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FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1929

geney.

Over Estimated, or

Government business must have con- Bifficult task. I may say that this siderably increased during the last new gnol is my own project: few years, but it is a question whe-have always bacis particularly in

I

ther it has grown to the saune extent forested in it nud I have been press- as the expenditure shown on thating the Public Works Department I have spoken on this point, Sir,item. Perhaps "there are other and to say when they are in a position at some little length, because of special reasons for this enormous to procved willi it; but until quite course I cannot help knowing that increase which have been omitted recently avea the general principles

now be

is the Kowloon the Government must. On that hospital ther having under its' consideration them this White Book, and I am of the plans bad not been agreed. that was estimated to be spent $290.000,-question of the sufficiency of the like to hae an explanation.

whereas in fact $21,115,35 Was

odd has been spout. Turning over good value to get out a full and | race, now that the matter has Public Works Difficulties. now, Sir, to page 32, there was an sufficient staff to carry out all the been brought to its notice. The With regard to the remarks of the important work to be done in necessary works, and it is quite Government can built houses in Sonior. Unofficial Member as to the respect of the Tylam Tuk scheme, clear, from the figures that I have suitable focalities and let them expenditure on Public Works Extra additional pumping plant. There given, that the year 1922 must be to its subordinate employees at ordinary, I have one or two observa- Legislative Council:

ought to have been spent on engine reckoned as a very bad year for reasonable rentals, or grant them tions to make. The first is, of Among the important business foundations, 305,000,-nothing was the progress of Public Works, this an allowance in aid of house rent. course, that the programme na is at yesterday's meeting of the spent; engine and boiler, two year in which we have only sue. If it is found, for financial, reá- Legislative Council, the Hon. lakhs of dollars in fact, only ceeded in spending just over a sons, impossible to extend the pri- appears in the Estimates is a maxi Colental Secratary moved the assa50 was spent. There is a mar-

half of what we intended to spend vilege to all, may I suggest that of what we can hope to par. second reading of an Ordinance ginal note explaining that to a der upon works described in your the privilege may be first given on, and I am afraid we must as

who have more

sume always that a certain propor- to authorise the Appropriation of

Excellency's speech in this Council to subordinates It says "No work Supplementary

28 necessary Public Works." Ithan, say, ten years service. Ition of the works cetimated for addons while in hands of consulting trust sir, that the question of a respectfully commend this sug cannot be carried out for various million five hundred and eighty

engineers. thousand five hundred and ninety-

To me this does not sufficiency of staff of the Public gestion, which has the support of consons. Difficulties arise in such four dollars and seventy-eight, fully explain it, because I do not Works Department will be gone my Chinese colleagues, to the symatters as obtaining possession of cants to defray the charges of the understand who are the consulting into very seriously by the Govern pathetic consideration of your land. Amongst the items to which

engineers or where they are to be ment. I do not think anybody who Excellency.

the hon. member referred in the zew There is another iteni on The Colonial Treasurer second-found, nor why it is that we cannot reflects upon the position of affairs

the gaol The expenditure of 8181 was

ed.

obtain then advies and opinion in in this Colony at the present day same page, the item for stationery not incurred as he suggested marely The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock: sufficient time to start with this and upon the extraordinary rate for which $32,000 was originally vot-for, the purpose of keeping the item Your Excellency, when the Budget auditional pumping plant.

of building which is going on- ed." This shows an increase of on the books of the Colony, but it for the year 1022 was introduced

A few itents lower dowu is the rate even higher than it was in 34,582, and the explanation given in was incurred in the commencement in this Council on the 27th October, Stanley Mount Catchwater, another the year 1922-can doubt that it the last column is "Increase of Gov of the preparation of plans, which The voluine of proved to be [21] extraordinarily Manager

Kowloon 63319, your Excellency-I am quoting important work in connection with is extremely necessary for this ernment business."

from Hansard for 1991 at page 13 our water in the Tytan Valley. Government to see that the De

partment is fully strengthened to HARBOUR CALL FLAG made the following observations $100,000 was to have been spent,

on the subject of the vote for Public but $504.72 was actually spent in meet every reasonable contin- STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE. Works Extraordinary:

12. The only marginal acfe we "The total sum provided for have is.The work was only com- Public Works Extraordinary

ismenced near the close of the year," the which does not really entry us very $6,011,300, ΠΑΙ increase on Estimates for the present year

Another important 81,643,000. The wrote for this year item on page

sure the Unofficial Members would If the hon. member will look at the was larger than any vote for Public Hospital. Works in previous years, so

Secretariat fire on the subject he staff, not only of the Public

will be amazed to discover the hen, members will be able to gauge,

Works Department, but of other Colonial Secretary's Reply. the expenditure to which the rapid expended that year. The maoffices, with a view to the intro-

The Hon. Colonial Secretary: numerons problems, ranging from ginal note isWork could not be duction of the Budget in this with regard, Sir, to the question engineering to religious, which arize development of the Colony is commenced as early as anticipat-Council in two making it necessary to spend sums. ed." On the Police Station at Therefore, I venture to emphasise it is the policy of the Governmens The main plans are, I think, now months' time. of Rent Allowance, I am sure that connection with the now prisen. af money on roads, buildings, re Mongkoktaui shortage of expend this point and to express the hope to extend housing to the Service Prepared, and the detailed plans, clamations and water works thatture was "owing to difficulties wers undreamed of a few years ago. with foundations." Under "Com budget for a sufficiency of staff in

that the Government will fully more or less generally. Of course,

I trust, are in course of prepara Many works that are desirable,munications," itoms "a" to "g."

tion though not very urgent, have to be there are enormous amounts net that we may not, in another year.building the Government is not pres it is a very big undertaking, and the Public Works Department, so owing to the present demand for Tytam Pamping Machinery. expended in respect of the roads

be faced with this extraordinary From the extract that I have just in Kowloon, which total altogether under-expenditure which has oc- sing it immediately; but it has fioned by the bon member was the read from your speech, Sir, it will just upon two lakhs of dollars. curred in the year 1922.

in view and is making arrange pumping plant for the Tytam Tak be gathered that this vote of over Then Sir, on page 46 there is the

The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak: monta for an extension of the scheme, as to which it was noted six-and-a-half-million dollars was for item "Training Nullahs (a) Mong-

Your Excellency, it is easy to Kowloon Tong scheme for a provi. that less progress was made oving the carrying out of various Public koktsui $116,000"-only $750

criticise, but I do not think any sion of a number of suitable houses to questions submitted to the con Works Extraordinary which were spent. The marginal note considered by the Government to "Work could not be commenced one who has carefully studied the for the senior Chinese and Fortusulting engineers The reason for he absolutely necessary

until late in the year." Another Appropriation Account can fail to guese clocks in the service. As the prolonged delay in dealing for the

TRA ink you know, the Government with that matter

that the item on the same page is "New be struck with one or two facts, effective progress of the Colony.

either the Public Works Budget system is that a public officer pays question arose whether it Territories Gaol $50,000," the Many works which were desirable

amount spent was $600 odd. The was grossly over-estimated or the six per cent on his salary in respect desirable to introduce a new type have had to be dropped, even so next is "Police Station Shatin, Department was grossly under- of his rent. There is one point to of electrical machinery or

machinery. The Public Well Sir, if hon, members of this $35,000," nothing spent; erection staffed to carry it out; and the which I may draw attention, that steam Council will now refer to the Draft of brick bungalow, Taipe, $20,000, failure to do so is, I think, the Salaries Commission, although Works Department advanced cer- Appropriatic Account which was nothing spent;, "Anglo-Chinese cient and ample proof of that circulated with the orders of the School, Cheung Chau, $27,000, fact. In addition to that, your they did not put it in their report,tain views and day for this meeting, they will find-nothing spent; "Quarters for In- Excellency, it is well-known that drew the attention of the Govern engineers commented on them and I think the eventual that that anticipated expenditure spector of Vernacular Schools you have under consideration, and ment to the necessity of keeping several references to and fro wers el over six-and-a-half million dollars | Taipo, $15,000,"--nothing spent.

I hope will shortly embark upon, in touch with the commercial commu-necessary. A very considerable Harbour desity in connection with the raising decisich was that steam should be for Public Works Extraordinary in

of clerical salaries in the Colony, retained. In many other cases the velopment scheme, and it is in 1999 has not been carried out; in

At page 48 near the bottom a connection not only with the figure and it is a somewhat unportant explanation given is that less work fact that it has only been carried ↑

Govern was done than was anticipated. I out to the extent of little mere dinery important scheme, the Kow-that was set forth in the Appro-question, because which

view of ment employing a very large body am afraid that in cortain cases it half of that expenditure. The

loon Tong Development Scheme, priation Account but in (a), resumption $84,000, only that also that I endorse the roof clerical staff gives increases of means thas dificulties arose in re netual relevant figures will be found $14,000 spent; (8) Excavation and marks that have fallen from the salary, it is reflected in the charges gard to land titles and so forth. three linee from the bottom of page filling, $66,000,--$10,000 spert. Senior Unofficial Member; and which commercial houses have to bear In other cases it means that it was 60, from which it will be seen that These are items that happened to trust that in connection with the under the same head. This is a not possible to make the expected estimated expenditure was strike me in reading through the forthcoming Budget you will pro- question which might be consider progress, and I should like the hon. |$8,011,300—the som mentioned just Draft

vide for a very considerable in-nd in the first instance by the member to remember, first, that Appropriationi now, which I quoted from your The net result is, as I have point-crease in the staff of the Public General Chamber and the Chinese some six weeks wore cut out of the Excellency's speech-and that the ed "out, that we find that only Works Department.

Chamber of Commerce. His Excel year by the strike, during which». three-and-a-half millions out of Civil Servants' Houses, lency the Governor has recently no work was possible, and there $6,000,000 has been expended. It The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall: anthorised the Treasurer and myself would have been, in any case,

that is curious how often the expres Your Excellency, I crave permis-to go into this very question and put considerable falling off on sion occurs, "Less work done than sion to make a few remarks in forward the beginnings of a scheme. account.

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| actual expenditure was $4,075,635 only, leaving what is optimistically called a "onving" of $3,033,635.

Unsatisfactory.....

Now Sir, that, as I submit, is a very ansatisfactory state of affairs.

Of this large necessary expenditure

we have little over fifty per cent

Kowloon Tong.

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Account.

Anotace specific instanco men-

Was

use

the consulting

was anticipated," or, "Less pro-connection with the item "Rents I may add that while the Rents Or I think you will find-I have not gress made than was anticipated," Allowance" which appears on page dinanen remains in force the pre- the figures at band that the or "Contracts not put in hand 12 of the draft Appropriation sure upon this class is not nearly annual expenditure was certainly

This item until nearly the end of the year" | Account for · 1922.

and so on. I think these expres- shows a total expenditure of $66,730, which I presume repre- A number of important works werd Well Sir, what is the moral of all sents rent allowances to very seastily dealt with, as we shall this? What are we to deduce as European civil servants who do

actually expended in the year 1022sions occur about 40 times.

great as it would be if there were not far short of the maximum of previous years. I think it must be admitted that considerable advance

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Stationery.

The Hon. Colonial Treasurer: Asas medo in very desirable works. see by referring to this Appropriathe reason why these works de- not occupy Government quarters to the item for stationery, the Possibly more could have been done tion Account. Sai Ying Pun School,clared by your Excellency in free or at reduced rentals. This explanation is perhaps not fully set with, more staff: that is not nb- for instance, pear the bottom of Council in October 1921 to be privilege to European employees forth, Last year's Estimates show solutely certain, because in this page 36, $25,000 is allocated but no pressing works, to be carried out is necessary, but I venture to make o saving of 817,157, the reason being question of Public Works you are suru of money is expended; Queen's 1922, are not done? I submit an appeal for similar relief on that a quantity of goods ordered somewhat dependent on labour and it is clear in the main why these behalf of the Chinese, Portuguese from Home which ought to have at the present time there is a con- College-formation of site-$35,000-

who arrived the year before did not come siderable shortage. should have been spent but there was works have not been carried out and Indian civil servants

it must be due to a shortage of must in these days of high cost only spent $1,670.77. Turning to the staff in the Public Works Depart of living find it very difficult to inutil last year. One item is re-

I remember that Mr. Perkins-re next page-page 38-under the head-ment. This question

on their presented in the expenditure of has been make both ends meet ing of Communications, item "d" the constantly and repeatedly brought meagre salaries. The Government £3,917, which is, I think, sufficient marked that it is not much use road from Bowen Road to Repulse up by the Unofficial Members of is encouraging employers to build to explain almost the whole of the having the staff unless you

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was this work, which will nearly halve the is extremely had economy that employees, and I am sure that it ILE the Governor: To which the and the frat necessity distance from the City to Repulse there should be a shortage of staff will show the same measure of Treasurer might have added that building which we now see outside Bay, there ought to have been ex- in this very important spending sympathy for its own servants- the cost of stationery is very much these windows. pended $75,000, but only 17,000 department. We hold that it is all those servants-Irrespective of higher than it was ten years ago.

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