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BIG VOTE FOR UNIVERSITY.

HON. MR. BRAGA OBJECTS

TO PHRASE.

TOO. VAGUE A TEAM.

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council yesterday approved a vote for $300,000 in aid of the University of Hong- kong.

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga sought to have excluded the words "leave if reasonable margin for eventuali- ties" but the Committee approved the vote as framed.

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga Sir, On this rate of 300.00 arani in aid of the University of Hong kong, I have a statement to make. If it should be longer than you deem it accessary, I crave the indulgence of the Committee, as the tax payers, whose money we are called upon to vote, have a right to know the full facts of the case. These facts are not revealed in Item 98 contained in the Message before this meeting,

"The University should produce a modified scheme of revised salaries which would bring the coat of the revision within the surplus left from the grant after balancing the budget."

I now come to a closer criticism of what I may call an extraneous addition which may have the effect of very materially defeating the: very purpose for which we are call- ed upon to vote, this financial grant] this afternoon.

"Eventualities," In the broader interpretation of the term, may in- clude practically anything, from an addition to the number of the Uni- versity staff itself to, let us say, the coat of replacing the Univer sity tower, If, unfortunately, it should be blown down by the next | typhoon visiting the Colony, ``

8, 1930.

land the University, if the in-have satisfaction in the knowledge YOU NEED A PIANO?

creased annual subvention be not that I have done what I could to voted, in an annual deficit of not improve the undignifying situation less than three lakhs, while, even which makes of Hongkong the butt if the subvention be voted this of criticism which the Colony's own adoption would moan, antess new action has invited for itself. sources of income, be discovered, The Chairman (Hon Mr. E. R. that the University would be in- Hallifax, C.M.G.-O.B.D.). We can volving itself annually not help but take note of your recurring liabilities which' are interesting speech, but I gather you likely to exceed its annual In-have no objection to the vote it- come by a sum which can not be self, if this alteration is made in stated at less than $2 lakhs." the last five words.

in

of

Balancing the Budget.

pire, and, where a source of funds Hon. Mr. Braga.-If I am per- is so readily available, every mitted to reply, I would like to any effort should be made to ensure that my understanding of the whole future safety from a recurrence question of the salaries of the of the unfortunate state of af University staff, in the first in- fairs which the Vice-Chancellor's report so clearly sets out."

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga.-Exactly, Shanghai Comment,

Sir. I should like these words Now let me turn to the comments [deleted from item 98. of the foremost English newspaper Too Vague ! Term.

A Business Precaution. in China. The leading article in Moreover, the interpretation of the North China Daily News starts

Hon. Mr. P. Lauder.-I have lis- the term "eventualities" would be with an observation in the follow-tened to what the Hon. Mr. Braga left in the hands, presumably, of ing terms, which, I am afraid, does has had to say and I think the the Finance Committee of the Un-not do the Colony too great credit: words which Mr. Braga objects to, versity. I submit, Sir, that the

"It is surely time that some-"leave a reasonable margin for unofficial members of Finance Com- mittee of the Legislative Council thing were done to put Hong-eventualities," lay down a very kong University on a sound ordinary and a very proper busi- form a tribunal higher than the

financial basis, particularly ininess precaution and I think the Finance Committee of the Univer

view of the situation as described Government would make a mistake sity. It is for that very reason,

in the Vice-Chancellor's report if they omitted these words. I Sir, that this vote of $300,000 has

which we published in part on think the amount that will be left been subinitted to this Council for-

Thursday."

for eventualities can be safely left acceptance ΟΙ rejection. Either

And the editorial ends with this to the University authorities. this Committea, is committed to a

Hon. Mr. J. J Paterson. I vote for salaries specifically so pro- somewhat severe stricture of the vided, or it is not. There can, and doubtful liberality in the Colony agree with my honourable friend, should not be, any room for which had hitherto enjoyed a re-Mr. Lauder, I think the matter of the disposal of the money voted. equivocation. Speaking for my-putation for generosity:

Jean very well be left to the Finance There was a private meeting of self, I would like to know to what

"Another, and even more im- Committee of the University whose the unofficial members of the definite purpose will be applied the portant point is the complete job, after all, it is: The fault lies Legislative Council to consider this money we are called upon to vote. lack of dignity in the situation not with us but, I think, with our financial vote on the 15th July last, "Eventualities" is much too vague It is not worthy either of those predecessors who, financially speak- No unanimity could be arrived at a term and, as I have just point- people who made the foundationing, did not look far enough ahead. regarding the very important ed out, may mean practically any- of the University possible, But the position as I see it to-day clause, namely, paragraph (c), re-thing under the sun.

'those who now have to face the is that we have got this University lating to the proposed modified I would be loath to associate my- problem of carrying it on, that and we have got to keep it going scheme, of revised salaries for the self with so large a vote as $300,- they should be obliged to live ons best we can, but there is not too staff of the Hongkong University.600, leaving the freedom of its ap the hand-to-mouth scale they do much money in this Colony. Clause C, in its original form,propriation that might, with the at present. It is unworthy of the Colony, unworthy of the Em- when presented for discussion at best intentions in the world, and, the private meeting in question, possibly also, unconsciously inflict read as follows:

injustice on the deserving members of the University staff. If, for the a number of sake of argument, eventualities should arise, neces

stance, was that the Members of sitating a call for funds for which the University budget does not

the Court of the University, were specifically provide, I fear, Sir,

practically pledged more or less to salaries the revised scheme of would be so whittled down that it

We are this afternoon, Sir, faced the vote that appeared, in the first for discussion by the might become a stam and a delu- with a solution of the problem re Court of the University, and from It will be noted, Sir, that in the sion to suppose that the pro-ferred to in the quotation I have which discussion the unofficial mem- original text 10 provision was fessorial staff as well as the ad- just read. If I can help it, I mean hers of the Legislative Council, made for the salaries of the dollar-ministrative staff salaries-ed-to do my bit—if only a modest being at the same time members paid members of the stall. This mittedly inadequate have been im-little bit, probably of insignificant of the Finance Committee of the very point was debated at some proved on a scale commensurate consequence in the opinion of some Council, were, in a sense, precluded length at the meeting of the Court with the services rendered to theto remove the stigma under which from taking part in the discussion of the University in December of Colony in the very important de-the Colony labours in relation to by the remarks made by the honour- last year. The question of Univer-

partment of liberal education which its University.

able senior unofficial member sity salaries came up for dis-it provides.

Speaking for myself, therefore, the Council, the Hon. Sir Henry cussion in connexion with the

I would fain strive to remove the Pallock. who reserved the right Vice-Chancellor's Report. Salaries Committee's report dated

cause for the severe stricture pass of discussion when the matter was 30th November, 1920, and sub- When I happened to be at Shanged by Shanghai. Clause (e) of Item brought up before the Finance Com- mitted for consideration by the hai recently on a holiday I picked 98 in its present form reveals the mittee of this Council. We have Court of the University. I happen up the newspaper one morning; it Colony in a most undignifying now reached that stage, Sir, but, ed to be one of the speakers on that was on the 7th June last. I was light. It pretends to give with the unfortunately, there was at the occasion. I emphasised the point struck by an article appearing in right hand what is enabled to be time, whether rightly or wrongly, that, whereas the inadequate sterl- the editorial column of the North taken away by the left. It vitistes, doubt as to the correct interpreta- ing salaries were to be revised on a China Daily Neios that day. That in my humble opinion, the effective tion of the resolutions adopted on more generous scale, the dollar-article arose out of the Vice-ness of a full measure of relief for that occasion by the Court of the paid staff of the University were color's report, which was the inadequate salaries of the University. So far as I am per- not considered, because the latter given publicity the same week in University staff. We should be sonally concerned there exists no were excluded from the scope of the newspapers of Shanghai. The taking up a hypocritical attitude, doubt in my own mind. I feel that the Committee's enquiry,

Vice-Chancellor's report, I believe, and I have no desire to be the money was passed, in the first Arguing at the meeting on the was published in the newspapers of sociated with such an attitude.

place, to meet increased salaries re- 16th July. I stated that a scheme of Hongkong on the 29th May last. stand for sincerity and unequivocal commended by the University revised salaries, contemplated in One paper displayed it prominently language.

Salaries' Committee. There was the original draft of the item before under the caption "Hongkong Pro- In conclusion, Sir, I would vote then no question of the balancing this meeting, unless amended, by fessors in Poverty." I venture to for the sum of $300,000 asked for of the budget as a whole. This strict literal interpretation of quote from the Vice-Chancellor's re-in Item 98 of Message No. 7 to question of balancing the budget paragraph (c) of the item, the port the following extract relating the Finance Committee, provided came in as an after-thought and as dollar-paid members of the staff to the gloom of the financial out-that the words "and leave a rea- an after-thought we are now. called would unconsciously, it may be as-look, which obscures all other cor-sonable margin for eventualities" upon to reconsider the sufficiency sumed, be left completely out of considerations as far as the University be struck out. If I should not be of the amount to be voted by this sideration. The amendment, which is concerned. Mr. Hornell wrote supported in my contention-Council for both balancing the has since been embodied in the "As things have turned out, have little hope that I shall after budget as well as for the increased phrasing of the contentious para- the adoption in their entirety of the result of the private meeting salaries of the University staff. graph, leaves no room for doubt.

the increased salary scales would on the 15th July-I shall at least (Continued on Page11) "Eventualities."'

Dollar-Paid Staff.

I now come to the essential point which arose in the course of dis- cussion on the occasion of the private meeting on the 15th of July. I would like to draw the attention of this meeting that in the original text the material words "and leave, a reasonable margin for eventuali- ties" did not appear in parz. (c). I strenuously dissented from the proposal to include these words. and, upon a division, was the only member to vote against such ad- ad- dition. How important the dition of these words will affect the salaries of the University staff will be seen in a brief explanation, bearing in mind that, in paragraph 7 of the Report of the University Committee, the members of that | Committee specifically atate: "For the reasons that will appear when we come to deal with the present scale of salaries paid to memberg of the University Staff, we are of opinion that they are inadequate.".

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