May 5, 1902.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
HOUSE ACCOMMODATION—SUBORDINATE
OFFICIALS.
Will the Honourabls the Colonial Secretary inform the Council whether the Government will take into consideration the desirability and. expediency of adequately providing for the decent housing of the subordinate Officials and Employees of the Public Works, Harbour, and Sanitary Departments and report to the Council?
MAP OF ROADS AND STREETS.
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of massacre, torture of prisoners, etc., have been brought by those corresponding_in America to the STEADS of England. The present.accusations, however, seem to have a stronger foundation, and as was only to be expected, the immediate result has been a popular outery for the disgrace and punishment of the guilty. No doubt much capital will be made out of the affair, by the papers in America which, like Life, base their curious notions of humour on pictures to expose for sale Crown Land in Hongkong In anticipation of Government being asked of Boer or Filipino corpses under the brutal and in British Kowloon or to grant leases of British or American heel; but the sentiment land in the New Territory, and with a view to of the United States, like that of Great safeguarding against a repetition of the state Britain, while averse to the methods of Life of affairs in respect of roads lanes and buildings or the Review of Reviews, is and has always as that which now exists in Hongkong and been against the conduct of war on any but Kowloon, will the Honourable the Director of civilised lines. Should the courts-martial Public Works inform the Council (1) whether a clearly and well defined Map showing Roads now proceeding in Manila result in the
and Stre is of adequate width has been or will production of strong evidence against the
be prepared, (2) whether such Map will in due accused, we may be sure that the penalty course be submitted to this Council, (3) when will not be light. It is only in countries approved whether the same will be recorded off where militarism has been elevated into an cially and shall not be departed from without the idol or in actually savage lands that bar-sanction of the Council, and (4) whether a copy of barity against foemen carries no disgrace.
such Map will be deposited in the Office of the Sanitary Board for the information and guidance of the Bourd's Officers ?
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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on the 30th ult. in the Council Chamber. Present:-
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINIS-
·TERING THE GOVERNMENT, Major-General Sir W. GASCOIGNE, K.C.M.G. (Commanding the Troops).
Hon. A. M. THOMSON (Acting Colonial Secretary),
Hon. A. G. WISE (Acting Attorney-General), Hon. Commander R. M. RUMSEY, R.N. (Harbour Master).
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Hon. C. McI. MESSER (Acting Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. W. CHATHAM (Director of Public Works).
Hon. A W. BRLWIN (Registrar General). Hon. C. P. CHATER, C.M.G.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING.
Hon. C. S. SHARP.
STREAMS, NULLAHS AND WATER COURSES.
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and determination of claims to rent in respect of land in the New Territories; a Bill entitled | an Ordinance to further amend the Law relat
ing to Dangerous Goods.
BILLS PASSED,
The following Bills were read a third time and passed, on the mction of the ACTING, ATTORNEY-GENERAL, seconded by the ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY :-The Bill entitled an Ordinance for authorising the construction of a Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong, scope of The Tramwaya Ordinance, 1883 (No. the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the 6 of 1883), and The Tramways Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1883 (No. 18 of 1883),
The Conncil adjourned sine die.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the Council meeting, the Acting Colonial Secretary, Hon. A. M. Thomson, presiding.
KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL. The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vot a sum of $550 to meet the estimated cost to be incurred for Personal Emoluments and Other Charges in connection with the establishment of the Kow- loon British School during the current year.
Abstract.
Personal Emoluments,-
2 Coolies (1 at 396 and 1 at 884 per
annum) for 10 months... Other Charges,— Furniture Books
$150.00
100.00
100.00
200.00
8-550.00
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Incidental Expenditure at $20 a month
for 10 months
Will the Honourable the Director of Public Works inform the Council whether the Government will lay down a rule regulation to come into force on an early date to be notified, to the effect that all streams, nullahs and water courses in Hongkong and in British Kowloon, the property of the Crown, shall be retained as Crown property together with 8 margin of 50 feet on either side from the centre line of the stream or nullah now Crown property and that the said margin of 50 feet shall not be granted or de- The Officer Administering the Government vised without the sanction of this onncil and recommended the Council to vote a sum of $2,000 that the same regulation where practicable shall to meet the estimated cost to be incurred for apply in respect of streams, nullahs and water training the nullabs in the neigbourhood of the courses in the New Territory leased by the Go-Richmond Road and Macdonnell Road during vernment of China to the British Governmeut? the current year.
WATER SUPPLY.
In consequence of the daily diminishing sup. ply and of the fact that the water is now only turned on in the City one hour per day, will the Honourable the Director of Public Works inform the Council whether the Government will take into consideration the advisability of immediately increasing the number of water stations along the Praya so as to give an Mr. R. F. JOHNSTON (Acting Clerk of increased supply of water and in some measure Councils).
alleviate the inconveniences and sufferings of tho e concerned?
Hon. Dr. HO KAI.
Hon. WEI A YUK.
NEW MEMBERS,
Mr. C. S. Sharp was sworn in as a member of the Council in place of Mr. J. Thurburn, who has left the Colony; and Mr. C. Mcl. Messer took the oath as Acting Colonial Trea- surer, in place of Hon. A. M. Thomson, who is acting as Colonial Secretary.
FINANCIAL.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY sub- mitted Financial Minutes Nos. 13 to 17 and moved that they be remitted to the Finance Committed - The
ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY sub- mitted the Report of the Finance Committee, No. 4, and moved its adoption.
The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
NOTICES OF QUESTIONS,
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-Sir. I rise to give notice that at next meeting of Council I will ask six questions and I now lay a copy thereof upon the table.
The questions are as follows:- PROPERTY IESURIPTION AND COMPENSATION, Will the Honourable the Colonial Secretary endeavour to obtain from the Indian Govern- ment a statement or return showing (1) the conditions on which house properties, sanitary and insanitary, and land have recently been resumed in Bombay and elsewhere in India, (2) the basis on which the values of house property and land were arrived at, and (3) the basis on which the compensation paid for resumed pro- perties and land has been arrived at; and in due course communicate the information to the Council if the Honourable Member is not now in a position to furnish the required particulars ?"
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INCREASED WATER STORAGE. Will the Honourable the Director of Public Works inform the Council whether the Gov- ernment has taken the necessary measures to temporarily provide, if it be possible to do so in the time now available, for an adequate or additional water storage capacity should there be a short rain fall this season, so as to safeguard the ratepayers and the people from again next year suffering the inconveiences and evils arising out of a water famine, and state how much additional water storage has been provided, if any, since the 1st of January this year, aud how much additional storage it is estimated will be provided between now and 31st January, 1903 F
REPORTS.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the report of the Harbour Master for 1901; the financial returns for 1901, the report on the new Territory for 1901, and the reports of the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Surveyor, and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon
for 1991.
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The recommendation was approved.
TRAINING OF NULLAHS.
The CHAIRMAN-The training of nullahs has been highly commended by Professor Simpson, the sanitary expert. This is only part of the cost. The total estimate is about $25,000.
Hon. W. CHATHAM I think about $25,000 or $27,00'.
Hon. T. A. WHHEHEAD-What is the cause or the necessity of retraining or training of the mullahs ?
Hon. W. Chatham-I am not aware that there is any retraining mentioned. They are natural streams proposed to be trained for the first time.
- The CHAIRMAN-Professor Simpson advises that this be carried out.
The recommendation was approved.
LIGHTING OF CIVIL HOSPITAL.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $1,400 in aid of the vote of 89,000, " Electrio Light Installation at Civil Hospital," under the heading Public Works Extraordinary.
The CHAIRMAN-This, I think, is a matter which was omitted from the estimates for the previons year.
Hon. W. CHATHAM-There was provision made for it in this year's estimates but when the work was attempted to be put in hand it was found that some portion of the Hospital had been new vote omitted in making the estimate. This, is to enable the compl to work to be carried out.
The recommendation was approved.
PLAGUE EXPENSES.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $250,000 in aid of the vots of $10,000 for " Plague Expenses," under the heading Mircel-
The following Bills were submitted by the ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL and read à firatlaneous Services.
The CHAIRMAN—I do not know that I can. time-A Bill entited an Ordinance to exempt certain Crown Leases and Agreements for do much more than read the minute which has Crown Leases, and Permits granted by the been prepared by the Secretary of the Sanitary Crown, from the operation of sections 3 and 4 Board. As you are aware we have spent a great on the plague up to of the Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance, 1901'; deal of money a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Law date, and it was thought advisable, instead relating to the Widows and Orphans' Pension of going on spending the whole lot, to get an Fund Ordinance (15 of 1900); s Bill entitled an advance voted for the expenses that might Ordinance for the Naturalisation of Ho Ngok be necessary during the year. It does not Lan, alias Ho Ngok alias Ho 8an Lam; a Bill follow, of course, that the whole $250,000 will entitled an Ordinance to facilitate the bearing be expended, it is only an estimate of
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