1936-03-19 — Page 19

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

MARCH 19, 1936.

H.K. CIVIL SERVICE BURDEN RADIO

P(Continued from Page 1)

are Revenue $23,671,845 plus Surplus Balances (in excess of ten million dollars) $2,995,789 total $28,707, 634; Expenditure $20,098,148.

may be possible to train local nursing sisters and so reduce the largo nun ber of sistern recruited from Eng land. I propose to go into this quee- tion with my Honourable friend, the Director of Medical und Sanitary Ser- vices" (Hansard, page 187).

In the Budget Debate in 1936 the Pausing here I should like to state Hon. the Acting Colonial Secretary that, In my humble opinion, the nor said:"The Government has fully and mal revenue of just over twenty six frankly accepted that polley of re- and a half minden dollars must be placing wherovor possible European the cloth by Asiatic employees, but it must be regarded as representing according to which Government must evident that such a policy can show cut its coat, for I do most respectfully its full effect only gradually."

ex-aard, page 201). agree with the views recently pressed as to the inability of the Colony to stand the strain of extra taxation, and particularly by Dr. R. H. Kotewall, who spoke in the last Budget debate as the Senior Unnflicial Chinose Member of this Council, that the Colony

"is

To what extent are the increased My Honourable friend, Mr. M. K. Lo, hospital and other medical feolition is to be congratulated upon the trou offered by Government made use of bio which he has taken in looking up! by those who can afford to pay rosson and presenting to this Council the figures which he has able charges for the same? And, to illuminating

Colony the extent indicated above, are not just laid before us in regard to the ruch facilities merely competitive very large expenditure of this with those offered by private practi- upon the safarice and pensions of tuners? 1 venture to suggest that Civil Servants. This heavy burden questions such as these indicated ab demands the serious attention

a marked trade depression synchron ove should engage the immediate at- Government at the present the when tention of Government,

izes with an unbalanced Budget.

Again, I yield to none in my ad. miration and respect for the Police (lat-Force, but are all the numerous As- Folice sistant Superintendents of really necessary? I should very much Bka to know how many Assistant Superintendenta we had, say, fifteen years ago.

DISAPPOINTING RESULT And, yet, what is the actual result? I must confess that if any result has been achieved it is so disappointingly

my

capacity, if not bavo taxed to small that I am quite unable to dis- | it, and any curn it in his nswers to me, the

on the 18t

18th January, new tax-burdens may be the last tlens straw." I therefore take the figure Hon. the Colonial Secretary stated of 326,671,845 as representing the that the number of European Civil for 1010, and the Servante employel rose from G47 in normal revenue figure of just over twenty-nine and a 1923, to 975 in 1935; that as regards half million dollars as estimated ex- the European Senior

Accounting Staff the same rose from renditure for 1930.

24 in 1923, to 63 in 1935; and that 62 additional Europeans luve been employed eince the date of the Re. trenchment Commission Report 1931.

SALARY TOTAL

PENSIONS BURDEN

and obtained actuarial assistanco in cong the meticulous

in

of the

unpopular and to the Government make the man in the street consider that we could do with tower of such Ulcers

In the same debate my Honourable Sir William Shenton, ro-

(Hansard P. commemeled

188) "a friend.

Government service with a careful survey of every branch of tho

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In my Budget speech, on the 3rd October last, speaking on behalf of all the Unofficial Members, 1. sald (see Hansand 1935, p. 180):-"Re parling retrenchment we are glad learn that the Government la

whether considering

it cert carefully to

in посевагу to fill up Posta na vacancies occur. Our Staff of Civil

7-7.25 p-m. "Sulto No. 2 in B Minor Servants is a very largo one, even That, look at the pension figures after making the fullest allowance, for Flutes and Strings" (Bach) play. The amount of pensions paid in a for the fact that the Government has ed by Willem Mengelberg and his

odd in also

to perform the duties of a Concertgebouw Orchestra.

7.25-7.45 p.m. Vocal Items. year rose from $003,000.00

Waltz Song from "Merrie England" Loo many 1024, to the sum of $1,810,000.00 in Municipality. Indeed it is considered

Helena Esserman (So the Estimates for 1036. I do not by some that we have know whether Government has ever Regulations in this Colony and too (German), Clerical

a staff of Subordinate Officers prano); Lover Come back to me about and worrying people "Now Moon") (Romberg); Wanting puting the potential liability of the

observance You ("The New Moon") (Romberg) Tibbett (Baritone); Colony for pensions in respect of the existing Civil Establishment, but I of Regulations. Also the prevalent. Lawrence shudder to think what this figure win notion that Police Officers and Sani- Say the Word and it's yours herd's be, any, in ten years' time, as the tary Inspectors acquire merit by Jensio Matthews; The The total expenditure includes the

persions payable already amount to prosecuting people in apt to render Song ("Helen"); If I am Dreaming

"The Dubarry")....Heddle item* for Military Contribution amounting to $1,360,001.09, and for

May I respectfully ask what actual nearly $2,000,000.00 a yeari

In my submission.

Govern what

(Tenor). interest on Public Debt amounting to

ent should do

7.45-8 p.m. From the Studio. is to attempt to of steps have been taken by Government total

A Light Violin Recital by Gregory $190,841.00, making a $6.451.132.18). Subtracting this am to give effort to that policy, no "fully tackle the present financial position

Jamena accompanied by Dareen Min.

8 from the total expenditure there wall and frankly accepted by Government,

p.m. Time and Weather Report; Kum of $23,840,414.40 of replacing wherever possible Euro-by business methods: in other words, remain the

its expenditure

Stock Quotations,

8.05-11 p.m.

Chinese Studio Con- available for all other purposes, and pean by Asiatle employees! In this by taking stock of the whole financial it will be rather luminating toward a caso which happened to come income, for the present, and the years

connection I would like to bring for position and adjusting

in relation to its income, or probable

To introduce the wholesale | effecting substantiaj econome to cert.

11 p.m.

Close Down. le much of this available surplus which, in order to avoid unitné ref to my knowledge a few weeks ago. to come.

8,05-11 In the course of his speech, in

p.m. European petition. 1 have called the "available A cortain Chinese from Canton re expenditure" has been absorbed by cently saw me in connection with his reduction in the salaries of civil ser

for the post of Assistant at avowedly as a temporary men- support of the motion now before the gramme from ZEK. on *alaries, I

ment which cannot afford

A final directions in which he suggests that that of this available expenditura no Gove

qualifications und ro been vacant. His

economies might be effected in vari- hoa 10as than $3,207,560.00

Ex-ferences were unexceptionable. He Works Public

It may well be that too sudden or ous Departments, and I would like curmarket for

duly sem in his application, but

but later

Loo drastic a reduction in personnel to add some remarks with which my traordinary.

be understood that a sterling man from England had just embarked to must necessarily impair to some ex- Unofficial colleagues are in general All up thin

post. What steps did Gov-tent the existing high efficiency of the agreement.

Administration. But just as it would

MEDICAL MATTERS 鶴 be suicidal for

business concern to atrive attain the ideal of efficiency

Firstly, in regard to the Medical without taking due heed of bank-

I notice (at pages 30 Department, ruptcy, so I submit Government must and 31 of the Staff List which has prese I do respectfully

Its restrict

limits of the Colony' the

Government to the Unofficial interests of this particular applicant

htcapacity to pay.

Members) that no, less than 7 out I submit therefore that Government of the 10 European Medical Offer indeed he was quite, unknown to me above the rall bill which the Colony-but because it would show the nn- should not engage any more persons connected with the Hospital Division with be remembered that the figures giventure of the effort which Government on sterling basis without consulting of the Medical Department, has to pay To begin with it must in the 1936 Estimates are bakelis stated to be making in carrying | this Council; that no vacancy should anlaries rising from £700 to £1.180 out the polley of reducing the num- be filled without similar consultation;

per annum, have been appointed far as sterling salaries are concerned, ber of sterling paid men in the non- that facilities be given to all officers free the 1st January, 1930. 1 con-

eint interests of the Colony. a 1/8d. dollar. The Acting Co

recently recruited and not absolutely indispensable to leave the Service secure that part of that large in Band

Crease in the 11 Government having, i

Medical Staff lonial Secretary stated in his speech, above referred to, that in terms of

Glamorous Night--Selection: Words the without subjecting Colony to any is owing to the

given to ali and Music Selection sterling the amount budgeted for as

With reference to the statement of liability to pensions, and that a real about five years ago,

to the 9.32-10.15 p.m. Dance Music. Sir William representing Salaries, Purchases from

Food, effort be made to utilise local talent, Civil Servants, right up

from the Governor, the privilege of free

10 p.m. Big Ben, Crown Agents, pensions, etc., comes in Excellency

10.15-11 p.m. But in er all the already quoted above, on the question such as qualified doctors

Medical attendance in Government to just over £750,000, and

be very Aub-

of Nursing Slaters, I confess I enn- University of Hongkong, etc.

own homes. That privilego

Daventry. salary figuren must

was formerly confined to Subordinate stantially increased when the sterling not understand why His Excellenty this connection I would like to make there

should have regarded his own pro- one muggestion.

Omeers, whilat the Senior Officers commitment is calculated at the pre-

namely, posal, that local nursing sisters might

had vailing rate of exchange.

to resort to and pay for the round about a 1/3d, dollar. More be trained so as to "reduce the large

recruited from For the sake of the reputation of servires of Doctors in private firms. In this connection I have been in ever, the salary figure of nearly number of sisters sloven, and a half million does not England," as a matter of mere "hope" the Government Service briber

formed that the fees received by one bly be effected if an Unofficial Men-ARTS & CRAFTS CLEAN YOUR include pensions, rent allowances or and "possibility," in view of the fact other irregular practice must

produces stamped out, and I venture to think private frm of Doctore from. Senior ber of this Council were appointed AND RUGS ECONOMICALLY AND SAFELY,

Servants In the year 1931 in an advisory capacity, a Member of transport. It must of course be con- that Hongkong annually ceded that rent allowances and trans-scores of nurses qualified according that all new men employed should be

Clerical and Accounting Service, WITH MODERN AND UP-TO-DATE METHODS. port must be included. And I sub-to the presumably high and existing engaged on the clear and distinct basis amounted to $9,141, but have, in the the Appointments Board to the Senior Whilst private practitioners are In the course of his speech Mr. Lo mit that this applies equally to pen-standard set by Government. In any that their service is liable to be year 1935, fallen to $2,107. mit that this generally accepted case I venture to enquire what is the terminated if the Governor in Council, being hard hit by the above new policy has referred to the dimculty of get- ximate, forstion in in truth nut a re- practical outcome of the deliberations after enquiry, should be of the opin of the Government, which occasions tink rid of Civil Servants for bribery in office increased expense to tho tax-payers or other irregular practices, and ward or gift, but rather & deferred between His Excellency and the lion.|on that their contineresta of the of this Colony for salary, housing, there can be no doubt that this dif

D.M.S.S. According the is detrimental to the

ta wage, or a compensation paid to the the

are fifty Colony.

Colony. Indeed, I consider that this employee for the gradual destruction: Estimates for 1936 re

for bribery constitutes a ought as a new policy to have Officers of his wage-carning capacity in the nursing sisters on the General Nur rule should app

because, to my this

been submitted to this Council for its serious blot upon the wholesome course of his work. The figures for sing Staff on sterling pay which, at vice should apply to the whole Ser-for-pught and pensions, and, there-ficulty in getting rid of Subordinate the three items mentioned above are Exchange 1/8d, amounts to $162,031.- and having regard to local conditions, approval, those practitioners are rigid- administration of the laws and regu

With a lower rate of exchange, it is

that, ty, and, as we think, wrongly, excluded iations of this Colony. In Hongkong. $1,819,000.00 and with the stipulated annual incre- generally speaking, such evidence of from every part of the Government unfortunately, conditions DTC

ments, this amount must of Course bribery or corruption will

will be forth Hospitals, except the maternity wards more conducive than in other Colonies substantly increase iry year.

will secure a verdict of of the Victoria and Kowloon Hospitals, to the offer and acceptance of bribes,

and accordingly in a Court of Law. I do not and thus are debarred, in the ms iority From information given to me by

regulations Ordinances Government wishes from attending upon

I have added the totals of all per- soral emoluments Estimates for 1936, and I find that the total comes to the sum of orally to all up this post before re- sorting to engaging a new man in 467,821.00. In order to get a rurs

picture of the amount spent on England? alarios in the Civil Service in re- to add at has income one Intion to least three

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Day;

Orchestra-Out of Frances the Rag Bag; Songs and Tap Dancing Leave the Pretty Girls alone, Med-

Bermon: Orchestra- ey....Len Dance of the Icicles.

9.9.15 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin.

0.15-9.32 p.m.

Debroy Somers

A Relay from

"With and Without Prejudice." A Gala Programme.

11 p.m. Close Down.

.many

for

DUT hre

Bort of

European Subordinate $110,000.00 I knew that the skill, care, solicitude to dispense with tau nervices of in of the tients who go into Governe potential vehicles for bribery.

these circumstances the Un- undesirable employee, there should be ment Hospitals. We urge strongly $120,000.00 and devotion bestowed by those

should. sisters on then be measured

such exclusion patients are be required the same proof of gulit that

be official Members feel compelled, in 470,000.00 in raise and

would secure a conviction in a Court abolished.

the interests of the public, to suggest Fond

Gov. We have been informed that it la

radical change, namely, that no $2,043,000.00 in

termine

of any currency. Good nur- of Justice. All servants of the Gore part of the policy of the Honourable Subordinate Officials in the service, sing is indeed pripeless, I gladly and ernment should know that they must the Director of Medical and Sanitary should, in future be taken on to the gratefully record my sincere humble be above auspicion of any corrupt STUPENDOUS SUM · tribute to them. But I submit that practice, and I cannot see why thry Services for the Government to take permanent Staff of the Colony, but that, instead, they be taken on, an financial condition of the Colony should be retained if the Governor in over

agreements for terms of years, which Therefore, if you add the total of Tenders the carrying out of Sir Council, after careful enquiry, should payers), all the Medical Services of

Somo practitioners out $2.043,000.000 to the total of $11,457, William Peer's project a matter not have reasonable ground for thinking this Colony and to drive eventually would be renewable, at the option of

the Government. 821.00 you get the stupendous sum only of

of expediency but of urgency that such practies has been committed, the private I understand that the present holder even in the absence of such proof as in with them. We shall be glad to fund for such Officers would have to business by the Government compet scheme for a contributory prevident of $14,100,821 as the full

in a Court of Justice. Another way of stating this of the position of Secretary to the is necessary

be created, in lieu of a pension. is that out of approximately Hon. the Director of Public Works submit that the question as to learn from Dr. Wellington, twenty-three

EXCHANGE FIXING and 11 half million

draws over £1,000 a year. I gladly what constitutes proof of gulit in a Member of this Council, whether our expenditure" of which concule this gentleman's exceptional criminal prosecution, and the question above information is substantially

In conclusion I must deal with a three and a half million oblity and that he is worth this pay as to what are the circumstan station correct. Surely it would be possible for the Government to arrange for Works

Ex But the point is: Is It really neces which an employer should be entitled contracts with a firm of doctors, as pont, which has been briefly referred terminate a contract of service, is done by business people now, and to by the mover of this motion, and traordinary), the sum of over four-sary to employ such a high walaried to teen million is spent on salaries; in man for this post? I niay remark are entirely different, and should not

to save public money by so doing; which is a vary sore point with the other words, 60 per cent. in spent on that this salary is higher than that be confused.

the choice of doctors to be left to Unofficial Members of this Council. In To mind the Civil Service is

my letter to the Colonial Secretary salarice, leaving the ton to cover the remional men in the Service, such as not only overstaffed, but in many

patients to decide, sum of just over now paid to many experienced pro-

Of course it is conceded that, owing of the 18th September last I, as the of the ning and a

individual whole cost of Civil Administration, factors and solicitors.

cases grossly overpaid, to the increase, during recent years, mouthpiece of every

Mombors,

the urged n the Kowloon Unofficial and I feel that until this fundamental | of accommodation Including Social Servicer Bad

SOME QUERIES

Bome defect in Administration luus been | Hospital, thousand and one items of essential

increase in the Government to fix Exchange forward for all the sterling commitments of remedled, it is a matter for regret Government Hospital Medical, staff public expenditure. Need say more

Is it a fact that a sterling man that it should be necessary to call was necessary, but we contend that the

Government for 1936. Those the Acting Da Librarian tois employed

of the

Secretary, in his Budget ber? Is it exaggeration of langu this necessary? vice is too costly for the Calony Library at the C.S.O., and if so, is upon all the civil servanta to bear such increase. certainly, did not justify Interling commitments

sacrifice which, no doubt, works the engagement of so many as seven Colonial great hardship in individual cases, additional European Doctors in the speech, stated to amount to £750,000 crushing

Hansard 1936 at age to say that, unless this

Is it really necessary to have so And this regret is all the greater Hospital Division of the Medical Do- sterling. (See burden of salaries is substantially re

p.157), In a further letter to the duced, all hopes of effecting sub- many Europeans on Starling basis on when we reflect that this necessity partment.

Government of the 25th September 1, stantial improvements in the Coleny the staff of the C.5.0.Or, with so would not have arisen this year if

on behalf of all the Unofficial Mem- must indefinitely be relegated to the many Cadet Officers in that Once, to Government had only acceded to the

have a Chiot Clerk at u ulary,

bera, urged that at least sterling and urgent members unanimoux

businesslike realm of fanciful dreams?

In the course of his Budget speech Exchange should be fixed forward £1,0507

roquent of the unometal

of the 12th September last, the Act-for all the Government's sterling Can we really afford to have a about which

understand my ing Colonial Secretary said (sca special sterling officer

the

to show that the existing Civil Ser-

of

..

··HOSPITAL STAFFS

one

cordance with the best commercial practica".

I am aware that Government has, year after year, expressed its inten-

as Oficin Honourable friend, the Senior Un Hansard 1935, p.165):- "No prove commitments in 1936, other than for tion to retrench. For instance, dur- Anaesthetist who. I understand, will ofBeint Member, will speak-to fix sion, apart from one sew amah, has sterling salaries, "as, being in ac- shortly join the Medical Department? exchange forward for all the 1936 been made for the extra stall that Sufely it would have been much more

sterling commitments. Moreover, will be required for the new Queen As starling exchango could have economical, to have engaged a doctor this defcet is remedied Govern Mary Hospital, as the Hospital will then, or shortly afterwards, been Hongkong, and to have sent him to ment obviously is not in a position not be ready until 1937,"

to find the necessary money for vari- In this connection it is suggested, fixed at the rate of about 2/- to the

graduated from the University of

go; to

Ing the Budget Debate in 1931 His Excellency Sir William Peel said:— When I came here, I was impressed by the large number of European staff, particularly in the subordinate

the Colony has become dollar, grades. Steps are being taken to re undergo a special course of training our necessary projects. For instance, Brstly, that a good deal of the time involved, quite unnecessarily, in a place some of these gradually by local in Anaesthetics in Europe.

i still malaria

rampant In the of the present Government Medical officers, though it is a step which

The published figures show that tho Catony, and I would like to see half | Ofcern could be saved, if people, who large extra expenditure to meet its must be taken with caution. Govern expenses of the Medical Department a million, or even a million, dollars now

Government Hospitals sterling commitments for 1930, with year has become badly unbalanced, ment is ready to give local recruits rose. from $502,000.00 odd in 1924, to dovoted in one year to eradicating (which are paid for by tho Puble the result that our Budget for this instead of our being in a compara- to prove that such confidence is not 378.00 in the Estimates for 1990, of absorbed over fourteen million, where tloners) for treatment or operations

bo misplaced. This pulley can only which $1,160,304.00

This, in mort regrettable; and, up but can afford to pay a private tively satisfactory financial position. followed if local, recruits prove that sonal emoluments. No one can pos is the money to come from?

one can pos- I apologise for the time I have practitioner for treatment or opera to the present moment no reason has they possess the necessary integrity sibly have a higher

tions, bo allowed to be attended there

adequate, for that deplorable and culciency. If they fail to do this, I have for the services rendered by taken up this afternoon. they and the Colony cannot complah my Honourable friend the D.M.S.S., in my name and respectfully commend that, if any increase of the Govern omission on the part of the Govern I beg to move the motion standing by private practitioners, and secondly, been given to us, which we regard if we have to revert to the system but apart from matters like the t to the consideration of this Council. ment Hospital State in found the

Aufficient of pixing In order to staff the ment to adopt the obviously, business- Venereal Clinics, which has obtained hitherta. The Children's Clinie,

lika cours Queen Mary Hospital, considerable sterling exchange forward to cover matter Hes in their hands." (Han Medical Services in the New Ter

could be effected by the ite sterling commitments which would surd, page 191).

ritories, are the medical facilities and

Government disengaging - medical SIR HENRY POLLOCK'S VIEWS In the Budget Debate in 1934 His tho general medical and public health

graduated of the Hongkong Univers have materially helped the Government Excellency Sir William Feel said: standard. In the Colony Improved to

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, in allyon dollar salaries instead of to balanco Its 1936 Budget, Such "We are, however, carrying out a such an extent as to merit an extra schonie of a local branch of the Senior annual expenditure of over a million seconding, said:Your Excellency, engaging Medical Officers from omission of the part of the Govern Clerical and Accounting Star and are dollars when the figures for 1924 and I have much pleasure in according Britain on expensive sterling salaries ment is all the more Inexplicable,

(Continued from Page 5.); Yet another point which we would inasmuch as the Acting Colonial ⚫endeavouring to train local sanitary 1030 are compared? In any case, the motion which has the unanimous..

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