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Mr. Pollock's Plea for Homeless Tenants.

HIS EXCELLENCY ON LANDLORDS. There was a most interesting ings and are still ́in' a good and discussion in the Legislative habitable condition, and the only Council yesterday afternoon on reason which our landlords have the second reading of the Bill to in reconstructing these buildings Amend the Rents Ordinance. ~ are those stated above.

The Attorney General moved We lately applied to the Secre the second reading, and the tary for Chinese Affairs to help us Colonial Secretary seconded. in this matter, but he told us that Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock: Sir, I am he was powerless to help us, and glad that the Government, after we, knowing you are the poor man's careful enquiry into the statistics as friend in these kinds of affairs, to reconstruction, has seen its way have as a last resort addreased this

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check on the reconstruction of houses and obtain redress for us, and. in good condition. My only regret "cause our landlords to cancel his is that when this subject of re- evil intentions of pulling down constructing houses was brought for these buildings, and it will be the ward in this Council in June last means of keeping a shelter over the the Government were not able to heads of one thousand souls in all, adopt then the same attitude as they and we could then work and live in peace without being in continual are able to adopt now. The matter dread of having to shift into the of the undesirability of unnecessary streets. reconstruction was then pressed, but

Trusting most earnestly you will without avail, by the Unofficial mem- use your good offices to intercede ber, with, the result that 'the hon for us in this matter, and for which and learned Attorney General in- you will have the everlasting grati formed us at the last meeting of this ade of us and our families, and Council that about the middle et anxiously waiting in anticipation, January there were about 128 houses", we have the honour to be, Sir, your being reconstructed which, betöre meat obedient servents."

commencement of reconstruc- tion, were comparatively new and sound On this matter there has been an interesting article in the South China Morning Post of the 1st. of this month painting out in regard to these 10 houses, that assuming the average height of a house was three storeys, that would represent about 378 Bats or Boors. and taking the figure of ben re- sidents in each of these 373 flats, it would mean that 3,750 people have been rendered homeless by reason of the reconstruction of houses which were in a wolerably good condition

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The Rutter Street Case. That letter, Sir, was received by me on Tuesday morning last, the 4th inst. and I at once tenk steps to get into communication with Mr. Wright, of the Buildings Or- disance Office, for the purpose of ascertaining whether these houses were still in good and habitable condition, and I ascertained from Mr. Wright that although these houses were not of a good type and will not have to go into any sue it on having received your they were built immediately before public health questions under the Excellency's assurance the passing of the Ordinance of

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In connection Sir. with this

1903 and were, therefore, not of the Public Health and Buildings Or-matter will be later brought for abnormal demand for building in dinance. The question will simply ward by the Government and as a this Colony I should like, if I may My own do so and I hope I am not taking most modern plan and type stille whether these houses are habit- Government measure. they were structurally perfectly sound and are capable of being in-able from a struttural point of view is this, that even in June, you at a discdvantage to enquire habited for a gumber of years to view. It is very much the same as 1925, we shall not be at the end of the hou. Director of Public up this particular aspect of the came, apart from extraordinary ac-what the learned Attorney General of our present housing troubles. Works what steps have been taken, put in his Objects and Reasons on I understand that, the Government, and whether those steps have prov- cidents. In regard to this case,

the comed effective, for carrying out cer in reasonably has recently arrived at subject, because only two days ago

the plans were sent in some time this Bill"houses

the housing received through the post a letter age and the nanal certificates under good condition." I think, Sir, that putation that the probable present taln recommendations made by the which I will read to the hon men the present law have been given at this present time, when there number of inhabitants of this Commissioners on bers of the Council,

I mean the present existing law is such a demand for new build-Colony is some 1,300,000. Bearing † question with regard to the in- "Sir,

which, of course, only states that ings, the Government ought no: in mind the fact that the census crease of the Survey Department Cocke St, Houses Nos. 37, 39, 41. a house if reconstructed will be a to sanction the palling down off for 1921 gave us a population in and the increase of the Building. of 650,000, and Ordinance Office department of the My 43. 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, new house within Ordinance No. 1 houses merely for the erection of round numbers

same sites even allowing for the fact that Public Works Department. 61, 63, 63, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75..

of 1903. I wish to bring the case other houses on the

such crying probably that number was, under- fellow Commissioners and I were We, the andersigned, have taken before the zotice of your Excel-when there is the liberty in addressing you on lenzy in order to ask whether the necessity for the erection of new estimated-let us take the figures very much impressed with the fact a subject which is of the utmost Government cannot do something houses upon new sites, especially at 750,000-it would, even allow that both there departments of the importance to ourselves, and which in this matter. In

to the fact that,ing for them, show that in just Public Works Department were seri- we trust is not wholly without in-parallel case which occurred last owing to the demand for bouses under three years the population ously under-manned, and we should increased by like some assurance that at any terest to you.

year, when the tenants of Rutter now, there is a considerable run of the Colony has We are the occupants of the Street were being turned out, os the available supply of build-over 500,000. Under these cin rate steps are being taken to above houses and did receive three zotice from the debate in the ing materials, and also the number cumstances, Sir, coupled with the remedy, the deficiencies in the staff. months' notice to quit from our Council, page 51 of Hansard. 1923, of building labourers in this continued disturbances in the would take this opportunity of landlords, Messrs. Wing Yip & Co. that the Government made arrange-Colony is limited. I hope, there-neighbouring providees of China, I asking, in connection with the same and others, in order to allow these meats to house the tenants in tem- fore, that the Government will think it must be realised that any point, whether any steps have been Thonses to be reconstructed. This iporary quarters of a large piece of jaccept the suggested amendmeat { thing like a normal state of affaire taken to carry out the recommenda- notice expired at the end of Jan-ground immediately adjoining, and when we go into Committee on this as regards the rents problem is tion made in paragraph. 50 of the

ary, 191

I hope. Sir, that if no arrangement Bill. That will

of course, still & considerable distance of Commissioner's report, that "In It appears that the motive of or can be come to with the landlords

exceptional I mention these facts, Sir, because the meantime, to meet the present the speedier marking out of build- Jandlords in doing this act is tolin the present case, the Govern-cases and for exceptional reasons, it has been the custom for the urgent demand of the public for force us tenants to give him a sub-ment will be prepared to adopt a the Governor-in-Council, under the Government, during every renewal ng sites and the quicker passing stantial increase of rent, and we similar course to that adopted in proviso, from directing that a cer- of the Rents Ordinance which has are given to understand that if we the Rutter Street case and put up ificate may be riven in any case taken place since the originator plans, we suggest that the Gov

somewhat having regard

are willing to grant him an increase a temporary building for these

of about $13.09 per flat per month he will allow us to remain in pos- session or otherwise the houses are

to be reconstructed.

We being mostly workmen with families, and shopmen with Emited capital, find it impossible to stát!

not.

prevent, in very""/

erament should, forthwith, endea- Bat the Rests Ordinance was passed, to

vour to engage the services for a".

A ・tem- coalies to live in in the meantime. and upon any ground. I think, Sir, that this is a measure point I want to make is that sa express the hope that that would

porary Egineering and Survey which, out of compassion for these far as the Building Authority is be the very last time that it would period of 12 months, of coolies, should be adopted by the concerned, the simple test should be necessary to renew the Rents staff from the local Naval and Hill- be whether the houses are still in Ordinance. I can only say, if ary Forces." I think, Sir, that is

the second. Goversment.

habitable condition from a strac-may be permitted to intrude my all I want to say on

opinion, that for my own part reading of the Bill. tural point of view.

Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall: Sir, Rent Control

cannot see the smallest hope of this exorbitant increase, especially With regard to clause 3 of the

Then next, Sir, I should like to conditions returning to normal for The hon. senior Unofficial member as we are now passing through very present Bill, I propose to move

upon the ques-a considerable period of years has referred to a letter which he has hard times, and we being power-an amendment in Committee. It say a few words

can imagine by a received from the tenants of car- less, have either to submit to this is in the eighth line of clanse 3, tion of the renewal of the Rents Even if we

as an Ordinance, because that question rather long stretch of the imagine tain houses. A similar letter bas exorbitant demand and live a hand and I propose to move

An Amendment.

to aouth existence in doing so, or amendment that the word "struc-naturally arises in connection with tion that at the present moment been sent to my Chinese colleague shift out into the streets, for the tural" be inserted before the word any amendment of the Rents Bill affairs in Canton are becoming and myself, and we hope, Sir, the house shortage is still very acute "condition." That will mean that At the last meeting of the Council normal, even then the disturbances Government will, if they can pos- over here for it is impossible to find the Building Authority, in con- gave notice of a motion that 1 of the past several years in the sibly find it practicable, do some new accommodation, for we number sidering whether he shall grant should move, that the Bill be con-neighbouring provinces have been thing for these tenants in the his certificate or not, will merely tinued for another year, but that such as to render it difficult to direction indicated by the Hon. in all over one thousand souls.

the actual notice of motion became unneces- restore confidence there for a Mr. Pollock. The above houses which are take into account No. 8 Queen's Pd. C. Phone C.4393 three storey high are not old build-structural condition of the house sary-and I am not going to pur- good many years to come.

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