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THE

HONGKONG

NAVAL ARSENAL

REMOVAL.

COUNCIL APPROVES OF $2,000,000 VOTE.

FINANCE QUERY,

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1931.

THE PRINCE AT HESTON.

At meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday afternoon. approval was given of a payment of two million dollars to the Admiralty for the surrender of the Naval Arsenal Yard and Kellet Island.

His Excellency, the Governor (Sle William Peel, K.C.M.G.. |K.B.E.) presided.

Leprosy Questions.

The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shen- ton: Your Excellency, I risc to ask the questions standing in my

name:

1. What is the Government's policy in connexion with persons Auffering from leprosy in this Colony in respect of persona (a) entitled to British nationality and. (b) those not so entitled?

2. Has the Government

y of

facilities for the treatment loprony in this Colony and/or out- aide the Colony?

phy

3. Does the Government the cost of transporting lepers out of the Colony?

4. Does the Government pay for or otherwise arrange for the maintenance in leper asylums of Auch lepers as may be transport. ed out of the Colony?

ii. Has the Government any data to show the number of lepers in the Colony in the course of this year?

6. WII the

Government

The Prince of Wales had his eyes on the clouds when this in formal picture was taken. Caught off his guard by the camera, the Prince is show watching stunting in the Household Brigade flying tournament at Heston. The Marchioness of Cam bridge is beilde him.

planning operations in the aeigh-tion fees excepting the fee of $1 in-bourhood of Arsenal Street. These for a search of the register which

operations, in their turn, involved remains the same.

The Colonial Secretary second, Naval Arsenal Yard, and the reed, and the resolution was agreed, the resumption of a corner of the

provisioning of buildings.

form this Honourable Counell to what extent (if any) the powers and directions contained in Or dinance No. 24 of 1910 has been exercised and enforced in the Colony-

Government's Answers. The Colonial Secretary made

the following replies:

1

) Non-Chinese patriated, British

No

certain Davalto.

Magistrate's Ordinance.

As the Praya East Reclamation

The Attorney General moved progressed, it became evident that valuable buildings would be erec- the first reading of a B intitul- to the ed "An Ordinance to amend the ted in close proximity Naval Arsenal, and the Naval Magistrate's Ordinance 1890." He re-Authorities became concerned for said: The object of this Bill is Chinese the protection of their Arsenal ou to clarify the procedure under

on an

are treated in hospital or as the one hand, and the safety of which an accused person out-patients according to the the public on the other, and early indictable offence before a Magis state of the disense. (b) Chin- in 1928 they suggested that atrate la informed of his right to ese subjects are sent to Can-safety zone 130 feet wide should give evidence. ton at Government expense be left unoccupied on the East of and are given a small sum of money to enable them to find their way to a leper settle ment,

2 There are no special facilities

the Arsenal Yard.

The Colonial Secretary second-

ed, and the bill was read a first time.

Officiel Signature Fees

This proposal did not commend itself to the local Government, and negotiations were set on foot which have culminated in a The Attorney General moved: by all the As the first reading of a BMI) intitul-

Inside the Colony other than scheme ***ith the ex-jed "An Ordinance to amend the

those afforded by the general thorities

and infectious diseases hos-ception of this Council, whereby Offelal Signatures Fees Ordin- He said:Under pitals. An institution exists in return for a sum of $2,000,000 unce

At Shek-lung to which cameя may be sent on payment.

3 The answer is in the afirma

tive.

1888.

the Admiralty will hand over to this Bill the fee for the Governor's this Government the whole of the signature is raised to $10, and the Naval Arsenal Yard and Kellet fees for other official signatures island. The

sum of $2,000,000 is are raised to $5.

maga- The Colonini Secretary second- required to build Naval zincs elsewhere in the Colony. jed, and the bill was read a first

consider-time.

Payment has 4. Not as a rule.

been made in the ease of one Hongkong Government em-

The proposal offers ployee. A grant of $5,000 to able advantages to the Colony the Shek-lung Leper Asylum which will secure, the removal of a serious danger from a thickly was included in the Estimates for 1931 but payment has not populated area, and will obtain a been made owing to retrench- very valuable site which will be ment. It is felt that no ac-developed in accordance with the tun liability rests on this latest town planning scheme. The Colony for non-British lepers; Colony hopes to recover the whole 5 There is no definite informa of the $2.000.000 from the sale Lion. Forty lepers have been of the valuable sites which will sent away by the police dur-be made available. ing the first six months of the

Council I now ask that this present year.

will set the seal of its approval on No steps have been taken to the transaction by approving the enforce the provisions of Ormation standing in my name. dinance No. 21 of 1910 in the The Colonial Treasurer sccond-

of providing lepered, and the motion was carried. asylums or of making regula

'An Error Corrected. tlona under section 13.

matter

Arsenal Yard.

+

moved

The Colonial Secretary that the By-law made by the Sanitary Board under section 16 of the Public Health and Build. ings Ordinance, 1903, on the 4th day of August, be adopted.

The Colonial Secretary: rise. Sir, to move "that this Council ap- proves the payment from the funds of the Colony of a sum of $2,000,- 000 to the Lords Commissionera He said: The object of this of the Admiralty In return for the motion is to correct a verbal error surrcader to the Hongkong Gov-in the original regulation. ernment of the Naval Arenal The Attorney General seconded,

Increased Fees,

Yard and Kellet leland, payment and the resolution was agreed to. of the said sum being regulated as follows:

1-$600,000 of which In 1031.. $236,259 is chargeable to Prays Lost Reclamation Funds

Ir. 1932-$1,000.000.

In 1933-$500,000."

The Attorney General moved that the rule dated 23rd day of July, 1931, made by the Registrar of Patents under section 11 of the Registration of United Kingdom

Supreme Court,

The Attorney General moved the second rending of a Bill intituled amend the "An Ordinance to Supreme Court Ordinance 1873." The Colonial Secretary second- ed, and the bill was read a second and third time and passed..

BIH Withdrawn.

With regard to the third read- ing of a Bill to amend the law re- (Continued on Page 11.)

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