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The motion was carried.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
: $4,980 to meet the cost to be incurred on The Council afterwards went into Committee account of the construction of 8 cattle on the Bill.-
On resuming,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that it be read a third time and passed.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
FIRST READINGS,
crematoriam and a refuse-destructor--
Cattle crematorium-esti-
+
mated cost
$5,000.00
Dednet sum already voted 2,020.00
Additional sum required
$2,080.00 Refuse-destructor-estimated cost... 2,000.00
Total additional sum requirəd $1,980.00 The CHAIRMAN Hon. members have heard frequent discussions about the desirability of having a crematorium for cattle and also a re- fuse-destructor, and therefore it is unnecessary for me to enter into that. This is an additional sum. The sum already voted is exhausted and an ad litional sum is therefore required. The recommendation was approved.
The following Bills were submitted by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and read a first time:- An Ordinance to provide for the more effectual control of chair and jinricksha coolies in private employ; an Ordinauce to define the meaning of the word "writers," as used in Ordinance No. 3 of 1871; an Ordinance to amend The New Territories Land Court Ordinance, 1900 (No. 18 of 1900), and The New Territories Land Court Amendment Ordinance 1901 (No. 27 of 1901); an Ordinance to amond the Or- dinance to provide for the registration of
The Officer Administering the Government deeds, wills, judgments, and conveyances affect-recommended the Council to vote a sum of ing real or immovable property in Hongkong (No. 3 of 1844); an Ordinance to further ainend The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891; an Ordin- ance to further amenil The Supreme Court Summary Jurisdiction Ordinance, 1873.
This was all the public business.
CAPSUIMUN CUSIOMS STATION.
ont at the building formerly known as Capsui. $4.215.58 to cover the cost of repairs carried
mun Customs Station.
The CHAIRMAN-Hon. members are aware that when we leased this New Yerritory there were many buildings, especially near the Colony One of these buildings is at the Capsuimun The Council afterwards sat in private for Station, and it was thought inadvisable to revision of the Jury List.
REVISION OF JURY LIST.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately afterwards, the Colonial Secretary (Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart) presiding.
HOUSES AT VICTORIA GAOL.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $560 to cover the cost of four months' rent of the house occupied by the Europeans of the Victoria Gaol, together with the house allowance for one married Principal Warder.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the motion
was agreed to.
PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to re-vote the follow- ing sums, being unexpended balances of the votes for 1901 under the heading Public Works Extraordinary "
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£1
1. Governor's Peak residence......$17,432.20 2. No. 7 Police Station
3. New sheep and swine depôts
4. Four public latrines
1,197 80 11,000.00 5,787.51 5,000,00
24,938.11
5. Public urinals
6. Completion of gaol officers's quar-
· ters
7. Police Station at Tsun Wan (al-
tered to Tai 0).
8. Taipo Road
7,922.00 10,351.14 8,450.00
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1,000.00
11. Police Station at Fa Ti Au
(altered to Sheung Shui).....
9. Storm-water nullah, Mongkoktsui 10. District watchmen' quarters
(Government share) ..
12. Home for quarantined dogs 13, Perch on rock near Lyemoon 14. Coal-store, Starling Inlet Police
Station
allow this building to go to ruin, so the Govern- ment gave instructious that it should be pat into a state of repair. That has been done and the cost is the sum which I now propose be recommended.
Hon. C. P. CHATER-What is it being used
for ?
(March 1, 1902.
THE CANTON CUSTOMS.
From two sources on the 22nd inst. we received information to the effect that the long expected transfer to the Imperial Maritime Customs of the Canton Customs, which had been so strenuously resisted by the Hoppo, had actually taken place. According to the more detailed report, the transfer was made daring the 17th-19th inst. However, to mar the good effect of this intelligence, there also came the tidings that preferential duties on junk. horne cargoes will remain as before and that in fact no essential change of method will be made until the whole question is settled up north. This, of course, means a very loug maintenance of what is practically the old and vexatious system hitherto obtaining at Caaton. The ont- come of the struggle at Canton is most dis- ap, ointing.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DINNER.
On the 24th ult. at the Hongkong Hotel the Oxford and Cambridge Dinner, now an annual successive anniversary of the Dinner, the Chair affair, was held. On this occasion, the third
was taken by the Rev. R. F. Cobbold and the vice-Chair by the Rev. E, H. Good.
*
A large number of old 'Varsity men gathered together, and a very successful evening resulted. After the dinner had been despatched, the health of "* The King" was proposed by the Chairman, after which he also proposed the toast of " The Universities." which was res- The CHAIRMAN-It is not being used for ponded to by Rev. E. H. Good. Mr. E. 1. Sharp used for some purpose. In any case, the hon. any purpose, but it is not unlikely that it will be proposed "The Army and Navy," to which the Rer. Charles Moore replied, Mr. Norton- member will agree with me, after his expe ienco Kyshe then followed with a humorous speech, in which he proposed the health of the joint of property in the Colony, that it is an unwise thing to allow a house to go into a state of secretaries, Messrs. Good and Wolfe, the latter decay. If that is allowed, the cost of renewing gentleman responding. Songs, etc., were con it would be much greater than $1,000.tributed by Messrs. Pelella, Hays, Wei On The string This will be a
(phonograph), Ardron, and others. very raluable property, and suggestions have
of band
H.M.S. been made, which
Endymion contributed are not yet ripe, with regard to it. It is during the dinner the following instrumental quite possible it will be put to some use.
selections under the able direction of Mr. F I am not in a position to indicate what that use
Pelella, the bandmaster :- March...... "Under Freedom's Flag" Nowowieski is, but you may be sure that the Governmeut is not incurring this expenditure without
Overture... "La Ruche D'or
Krepsant Selection..,
Jones "San Toy having something in view in connection with it.
Valse ...... The recommendation was approved.
Moonlight on the Rhine' Vollstedt Selection.... "A Runaway Girl”.
Caryll Gavotie Les Cloches De S. Malo" Rimmer The names of those present were:-Mesars. Ardron, G. H. (Caius, C.), Brayne, F. H. R. (Trinity, C), Clementi, U. (Magdalen, O.) Cobbold, Rev. R. F. (Cains, C.), Gibson, W. S. (Keble, O.), Gompertz, H. H. J. (Exeter, 0.), Grant, A. W. (Pembroke, C.), Hallifax, E. R. (Balliol, O.), Hays, J. (Christ's, C.), James, B. (Merton, O.), Johnston, R. F. (Magdalen, O.), Kyshe, J. W. Norton (Downing, U.), Melbourne, U. A. D. (Trinity Hall, C.), Messer, C. Mcl. (Emmanuel, C.), Philipps, T. Morgan (Trinity Hall, C.), Pontifex, D. C. (Brasenose, 0.), Reece, J. F. (Christchurch, O.), Sergeant, P. W. (Trinity, O.), Sharp, E. H. (Lincoln, O.) Slade, M. W New College, O.), Wei On (Christchurch, O). Wolfe, E. D. C. (Cains, C.), Wood, G. R. (Jesus, C.); and the fol- lowing from H. M. Fleet: -- Broadbent,¡ F. M. (Magdalene, C.), Dathau, Rev. J. (Cavendish, C.), Franklin, C. S. P. (John's, C.), Good, Rev. E. H. (Brasenose, C.), Macnamara, E. D. (Peter- house, C.), Moore, Rev. Charles (8. John's C.), Roberts, H. E. (3. John's, C.).
EPIDEMIC HULK "HYGEIA, The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to re-vote the sum of $1.244.60 in aid of the vote of $1,000 for "Repairs to Epidemic Hulk Hygeia."
The CHAIRMAN-The Principal Civil Medical Officer pointed out that certain repairs were required on this hulk. Full details of these will be given by the Harbour Master if hon, members think it necessary. These repairs are to be carried out in order to increase her 1,261 56 efficiency. 1,432.13 175.55
15. Public bath-house
16. Training and diverting nullah
near Tram Station
17. Improvements in lighting ap-
proaches to harbour
170.00 4,000.00
2,099.85
6,0 0.00
18, Erection of derrick on new site,
Gap Rock
19. Two temporary markets
20. Extension of Wanchai market 21. Railing in openings round animal
depots, Kennedy Town
4,100.00 2,020.00
1,500.00
22. Cattle-orematorium 23. Repairs and alterations to Govern-
ment pavilions
Total...
7,120.00 12,000.00 3,000,00
...$137,957.95 The CHAIRMAN-These sums have been ̋already voted by the Council, so that it is not necessary for me to give any explanations to- day. It practically amounts to a re-vote. The money was not spent last year, and in order to spend it this year it is necessary to recommend that this vote be recommended by the Council.
The recommendation was approved.
CATTLE-CREMATORIUM AND REFUSE-DESTRUCTOR.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of
The recommendation was approved.
HONORARIUM TO INSPECTOR REIDIE.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $450, being a special honorarium to Inspector J. Reidie of the Sanitary Department for his plague services.
The CHAIRMAN-Inspector Reidie dis- charged excellent services in connection with the plague, and the Sanitary Board unanimously recommended that these services should be recognised by a grant of $450. I feel sure that this Committee will agree with that recom- mendation of the Sanitary Board by recommend. ing the Council to vote this sum.
The recommendation was approved. This was all the business.
We take the following from the P. & T. Times :-The seatholders of the Cathedral in Hongkong have carried a resolution deploring the action of the Church Body in appointing a senior chaplain without consulting the wishes of the subscribers. The resolution is reputed to be not a condemnation of the appointment of the Rev. F. T. Johnson, but a protest against the mode of his election. Still the debate, which was very able and interesting, says so much about competency, good preaching, and musical ability, that the outside reader has not much trouble in seeing where the shoe pinolies.
A Tientsin despatch of the 18th inst. says:- Tientsin port is declared open, the river being clear of ice all the way down to the sea. Lighters are passing freely and the lightship is being got ready quickly to go outside.
Hitherto the right side of Port Arthur har- bour has been used for mooring vessels, and streets were constructed on that side only, but an ex- tension is now proposed and the present mooring will in future be used for warships only. The left side of the port is to be devoted to the an- chorage of merchant vessels, and dredging work is now in progress. Two dredgers, ten junks, and over 1,000 Chinese labourers are daily employed on the works, about one-fifth of which has been completed.
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