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THE BUDGET.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1921.

fears in thin your's Estiminion in ngi and seems suddenly to acquire more na unduly high figure. The amount vakio. As to the mortuary at Shek pus in the Estimates for queen's Tong tea, this was more or losshid. Statue whatt was 390,000. This Jen away in the country.

the

Then

is the amount which it is, suti, three or four houses were built naar in certain districts of sipated will be spent this year; it. It was not a case of a mortuary pressure Hongkong and Kowloon is totally does not includa anything. for the Ladequate, and this is a matter superstructure. The Governmenting put down amongst Kouses ; which should receive the immediate bas proceeded with the piling, the houses came to the mortuary. drawings for The Government agreed to pay-bali consideration of the Government, while the for without a suitable supply of superstructure are being prepared. the cost of removing it if the people erested would pay the remainder, As to the Praya East reclamation water an up-to-date Fire Brigade beme, the contractor bas ordered nd I note that one of the people is a mere waste of money. In view Decauville waggons and rails. concerned, is now building close to of the proposed expenditure on the The requisite length and weight of the mortuary at Kowloon; and he Fire Brigade, I hardly feel justified rails for locomotive wheels and is sending a proposal asking the are st present being Government to remove that mortu- in recommending any further in- axles

tha by

Park Road, which has been crease, but sooner or later the ques (considered

referred to, is certainly narrow, and tion of adding to the fire fighting tractors

that orders for them equipment aBoat will have to be cipated seriously considered. Negotiations will be placed this month, whole to think it is a pity that the site to are, I believe, at present proceed be delivered in four months' time. which Mr. Law referred was gold | Meanwhite the Decauvilla waggons some years ago;'but there are noi ing with private concerns owning will be worked by manual power, many motor cars using the road tugs, fitted with are pumps etc. The contract time of six years hard. As to land sales by private treaty, I whereby same will be available in 1s seems too long for the scope of am afraid that the suggestion by Mr. opening to a case of any serious outbreak on the the work, although a great deal of Bird would give an

Harbour, sad while such an arran- the area will be brought into use good deal of collusion The sag. gestion as to Kowloon cemetery is gement may be satisfactory as a before that time. With regard to temporary measure, the acquisition the diaphone fog signalling installareceiving consideration, and stet. of a modern mestar re Boat should ton si Wagian, only a small ches for dealing with it are being amount of building work is being

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done. The chief expenditure is in prepared & water pipe across the plaat: therefore no contract has harbour is a thing that may possibly With regard to the Saying been invited for the building. It is have to come in the future. The School, Sir, 1 shall be glad if the

being done under the sonua matter of scaffolding workers seeras flonourable the Director of Public contract for small works and to be a real grievance at the pre-

ready Works will furnish us with definitel

when the sent time. The prices being paid arrives about information as to when a commence-machinery

thand the wages they are, demanding ment will be made with the new end of the year. As to the refuse certainly seem to me excessiva building. I understand a pledge dump at Cheung Sha Wao, the has been gives on two different total amount of $40,000 has been This does not occasions that this work would be reduced to $5,000. pet in hand without delay, but mean any alteration, but isosly the ar nothing has been dete. It is amount which is proposed to

spend this year. stated that the School is, now so hopelessly overcrowded that imme-

Those Tennis Courts.

with regard to the boutes

date action is necessary, and I Severn Road and the tennis courts would therefore urge. Sir, that there, this work operations be started as soon as November, 1019.

Į posible.

a

about town

Kowloon Tong Scheme. With regard to the Hon Mr. Stephen's remark

that the Government have not gone planning. I would like to point out

on in the band to month way that

the hon. member suggested. There has been very complete town plan Degun inning for Kowloon for many years, The total and I myself laid out a system of p-cditure tedate is $434,807, of monuments indicating streets-

"I understand that it has been which the templa courte cost up some of them at that time in the customary for some years past for proximately $17,800.

As to the

the Government to assist the Alice que. Why separate tepais-on the lines of the work I did it was considered that at Brooklyn, in the United States, Memorial Hospital with an annuali squrta”

dination of 800, but in view of the excellent and ever increasing work carried out by that Institution. I xould recommend that not less than 81,000 per annum i- voted in future.

houses of this character should'n a town planning scheme there.

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have tennis court: moreover When you build a town like Victoria 给我 bsd

firing the sheer side of a precipice. I the road and this undoubtedly do not think English town planners bad no induebre in arriving would do very much better than we at a decision There is a penalty have done. As to resumptions, the clause of 350 a week, but it is ott number that we deal with for street proposed to indict the proally widening is insignificant. The Kow. the delay in completing is not due

A Satisfactory Budget In these timan I unexample commercial difcalties I congratu. to the fault of the contractor but te loon Tong developinent scheme ia a late the Government on being able non-arrival of store from England. case in which land is privately own. to lay so satisfactory a Budget be. Moreover, is bas only been a shorted by sma!! persons and has to be

delas

One buuse will probably be resumed in order to be parcelled fore the Cranei, euvering, 34 does, so past works and so much completed swa menths ahead of eat again under a town planning it me, and two bouses about a mooth scheme. These are the resumptions progressive development for the

behind time. The total cost is which are bought up by speculators future si of the Culay. At the something under 500,009), which as seen as it is known the Govern same time I ranna refriin from think members will serce is veryment is coming in. As to water skmarking that the degree of taxa- reasonable for the character and prostate, as soon as the removal of tion is much faster than in the quality of the houses ertuted there the hill has been completed a biz past; and I venture to repeat the jeed compares very favourably i main will be brought down from the

warning already submitted by the with other work of similar char Chamber of Commerce, that a bal dra'd be called in the lery of in.

eroated taxation.

The Fles. Colonial Treasurer ruad- a brief statement regarding the coa-

leans,

The Form of the Estimates.

form of the

estimates,

facter. It has been said that it is Reservoir into Kowloon, and this ioadvisable to spread more over will increase the pressure through As to the so many items but, the number of out the whole district.

ara hoping enntracts in the last few month-" | Sairingpan School. I The Director of Public Works.

Dieselte shows how much work is that an exchange of land will be The Hon Mr. Perkins d

uasvoidable It is not a case of a arrived at within the next month. Toare bare been an masy questiona jatupendous programme which he put this afternoon that I must ask a chance of beiss filaisbed in it bon, members to excuse me if I am entirety Of course, several jobs inst able to deal with them as fully will coatique into another fear attribution of zero,000 to the Inirer and completely as I should like, st, but a great desi of the werkity and the question of raising Reference bs been made to the

s the programme will be complet vert heats prozramme of the pd. P.W.D., and it has been said that No Frills to Government Quarters. Tax Hom Colonial Secretary: At we shall not be able to carry it cut, A to the necessity of building the opening of his speech the hoo. —that a good idea! will be left over. houses for Government servante, I and learned member representing I think that is likely to prove might mention that a man arrived the Justices of the Peace referred vert fallacious idea This year,

a couple of days ago and there to the nearly every work that is shown i was no sccommodation for him. He especially as regards the abstract the budget je more or less in course is hring as the Hongkong Hotel at on pages 5 to 12′ and asked that of being materialised. sad I daily rates. We have been toli

an extra column should be put in do Dnt think tb.hop. and

that the Public Works set up showing the revised estimate for learned member will base to bigh standard in regard to the current year. complain next year that we are commodation. I do not think not saking for ennugh mones. The

the buildings are any better than tramway to Wanchai Gap maybe they should be, sad there are ou extremely desirable, and it basis. As to the report on the the hon. member desires. The only beea pointed out that before thei

tramway to Wanchai Osp, this question is whether it is worth Peak Tramway" was opened only related to levels and formation but while extending the system to pages very few sites were built upon on did not refer to the equipment. 8 to 12 I am rather doubtful whe- the Peak. There are done at Wan Toat would be likely to co two or ther it will be so. chaifap: neither will the tramway three times the estimate for th- The Hon Colonial Sceretary: open up sites in aldition to, aites

With regard to the The second suggestion was nlready opa slaag this road. This

Long scheme, that has been receiv-columa showing the estimated cost cbeme may very well stand ever

1ng a great deal of consideration. of Public Works Extraordinary. It for a year or two more. The Police Mr Carpenter, the Assistans Direcis sometimes possible to put in the station which has been referred to tor of Public Works, bas been to aesthnate I cet.of works and soroc. would hardly came under the public meeting of the people intere

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head of Public Works Recurrentested; but it is a big scheme and times it is not so; and to put in an This awaits development of the will take some time to bring into eatinate which is quite insecurate rounding area, and would also be of continue the plans and to provide

all who would use it for getting to such

The Peak Road, do anylbing before then would operation. It provides for bunding would probably be more misleading use to a large number of passengers some estimate of the total cost

IC A great deal of load and than beving no estimate at

With regard to the Peak Romel, ba 100 expensive. As to

making it available for cultiva The matter will be considered and a central point as Wanchai Gap and

that I personally bal the Victoria Hospital Maternity 1100. One of the points that it may be possible to put in a numby visitors to the Colony, that 1 can say Block, the $135,000 should not makes dificulty is

now think we should get quite a faothing to do with it. It was n that all the ber of items. have been in the originst estimate. gentlemen in the district are not

Wanchai Tramway.

good, return from the beginning; project that never appealed to me, and as development proceeded wrjand I was with the hon. member in It was intended to cover that year's

Coming to the bon members' re- expenditure. The expenditure this quite in accordance with Mr. Lau's

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Jear is $286,000, of which the scheme, and they do not like it. It marks on the Wanchai tramxxy should get some return on capital thinking it was wholly unnecessary. conterity block represents $177.is taking a little time to persuade project and on the continuation of and be able to regulate the fares in But I have become entirely cup- to support the road from Wanchai Gap to the public interest. I realise that verted, and I consider the road to far as Victoria 000. It is also proposed to remodel them which scheme the hospital and stal quarters, There is no question of enforcing Victoria Gap, I would like to say a private Company could be ex the Peak and as which bsa pet vet been commenced. the Building Ordinance all over the in the first place that I suggested pected to embark upon such a ven Gap, and possibly in the future obably cost much farther than that, is an abeo- A Faulty Estimate.

New Territory; but there are one or the making of the tramway to ture whieb would The tree road from Wanchai two places in which it would be bet: Wanchai Gap and bad bad it irboat four kks; and that there late necessity. I will refer to Gap to Magazine Osp was putter if it were enforced more than mind for years before making thefore it should be done by the Gov-answer given to the hon. member down at $20.000 and was corrected it is. Un Long, one of our biggest raggestion and I realised then erament. I therefore put the project by the Colonial Secretary on April in this year's Estimates. I do not

Athat it probably would not pay. It forward and it has got to the length 14. The non. member asked whe towns, is one of those places.

I the routes having been surveyed ther the Government would take a know why the $20.000. WAE inserted. It does not approseb good deal of gambling and specula might prove an expense, but it will the probable cost. There is a tion goes on in the hope that the certainly yield no return on capital and certain. plans for its construct vote of residents as to whether the thousand feet of retaining wall, with Government will have toresume the expenditure for a number of years. tion having been prepared. Al road was required and he also wanted an average height of 15ft. and land; and immediately it becomes It would, however, be so useful in though at the Finance Committee to know what was the estimated a marimun of 35 It, so that the known outside the office that a developing the district by carrying it was omitted from the Estimates cost of making the road when such

to the aur. for next year, it may be possible to (Continued on Page 4) estimate of $70,000 which p. scheme of development is on hand,uilding material up