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The CHAIRMAX-His salary is £750 a year nd his house allowance $900 a year. I believe that is the pay of a military officer of that rank, including colonial allowance. I
agree with you that they are very weil paid.
Hon. R. Murray Rumbey—I think it is very extravagant,
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Hon. C. 8. SHARP-Can you tell me how you the exchange? I see it is down here at 7/32di
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COLONIAL TREASUREE—If we make it ls. 8d. there will be more dollars.
Hon. C. S SHARP-Yes, but how is the exchange fixed ? ·
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on the previous year.
-An average is taken
The vote was put to the Committee and igreed to.
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CORONATION CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $29,629,63 to meet the estimated expenses to be incurred by the Coronation Contingent of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
The vote was agreed to,
NEW FIRE-HOSE,
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $2,410 to cover the cost of 4,000 feet of 24-inch "Rob Roy" canvas fire-hose, and 500 feet of Merryweth's 4-inch "Dub-Sab" canvas hose, for the use of the Fire Brigade.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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{GOVERNMENT PAV.LÍONA. The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $64, being a grant for a Custodian at the Govern- ment Pavilions, for 8 months of the current year, at the rate of $8 per mensem.
The vote wasnanimously approved. The Committee adjourned.
VACANCIES ON THE LEGISLA- TIVE COUNCIL.
HONGKONG General obaMBER OF COMMERCE.
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Hon. R. MURRAY«RUMSEY—I should think | the plans under which these lots were sold and ↑ hère. In these he has ever taken a very.
leased the Government were bound to make the intelligent, and - fair-minded ; interests: and roads. When the people began to build upon their venture to think that few, if any, in the Colony lots, Government had to fulfil their obligations. | are better aoquainted than he with the various
The vote was unanim usly approved.
local publio needs and questions. He is a man of sound mature judgment in all these matters, and I believe Mr. Wilcox to be one who will state his views whenever necessary with firm. ne s and moderation. As to the requirements of commerce, I need only remind you of his connec tion with this Chamber, extending for six years past. In his work for this Chamber he has always been most whole-hearted and earnest, and the various Chairmen with whom he has served have been unstinted in their praise and appreciation of the value and success of the work.
r for to the I need only here more than once recently-expressed terms of appreciation spoken by the late Chairman, Sir Thomas Jackson, on this point. Heis thoroughly A special meeting of the Hongkong General
well versed in all commercial questions requiring Chamber of Commerce was held on the 5th attention, indeed I think none better so than inst. in the Chamber for the purpose of he, and he is therefore eminently well fitter to electing a representative to the Legislative represent the interests of this Chamber of Council in succession to the Hon. T. H. White-Commerce on the Legislative Council. At a head. Hon. C. S. Sharp presided over a large complimentary banquet given the other evening attendance, among those present being the
to our late representative on the Conncil we nominees, Messrs. Robert Shewan and Ï. C.
were informed by a high authority that it was Wilcox, Messrs W. Peste, N. A. Siebs, A. desirable that Mr. Whitehead's successor would Haupt, E. A. Hewett, H. E. Tomkins, be a man independent, fearless, honourable, and Hon. C. W. Dickson, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, painstaking. All these qualities, gentlemen, Messrs. E. Goets, W. S. Bailey, G. Banker. I claim with confidence will be found in Mr. S. S. Benjamin, A. Skonemann, A. Forbes, E. Wilcox. (Applause.) Therefore I have much, W.Mitchell, H. Schubart, S. D. Setoa, W. Danby,
Mr. GERSHOM STEWART--I have much E. Shellim, V. H. Deacon, H. L. Dennys, G. H. pleasure in proposing his nomination for the post. Medhurst, Fang Wa Chuen, H. W. Blade, E. pleasure in seconding the proposal made by Mr. Ehmer, C. L. Gorham, A. Ross, Ho Fook, G. Sharp, that Mr. Wilcox be elected the repre- Brasse, Hart Buck, W. G. Humphreys, Msentative of the Chamber of Commerce in the Watson, H. Jebsen, G. C. C. Master, A. V. Legislative Council. As Mr. Sharp has said, it
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does not require many words to recommend him. G. P. Lammert, J. Focke, F. Maitland, You all know him here. It would not do for
H. Hinds, A. R. G. Atzenroth, E.
me to dilate on the merits of the candidates Marty, H. Borner, C. Mittell, J. R. coming before you to-day. If I had to do so I Michael, Ming Kee, Framjee H. Arjanee, should have to talk for a long time, and both H. N. Mody, E. Pabaney, R. H. B. Mitchell, being bashful men I hesitate to do so." There J. L. Houston, R. Marten, E. C. Ray, A.
are good qualities in both. At the same time, $48,0 0,0 H. Rennie, R. Fuhrmann, D. M. Moses, as our relations with them to-day are of a purely A. J. Raymond, M. 8. Sassoon, C. A. Tomes, public character, I hope you will bear with me 25,000.00 H. Nuttall, Gershom Stewart, M. Mehta, for a moment in asking you to think for a 15,500.00 F. Smyth, W. Melchers, W. C. Drew, D. E. moment of how Mr. Wilcox has acquitted him- 23,000.00 Brown, E. C. Emmett, T. P. Cochrane, F. self during the long period he has been in the 20,000.00 Wahlen, G. L. Tomlin, Lean Tze Sang, J. eye of the public in this Colony. It is within Barton, W. H. Ray, H. Schottlaender, A. the recollection of all of us that Mr. Wilcox $131,500.00 Bune, N. H. Rutherford, N. G. Evans, conducted business of the Hongkong T. Arnold, E. Osborne, Shelton Hooper, Daily Press with great credit to him- C. Klinok, W. Dixon, E. W. Rutter, E. self and with contentment to the whole Ormiston, G. de Champeaux, G. W. F. Playfair, community during a prolonged period. In that J. W. R. Taylor, G. Hayes, J. W. Bolles, position he was brought into contact with all W. J. Saunders, and Chan A Fook, and A. R. questions affecting not only the world at large Lowe (Secretary.)
but particularly the trade of this Colony, in all its aspects, commercial, municipal and political. During all that time Mr. Wilcox wrote upon those subjects with a wide and ample knowledge and in a liberal spirit; and you will admit. gentlemen, that when he had the interests of the Daily Press under his care he used it with scrupulousness and with good-will to everybody. That is in itself a great test of character;
The CHAIEKAN-This extra hose has been rendered necessary by the great wear. and tear in the hose during the long drought we have just passed through, necessitating a new supply.
The vote was agreed to.
PÚBLIC WORKS.
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The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $131,500, in aid of the following votes :---
PUBLIC WORKS, ANNUALLY ERCURRENT EXPENDITURE,
(1:) Maintenance of Water-works,
City and Hill District
(2.) Maintenance of Rosde and
Bridges in City
(3.) Water-works, Miscellaneous (4.) Drainage.Works Miscellaneous Forming and Kerbing Streets
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The CHAIRMAN-If members want any in- formation about these items, the Director of Public Works will-furnish it.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-This is an additional vote, I suppose ?
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Hon W. CHATHAM-1 may say, sir, that the first item is principally on account of the recent drought, the making of provision for the special measures which were adopted to bring water from the mainland and from other sources to supply the want. The next item arises out of the fact that very great complaints were made about the condition into which the principal roads in the City had got during last year, and that very exceptional measures have been adopted to get them into a proper state of repair. The amount also includes the cost of a new steam-roller got out from home and charged to this vote..
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-First of all it fell into the road? (Laughter.)
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The CHAIRMAN said--We are met together this afternoon in consequence of communication received from His Excellency The Officer Administering the Government requesting us to nominate a member of this Chamber to take the place on the Legislative Council of Hon T. H. Whitehead, whose long and valuable services we much regret to lose through his rather sudden departure for home, (Applause). I will now read the communication referred to:-"I have the honour to inform you that owing to the approaching departure from the Colony of the Hon. T. H. Whitehead there will shortly be a vacancy on the Legislative Council. I have accordingly, to request you to be good enough to call a meeting Hon. W. CHATHAM-Well, there was a of the Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible mishap with one of the rollers, but not the one for the purpose of selecting a candidate for the that, appears here. As to Waterworks Mis- vacant seat and submitting his name to me for cellaneous," that is partly on account of the approval." Members are therefore invited to recent drought... Some of the measures adopted propose and second candidates for the post, and in connection with increasing the water supply with your permission I would suggest that the were of a permanent, nature and therefore voting be by ballot in the customary manner. geable, to this vote instead of to the For this purpose, and subject to your approval, ordinary maintenance vote. With regard to I would propose that Messrs. G. W. F. Play- finage, Works Extraordinary," that is fair and E: Ormiston be appointed to act as dly on account of the great land sales which scrutineers, if these gentlemen will be so good a during the last couple of years and the as to consent to serve. (Applause.) I now beg xtensions going on everywhere, especially to propose as a suitable candidate Mr. B. C. lgon, awhere it has been necessary to Wilcox, of Messrs. Turner & Co. Mr. Wilcox argo nullahs and construct other works is too well known to you all to require much, if sture and to provide for drainage of anything, from me to urge his claims to and his fed and other sites. As to the fitness for the post of representing this Chamber streets, the great on the Legislative Council of this Colony. He Colony necessitated very is an old resident in this Colony, Baving arrived In many cases here some 25 years ago, and his avocations during s and have only most of this period have been such as to bring reloped ; and in accordance with him into close touch with all public matters
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recommend Mr. Wilcox's claims very carefully to your consideration. When he gave up his active interest in the Daily Press he assumed the onerous duties of Secretary of this Chamber. It is well within the know- ledge of all of you how he discharged those daties. It was to the entire satisfaction of everybody connected with this Chamber. A perusal of the annual reports of this Chamber during his years of office will show how intimate a knowledge be has of all the subjects and the clear grasp with which he has treated them. They will show that he has a lucid and clear way of expressing himself on every subject, and you yourselves, gentlemen, paid him the great compliment, when he gave up the Secretaryship, of electing him a member of this Chamber.. ask you to show him further proof of your confidence by electing him your sentative on the Legislative, live in somewhat stirring times to be entering upon
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