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COLONY'S BUDGET.

SERVICES PREFERRED TO

MATERIAL WORK.

NO NEW TAXATION.

THE BUDGET SPEECH. Government's Forward

Policy in Service. The Hou. Colonial Secretary said:

the Appendices to the draft Ealim- ates of Expenditure and I have a ready dealt with them in sume de

ail in the resolutions moved earlier in the present meeting to provide funds for their continuance during the coming your, while the Water Works have been made the special subject of Your Excellency's address this afternoon.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Departments,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1929.

to speak at any length on Head 31. Public Works Extraordinary. I will. merely invite the attention of Hon. Members to the following new works of special interest:

adopted a forward polley In. Its ments chiefly due to the rapid Budget for 1930 but it is a development of. Kowloon, but for forward policy in services rather the most part by increases under than in material works, always Special Expenditura under which excepting, of course, the loan works $100,000 has been allocated for the and particularly the Water Works provision of a now ernising launch Sub-Head 23-re-alignment of with which Your Excellency has to replace an old one now reaching Yee Wo Street $100,000. This is dealt so ably and so exhaustively the end of its serviceable life. I necessitated by private re-building at an earlier stage of our proceed- Invite Hon. Members' attention to operations. It is essential at ings this afternoon. 1 venture to a change in nomenclature which ence to lay out the streets on the think that the most striking fea-will be, found under this Hend. new alignment to which re-building tures of the Budget are the intro- No increase in numbers of emolu- must conform. duction of entirely new activities menta is involved, but it has been Sub-Hend 24-$75,000-Widen- represented by Heads 13.B, Air thought advisable with the appra-ing May Road from Tram Station Services, 33.1. Hongkong Royal val of the Secretary of State to le Conduit Road-this provides Naval Volunteer Reserve, the rea- Introduce more convenient titles much needed motor arceas on the The Budget was introduced to the Legislative Council yester which had been discontinued, viz, Police Force and

Loration under Head. 12 of one for the supervising officers of the Mid-levels and constitutes tho na- A bill to give tural continuation of the rond now day afternoon by the Hon. Colonial Secretary, providing for an the Statistical Branch of the legal sanction to the change will in preparation from. Garden Road expenditure next year of $27,268,515. The Hon. Mr. Southorn Imports and Exports Department be introduced at an early date.

to May Rond. pointed out that there were increases under nearly every head and and the attempt which is to be

Prisons,

Sub-Head 42—$50,000-Part said that in recent years the neceзmry expenditure of the Govern-

made next year under the exr Under Head 24.

compensation for the existing Royal ment had shown a tendency Lo Increase as it accepted more and perienced direction of my lon. partment, I would invite attention to be removed in pursuance of the Prisons De Naval Canteen. The Canteen has more responsibility for the health, sanitation, education, develop-friendl the Director of Medical and to the provision of separate staff scheme settled several years ago ment and protection of the Colony and its inhabitants.

How long the increase could be financed without recourse to Sanitary Services to deal with the for the Printing Shop and for the for road improvements at Arsenal Increased taxation it was impossible to tell but at the moment the sanitation, malaria and the pre- done by the Gaol has been steadily been the subject

too long neglected problems of Hospital. The printing work Street corner. The maller has Government was fortunate to be able to carry on with no increase vention of disease generally.

of complicated In the comparatively, light burden of taxation,

increasing and has been control-negotiations with the Naval Air- led by the present Wardor staff.thorities but it is hoped that pro. Under Head G, ilon. Members With the provision of now and gress will be possible next year. will notice the inclusion of a new up-to-date printing machines it is

Now Motor Road. post of Chinese Assistant to the considered that an actual economy Sub-Head 110--Circular Eastern Secretary for Chinese Affairs, can be effected by the detailing of Road $200,000. This provides for The Government, considers that specially qualified officers for this the first section of a ronil from the Senior Chinese stuff of this work and it is hoped that In time Kowloon via Sai Kung to Shatin very important office requires the Gaul printing shop will be which has long been .considered strengthening by this new post.. able to take over practically the necessary for the purpose of open- | Hon. Membera will also notice entire printing work of the Going up a portion of the New Ter the Introduction under Head 11 vernment,

ritories which is at present prac- The Estimates.

of special provision for the

On the advice of the Hon.tirally inaccessible except by water Izumo then, Sir, to the Estimates administrative side of the wireless Director of Medlen) and Sanitary or on foot. It is hoped to complete of Expenditure for the year 1930. telegraph service under the control Services provision has been made the road by sections in future The notes in the draft Estimates, of the Post Master General. The for a separate Gaol Hospital years. It has been my practice, Sir, onferences in expenditure, and the the Public Works Department in pital work is carried out by the the large sum of $330,000 had been the usual annotated abstract of dif- technical control will remain in staff who will be specially train-

The Railway. ed. At the moment the Ghol,hos- memorandum of the Hon. Director the hands

Under Kowloon-Canton Railway been privileged to be connected of Tablic Works on the works pro- Engineer and due provision for existing Warder staff under the provided for eight new passenger with the introduction of the Annual vided for under Public Works Ex-that side of the work will be control of the Gaal Medical Officer coaches. These are required Budget to preface my own or in one fraordinary will afford Hou. Mem- found under Heads 29, 30 and 31: and it is hoped that this long de-only to keep pace with our own case the Acting Colonial Secrers much information on points of tury's remarks with a review of the detail and wil, I hope justify me in The administration, however, is layed reform will meet with the share of the improving traffic and Colony's financful position and with

to enable the older couches a forecast of the probable position restricting myself to the broader naturally one which has close con- approval of the Council.

nexion with the Postal Service

deteriorating to be kept in a pro- in the near future. This year aspxis of the Budgel.

Hon. Members will see that the and it has been considered advis

per state of repair, but also be- um relieved of this duty by an in-total expenditure is estimated at able to make definité allocation

cause the Chinese Section is not novation which will, I trust, meet $27,268,515 of which 81.787,660 is

for this under the Head Post Office

providing its fair share of conch- with the approval of Hou. Members. required for Public Works Recur at a cost of $120,708 which can

ing stock. Hire la recovered for On Your Excellency's instructions rent and $3,840,750 for Public sista largely of posts transferre the Hon. Treasurer has prepared Works Extraordinary, memorandum on the financial posi-need hardly remind Hon. Mem: daily paid labour.

from other departments and from tion of the Colony which includes a bera that the review of the revenue for 1928, before them, in which the total

· BU now revised estimate of revenue for the extuliture is given as $22,038.897 present year, an estimate of revenue does not include the sums of $3,- for next year, and a forecast of the 866,660 for Military Contribution, position as he foresees it at the and $1,364,076 for Public Debt beginning of the next financial year. Charges though these items are in- It is anficient therefore for me chuded in the printed Estimates of to say that the Government expects

Expenditure. the present year's revenue to be slightly less than the expenditure with an estimated defelt of $379,268 very Bead and in explanation of and that it anticipates a total sur last few

this I would observe that for the pha balance at the end of 1920 of

years, owing to the $7,712,265, of whicir $8,224.977 is necessity for severe economy, de- expected to be liquid and available partments have been working on a sonnel and wormal recurrent ex-

"By Your Excellency's command I rise to move the First Reading of a Bill Intituled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not excceding twenty- two million and thirty-eight thou- sand eight hundred and seventy- nime dollars to the Public service of the year 1930."

the three occasions on which 1 have

Yene's Revenue.

Increases.

while i

of the Electrical

Trade Statistics, Imports and Exports la explained The Increase of $113,000 inder

Statistical Branch to which I have already referred. The abolition by the east of establishing the

of the Statistical Department has been the subject of acute local controversy and I personally sym-

Public Health.

The re-organisation of the Medical Department undertaken by my Hon, friend the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services han necessitated an increase of $100,000 in the personal emolu- ments of that department," A Secretary has been provided for

work of the Department but the to relieve the professional ufficers of Rome of the administrative

greater part of the increase in for preventive side of the Medical the purpose of developing the Department's work. It has long been felt that this side of the

se on the Chinese

not

now

Section, but All

the capital expenditure falls wholly on the British Section. It is, how ever, necessary to proceed with the work if the traffic requirements are

to be met.

ing the line from the terminus to the South face of the tunnel for erection of permanent shops for the the protection of the Publie. The sale of refreshments and emall er- ticles at Blation in place of the present temporary sheds is a much is included for this work.

Provision is also made for fenc-

There are increases under nearly pathize with those who regard it seriously neglected in the past needed improvement and provision |

as a slur on our administration

that we do not possess reasonably accurate statistics of the Colony's trade, I am not, however, with those who would take hair measures. If the Government

Department'a work has been especially in such matters as rural sanitation and prevention of

Naval Volunteers. malaria. It has been found in-

Under Defence, Military Con- possible to procure a Malarial tribution formerly Head B. has Research Oficer at the salary been renumbered Head 33C. and a offered and an increased salary special end has been the title of Malariologist and Volunteer Reserve. It will be re-

inserted,

for.expenditure. The revenue for very narrow margin as regards perundertakes this work it should do is inserted for this officer underlend 33B. Hongkong Royal Naval

next year has been estimated ·at

$22,712,920, nearly the same gure penditure. Though the Colony has it properly and bring out complete

Harbour Department, Under the Harbour Department an increase of $214,000 is repre-

Service for the Colony.

A Dental Surgeon. Provision is also made for a

that provision for a

us our revised estimate for the cur.Since 1925 been passing through statisties at monthly intervalsprávísion has also been made for membered rent year, and with our estimated very difficult times the necessary and as quickly as possible after an assistant to the Malariologist. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was liquid balance of $6.224,977, will activities and consequently the the end of each month. It is not The Medical Officers of Healthfirst Inserted in the Estimates for estry expenditure of the Gov-work which can be done cheaply are to be renamed Health Officers 1927 but in view of the financial give a total sum of $28,997,807

fernment have shown 4 ten-

It involves recurrent expenditure with one post of "Senior Health situation the Secretary of State to meet the needs of the Colony dur-

dency to increase as the Gov- consisting, largely of personal ing the year 1930. It will be sen

more and more emolumeals but the Government improved and provision is made deferred. It has since been taken Officer." The anlaries have been directed that the scheme should be that we take a reasonably optiminent accepts

for the Health, feels that the time has come to for financial position of the Colony, and Sanitation, Education, Development resume the compilation of Trade Officers as a first step towards the prospect that it can now be suc tic view of the future revenue and responsibility

three additional Health up again and there seems every duins the Colony is to be con- and Protection of the Colony and its Statisties and if possible on a more organisation of a complete Health (cessfully atarted. The Government gratulated on having surmountediabitants. This increase is 10 effective basis than before, what was probably the most serious evitable unless the Colony is content.

considers that the Colony is now Ho stagante and to recede from its waler famine in ita history without

In a position to accept this in- a heavier strain on its finances,proud. position as one of the most.

creased responsibility, and provi should like to take this opportunity progressive and up-to-date Colonies of placing on record in this Coun if of the British Empire, and the in-sented in part by a small incrense Government Dental Surgeon ns it sion has been made accordingly.

Miscellaneous. The Government's very high ap-rease is reflected largely in the in staff and partly by an increase is felt that the time has come of when the care of the teeth should

Under Miscellaneous Services preciation of the services renderederal Emolument voles as the ander special expenditure,

as part of the will be found an item of $3,000 as alike by Unollicin Members of the activities Involve increases in the which $92,200 is in connexion be understood Community and by its own Govern. Supervising clerical and subordinate with a scheme for the gradual re-normal functions of the Medical" contribution to the Society for

arrangement and relaying of con- Department.

the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- ment officers whereby the Colony staffs,

mercial moorings throughout the Light Taxation.

Under Special Expenditure willdren which the Government hopes was enabled to surmount serious crisis.

How long we can continue to greater part of the Harbour.be found the very considerable to see established at an early date.

An item of $5,000 has been in-i finance this increase without re

The present scheme does not make suma necessary to bring up to serted under Charitable Services The surplus induces may seem course to increased taxation it is the most eronomical use of the date the equipment of the Elec-as a contribution to that very excct-

Therapy and high, but we must nai flatter our impossible to foretell; we are for available space and the time has trical

X-Ray lent Institution the Tsan Yuk nelves too much on this apparently tunate to be able to carry on for the arrived when the whole scheme of branches of the Department, and Maternity Hospital. plensing feature of our finances for present with no increase in our pre-moorings must be re arranged to provision has also been made for

Salaries. 21 Harbour Dispensary launch

The Balances,

it has to be remembered that the sent comparatively light burden of provide for the ever-increasing whereby the Government hopes to Government has left unallocated a

Public Works.

18

Hon. Members will see that the bring medical assistance within sum of $1,669,382 from the total cany reach of the large floating sum available for expenditure. population of the Harbour. Now, Sir, as the Hon. Members are

Sanitation,

aware, a Salaries Commission un Under the Sanitary Department der the Chairmanship of His Hon- provision has been made to re- our the Chief Justice has been place the launch S.D.3 which engaged for some months in an in- struck a rock and sunk in Mayvestigation into the emoluments last, for the replacement of worn of the members of the Government out barges and motor lorries, and Service, from the highest to the

balances have hul restored to them taxation but it must not be forgol- | size of the shipping using the just under two million dollars which ten that improvements, whether in Harbour. The total schente had been advanced on loan works, health or material works, whether estimated to cost $152,000 and is while heavy special expenditure on in eilucation or in social amenities, to be spread over two years. The Water Works, Harbour. Dredging cannot be had without the money to sum of $70,000 is provided for two and the Kni Tak Aerodrome, works pay for them. It in the earnest new launches. which, in former days 'would have hope of the Government that such

Air Services, been met from revenue or surplus improvements as are provided for Immediately following the Har- balances, has been charged to Loan in the present Budget will be con-bour Department Estimates will Funds to an amount already exceed-sidered to be more than worth the be found a new Head, 13.B. Air ing the full amount of our recent increased expenditure they Involve. Services which is under the con- for the continuance of the polley lowest. That report reached the $6,000,000 loan.

I might add that part of the increase trol of the Harbour Master as in the dollar expenditure le explain- Director of Air Services. It will of substituting motor transport Government only a few days ago As was foreshadowed when the ed by the fact that sterling expen-be seen that provision is included for vehicles drawn by man power and has been laid on the table of Budget was introduced last year, diture other than salarica has been for the subsidies without which or by bullocks. the remaining $2,000,000 of the converted into dollars at 1/10d in- Commercial Aviation and a Flying Public Works. (1927) Loan was stend of at 1/11d as in the ex-

Club are impossible. Much public Personal Emoluments vote for the the approval of the Secretary of raised In November last and the timates for 1929.

was obtained on alightly

Public Works,

interest has been shows in both Education Department caused by State and it was therefore not pos- money mora favourable terms than on the Hon. Members will notice that previous occasion. But as iloa. in spite of the increase in the total on. Members will agree with light expansion of activities and provide in this Budget any sum for

the normal increments, by a the Government that money must Members will have observed from estimated expenditure there in the resolutions already put before increase of only $421,145 in that now be provided for the encour. by provision for training proba- carrying out the recommendations them to-day, the existing loan funds very popular vote Public Works Ex-agement of Aviation locally iftioner masters in England owing of the Commission. But from its are more than fully allocated and traordinary to which members of Ilangkong Is to take its proper to the difficulty of attracting knowledge of the public confidence the argent necenalty for increasing the public are inclined to turn first place is the rapidly developing has been found possible to in- ment han little doubt but that the trained masters to Hongkong. "It enjoyed by the distinguished mem

of these schemes and I trust that

Fire Brigade,

the Council this afternoon. It has Education.

not yet received the full considera- There is an increase in the lion of this Government much less

crease the Building Grant vote to, $60,000.

Public Works, Hon. Members will notice

a

sible to invite Hon. Members to

bers of the Commission the Govern-

our water supply will compel the to see whether their own favourite sphere of Air Travel, Government to raise a further loanachemes have been included. It In the near future. We are now might have been expected that with Under Head 15. Fire Brigade,

recommendations of the Commis- sion will be such as to commend ugain in the position of advancing so large an expenditure there would will be found provisión of a sum

themselves to this Council and, money from Surplus Balances anfbe a large increase in expenditure of $150,000 for a Motor Fire Float. Loan Works the cost of which is to on Public Works Extraordinary At present there are only two Fire relatively small increase in the any, as may appear necessary to subject to such amendments, if be recovered from a future loan, but, Mr, funda did not permit of Floats and the present provision cost of the Public Works Depart this Government and to the Secre- and we have framed pur Budget on this popular move. The Govern- gives effect to one of the recomment, Head 29, which in view of tary of State, and to the Secretary the supposition that a fugbher loan ment, however, has not been con-mendations of the Committee the notes provided does not acom of State's covering approval, the will, subject to the approval of the tent to adopt a waiting palley appointed in 1926 to consider to call for special comment from Government hopes to be in a posl Secretary of State, be raised at a The revenue has shown a remark suggestions for the improvement me. The Government bastion at a later date to invite this suitable opportunity next year, that able slability throughout the recent of the Fire Fighting Organicntion thought it wise to make increased Council to make provision from the our surplus balances will be relieved difficult year and the Government

of the Colony, for wilch it had provision under Public Works unallocated funds to which I have during next year of all liability has every confidence that the re not hitherto been founil possible Recurrent (Head 30) as it is only already alluded of a sum sufficient for loan works, and that the full venne will be maintained

by efficient maintenance that the to carry out the recommendations amount of our liquid balances will be increased in future years provided to provide funds.

Police Force.

Colony can reap the full benefit of the Commission as from the 1st avaliable for other local needs of an no fresh political upheaval still

of its past capital expenditure. The next increase of importance

January next. It has not beeh urgent if less spectacular character, further distracts our great but still

Loan Works,

sorely distracted neighbour the Reis to be found under Head 28. dum prepared by my Hon. friend work out the figures with any de In view of the very full mémoran-possible in the time. available to Police Force. An increase of the Director of Public Works of gree of accuracy but a rough esti about $200,000 is explained in part which all Hon. Members have a mate seems to show that the addi- by an increase in P'ersonal Emolu copy I do not think it necessary [Continued on Page 11.)

I do not think it necessary for me publie of China. to make detailed reference to the loan works. They are set out in

or even

A Forward, Polfey,

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