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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

..$17,500 in aid of the following votes: Police, Other Charges: Coolle hire, $1,500, light and eleċ- trie. fans, $35,000; rewards, $1,000,

The Chairmans A number of

SWIMMING FETE.

ENTRANTS FOR HONG-

TEAM RACE,

coolies for catching stray dogs Enthusins for the Hong: Tenv was not unticipated when the est! Race which is to be one of the events mates were drawn up. There was at the VAR.C. Night Fete to-morrow, is rabies scare, especially in Kow-increasing daily and with ten teams loon. The next item relates to entered there should be a keen ean- new quarters hired by the Govern-test Teams, will, be “selected from ment, four fats in Wongneichong, the following, four Bats on Praya East, the new Taikon.-J. E McIntyre, J police stations at Kowloon City Stewart, K. McLennan. K Boultor, and Shamshuipo: also gas" for W. Gardner, D. C. Speirs, C. Con- cooking is paid for in the light way, R. Gray, C. H. Summers and- and electric fans vole. More re-Di DavidsonL wards were paid.

860,000 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, New Ter ritories, gaol and police training school Ngau Shi Wan,

7 Continned from Payé 2.) -

The Director of Public Works: As regards redistribution, if hon, members will look at the last two pages they will see two lists of of work: (1) works not in the 1923 estimates for which votes.lind been taken, and (2) works not in the 1028, estimates for which votos must be taken. We have instructions to keep our estimates down to nine million dollars," but with these big amounts and the resumptions we found we were greatly in excess of that sun, so it was then necessary to redistribute expenditure. Works which were not commenced were nut proceeded with, and these amounts were redistributed over works which were in operation. Wo The Chairman: This sum is re- have had some very large resumpquired to complete the piling con- tions.

tract at Ngau Shi Wan. It is not The Chairman: I might tell Hon.proposed to do any more work at members that in the estimates for the gaol at present. I may say next year a charge. has been made in connection with that, that one with regard to Public Works by mak- beneficial result of the exodus ing a new area, New Kowloon. It the population is that the present often, looks extraordinary to see population of the gacis has fallen enormons sums of money down for by 3,000 to 400, with the result the New Territories when it really that Victoria Gaol has only had menns New Kowloon on this side its proper quota of prisoners for of the hills. So you will find in sometime past. the estimates for next year that a new area has been made. There has been such an area for adminis trative purposes in existence for a long time but it "has never been adopted by the Public Work

Estimating Expenditure.

It strikes Hon Mr. Holyork:

have hern in the estimates

$5,000 in aid of the vote Public Works Department; electric fans and lights.

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A.P.C-E.Railton, RY. Frost,

D. Ogilvie, LM. B: Lloyd, V. Hast,

A. Duncan.

Hongkong and S. 'Bank;-AU Groves, L.C. R. Sourn, B. Xavier,

W. Lee, G. Travers, A. Lopez, R. L. Moncrieff, and W. J. Clark

H.K Electric A. May, J. Clarke,

Easterbrook, L Smith, E Vickers, and W. Guigan. Hyde, H. Duncan, W. Matchin, A. Whampoa Dock--V. Ramsey, W. Duncan, G. Whyte, and A. Bliss

Mason, D, Purvis, G. Puncheon, F. Jardine Matheson-D. Lyon, K. Goodman and A. Cornaby. Teams for Crawford, P.WD. and Showan Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, Jane

Tomes are not yet to hand.

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There are mine entrants for the one length scratch race, open to the Colony, and this should result in a The Chairman: A voto of 815.000 very close contest. A water poi was taken, Expenditure to the end matel between teams reprevzeting. July was $11.478. leaving Kowloon and Hongkong has been balinre of 3,522. The strictest

arranged and the line up is expected i to bo 123 follows Kowloon –E Reed; G. Jack, V. Ramsey, B. Rasmussen, D. Lyon and J. Peane (Reserve) Hongkong-J. Stewart KOICH WHIS (Captain) G. Hazaret, D. Ing. E Brodie, T. King, S. H. Garrod and

Conomy is enjoined on all depart- me that a great den of this should ments with regard to the use of Railton (Captain), A... Duncan, V. electric fans and light. I am afraid there is a good deal of waste.

8507 in aid of the vote Indieint

Legal Department, Magistracy personal emoluments.

The Chairmenn: If you were

pit

it into the estimates, we should

then have Public Works Extraor dinary anyunting to about 4 or 15 million instead of nine million. I less than nine millious were spent then, there would be enmplaints about overestimating or lack of enterprise in the Public Works De partment in not being able to

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The Chairman: This is a small. Weill clerk from September 1st, to Decem sum to be voted for the "salary of a

ber 31st..

A Good 'Bargain. 8457,170 in aid of the, vote Public flent, with the work voted for. There works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, are, rarions works dinler Public

The Chairman:

PROPERTY SALES

TWO LOTS DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY.

Two inland lots were put up for sale by Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa,

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You have missed Don for eleven years but we are glad to announce that we bave now a consignment of this delicate, aged Scotch Whisky.

Sole Agents:

N. S. Moses & Co., Ltd.

This sum. Is re at the China Auction Rooms, ves- CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd.

Works Extraordinary which are decompensation and resumptions. sirable, and would probably be under taken a would cost sometimes a very large sum of money, but cannot be seen to what extent the have been enrried out. Supposing you said we will be on the safe aide'

quired to pay for certain, resumpterday afternoon. The properties Tious in the neighbourhood of Morrison Hill. Perhaps it might seYing-yee, for the sum of $26,400 were sold separately, to Mr. Chan. desirable for me to say a few words for both lots. en the matter now, because is comes

The first lot consists of new

and put $100,00 down and you onte in the large sum which appears in Kowloon inland lots Nos. 388, 404 |

the entire

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spend $10,000, there is 800,00 let the flix fore the Council now. If unexpended. Then you might you will look at fage of the and 480, together with four build- down $100,000 and find that you spend Appropriation il you will seeings erected thereon, The prea of

property is $1,76,000 for compensation and re- a good dent more than that. By this systent we

can put nominal sumptions I have told you what proximately 5,000 square feet.

Lot No. 2 comprises an area of amounts down for certain work, and the sum we are asking for here is then if we fal we can do more than for. We made some very large about 930 feet and is situate at

resumptions which had to be made Mongkoktsui, registered as a thought we could, then we enn

in order to get the proper lay-out Btion J of Kowloon inland lot No. redistribute and take the money the ronds, etc, at Morrison Hill 1635, together with one house. from some other work which is not and wo resumed some land for The upset price of the first lot to be carried through and add it to Sayingpus Market. I will leal with was $28,000. It was knocked this work. If you put down the fill those two first. We shall eventually, down to Chan Ying-yee for an ad- amount you can spend on everything when times are normal, be able to ditional $200, the only bid. you will have an enormous sum, your offer for sale large areas for which The same purchaser also bought purchase wold be ridiculous and you could not possibly spend that shall probably get a very good the second at the price of $8,200, price. We shall alsy, with regard after offering a solitary bid of

Sayingpun, be able to sell the $200.

sum. If you only cetimate where you are certain to spend the full sum and where you expect to spend only a nominal sum, then we can redistribute at a later date in the

year.

site on which the present market stands for a very large sum. In this

large sum is included also the sum We purchased for $382,000, and I paid for Queen's Gardens, which is think the junior Chinese member Hon. Mr. Bird: Surely, as regards have ever made.

Due of the best bargains 1 think we will tell you we have made a good

"The houses are bargain. compensations, if you are making

$320 in aid of the following a road through a new district, you overminent servants.

rendy to accommadate a number of

Eventually votes: Kowloon Magistrady. -- know whose land, you have ta`ïn- we shall have 30 flats, where we Electric Fans and Light $200.000;

sume and you ought to be able to get some close estigunte as to what shall be able to house 30 GovernIncidental

ment servants, and if we had to Total $320.00. the compensation will amount to,

The Chairman: That is all right build houses for the whole of these, at a ·low estimate of

Hay

should have to pay $760,000,

ir country districts where there is $25,000 a house, you can see we no excessive price to pay. This enormous sum for compensation only covers about four different works will deal further with the subiect later

Expenses $120.000;

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The Chairman: This is for the Kowloon Magistracy building, the ground quartern of which are occupied. More electric light and Hon. Mr. Bird: How many fans were needed. As regards incidental expenses, this includes rooms are there in the flats?

The Chairman: There are two transport-messengers to the bank large rooms and big verandahsin Hongkong, and to the gaol in Anti-Piracy Wireless Set.

Some of them are sub-divided, bui Laichikok twice a day... $2;606£304. 0, 0, at 2/4, on the rooms are very large

$1,000 on account of Public account of Public Works, Extra- Hon. Mr. Bird: What class of Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong ordinary, purchase of an anti- Government servant will occupy Miscellaneous. Further investiga- piracy wireless set,

these flats?

tion into site for Wireless Direc The Chairman: This sum of The Chairman: Anyone with tion Finder. "

"We" money is for an anti-piracy wire- from £450 to £800 a year.

The Chairman:. This sum has less set, which was installed in shall get so much in rent from already been approved by the the . Leung Shan,

them. It is a very good bargain. Finance Committee.

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