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LAZARUS

QUEEN SAND CINTA AL

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1381

TO-DAY'S

BUDGET

MEETING.

SATISFACTORY FINANCIAL POSITION.

RECORD VOTE FOR PUBLIC] WORKS.

Loans Probable for Big Undertakings.

PROJECTED TRAMWAY SYSTEM FOR KOWLOON.

Credit blance on December 31st, 1921 Original estimate of revenue for 1922

Revised estimate of revenue for 1922

Original estimate of expenditure for 922

Revised estimate of expenditure for 1924

17.276.260.

20,718,720.

20.198 980. 19,765,500.

Estimated balance in band on December 31st. 1992 7,631.965. Estimated revenue for 1923.

Estimated expenditure for 1923

18,67,"0.

... 22,593.835.

In connection with the above figures, it is thought possible that the balance at the end of the current year may be considerably higher than the figure mentioned; whilst with regard to the excess of expenditure over revenue budgetted for in the coming year, it is stated that reanae has been estimated on a conservative basis, and the question of transferring certain expenditure to Loan Account is under consideration in any event, the Colony's cash balances are ample to meet any deficit

An outstanding feature of the Badget is the vote for Public Works Extraordinary, which totals no less than $7,245,500. This is easily a recoril.

undertakings is foreshadowed

ment.

the Council will be asked to wore the necessary funds

No funds are set ande for harbour inprovement, the cost of which will probably be met by a loan. A definite scheme is not likely to be ready until well on into next year.

# NEC+ A+RON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1922 +

i

Grants.

- SINGLE DOPE 10 CTE.

M PER ANNUM"

THE DRAGON MOTOR

CAR CO., LTD.

26, Nathan Road, Kowloon. Ielephone

Kowloon

*9**

Station

Garage and. Sarvios (Happy Valley Race Opre). Telephone

Central 3950.

24 Das Vœux Road, Hon •kong. Telaphine Central 482 or 335%.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

of about a million

Licences Stamp Duties, Tobacco to the Royal Asiatic Society. Motor Refuse. Lorries. large works which are actually dollars, while the

to cover the deficit.

to

several

30 the

The Question of Loans. The question of providing for

road

HOR

sha-

ever, that the heavy expenditure

- great

Next Year's Revenue. sad this improved instrument is the greater size of the new launch trusted to it. In the Estimates has also been referred to as an and unnecessary For next year the revenue is necessary to meet modern require-a larger crow has been) provided now before you the sums entered extravagan

for. estimated to amount to $13,567,-ments.

under each item are in some undertaking. I challengo : this 270 The principal increases over]

Similarlyfon, page 54'it will be cases less and in others more, than statement by facts which I hold the estimated revenue for this Under Misc-laneous Services 18en that the same revision of will be actually spent, but the are incontestable Arrangements year being under the heads the grant to the Imperial Institute salaries has taken place as re- total estimated expenditure of are already in progress for the Assessed Taxes. Hawkers has been increased from £125 tords the crew of the launch of $7,945,500 will probably be rasch erection on land at the far end of Licences, Liquor Duties, Liquor £500 and a grant of £25 is made the Health Officer of the Porsed, especially as a cosiderable the road of rateable property of

"A part of it is allotted to several a value Duties, Water Excess, and Post- The vote for the University is In the Sanitary Department,

(in progresa.

its Course will разв age, but against these increases reduced by $6,000 which Is an additional Sanior Inspector is offset an estimate of $600.000quivalent to the decrease in the has been appointed to be in Why Big Works Were Delayed extensive areas suitable for the for land sales as against a revised interest parable on the outstand-charge

erection in pleasant surranadines under the Colonial During the current yest of numerous bouses. The road

Surgeon estimate of $2,500,000 from this ing balance of the Government"|Veterinary

At the and especially source in the present year. This contribution, a sum of $100,000 Slaughterhouses and an 30th. June, the expenditure on will give access for the public to Hongkong's Bulget was introduced at this afternoon's meeting estimate, as I have explained, is

being paid off annually. The additional 2nd. Class Iospector is Public Works Extraordinary has a part of the island hitherto in-. of the Legislative Council, when His Excellency the Officer Admin- necessarily mere guess work. annual grant to the University is required for similar duty. Further been comparatively small con accessible by land except by a istering the Government (Hon. Mr Cland Severn, C.M.G.) outlined Next Year's Expenditure. $50,000. Increases under Priat-new posts of a total value of about sidering the large amount pro-long and billy path. This part of the island possesses advantages the present financial position and the prospec's for the coming year. į The expenditure for next yearing and Binding are due to the $6,000 have also been made to vided in the estimates. This was

regards climate and unavoidable 45 No nex taxes are proposed, neither is provision made for any is estimated to amount to $22.Jexpansion of Governmental work cope with the increasing work to due remission in existing taxation.

553,835, being an increase of some generally while rent allowances be done by this department. The causes. For example, it was imbeaches superior to those in other Below we give His Excellency's speech in full. For the benefit three million dollars over the have bad to be considerably crows of the Sanitary Depart possible to make such an early parts of the Colony, bat owing to of our readers we have inserted therein, in parenthesis, the amounts probable expenditure this year.netrased as some Government ment's steam launches and bar-start with the building of the is exposed position It is only involved in the various items where they have not been specified in The various increases and quarters at Morrison Hill and ges have also received increases Kowloon Hospital as had been possible to reach it by ses dur- the actual speech. The main features of the Budget are:--

decreases in each department elsewhere will not be available of salaries in accordance with the | boped, owing to the necessity for ing a comparatively short time $6.47-243.

and the Teasons therefor ara and quarters Dow building general revision of launchmen's a more comprehensive lay-out of each year. Cor island is not

involved, which very large one, and the fact that se: out in tha sessionals the Peak and Leighton pay, and the drivers, bargemes, the district paper which has been laid on the will not be ready so soon as was and coolies have been placed on reddered it clear that a further one of the m st desirable portions table and I will refer to the more anticipated.

increciented scales which will coating down of the site than bad of it should be practically cut off. important items. It will be seen

More Police.

grant them an extra dollar heen arranged for was desirable, and inhabited only by a faw that estimated expenditure

The cost of the Police establish-month after 3, 5, 7. and 10 years" There has also been some delay Chinese familias engaged in exceeds estimated revenue by ment is increased by some $170, service.

in the preparation of the site for fishing, had become an same four million dollars, bot 1000 to a total of $1,628,000 to

Several of the votes in Other the new Government building chronism. Those who opposed

Jubilee and Queen

the road to the Peak have re- the usual custom has been

mained silent since certain waich must be added $34,000 for Charges have been sub-divided between followed of estimating revenue on special expenditure, $86,000 for for the purposes of better store. Victoria Streets, where extensive a conservative basis, and the

pensions, and & large snm for keeping and accounting, and un-piling of a difficult nature was recent events and it is unneces question of transferring certain Buildings under Public Works der Special Expenditure provision necessary. A Caroline Hill the sary for me to recapitulate the expenditure to loan account is Extraordinary. The problem or has been made for further carty site for the new buildings of amnis in favour of its con- under consideration. In soy adequate policing has ite special which are required. It is propos- Queen's College had to be adjass auction. I may remark, how event our cash balances are ample difficulties in consequence of the ed to purchase two motor refuse ed to such a level as would pro-incurred on this most valuable waves of crime which from time lorries (8,000) which will facil-vida filling for the adjacent land.

bean to a The rate of exchange adopted to time spread to the Colonyitate the conveyance of refuse It is also a fact that owing to the means of communication has for these Estimates is 23. 44. 43 during periods of unrest in South from the Peak and outlying dis-extensive ballding operations now already

io tricts, and two motor vans ($5,000) in progress

the Colony extens recovered by the sale of The possibility of raising loans to meet the cost of big special against 2 d. in respect of the China It is necessary bath to for the carriage of infected cloth. local contractors are doable to hitherto inaccessible sites situst-

present year, and the dollar

cope with these pariodic outbreaks equivalent of all sterling pay and at the same time to avoiding to the disinfecting stations. tender for more work at an econ-ed above and below it. You will A sum is included for preliminary work in connection with the rents is increased accordingly overburdening the tax payer with Two

motor cars ($6,000) have mica! rate, while all efficient observe that a sum of money is laying of a tramway system for Kowloon.

of the Sanitary Staff of the Public Works De-Victoria Road ($25,000). A good deni Motor refuse lorries are to be employed by the Sanitary Depart-xcept as regards salaries which expenditure which may prove to also been inserted on the racem-labour is fully employed. The entered for the improvement of

payable at a fixed exchange.

be undecessary. The Governmendation Provision has been made in the ment has every hope that the Board for the use of officers of this paniment has been increased to of building development is taking A road is to be cut through. King's Park. Kowloon, where now calet Service for two cew

restoration of resce and trygdepartment why have a consider-meet the situation as far as can place on this road and it is essen- recreation grounds are to be laid out.

unpiss teaters. The ram lits in Camarill-befoe fiable amount of sexcelling to do to be done with advantage, and no tial that some of the more den- further increase of tiff could be reas comers should-be remov- A big towo-planning scheme is being carried out in Kowloon. of the increase in this Service render the task of the ponce Lan

***ing distric

usefully employed tehale theled, but the expenditure wih be Delays in connction with certain big works, including the due to the annual stipulated!

in Hongkong a less arduoussona Vernacular Education.

kept as low as possible. present conditions continue. Hospital for Kowloon and the new Queen's, College building, are iner-cents.

than it is at present.

The Estimates of the Education

Town Planning in Kowloon. explaicel.

Harbour Master's Department. The European strength is in-Department bave beep re-

During the coars of the debate 'Somewha: formidable "expenditure on the railway in provided

[4, the Harbour Mastercreased by thirty-two men, the arranged and condensed for con- for The railway revenue, however, has inteased from $428,000 to Department, certain salaries have majority of whom are being re- renience of accounting. The im- large public works by means of a on the second reading of the $604.000 during the past five years,

The Harbour cruited from the Royal Irish Coo-provement of vernacular education loan has not been lost sight of supply bill last year. Mr. Stephen Nu provision is made in the Estimates for the proposed Wasen increased. chai Gap tramway, but if it is desirable to proceed with the week. Master's appointment has been stabulary Nineteenmen are being in the Colony has been receiving In the estimates you will find advocated a scheme of scientific restored to the position relative added to the Indian contingent, the serions attention of the Gor considerable sams eatered for the town planning and the Governor forthwith app intet a Committee other departments which twenty-eight to the Water Police, ernment for several years past. Praya Fas: Reclamation Scheme, formerly held the fover meat and 130 to the Chinese Force. O and by means of normal schools and under the arrangements to draw up such a scheme. The Marine Surveyors have been he latter some 10y are coming for both masters and mistresses, present in force large soms wilt members of the Committee have place on a similar footing to from Weihaiwei and it is pro-and increased subsidies to schools have to be provided under Public worked very hard during the past Engineers in the Public Works posed to employ them in the New both in Hongkong and in the New Works Extraordinary for this few months sad the results of their Territories, it is hoped gradually scheme for severs! years more, laboura will be so valuable during Department: and a third Board-Territories. ing Officer has been added to the It will be seen at the beginning to raise the standard in this re-Now, the whole of this money will the next fifty years that I should of the Police Estimates that prospect. The work of this branch come back to the Goverment, like to record their names. Ther The wages of the crews of all vision has been made for two is increasing and it has become and so far as can be foreseen are as follow: The Director of Government launches have been extra Assistant Superintendents necessary, in order that full good deal more besides, in the Public Works, Chairman of the line with crows employed by com-promotion of a Police Probationer system of subsidies, to increase of land levelled by the removal retary. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher. mercial firms whose pay was sad the other is a new post to the staff of inspectors of vernacof Morrison Hill and on the the Colonial Treasurer, (original- adjusted after the strike earlier in which Chief Inspector James ular schools. A cade: officer is land formed by the reclamation, y Mr. C. McL. Messer, and now and as such preraium is nos Mr. D. W. Tratmen), the Chief the year; and, with the grant of Kerr has been appointed. This ap-at

24 farther subject to Military Contribution Engineer Chinx Command, Col. incremental scales of salaries, pointment has been made with a inspector good conduct and rent allowances view to the reorganisation of the additional post of Inspector Class it is a question whether the C. W. Davy: Mr. W. L have been abolished.

Detective Sub-Departurent which II has been made. The salaries amount required for the scheme Leask Mr Chow Shou-son- with Mr. A. F.B. Silva-Netto, His Excellency's Speech. years as regards land sales in The Senior Lighthouse Keeper has been rensmed the Criminal of locally-engaged mistresses should not be provided either by

There are a loan or as an advance recover-Mr. A.G.W. Tickle and sub- H. E. the Officer Administering Hongkong. The explanation un-at Green Island. whose duties Investigation Department. This have been regraded. the Government said: Honour doubtedly is that a period of include the supervision of 16 out Department will be in the charge now 17 mistresses on sterling able on the sale of the land,sequently Mr. 1. M. Xavier as salaries appointed from Home and rather than as a charge on the Secretary. The Committee has so far been dealing with the able Members of Legislative unrest in South China, such as side lights and the training of of Deputy Superintendent.

unfortunately, Council-In submitting for your has

been ex lighthouse apprentices. has been Provision has been made under 20 locally-engaged mistresses on annual revenue of the Colony. Kowloon Peninsula which

salaries of Varying Then again certain items under being mapped out in detail for consideration the Estimates of perienced of late, results in the promoted to a new post with the Special Expenditure for three dollar

'Waterworks' the future requirements of a very Revenue and Expenditure for the investment of a large amount of title of Officer-in-Charge of Green more motor cycles and sidecare amounts. The staff of English- the heading of

Sub-Inspector year 1923. I feel sure you will Chinese money in real estate in Island and

of which will complete the allot speaking Chinese Assistant Mas both to flongkong and the New large population. Provision is Lighthouses.

ment of one cycle to each out ters has been re-organised and Territories involve heavy capital being made for roads, railways, agree with me in regarding our Hongkong. fiancial position as satisfac-

new motor car is Vernacular Masters who now re expenditure. The Shing Mua ferries, wharves, sewage works, Increased provision has been station. A

tory.

The original estimate of the made under Other Charges for the required to replace an old car, caive some two years' training at Valley scheme alons, if the Gov slaughterhouses, markets, Goy- ernment buildings, offensive trade It was estimated at this time year's expenditure was $20.198. raising and renewing of the now past service, and provision the Normal Schools have simi-erament decides to proceed with

the larly been regraded. Class V with it, will cost several million dollars. areas. residential areas, timber last year that the balance of 990: the revised estimats is $19, moorings of ocean steamships, ia taade for completing

seets over liabilities on the 31st. 565. The latter figure includes The vote for this year has already equipment of the large Police a salary of $400 to $600 annis These works should in course of yards, coal yards. recreation December, 1921, would amount to a liberal allowance in respect of cons of the increased number of with deck cabins for ene betier is no longer sufficient to attract takings and their cost might well when complets will prave & most required supplementing on ac- launches with searchlights and has been abolished as such salary time prove remunerative ander-grounds, and so on, and the work approximately five million dollars: Public Works Extraordinary,

valuable guide for all parposes but, owing to an increase of which are being speeded up as moorings now in use and it is not accommodation of the Officer in suitable candidates. Capitation be met by a loan.

Subsidies, University

connected with the development million dollars in revenue and a much as possible, whereas the anticipated that there will be any Charge. It is proposed also to Grants,

of the Colony. The Committee will decrease of half a million dollars revised estimate of revenue, in falling off next year. A new item purchase a van for the convey- Examination Grants, and Build- in expenditure compared with the the sum of $20.718,720, bas been the wireless plant installed at lying districts

of $700 appears for the upkeep of ance of prisoners from opting Grants have all been increas

The expenditure on roads is deal with Hongkong in due and to anded and witness to the expansion revised Estimate for 1921, the calculated upon a conservative

the return is of an indirect kind, acrual balance at the end of 1921 basis. The estimated balance of Gap P. ck, which it is hoped will from the Courts. The re-arm-which is taking place in educa proving most profitable though course.

Continued on Page 4. amounted to $6,478,745.

There seems to be an impression отет expenditure is prevent the interruption of coming of the Force with modern tion to-day in this Colony. This Year's Revenue.

Public Works Policy. abroad that the Government is $1,153.220 and this sum will in- munication frequently experienc-yeapons is being rapidly affected

Before 1 deal in detail with the 1-omewhat reckless in proceeding The revised estim-te of revenue crease our balance to a total of ed in the past. Provision has also and it is proposed to buy 150

construction of ex- for this year is $20,718,720 which $7,631,965. I should not be sue been made for a new motor boat Police Positive Pistols next year. Estimates of the Public Works with the

for the overament Marine dur

The Fire Floats.

Department

should lika pensive roads įs 60 442.460 more than

while curtail- theprised, however, if at the close of

make

expenditure ia general ing In the Fire Brigade Estimates to

other original estimate. The difference the year the balance was stand- veyor's Office, a sub-department is mainly attributable to unfore-ing at

policy A considerably higher whose work is increasing yearly.

of directions where help is more of Yove

$12,000 remarks Import and Export. increases

inserted under the

has needed. I can imagine no more under opium, fizure. I may mention here that

been tobacco duties, and land sales. Į the excees of our assets over our To the Imports and Exports Other Charges for the been the practice to insert under short-sighted policy than to to be Manager of Lepack Co I will deal with the liabilities amounted. on the 30th. Department the vote for liquor purchase of hose, the vote for the bead of Fablic Works Ex reduce our expenditure on road Page 4. question of opium later. As June last, to $9,712,949.

The services of a lady steno. Those labels has been increased by stores being reduced by $5,000traordinary the maximum sums construction at the present time. regards tobacon, it was dificultats include

large $1.000 as it is proposed to extend Provision has sisɑ been made for that it is estimated can be spent The only piece of road about

[typist are required.--Page's.

The AnderOS Maric Co. to foreres, when the original amount of cash, in addition to a to Chiorse wines this system of equipping the No. 2 Fire Flost on each work, with the result that be constructed that will possibly

Searchlight estimate was framed, the effect of sum of $2,672,900 in subsidiary preventing the evasion of the with

Apparatus at the end of the year the not prove a profitable undertak advertises Bubble Books that the then receady increased daty. coins which are eat, red at their liquor duties. Parchase of raw (4,000), No. 1 Fire Float having amount spent has fallen far shoring in itself is the short conner-sing."--Page 3. Tand sales must always be an

This tion from Wong Nei Chong Gap face value. It may be necessary opium has been increased from been similarly equipped this year. of the docertain quantity, as the demand to melt down a large part of these $500,000 to $500,000 owing to In the Prison Department, the practice has two disadvantages.to the road between D-op Water

determined by various factors coins in pursuance of our policy depletion of stocks.

post of Trades Warder has been It upsets the proper adjustment of Bay and Repulse Bay, but it

Big advertising rings by hich cannot be calculated in of many years past of demonetiz New Time Signal Instrument.bolished, and the work of in revenue and expenditure, by the would be difficult to argue that advance. It might be expecteding superfluous cola in which Under Royal Observatory pro-struction is now performed by necessity for estimating for this road should not be proceeded sales..

considerable loss vision has been made for, the two Trade Instructors under the large defcit, which is ultimately with when it is remembered that

the purchase of a new Transit Instru-supervision of Principal Warder. found not to exist, sad it also it will shorter the distance The N.Y.K, advise coufigdeer for the fact that 1921 and 1922, | tro|| profits, in the sum of Wireless Time Signals, ($7,000). the salaries of the crew of the the Public Works Department is the rapidly developing areas on Mara-Page 4. Balog years of world-wide trade $2,231,204, are still retained under The apparatus at pressat in use Prison Department launch have unable to carry into effect, within the south side of the island by A furnished flat is to let

pression, have been record i the Colony'a liabilition. -

is out of date and not trustworthy been revised and on account of a specified time, the works en- several miles. The road to Shek Kowloon-Page 4.

basiness.

.

The Post Office staff is being increased to cope with growing Under a new contract with the Gas Company, batter street lighting is promised for Hongkong and Kowloon.

"as an experiment, the Government is to provide central garage for public use on the new Peak Road.

establishment..

Heavy capital expenditure is anticipated on waterworks increased so as to bring them into One of these arises from the usual benefit may be obtained from the form of premiam on the sale Committee: the Colonial Sec-

Hongkong and the New Territories.

The Police Force is being strengthened, the total vote for this Department reaching well over a million and a half dollars.

Bigger ferries are to run between Jubiles Street, Hongkong, and Jordan Road. Kowloon, this being part of the policy moving the population from the craxded areas of the ciệp tu Kowloon.

seen

This Year's Expenditure.

revenue

very

that males would vary with the event date of trade, but a calculation must ba faced. Оп

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In Defence of Road Expenditure.

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Mr. P.M. Pingaet has ceased

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