt, 1912 ta construction of the Kowloon-count will be no more than is pay on annual rental of 10 per Canton. Railway (British section) necessary to place the engine cont, theroon. during the year 1912.

power both as regards the main] Tho, expenditure on Railway

TO LET. and branch lines on The Colonial Secrotary mid :-

a sound Capital account to 31st December, Before moving the resolution working basis. The 3rd and 4th 1911, amounted to $12,021,503 TOLET-FURNISHED. Chator's Main Line ongines arrived on 14 and it is estimated that the Bungalow, at present occupied by which standa in my name I will, June and are now in service. The repayments of the Wuchong Loau Dr. C. Fumyth, in Nathan Road, with Your Excelloney's permis- sion, any a few words in explana-Government is at present in cor-will fall short of that figure by Kowloon. Apply to Threy Smith, tion of the expenditure which itpondence, with the Crown £807,212. In addition to this Set and Fletning, 5 Queen's Road is estimated will be necessary to goute with reference to the capital liability there is

the Central

Hongkong, 2ed Oat.. 1912, 'C 701 complete the construction and placing of orders for the 5th amount voted under Financial equipment of the british Section Main Line and 3rd, Branch Line Minute 25 of 20th May, 1912, for of tho Kowloon-Canton Railway.

engines. It will be within the recollec-

tion of Honourable Members that at the mosting of this Council held on 27th of April, 1911, they voted a sum of $412,501 for Railway Construction during the year 1911. For various reasons into which I need not now outer

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of a re-vote.

a

purchase of land for the station

OFFICES TO LET-First Class,

'central aero.rumodation, light and

In new buikllag being erected for Mounts.

Addition to Engine Shops: site, namely $1,473,879.25 and These additional” locomotives also the sum of $664,173 the do-

ecossitate an addition to engine tails of which I have explained at airy, pa First, Second and Third Floor, shops for which $10,000 is in-some length in the preceeding WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., and $5,000 next year under liability will therefore amount to lettic Lift to all fears, Electrio cluded for disbursement this year paragraphs. The total capital LTD. Entrance from Des Vœux Road. Head of Charge VII Stations and $2,435,204 and to meet it the Go-Light throughout. Buildings (d) Workshops.

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Carriage and Wagon Rolling Stock: The sum of $107,000 in sorted under head of Churge IX

General Charges, is any part of the architects' fee or whether any portion of that $2,000 is any pari of the architects fee?

HE. the Governor :-No; it is not.

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MODREENAGE: 21 The Peat.

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for six months from 1st Novem- Apply Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

ongkong. ad Sep. 1912. -

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LET LARGE substantially bull,

Ta vitunter on water front, East Point, Porfuriker particulam apply Co. Property Office. Jardine, Matheson &

vernment propose to take advant- The plan can be seen and all partien- ngo of the authority convoved by inre obtained at the Offices of Mesars, sum of only $137,075 was

the Railways Loan Ordinance PALMER & TURNER, Alexandr spoat during the year leaving

1905 and by the Gondral Loan Buildings, and Floor, balance which lapsed of $275 Plant (1) includes the cost of eight and Inscribed Stock Ordinancake. 30th Sept. 1912, 427, Therefore a large portion of the nett amount which the coaches for which provision was of the same year to make a Council is asked to sanction forde in the Estimato of Railway further issue of inseribod stock disbursement during the current Capital Expenditure for the your to the extent of £250,000.

101; which provision however Hon. Mr. II. E Pollock;--- year is in reality in the nature lapsed on 31st December owing should like to ask whether that The total en now estimated net non-delivery of tho under sum of $2,000 in sub division 10 boing required to complete the Frames. Those carriagea are now in-service. Tho estimate of $18,- construction and equipment of the

512 in the column" to completo" Main and Branch Lines as shown in columus 5 and 6 of the States for couches for the Fanting

Sha Tau-kok Light Railway, ment amounts to $2,128,052 or excluding the sum of $1,473,840 alroudly voted by Council for the A sum of $20,000 for a house Station site, to $6541,172. The for the Manager was, you will principal items of which this last remember, included under Special figure is compose fall under live Expenditure chargeable to Capital main heads of expendituró namoly in the Railway opon line Esti. (i) Station and Station Yard (ii) unles for the current year but Locomotiven (ii) Addition to for the rensons given in the pre Engina and Engine Shops (iv) ceeding paragraph in the case of Famous Horse to go to France. Carriage and Wagon Rolling locomotives it has been decirted

Concern hns Stock and (v) Manngor's House. Je meet this expenditure out of naturally boon caused in English I will`doul separately with oach finds provided by loun. Provi-meing circles by the statement, of these heads

sion was included in the open published by a London racing English breeders will not have Station and Station Yard:- line Estimates on the supposition organ, apropos of the impressive to go so far afield to obtain Rook The provision required on this that a suitable sile could he found victory of M. August Belmont's Sand's services. The "Globe" account is distributed under theon Crown Land.

Tracery in the St. Læger, to the statos on the host authority that following heads of charge

Formation,

(c). Roads.

Track.

(a). Ballost

Mannger's House.

Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock:-Then will defer my remarks with re-Hongkong, 19th Ang., 1812. [688] forenco to the terminal station at Kowloon until my bulget specch

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Ju December last the Manager affect that Trieery's sire,, Rock Rock Sand will not go to Americs, of the Railway and an officer of Sand, in lost to English breeders but will come to France, and will $6,055 the Public Works Department except these will to go to the ex: be installed in a few months' time were instructed to inspect the pense of sending their mares to at one of the lending studs in 10,954 sites available and to make a the United States. Fortunately the vicinity or Paris,

joint recommendation. They to ported that there were only three worthy of serious consideration

(b). Permanent Way...... 31,075

Station and Buildings :- (a). Buildings and

Fixturos.....

(b). Station Machinary (c). Furniture ....... General Charges :-~ (a), (1). Salaries and

Allowaners.... (2). Oflice Expenses

24.128 namely (i) Observatory H. (H) 18.981 site immediately North of K.IL

6,000 1,132, both on Crown land and

Notice

(ii) a portion of Gardon L DO YOU READ FICTION?

31 privately owned. They stated 12,177 however that both the Director

1,002 of the Observatory and the Dirce-)

tur-Dosignate is raised strong $341,272 objections to the erection of any further building in close proximi- For explanation of the items Iiy to the Observatory owing t would refer Honourable Members they adverse effect it'would live

to the Manger's notes in column on the magnetic instruments; and

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7 of the Statement. It is impos- that as regards sito (ii) it lay in sible to estimato with any degree conveniently close to the nativo The Common Law, Hobart W. Chataberg, Tales of The Opon Hazard, Halliwel of certainty what the cost of the district of Yaumati and would the Red Hand of Uktar, George A. station building will be until the be hot in summor. They therefore Pirmingha plans are prepared but the Go recommended that if possible The Golden Venture, J. S Fletcher vernment to not wish to spend site (iii) should be acquired. On Tenterhooks, Ada Levation, more than $200,000 at prosent if further investigation it was how. The Escort, Gertia de S. Wentworth

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bo necessary to spend a further Bum not excooling: $100,000 in order to provido all the accom- modation required.

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the site together with the erection Buried Alive, Arnold Bennett. theroon of a suitable house would together COBL по less than $60,000. These officers were You informed the Council, Sir, then instructed to go into the at itu last meeting that the de-question of purchasing nutright sigus for the Station wore by a suitable house in Kowloon. kind permission of the Govern- They reported in January that ment of the Federated Malay the only suitable house available being prepared by Mr. A. B. for acquisition was one situated Hubback, Government Arohitect, on K.I.L. 1132 containing on the Mr. Hubbook will submit bis pre- ground floor 3 rooms and 4 on liminary sketches for approval first floor with detached kitchen before he proceeds to the prepara- and servants' quarters. It was tion of general drawings, specifi-subsequently ascertained that the action and estimate.

owner would be willing to accept Locomotives:~The sum of $00,000 for property the area of $5,000 included. under Head which is 50,020 square feet. De- of Charge IX Plant (e) Loco ducting $25,000 for the value Rolling Stook 18 intended of the house and servante' to cover the cost of 2 locomo-quarters upon which a sum of tives. One of these engines was $42,000 was spent in construction ordered early in 1911 and was in 1902-3 by the then owner, the provided for in the Estimates of amount asked for land works out! Railway Capital Expenditure for st $35,000 or about 681 conte per that year but owing to delay in square foot. This property which shipment the vote lapsed on 31st. is a very valuable one the Govern December, Provision for a 4th. ment now propose to acquire and

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