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THE HONGKONG PELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932,
COLONY'S FINANCE
COST OF DESTRUCTION OF REFUSE DISCUSSED
Following the meeting of the Legislative Counell yesterday, a meeting of the Finance Committee was held.
It would take a very long time to NEW YORK STOCK introduce.
Sir Henry Pollock: How much did you spend on these exporimen-l tal incinerators?
The Director of Public Works: About $600 I think.
$800 each. They can't be very Hon. Mr. Paterson: That is: elaborate.
Hon. Mr. Bell: As incinerators,
EXCHANGE.
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS
FOR YESTERDAY
New York, Aug. 4.
The first item of $25,000 relating they were a success, weren't they? Dow Jones Averages: Aug. 8. Aug. 4. to recent emergency works in con- nexion with the water supply I expect so, Sir.
The Director of Public Works:(50 Industrinis
$20 Ralls altered to $60,000,
The Colonial Secretary explain-merely a question of smoke nul-
Mr. Bell: I suppose It was 20 Udlitics
58.20
09.03 22.00 21.00 20.87 24.20
Mears, E. A. Plerce & Co. roport:-- rules firm. Business
done:-3,500,000 shares.
ed that this was due to a misprint. Rance in the neighbourhood. Could The market
Item 49, it was explained, also it not be removed to another dis contained a misprint. Inland Lot triet? It seems to me that incl- Number 190, should read Marine noration is a modern way of des- Lot Number 191
troying refuse.
Costs Much Money.
In regard to two items totalling $16,000 for the construction of n timber jetty for refuse at Shaukf-
MF. Paterson: Yes, it is, but it Dye wan and also for, the cost of two is intensely expensive. Shanghai is American Can sailing barges, unofficial members going in for it but it costs a lot American Telegraph rataed a number of questions.
Hon. Mr. Shenton: May I ask incinerators the only place I can American
of money. If you wish to install & Telephone ... the Director of Public Works whe-suggest is near the Cement works, ther some more modern form of where is so much smoke already Auburn destroying refuse other than that you
dumping is possible?
The Director of Public Works: These barges and the jetty are to replace two experimental incinera- tors in Shaukiwan.
extra.
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would not notice the Borden Company Canadian Pacifie the Director of Public Works said
Answering a further question, Consolidated Gas of
York that the jetty and the barges were the recommendation of the Sant-Du Pont de Nemours
Eastman Kodak ... The Colonial Secretary: Pend-General Foods
General Electric ing the introduction of other and more modern sanitary methods international Harves
General Motors this does provide a cheap way of for getting rid of the refuse.
Sir Henry Pollock: How longtary Board. were these experimental incinera- tors in use at Shaukiwan?
The Director of Public Works: I cannot Ray. I think only a few
months.
Sir Henry Pollock: Have they been a failure?
Owing to Smoke.
The Director of Public Works: The reason for removing them was that the smoke was a nuisance in the district.
Sir Henry Pollock: Where were they?
The Director of Public Works: They were near the Roman Catho-
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Mr. Paterson: As far as Shau-Radio Corporation klwan is concerned, the smell there is so terrifle that this should Standard Oil Co117+
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Slr Henry Pollock: We asked to vote for $16,000 instead Liggell & Myers "B" 57% of the incinerators which cost Lew's Ine, $600!
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lic Chapel and a residential hostel |ly at Mataukok, there. Complaints have been re- Mr. Bell: Am I right. in asking ceived about these incinerators. if this motion means that the Union Pacific The scheme worked out all right Guvernment is not going to con-United Aircraft and for the incinerators but the smoke duct any further experimental United States Steel 31%
Trans. became a nuisance and could not work on Incineratore? be abated, and it was decided they
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Sir Henry Pollock: Was it a question of smoke, or smoke and Amell?
The Director of Public Works: It was a smoke nuisance.
Mr.
Shenton: I recently sent you particulars of a new scheme for destroying refuse which has been in use in England and which. has been ordered recently by Tokyo, Singapore andi 'other places....
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The Colonial Secretary: Not necessarily. I am not prepared to go that far.
Mr. Bell: It looks a rather re- trograde step.
We
The Colonial Secretary: I would The Colonial Secretary:
like to know the lines on which have the new system that Mr.You would like further informa Shenton spoke of and inquiries
tion. will be made about it.
Will
Wanted Adjourned. The Colonial Secretary: the Committee pass this vote?
Mr. Shenton: I would like this
The Colonial Secretary: It was malter adjourned to the next ap extremely elaborate system and meeting for further information.
LAST TWO DAYS
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7.15 89.30 p.m,
Mr. Shenton: I would like an jadjournment for further in- quiries as to whether the incinera- tors cannot be used in such a way trat they would not be a nuisance. The Colonial Secretary: The matter is adjourned until the next meeting.
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