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FINANCE COMMITTEE

MEETING

FRIDAY DECEMBER 10, 1926

Ponsions.

Pensions, Civil, $24,818.

Kowloon's Progress, Public Works Extraordinary, Provision made in Estimates Kowloon, Communications. $373,600. New pensions have been 000 y 6200, 1 granted this your considerably in endnutej foster das rada excess of the sum estimated and Original Estimate $207.000, Ru

the supplementary vote now nalevided Estimated cost of this rod reason. The fall in exchange $378,000 gud to be formed et for $11,463 may be ascribed to with additional sito formation

affecting the cost of sterling pensions and is estimated to cause exchange areas had to b§.fomita Ronsons for increase. Further deficit of $12,855,

|to meet development,” Amount"des perided to chu (of 192615280,486. Amount voted for 1926 $30,000, Excess for which supplementary Amount roguired by 1920. $45,000, supply is required $18,000.

A meeting of the Finance Com mittec was held yesterday after noon in the Council Chamber The Colonial Secretary, the Hona Mr. W. T. Southors, presided and Members

present were-The Colonial Treasurer, (the Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, O.B.E.), the Director of Public Works, (the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy), the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., the Hon. Sir. Shou-son Chou, the Hon. Mr

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Benstons, Police, $9,305. Provialon made in Estimates $127,600. New pensions have been granted this year considerably in excess of the estimate and a de Relt af $5,408 is anticipated. on of $3,897 will be required to moproceeded faster than was antic this account. In addition & aum Tensons for excess.Work hai the cost of pensions paid in ster-patod and additional areas are

change."

H. W. Bird, tho. Hen. Mr. A: Oing as a result.of the fall in still required for exchanges for Lang, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall and the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. The total amount asked for and voted was $127,227. the items being as follow:"

Education Department, Special Expenditure. Equipment

King's College $1,130.2

This sum is required for the Equipment of King's College. It is considered that these items can not properly be paid for out of the general sum voted in: P W D Estimates for King's College, and

New Quarters.

The Chairman: This is largely due to the fall in exchange.

A Query.

villagers who have accepted terma of exchange. Extra areas which, have had to be prepared for the ske now allocated to K: I. L. 1800 (Old Germany Mission School) Education Department, Fencing | 1975, and the approach which hin Queen's College" playing ground, | to be provided from the Old Kow- $610

toon City Roud to those lota on nis ground at Causeway Bay has Road, brought about an increase

· Queen's College football and ten-the block N. W, of the 100-font! no protection from the public who over the estimate, freely roam across it, making it impossible to keep the ground in order. This ground has now been declared by the Governor in Coun-

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For Piracy

t Public Works Extraordinary, Wireless set $2:500, Fitting wire- less set $900, $2,800. E

no funxis are available in the Edu-ell not to be a public place, within cation Departmont.

the meaning of the Ordinance and $810 is required in order to fence

Owing to the increase of Piracles it with a bamboo hedge and wire, even within British waters the Hon Mr. Lang: Are we prepared need for wireless on Police èrals. to do the same for other footballing lunch has become imperative: clubs whose grounds are similarly It has been provided on No. 41 situated?

Inunch, destined to patrol: the

Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong Buildings, 5. Govern- ment Civil Hospital; Extensions to Sisters' Quarters, $5,500."

Miscellaneous Services, Ront Allowafices, European Subordin nte Officers $4,000.

Original Estimate $102,000.00, The Chairman: Not unless they Eastern waters of the Colony. are Government institutions. No: 2 launch patrols "the western Revised Estimate $142,573.04.

waters and is suited for a Wire- Reason for Incrense. The Or-

less Installation. Provision for ginal estimate was only approxi-

this has already" beon riado, in mate as it was prepared, from Provision made dp Estimate 1927 Draft Estimates, page 79, Sketch Plans. Two large veran-$40,000. An excess of $4,000 is Head 31. Public Works Extraor dahs were also added during pre-expected on "this item. Several dinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous. Į

of the Contract Draw officers have mtrried and thus be 15. $1,100. The matter however ings. Amount expended to end of come entitled to higher allowances. is urgent, and a convenient 1926, $112,173, Amount voted When the allowances were revised tunity offers as No. 2 launch is for 1926, $8.000, Supplementary (in 1925, the effect on the estimates Being placed on the slip. The Supply $17,000, Amount required was not perhaps fully appreciated. | item are as follows. (a) Wircless for 1920 $20,800. Amount for A saving of $24,000 is anticipat Set $2,500, (1) Fitting wireless set which a Supplementary Supply is ed on the Senior Officers Rent Al-$300. (6) Cost of Wireless Cabin required $5,500..

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and extra mást for Aerial $1,300. - Departmental Literature.

The $1,000 is now available on the vote Repairs and Stores for Miscellaneous Services, News-Launches 1926, Harbour Master's Department page 23. Estimates papers and Periodicals $1,500.

1926." A supplementary "väte of $2.800 is requested to nest items (a) and (b). A corresponding saving will be effected in 1927 $4,100.

Reasons for excess. It was found necessary to take the found- ation of the building to a greater depth than anticipated owing to

Provision made in Estimates the nature of the subsoil and var- ious amendments in the plannig $6,500. This item was underesti- and additional items which were ated. The expenditure for 1995 not covered by the original Cen-was $7,715 and it is now stiganted tract were included during con- that this figure will be slightly ex- ceeded for1926, Provisjon has struction to inect the requirements

been, made for $7,000 in 1927 and of the Medical Department.

Hon. Sir Henry Pollock: What it is hoped to effect economies the are those additional quarters?

will keep the expenditure within The rector of Publ Works: that sum. They are new quarter for the nurses. It is a new wing to the original, sisters" quarters. Denga

Hon. Sir Henry Pollock What is the object of the memorandum explaining the item?.. It says "Ori-.

Hon. Mr. Lang: Who is supplied ginal estimate, $102.000 revised

The Chairman: Nearly all Gov- ernmen, lees have one daily Echo of Great Storm. estimate, $142,673.04." That is a much bigger difference than the paper and naturally, the Seera

tariat has more than one because Charitable Services; Gratituties $5,500 now being asked for?

The Director of Public Works: they file them and provide copies to personal representatives of

for the waiting room.

Chan Yani, Chung Fat, Chung The original estimate was pre-

Hon. Mr. Jadi,: And what Home Sing and Sco Yau $1,822. pared when sketch plans only were drawn out. Detailed as do we get?"

Provision made in Estimates!

Hon. Mr. Lang. What are these newspapers and periodicals?

The Coloniael Treasurer: They are the ordinary daily papers and periodicals obtained from Home.

The Colonial Treasurer: The

The Chairman: This is an iteni which should go in next year, but wing to the fact that the launch has had to be put on the slipway this year, the Government thought it better to pay for it now, and make a deductio nof that amount in the estimates for next year. I think that amount can definitely be treated as savings for next. year.

plans had not then been prepared Civil Service List, technical journ$3,000. Provision made by Supple"| hecause we did not know then that, w feports, medical journala mentary Vote $5,832. the work would be gone on with and The Architect, etc., for the When the detailed plans were prep. W. I

The four persons named--l Government servants-lost their

pared a great many additions, such Miscellaneous Services, Grant in lives on 19th July 1926 wher as verandahs, were added to the aid of Colonial Advisory Com a large boulder, loosened by heavy original sketch plans. We are not mitice, Medical and Sanitary $47. tain crashed into the. Pokfulam asking for the difference between

Provision made in Estimates Puriping Station, where they work. the two amounts but only $5,500. $100. Government contributes | cd and lived. The sum asked for proportionally towards the e 's the equivalent of a year's salary penses of the Colonial Advisory in each case, namely.-Chan Yam Medical and Sanitary Committee $496.40, Chung Fat $255.50, Hung and in previous years a sum of $10 (Continued on Page 10.). has been sufficient. This year the proportion payable by Hongkong is

The Kwanti Course. Kowloon-Canton Railway, Ad- vertising $150.

Provision made in Estimates $1,000. Since the preparation of the 1926 Estimates the Kwanti£16 and a supplementary vote to Race Courre has been opened and cover the difference is requested.

Large Families,

Miscellaneous Services, Trans. of Government "servants

$46,000.

it was considered necessary to in: eur certain expenses in connexion with advertising the running of special race trains, for which provision was made in the 1920 Estimates A sum of $150 is re

Provision niade in Estimates quired to meet the cost of these a $150,000. Considerable dificulty vertisements. The traffic attract is experienced in estimating for ed to the railway has shown that this expenditure as it is not pos- such advertisement is remunerate a forecast accurately the tive.

Kowloon-Canton

number of offers who will require Railway long leave, family pasager etc. Printing, Stationery and Ticket Hon. Mr. Bird: I can aover 4- "Stationery," $300.

Pravision made in Estimates ders did how it is that you do not know exactly, when Government $1,800. When the booking servants are due for long leave. Hongkong was discontinued, the The Chairman: The estimates stack of golfing tickets in books of are prepared in August and in 10 were unsuitable, and it was

some enses leave is not given until necessary to have new tickets the end of the year. Besides there printed Kowloon-Sheung Shuf. I are a remarkable number of people connexion with resumption with very large families and some- of through traffic, new time tables, times we do not know how many notices and fare tables had to beare to go in a family. (Laughter). printed also passenger tickets, as The Chairman: There is also thu. in many instance, the fares were question of ill-health. Many Gov increased To be met from savernment officers have to go Home ings under other charges:

ahead of their time on account of Charitable Services, Gratuity to-health. Take a case at the pre- Widow of Fung Wei, $219.

sent moment, Mr. McElderry. He Provision made in. Estimates should go next year but as a mat $3,000, Provision made by Supplcter of fact he is going this because mentary Vote $5,881. Fung Wei, the doctor has ordered him Home, housa coolie at Government House,

Hon. Mr. Bird I can under-

retired nine months ago on a com stand one or two cases, but I Įpassionate allowance of $75.90 per

annum granted under clause 10 of thought that in the ordinary way the Pension Minute by virtue of you knew exactly when a man was 28 years service. He has now due. for leave.

The Colonial Treasurer! In A

Au-

died leaving a widow and one oust you really do not know who is The compassionate allowance ceased on his death and it is pro- going on leave,

posed to grant the widow a Jump

Hon. Mr. Bird: But they have

Bum gratulty equivalent to one to take their leave when it is due? yea's salary at retirement loss the amount of the allowance already drawn-namely $219 In all,

The Colonial Treasurer: No. 1. might mention that there is one officer with a family of seven

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