THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 19361M
Unofficials Views on Colony's Budget-Continued From Page 10
MR. M.K. LO URGES LOWER MILITARY CONTRIBUTION
DEFENCE COSTS EACH INHABITANT OF H.K. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR
The terrific cost of Defence in Hongkong was one of the main subjects of the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo's speech in Legislative Council this afternoon.
The Hon. Mr. Lo urged a reduction of the Military Contribution, which has cost the Colony, during three years of depression, $14,500,000.
The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo said; Your Excellency,-A Budget showing i
Licences for storage of
motor spirit
a proposest expenditure of $32,259,160, | Floyalty payable-by-
China Motor Tu Ca..
Latul, Kowloon Motor 73us
Co., Ltd.
For *** Licences
vehleles Licences for drivers of
other vehicles
and
In Venarular Schools... 58,394 In English Schools
.... 17,086
visit, in
ask for confirmation on this
considerable supply of
of
Reorganisation Of Department Urged
express my
עיון
the total cost, and this, could be done, univergul meternge was, not to dangerous, and many fatal accidents Hongkong University, but I respect- either by increasing the fees or by obtain an increase in revenue out of have occurred. An it cannot be very fully reducing the staff, or both."
a sheer necessity of life, but to pre-expensive to provide for a rowing point.
3. I understand that the Island is For boys whose average altendance vent waste, and yet, on the Commis- boat (say on Wednesday and Satur- in 1936 came to 230 new school linssioners clearly showed, "the preven-day afternoons, and Sundays, during drawing a Just been opened, bullt of a cost of tion of waste is mainly dependent the bathing season), with a man in Water from King's Jubilee Reservoir about half a million dollars, with upon the mensare of physical control charge to throw in a life buoy when because, in spite of the fact that the playing grounds sufflelent for two exercised by the Water Authority in needed, 1, suggest that this question Jaland reservoirs are full, the existing large football felds, tennis courts, any fiven year, and that the factor should be considered by Governinent. llering capnelty of the Island is in-
suficient to a Pavillon. According to the of prevention by economic pressure is 1 appreciate that Government gets If this is so will Government con- MR. JOHNSON'S SPEECH
cope with the demand. Director's Report for 1935 the total not operative under our present certain amount of revenue from the enrolment in all schools, Government system, and the Commissioners held matsheds at Repulse Bay, whereas ider the suggestion of increasing the or otherwise, is as follows:-
The Hon. Mr. M. T. Jolinson said: that "it is dimeuit in the face of this Government gets no revenue from filtering capacity on the Island? evidence te regard our
4. I understand that the carryitu-Your Excellency desire to as- present bathers at Island Bay. But I submit system of water charges, based on of such small expenditure would be capacity of the aqueduct along the sociale myself with the congratuin- my Honourable volved by tions I cannot readily call to mind any valuation supply, plus extras, as more than imply justified if even the King's-Jubilee tunnel is only half of
| the_capartly of the tunnel, and that friend the Senior Unofficial Member being either equitable in incidence or life could be saved. over i vernacular School which possesses eileacious in prevention of warte".
the manner in which the The maintenance of the happy and pipe with a carrying capnelly equal upon recreational grounds, and the re-
cordial relation between Hongkong to the funnel could replace the Budget has been presented and to BIG. PROFIT creational facilities for other English
ก | aquestuck t reasonable cost. T
sympathy with your and Canton has often been referred is is no will Government consitter Excellency, that your first Budget for 3,000.00 Schools are either non-existent, or,
Futterly Inadequate.
The llon, the Director of Public to in this Council. It is unnecessary
Tinedying this the Colony should be one in which Considerations, such as the above, Works was kind enough to supply me for me to dwell on this subject. But the question
'Sir,
so much has had inevitably to be be as against an estimated revive from
permitted to say that defect? 96,000.00 make so
nore tragic the with certain figures in respect of the may 1, much
the Colony learned
6. In view of the man of legis sacrificed to economy. with pleasure all sources (including a half inlion
lament of the Director in his speech period to 1935. The figures show the dollar
I would like to refer to one sub- windfall), of $20,700,250, with
$14,500.00. a consequential deficit of $3,192,930
at the opening of the new Central expenditure for maintaining water and appreciation of the warm wel-lation which has got on the Statute British School, of the absence of works on the one hand (whielt com- come accorded to Your Excellency Book since 1923, will Government
the Member of notice as a (though it may be, und indeed is, the circuin-
46,000.00 recreational facilities for beat possible
Queen's prises Puble Works Recurrent and and Lady Caldecuit, on the occasion consider the question of bringing out Ject which has come particularly la under the
Harbour Advisory Conunitec' and' College. The Director
said: Salaries attributable to the water of your recent visit, by our hospitable new edition of the Hongkong Or- stances), canant of course expect a
that is the cost of 'maintaining the 2,000.00 in
thinkkig.....of a stronghold works), and, on the other hand, the neighbour, and that nothing could be dinances in the near future?
TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR Government Marine Surveyor's De- very cordini welcome. Nor is an
of young people, surrounded by onet revenue derived for Water (which more effective than such analysis of some of its figures cul-
partment. I wish to preface my re- $1,918,500.00 strip of green and enveloped in comprises water excess charges and view of Your Excellency's person-
The Senior Unofficial Member has marks by saying that the last thing culated to evoke any general en-
quietness, nid above all, in the air, the water rates" (2 out of the 17 per allty and Lady Caldecott's gracious thusiasm. Of the items of expendi
charm, in cementing the friendship already expressed our appreciation of intended in these is any reflection I submit, Str. nt a matter of essentially
'castle in the air, just cent, assessment). ture, $1,042,032 in Public Works
to 1935 the
the Colonial Secretary's on the personnel of the Department From 1920
total and promoting a spirit of mutual co- the ton. Extraordinary: $1,471,231 Is Interest incidence, a contribution by vehicle- such a place as Your Excellency has
pared by payable on Public Loans; $5,379.360 owners in the Colony of the sum of to-day thrown open to our British expenditure for the whole period operation between these two places? speech and of the memoranda pre-in question. On the contrary, in my the Hon. the Colonial opinion and experience we are ex- million boys and girls. I nak no more and amounted to just over $7,000,000, and
Treasurer and the Hon. the Director tremely well served by the Govern- is payable for Military Contribution; nearly ane and a quarter
Personal collars (ie. 81.318,500 less contem no less, for our premier Chinese the total revenue came. to just ov
of Public Works. If in my remarksment Marine Surveyor's Department. and $16,766,010 is
$22,000,000, showing a net profit Allowances, plated increase), is more, them ede-school.
I regret the time I have already I have been somewhat critical, I cer- The Surveyors are both highly com- Emoluments, Rent
I beg respectfully to asociate obtained by Government from Water taken up. There are stil few tainly do not wish it to be understood pelent and reasonable and courteous Transport, and Pensions; leaving aquate, and I accordingly submit that:
$2.000.323 for all the proponed increase should be myself with the Director in his hope, of about $15,000,000. The excess of other miscellaneous matters on which that I am unappreciative of the way to deal with but it does seem to me, of merely
and his request.
revenue over expenditure for the I desire some information, and, for in which Government has faced the and I know to others interested in period other purposes. It is obvious that abandoned.
1920 to 1927 comes to the sake of brevity, I propose to set situation.
slipping also, that the cost of main- for increased provision
$4,351.848.17, and for the period 1920 out the items in an interrogative On the contrary I wish sny, if tuining the Department is extra- Education (to which I will refer
may be permitted to do so, how ordinarily high and out of proportion later), an intensive campaign to rid
I propose now to make a few to 1035 comes to $11,473,000.24.
I understand that the total ex-
to the needs of the Colony. the Colony of malaria, slum clearing
observations oli the question of penditure for the Water Worlts of the Colonial Bretary Hon the much I have admired the courage,
Secretary's Memorandum Hongkong property
with Industry and
According to a statement circulat- in relation to
atalesmanship Colony, up to the end of 1935, came there is a reference to centralisation which Your Excellency has grappled ed to the Harbour Advisory Com social asylum, and other urgent projects, must await better times. In the meantime the general Memorandum on Estimates for 1997 Futes and excess water charges.
In the Report on the Economici to approximately $20,600,000. But of the reception of Prets messages in with the various problems, culminat- 1 mittee this year the total annual 'cost Government. Willing in the Budget, since your arrival of the Department in round figures public is naturally, grateful this that, arising out of Mr. Burney's position of longicant published in submit that as regards expenditure the hands of Government han managed to forci Report on "Education in Hongkong Febranty 1036, the Commissioner incurred prior to 1027, it has been Government be good enough to make in Hongkong. The decision to resort is £16,435. Included in this amount. more than repaid Trom Water a statement, for the information of to surplus balances to meet the deficit in dition to salaries totalling any substantial new tuxation. But
the Director of Education is arrang, pointed out that in 1934 the rateable there is one item of expenditure ing a Class 2 examination which will value stood at $38,641,850, and that Revenue obtained. And, as far as the public, as to the extent and effect rather than to new taxation, which £10,004, the statement shows Pen-
in may have a disastrous effect
sion £859, Rent Allowances £825, words, few which I wish to sny a
amely, that of Military Contribution. be directly financed by the Education this Agure, capitalised on the basis can make out, capital
relation to owners of radio seta? and that the Director is Department,
represented
2. In both the new Gaol and the appreciated. The result of the steps 1433. The last mentioned item,
time Allowances £65 and Passages of mine in: a friend' Recently
an Investment in
property
Queen Mary Hospital "a highly which Your Excellency has already England sent me
n culling from extending his arrangements for thejo per cent. per anar
qualled mechanic, having The Times, of July 29th, 1936, re- provision of Physical Training of no less than five hundred and fifty
the token, or has in contemplation, by may mention, represents more than that, for this
humber of million dollars. After puinting out Instructors
qualifications of a University graduate way of effecting permanent retrench-0.8. nearly D, full-rate First-Class. porting an address given by Mr. Chinese Assista
to London per return passages In Engineering" will have to be ment,
become can only of course S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner for
appointed to take charge of the apparent with the lapse of time, but annum for a staff of 10 Europeans the Stock Australis, at the Royal Empire being trained by a locally engaged that the total value of the shares of
listed
The greater part by institutions), Instructor and Supervisor. I would local companies (other than financial
and their families. boiler Installation. What is the I venture to think that what you, Sir, like to congratulate the Director on Exchange amounted to approximate-
necessity for such an elaborate boiler have already done, merita, and will these steps.
ly one hundred and fifty million In answer to certain questions by dollars (which, of course, consisted
Installation? I assume that these receive, the lasting gratitude of the posts are open to graduates of the community. y Honourable friend Mr. J. Braga, the Hon. the Acting Colonial to an appreciable extent of invest- ments in property), that the estimat- Secretary, on the 20th November, ed total investment in Chinese fac 1985, made the following statement torles ar in Chinese industry in the to about fifty 4d to Mr. Burney's. Report: Colony amounted "Although the Report in question has
and that the total been faid on the table of this Councit million dollars,
note issue amounted to about
sum
fur
"complete
Primary
ту
bullon has often been raised in the past. Your Excellency has already done so much in eftreling permanent retrenchment in the interests of a Colony that I venture to appeal to you, Sir, once again, to look into this
|
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS
I propose now to make a few re- marks un the subject of education,
I was interested to note from the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer's]
Fire
of 7
EXCESS WATER CHARGES
one
-tanco-ot-Handlars, The Impor-
form:-
OTHER MATTERS
Ft
in On
can make out, capital expended since of this centralisation, especially stry is, as I have stated, very much i Conveyanco Allowances £207, Over-
Loan Works
Under 1927 Ordinance. ist Section Shing Mun Valley Scheme $ 3,500,000.00 Under 1934 Ordinance. Rovised Estimated Cost-Aberdeen Val-
ley Water Scheme $2,555,702,78 Shing Mun: Balance of 1st Section and whole of 2nd See- tion
.$ 0,941,677.00
$15,097,600.76
Government has all along stated
$1,700,000
NOTE TO JAPAN DELAYED
BRITAIN FEARS COMPLICATIONS
DIFFERENCE WITH U.S.
A. O. F. C. PLAN APPROVED
CREDITORS MEET IN
HONGKONG
of the balance of the £16,435 is ne- counted for by maintenance of a fleet of three lunches costing £043 per annum.
MISLEADING COMPARISON
are
n
matter und obtain some reduction of differ from the view therein expressebroperty values were very depressed this is in respect of water, amounting tention of 16,000 tons of gul. whether the sliver and share credf- those Conventions and of the Simla
depression-of the sum of $14,510,501 for Military Contribution.
to
fees for
poor
the of
revenue inst week were reported to have com- recinti is largely due to the OP the infliction of any undue hardship..
not understand from his Report that give charges for water (in the case of as to whe24. (I am not clear
to
over
two
missioners'
the above
It was stated at the meeting held AMATEUR PHOTO
this morning that Mr. Green was originally sent to Shanghal to come
TALK
DR. BUNJE ADDRESSES BIG GATHERING
Bristol Society's Summer School at on the previous day, in the course of which Mr. Bruce asked for greater the Dominions contributions from towards Empire Defence. He stated that in 10lt, on the basis of popul- tion, Great Britain was contributing
I understand from my Honourable £2 10. Gd. to Defence, Australia
friend the Harbour Master that, in £1 16. 10d., New Zealand 125. d.,
comparison with London and other South Africa 125., and Canada 5. d.
places, on the basis of tonnage visit- He adds: "These figures were not it is the opinion of the Government hundred and sixty million dollars (of that it has no wish to make money
ing the port, we are by no means fair since the question was one of that the consideration of its detailed which a great part is held
uf outside
over-staffed, but such a basis te interest
n. thei
very casily prove comparison may subimit that the only fair tants, and cqui Dominions claimed complete liberty recommendations should in the Brst the Colony), the Commissioners ob- out of water supplied to the inhabi- place be the concern of the Board of served: These comparative gues
misleading. In Hongkong, statistics and freedom and equality of status. Education to which the Report has serve to make it abundantly clear way of computing the cost of water
of tonnage visiting the, port they should at the same time be pre- been referred."
that a very large portion, if not the supplied is to ascertain the amount
swollen by the frequent calls of pared to shoulder the responsibilities
In view of this remark I refer to bulk, of the wealth of the Colony, is payable for interest on the amount of I outlay, the amount
The sanction of creditars to a pro- consting and river craft and I submit that went with them".
Mr. Burney's Report with diffidence
represented by property. That this the new capital
visional agreement arrived at be- that these 8gures are not therefore According to the last Census the because, so far as I know, the Board oust be so is hardly surprising in a payable for the annual reduction and
tween Dr. Sillett and Mr. J. B. Pren- reliable fadleation of the amount of population of the Colony came to just of Education has not published any territory where there is little agriculopayment of the loan, and for the
tis, Shanghal and Hongkong liquida-work which the-Marine Surveyors short of 850,000, which works out at
my figures are as follows:--
tors' respectively of the American may be called upon to do. and
The Technical (Shipping) Com- over $6.00 or 7. fid. (ut 1/3, to the consideration oralt of its detailed ture, almost a complete absence of cost of maintenisice. On this basis
of this Report. But 1
Total loan attributable to Waler
Oriental Finance Corporation, wag
of the Hongkong General dollar) per bead, of a population in share the view, which I know is held any trace of mineral wealth,
where industry is still only in its Worke
from
1927 to dule-say
unanimously given at a meeting held mittee switch dire poverty is widespread by many in the Colony, tlust
SCC age 8 of the Report) $10,000,000. there is infancy." This Colony is a Crown Colony; it something wrong with the educational The new rateable value for 1836 to Yearly reduction of 1/12. $ 040,000
at the Supreme Court this morning. Chamber of Commerce urged upon Government three years ago that the staff then considered does not
njoy
herty
and policy of the
1937 is at the reduced figure of Interest at 314% Colony A Government
500,000
The consent of the Canton creditors additional freedom and equality of
status
figure,
P.W.R. and Salaries, say.. 500,000
London, Oct. 6. was obtained yesterday and it now necessary in view of the application. The question of Military Contri- announcement as to its educational | $34,643,700.00, but even the
policy would have been welcomic. capitalsed on the same busis, re-
Conventions should be engaged on The insufficiency the existing
of
presents un Investment of nearly five
On account of the reports of only remains for the Supreme Court of the new Safety and Lead Line
of Hongkong and the United States provision for Primary Education was
Sino-Japanese tension, Great Court in China to give their approval, temporary, appointments only. The commented, upon by the Betrach hundred million
Committee's advice, I bolleve, was property ment Commissions. (See paragraph set, though no doubt generallyAccording to the Draft-Estimates Britain has decided provisional. before. e. agreement becomes per not taken, but now that the addition
the revenue from rates is computedly to withhold her reply to uve, D. under the Heading "Education inadequately
•ig obvious. appreciated,
at $5,000.000, representing 17 per
Although
it has not yet decided work entailed by the adoption of Department"). But respectfully The Commissior.ers reported that
cent. of the Assessment. 2/17th of Japan's note announcing the re-
Rules is drawing to an end it would, the burden, which entails the pay-el, that "too much is done
tors will ranks equally, it is estimated for and that it was extremely difficult to
excess of that if they do so it is likely that nurgest, be a suitable opportunity la consider reorganisation of the De- ment by the Colony, for the years 1035 to 1937-years of acute trade Secondary Education".
dividend of between 60 and 70 per Mr. Burney also deplored the negotiate the sale of any property, to $658,824: the estimated revenue marine warships in
of any proper for water excess supply and meire the treaty quota. Four main causes
staff us muy best be done without cent. will be paid to Hongkong eredi- pariment and Eradual reduction of extremely
Manlity
total of imary Education provided, but I do affaire were suggested by the Com-rents for 1037 is $1,775,000, making
The Foreign Office and Admiralty two of which were exces-] missioners.
of the A.O.F.C.'s assels MOTOR LICENCE FEES
includes payments received by he considers that too much has been Chinese property), and rates,
since it went into liquidallar. pleted the draft reply. for water supplied to According to the Estimates for done for Secondary Education. It 39
As regards rates, which were some
at Hongkong).
Contrary to the United States 1937, the import duty on motor spirit true that out of the
vote for the years ago raised from 13 per
As on Education Department
any revenue for water exceed-view, it is understood, Britain is con- ls to be raised from $670,000 (up-)
to 17 per cent., in view of the present proved Estimates for 1030) to million dollars, a very substantial ninancial position of the Colony, I can ing $1,700,000 constitutes an exces-tending that Japan ho acted within to some arrangement with Dr. Sillett. $700,000; licence
is devoted motor part
only respectfully concur in the Com-sive charge, I submit that the exces the spirit of the treaty. Therefore and Inter Mr. Ritchie made the same
sive charge for water on the Budget it was thought advisable to delay visit in the hope of obtaining more] vehicles are to be increased from Secondary Schools, and in
that: While observation
concessions. for for subsidised schools. And yet, to $185,000
may not be possible to restore the lures comes to over $700,000 for the note's delivery, for fear such n favourable communication at the 1930) 52pproved! Estimates
the average Chinese parent in the old rate of taxation, we consider that the current year.
PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT When the Hon. the Colonial Trea- Colony the problem of giving his in view of the severe depression in
current critical juncture might be 10 $232,000.
AN ALTERNATIVE
misconstrued as surer, on the 24th June, 1930, moved children a sount.education is difficult, property it should be Government's
encouragement to
The result was the following pro-l A large and representative gather- Now that we have an assured Japan to establish a protectorate in the resolution to increase the duty on if not insoluble. There are, of aim to bring about some reduction
supply from the Jubilee Reservoir China, and also alienate from Bri- quidation of the Hongkong branch Hotel last evening, when Dr. F. visional agreement-That the -ing assembled at the Gloucester light oils, he set out a rough estimate course, numerous excellent Secondary at the earliest possible moment."
I suggest that all excess water tain the United States, at a moment should be carried out here and that Bunje, one of the Judges In of the nunual cost of maintaining the Schools in the Colony, but for the roads at a total of $800,000, and the most part they are run by religious
charges be abolished and that, in lieu when Washington's collaboration in
Amateur Hongkong liquidator should Teleprapis
Photographic increase in the duty of light oils was bodies, and if the parent do not
thereof, an additional 3 per cent. on the Far East is considered essential. if no alleviation can at present be the Assessments be raised as
also deal with the Canton liquidation. Competition, gave a most interesting United Press. justified on the grounds that such want his boy to be brought up in a
The Shanghal liquidator promised to talk on the pictures showing in the Excess separate Increase would be sufficient to meet religious atmosphere not his own, he given in regard to rates I submit that
Water
co-operate towards
that
exhibition. the 1930 B for maintenance..
The securities and cash held by E. Pr. Bunie, who was introduced by According to the Memorandum of ment Secondary Schools, in which in regard to excessive, charges for million dollars Uis year, and as the as the Commissioners abolition of excess water charges will
A. Pearce & Co., of New York and Mr. A. Hicks, editor of the Telegraph, the Hon, the Colonial Treasurer on the teaching of Chinese Is at best water which,
the effect of improving the
San Francisco, should be realised for spoke of the growth of the Com the financial position for 1935, 1936 inadequate. And if the problem for remarked:-"may be fairly described have and 1937, the increases of motor a parent in such circumstances is as unreasonably high, and have had a property market the rateable value of
approximately U.S.$130.000, half of petition during the past two or three chicle licences are to be from 30 to dimcult as regards his son. the serious effect in making such pro- property in Hongkong will rise, and
which should be remitted to the years and referred to the remarkable Com-
Shanghal liquidator and half to the improvement in the pictures entered. 50 per cent, and will be effective difficulty is much more accentuated perty unsaleable." In the.
the method of Hongkong liquidater. These accuri He also explained "frorn the 1st July, 1937, and it is in the case of his daughter, for I misstoners view clearly some relle: she amount represented by the new correspondingly increase. estimated that this will produce a believe I am right in saying that here is overdue",
On the other hand, by the abolition
les being at present under legal at-Judging, which took over eight hours, thera is only one Government That the property market has not of excess water charges, there will be
be paid by the Shanghai liquidator to worked independently in narrowing effect their deteriorated, is clearly shown by the administration in the P.W.D.
release, and further down the entries to possible winners, Hon, the Colonial. Treasurer's report There should be no difficulty in
sum of U.S.$0,000 would be paid by there was almost complete uninamity on the Assessments for the year 1936 checking wastage or excessive con- fairly set out in the leading article
him to Ilarrison & Bowes in respect in the final choices." of the balance owed to them by the Referring to the mounting of some of the South China Morning Post in Of the total Education Vole of over to 1937. In this report it can be seen sumption, by water restriction I
A.O,F.C.
of the plctures, Dr. Bunle stressed its issue of June 25th, 1936. I can- two million dollars, the sum of just that the rateable value in respect of necessary, in particullir districts, and
In respect
being. 103-1
cash held by Carter the need of better mounts not accept the validity of the over $1,000,000
1035 of just over thirty eight the supply of water, can be conserved Personal for
Geneva, Oct. 0. & Goldsmith, of London, it was available in the Colony and expressed argument that the cost of road main- Emoluments. But the materials pro- and a halt million dollars dropped, sectionally, or by districts.
A world agreement on internation-agreed that the £1,730 standing to the view that this malter was one The idea tenance should be wholly borne by vided do not enable one to work out in respect of 1935 to 1930, to less
of applying this new al trade and communications, as П vehicle-owners. But even If this how much it costs to run each than thirty alx and a half million principle of water charges only to
the credit of the Hongkong branch worthy of the attention of dealers: argument were sound no case has, ns
of the A.OF.C. should be remitted He went on the deal with the various Governinent School, and the cost per dollars, and again dropped, In respect what may be termed "enement contribution to the consolidation of I submit, been made out for the pro- capita of the boys in each Govern of 1938 to 1937, to just over thirty house districts" has many attractions. peace, is contained in a draft resolu- to the Hongkong liquidalar who re- sections of the Competition, and, in
betion to be presented to the Scond linquished all claim to the £0,000 reference to the
Children's Section; posed increase in car leences.
ment School. I respectfully ask for n four million dollars. As the Flon. But I realise that it would be venture to think that the argu- statement on
the observed, this difficult to work out the
Economic Committee of the League cash held by the same firm in respect suggested that this should be en the lines indicated Colonial Treasurer usual valus necessary to compensate the revenue by French and United Kingdom of dealings with the Shanghai branch couraged by the schools,
as it could ments of the Hon the Colonial above,
delegates. foregoing the Treasurer on the 24th June, 1030, nực
of the A.O.F.C.
be combined with hiking and nature Mr. Burney, at page 16 of histion showing. 6 decrease and "there for
Further, the Shanghai Iquidator study. somewhat vitiated by the omission uf Report, referred to the Brillsh Schools has been no instance of a decrease charges in these particular districts
Finally, Dr. Bunje gave advice on two important items constituting the as follows:-"In 1914 the Director oli annunt valuations for the last fifty computing the amount collectable un/members to relax and, as soon as would remit $3,300 to the Hongkong building up of pictures, and ex-
being shown in three successiva having regard to the dimeulty of credit side of the account, namely, the Education wrote: The Government
possible, to abolish quotas and ex- liquidator in respect of adjustments the royalties payable by the Bus Com-realises the justice of making the years"
excess water charges from the rest change control.
with those creditors holding two or pressed the view that there was no of the Calony.
more accounts with the 4.0.F.C. reason why, in course of ilme, Hong- pantes, which, of course, are, respon ratepayers contribute as little tis I do not forgot the recent reduction) sible for much of the wear and tear‡possible towards the cost of this in the charges for excess water It may be that my proposal may The appeal is supported by the Mr. Prentis stated that these terms kong should not become one of the
countries,
most important photographic centres to those who in Scandinavian of the roads on account of their heavy special class of schools, and the fees consumption and the discounts allow- not be attractive
Holland, were the best that
that could be arrived
of the world. vehicles.
are therefore put as high as the ed for prompt payment. But these practice have no excess water charges Switzerland and Belgium, and the at without fighting. If they went
The Exhibition at the Gloucester, parents can afford. It is open to measures, which are gratefully ap- to pay, but I submit that all should resolution is expected to be adopted into Court, the procedure would be a
which continues to draw largo what I may term "velucie-owners", doubt whether that is true now; in precinted, do not go to the root of the cheerfully accept the burden of the Mr. Stanley Bruce (Australia) to- long and costly one and it was ex as for no I can make
out, la 1933 the fees were $80-1. Just problem which is merely this, that new tax if, as I am persuaded, this day expressed himself in full agree-tremely doubtful whether it would crowds, will remain open up to and
including Friday. follows:-
about one seventh, of the gross cost the Inndiurd is under the liability to is the only solution of an otherwise ment with the monetary arrangement result to their advantage, Duty on motor spirit $730,000.00 per head. $00 means in sterling pay an unascertained and unascer- insoluble problem. I · accordingly | reached between Britain, France and In reply to questions, he sold the Licences for motor cers 232,000.00 from about £4 109, to about £9, tainable amount for a supply over respectfully commend this proposal the United States. He declared that sliver and commodity holders were rank equal. Once Court sanction Licences for motor car
according to the rate of exchange, which he can exercise no effective, to the sympathetic consideration of if a serious effort is made to re-giving away about three-quarters and was obtained, it would be possible to
Government. drivers. .....
45,000.00 Thero would not appear to be any or any, control.
establish general prosperity rapidly, the shareholders were giving about have the London assets available for Thardship in making the parents-con- It may be recalled that one of the The Island Bay Beach, with Its the danger of war would be avoided, half. The fairest thing, in his distribution within 24 hours, and the foreign vehicles
30,000.00 tribute a rather higher proportion of main grounds for the introduction of undertow, is known to be extremely-Reuter,
opinion, would be for the creditors to | Amerlegn assets within 10 days or 501-
RELIEF NEEDED
practically restricted to Govern- | something' can, and should be, donc tax will bring in just "x", This
tax wil
of one
further sum of $\ake up the time! Secondary School for girls open to improved but has, on the contrary, a very heavy saving in personnel and
I am not going to
of this Council by lengthy arguments
in favour of the motorists; they are
The total revenue contributable by
Special licence fees for
Chinese,-
BIG SALARY BILL.
.
15
excess
amount
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Economists
Have Cure
the
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For Wars achment, a sum of U.5.316,000 would and stated that although this Judges
CHILD OF FRANCE AND BRITAIN
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