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Following the Attorney Gen- eral's speech in

moving, the second reading, in which he replied to criticisms of the Bill and dealt with the numerous suggestions which had been made, Mr. C. u. Alabaster addressed the Council on behalf. of the landlords. Having censur- ed the Government for being partly responsibè for the house; shortage (we published tha part of his speech yesterday) Mr. Alabaster proceeded to say that Clause 3 of the Bill states that notwithstanding any agreement to the eontrary whether made before or after the commence. ment of this Ordinance, and wheth or oral or in writing, no tent shall [be recoverable" except the standard] rent and that rent was orbition'y chosea

of the reat Tast December. One of the results of this will be that persons! who have, with the assistance of thei Aw, ericted the tenants of last year by offering to pay a higher rent to take their place, will now he prés tected and permitted to pay only the| ent that was paid by the people | that they themselves dispossesed I think the greatest possible objez on to this Bi'l ja the clause which ises the tx De ember last year an Ge dale at which the standard renti ++++* Hould be fixed. it is necessary sofix a standarıl rent, xarely the tent the th June would his a better ne, for at that date it was kowal that the Gwernment montemplated] such a Bill and subsequent purchas jes al property, if any, have beep radors that understanding. Wiri your Excellency's permission I will read the petition as I go.

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1. That your petitioners are pro- practors of domestic tenements in Hongkong and desire to point out; Your Excellency and Honour-į able MoralerS Ari

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That your petitioners virs with alarm the principle of the whole Bl 14 unduly intertering with the law of and demand and as tendint

to prevent the free development of the Colony. That notwithstanding the excepirms cutcined in the Bill as to newly rccied property your petitioners la sot believe this with lend to the erection of any consider. vile number of domestic tenementsį seeing that there is no guarantee contained in the Bill that a similari Bill will not be passed in the near icture bringing such newly erected property within its provisions. Your petitioners therefore humbly beg to! cbmit that a provision be abled ic;

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amount of the joan being bawdings not sabjeet to the provisione commodation upon the same condi-since Saturday. The other petition upon the value of the property of the Bill will be erected and the tione as are provided in Section which will probably be presented calculated on the rents recytenants of the buildings so

con-of the Bill.

to-night, or to-morrow, whenever it "In addition your petitioners beg is signed, contains certain argo- able at the time of the mortguze denined will be forced to go into and on the saleable value of such new buildings and new build- to submit that the procedure in ments which, with your permis- ed and (eion, I will incorporate as part of the Bill will Section 41 similar property

in the openings not subject to market which value was based thereupon be built on the site offerring to the Court the right of my argument.

a lessor to give a notice to quit is In this

case the petitioners not only upon the rentals then the condemned buildings.

and likely to cause humbly stated that:-(a) such 10. Your petitioners farther umbersUIDE paid but on the demand for by subnis that the definition much discontent and litigation and Ordinance is unnecessary and domestic tenements in Hong kong.

uf domestic tenements contained beg to suggest that in addition to uncalled for, and is ад in Section 2(b) of the Bill is word- the above procedure an alternative unwarranted interference with the

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6. That in many instate property ed so as to include shops and they should be provided allowing the right of free contract; (b) after to be erected shall be excluded shi since the ist day of Decemcer desire that the subsection shall be lessor to give 4 months' notice in that rents generally are not tenements unwarrantably high, having regard from the proviamma of Lis or any 1929 if the standard rent a fixed altered so as to exclude shops" the case of domestic

is without reference to the Court and to the cost of building and repairs; Bil to the like effect for a period the rent on the 31st day of Deceni

and without the necessity of providing (e) the proposed Ordinance is a of at least 15 years.

Objecta Ther 1020 would not be sufficient to stated

roas interference with the law of 4. Your petitioners also humbly pay rate, insurance.

repairs and Reasons that it does not include suitable accommodation.

12. Your petitioners further supply and demand (the wording of shops unless the man or his em- beg to submit that this Till passed interest on mortgage and give a far ployer live on the premises. But I beg to submit that the suitability this petition is not mine); (d) the Binisaren. I BORN WO use them read will cause a serious fall in the value return on the purchase money. m unable to accept that as a true of the accommodation to be provide law such as proposed will under- of domestic tenements and that a 7. Your petitioners further humbly reason of the clause which states ed by a landlord on being allowed mine the confidence of the Chinese considerable loss will fall on those submit that in respect of domestic that a domestic tenement includes to give notice to a tenant should be generally in the Government of persons who have recently purchas tenements which require extensive every building which is subject to more strictly defined.

this Colony; (e) that large properties petitioners therefore in this Colony have been recently d property on the basis of the repairs necessitating a large outlay a separate letting and which is Your rentals 4077 prevailing in the the passing of the Bill will make used wholly or in part for human humbly pray that Your Excellency purchased by your petitioners and Colony,

impossible to execute such repairs habitation, for it is common know- and the several Honourable Memothers based on the present rental, 5. Your petitioners further humbly and obtain a

fair return on the ledge that in this Colony the upper bers of the Legislative Council will of such premises: (1) the present floors of premises which are used be pleased to take into considera-influx of people from China does sulanit that the Ordinance should

money spended

as domestic premises are employ- tion the foregoing submissions of not consist of people of the poorer not be made retrospective but that

Your petitioners tlierefore ed and let out as shops on the your petitioners with a view to the classes but of the wealthy classes, the standard rent should be the humbly submit that a provision ground floor.

rejection of the said Bill or the who bring much wealth to the rent payable on the coming int should be added to the Bill allowing 11. "Your petitioners further amendment thereof in order to Colony. I accommodation is not force of the Bill which should not be the standard rent to be increased humbly submit that in addition to meet your petitioners' submis- found for these people, the money

date earlier than the date upon by 15% per annum on the amount the cases in which notice can be sions."

of whom will stay permanently in Unnecessary and Uncalled For the Colony, the Colony will be de which the Ordinance receives the

There is another petition which prived of many benefits it wonid assent of His Excellency the Gospended in such repairs and not given to a tenant under the Bill & 6% on and above 2500 as in the provision should be inserted in ernor for the following reasons---

(a) That purchasers of property Proposed amendments to the said 4(1) (e) allowing lessors to give is, I believe, being signed at the pre-receive; (g) The proposed Ordinance.

notice to

tenants in cases where sent moment. The landlords have is in derogation to Crown leases Bill. since the 31st day of December. 9. Your petitioners further they desire to provide accomoda- been in this difficulty as against wherein no restriction of rent is 1920 have purchased the same on humbly submit that unless the ion for their own families or reli- the tenants with regard to this the basis of the rentals payable 1% mentioned in paragraph 8 ofires upon the same conditions as Bill. It is easy to draft a petition provided; (b) That bad more easy at the time of purchase and on this Petition be allowed, one of the are provided in Section 4 of the which requires all praise and no facilities been given for the grant amendment, but the Govermenting of Crown land, less harsh re- the basis. of the rents which consequences of the passing of the Bill,"

Mr. Alabaster: It is a contract inserted in the Gazette on Saturstrictions imposed, loss official your petitioners knew the ten- Bill will be that owners of proper aats were willing to pay in resty in a poor state of repair will among wealthy, Chinese to house day a number of proposed amend-obstruction and an earlier rate pect of the properties occupied refrain from executing repairs and their relatives and it is reasonable ments all of which had to be con- policy adopted, the present ques will allow the property to be con- that the clauses which entitle them sidered in the criticising of the petition would never have arisen, petitioners further state demned under the provisions of to recover from a tenant should be tions which were being drafted, Your (b) That mortgagees have lent the Public Health and Buildings extended in order that the families and the petition I have just read that if an Ordinance as proposed

(Continued on Page 8.) money on such properties, the Ordinancs 1903 while new build-and relatives be provided with ac-has had to be entirely redrafted

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