June 30, 1902.
PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table Supplementary Colonial Estimates, Hongkoug, 1901; an Alphabetical Reference Table to Professor Simpson's Recommendations; and a Report on the Question of the Honsing of the Population of Hongkong..
FIAST READINGS.
The following Billy were subai'ited by the ACTING ATTORNKY-GENERAL and read a first time:-A Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend The New T rritories Land Court Ordinance, 1900 (No. 18 of 1900); a Bill entitlad An Ordinance to further amend the Law | relating to L'angerous Goods; a Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and twenth-five Dollars and seven Cents, to defray the Chargés of the Year 1901.
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Referring to the last-mentionel Bill, the Hon. R. SHEWAN said-Sir, I think there should be sou.e more specific statement of Miscellaneous Services" than the mere figures $253,000. The whole vote is for $515,000, and $253,050, which is quite Lalf of that sum, is to No be devoted to "Miscellaneous Services
It seems particulars are given at all very large item in comparison with all the others. The COLONIAL TREASURER-Full oppor- tunity to discuss the Bill will be afforded the hon, member when it is referred to the Finance Committee.
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Hon. R. SHEWAN-Exactly, but I do not see the object of putting down items at all unless we are able in some way to gather what they are. Why not put down the item as $515,000 ? HIS EXCELLENCY-The full explanation of everything will come later on, when the Bill is read a second time and the Council goes into Committee and considers it clanse by clanse. The COLONIAL TREASURER-It will be referred to the Finance Committee first.
The discussion then dropped.
NOTICE OF QUESTION.
Hon. G. W. F. PLAYFAIR gave notice of the following qu stion, which he will ask at next meeting of Council--Will the Honourablo Director of Public Works inform the Council what steps, if any, are being taken to carry out the recommendation of Mr. Osbert Chadwick in his report on the water supply of Hongkong. dated 18th April, 1902, especially having refer- ence to the question of prompt action in enlarging the storage capacity, as emphasised by his following remarks: "It is evident that the water question is pressing."" It is one which should take precedence of all other sanitary improvements such as those of sewerage and drainage."- It is necessary to act with promptitude."
THE MARRIAGE ORDIN › NCE.
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In moving the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Marriage ~~Ordinance (14 of 1875), the ACTING ATTORNEY- GENERAL said I have very few words to say with regard to this Bill, and the amendments are very simple. Fection 9 of Ordinance 14 of 1875 is amended by striking out the words "Supreme Court House" and by inserting in Registrar General's lien "thereof the words Office." The table of fees I have altered in order to meet the drop in the present value of the dollar, and the words "marriage licence" are taken out, because they mean nothing at all. The COLONIAL SECRETARY sec.nded, and themotion was carried.
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The Council then went into Committee on th. Bill, and considered 'it clause by claus6.
On resuming, the Bill was real a third time and passed, on the motion of the AC ING ATTORNEY GENER L, seconded by the COLONIAL SECRETARY.
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RELEASE OF PREMISES.
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} Lot No. 577, Section A of Inland Lot No. 58) administer the affairs of the whole native Angli. and Section A of the addition to Inland Lot on Church in Hongkong. A Church Body No. 589-npon which the new Jewish Syna-having been duly constituted and appointed in gogue is erected. If he can do so hy will accordance with the Regulatio is of the Chin-se community of Branch of the Anglican Communion in Hong-` greatly benefit the Jewish Hongkong by spe.ding a considerable sum of kon, it is wished to have it. constituted a money in the erection of the building and | Corporation under the laws of th Colony for A technical the purpose of holding and transferring pro- endowing it with a repair fund. difficnl y exists, however, to ́he proposed settle-party and for the other purposes mentioned in The usual clans as to sing the ment by the fact that the property is caught the Bill. by the trusts of a softlement of 1884, being rights of the Crown is inserted.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and property purchased with the non y arising from the sale of land subject to the 1831 settle the motion was agreed to. ment. This Ordinance releases the property in question from the 1834 «ttleme i and so gets rid of the difficulty in question. på objection to the Bill, unless hon, members hare heard objections outside.
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The Council then went fato Committee and con- . sidered th› Bill etanse by clause. On resuming, The Bill was read a third time and passed, on the motion of the ACTING ATTORNEY-ĠENERAL, seconded by the COLONIAL Secretary,
THE WATER BILL The ACTING Attorney-GENERAL The Council then went into committee on moring the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to provide for and regula'e the the Bill, and co sidered it clause by clinss.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was carried.
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() resuming, the B'l was read a third ti ne | Sapply of Water in Hongkong and for the and passed, on the motion of the ACTING | Maintenance and R pair of the works connected few remarks to seconded by the therewith, I have only a ATTORNEY - GÉNERAL,
make. It is useless for me to dilate at any COLONIAL SECRETARY.
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which this length on Colony has just emerged with reference to water, or rather the want of water, but I think 1 may tell you briefly that in consequence of the continned drought we have been perilously near the end of our supply and certainly nearer to the end than we have ever been before. It is.
NATURALISATIOY. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GEN CRAL moved Bill entitled an the second reading of the Ordinance for the Naturalisation of Ku Fai Sháp, alias Ku Ting Kwong, alias Ka Pak Tai, alias Ku Chong Trung, »lias Ka Yuk Tsing
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. Hon. R. SHEWAN--Sir, I wish to enquire if of course no use to say that we have plenty of this gentleman is to be naturalised nailer all water now and therefore the danger is over these names or under one name only. In for the present, for what has happened before Mr. Chadwick, who was sent the former case, I think he should be natiral-may happen again, and therefore we have | ised under only one name, and only that name, | prepared this Bill.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-As far out by the Government of England at the request as my experience goes, they are naturalised of a section of the community, told us before he went away that the Colony generally, owing to always under aliases.
In moving the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to release certain premises situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong from a settlement dated the 31st day of March, 1884, and made between Meyer Elias 8 ssoon of the one part and Frederick David Sassoon, Edward Elias Sassoon and the said Meyer Elias Sassoon of the other part, the ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL said—-In order to explain this Bill, I should have to read the whole Bill straight out. It is purely a technical measure, and as will be seen from the objects and reasons attached, Mr. Jacob Sassoon desires to make a comprehensive settlement of certain leasehold
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI-Sir, I think it is necess; it increased population, could not in the future It has been always depend on the natural anonзl rainfall, in ary to put all the names down. the custom in this country to pass a Naturalisa- | spite of our large addition at Tytam, for a contin- tion Ordinance in this form, and I do not sel any reasons why it should be altered.
Hon. R. SHEWAN-I suggest that in fature he should be required to use one name only in tis naturalisation certificate. I merely make the suggestion for the Government.
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY-We cannot alter Chinese manners and customs, sir, and this is one of them-that a man is naturalised nåder all the names he hears.
nons daily supply to all tenements in the Colony. When he sail that I think he referred-in fact, I am sure he did-principally to tenements in the Chinese parts of the town, because I think we
are all agreed that waste has occurred there in a very larg› way and I think there cin be no denying that the ordinary Chinese coolie Some years ago-not is very ready to turo on a tap but has a horrible horror of turning it off. so long after all, for it is within my recollection Hon. R. SHEWAN-I am making a sugges--there was no such system as a continuous tion to Goverment, that in future these water supply to Chinese tenements. The supply was then by means of water-pipes and stand naturalisation certificates should apply to a min nuder one nam only. None of his use tive pips in the streets, and the Chinese occupants or six aliases, and do not see any reason why of the e honse had to carry their water, and that was a safe-guard, for they did not eirry much the Chinese shou'd.!
mors than they wanted. To prev nt waste at those stand-pipes various precautions were taken. The first consisted of some sort of The HARBOUR MASTER-I submit, sir, that automatic appliances which I must say did not this desülory conversation is not in order. What prove very effi acions. One of these was a brass is before the Council at the present time is the button which as long as you kept your thumb naturalisation of a certain man, not the renam-apon it allowed the water to flow and when you ing of him, and if we pass that it is as much as the Council is asked at present.
Hon. WEI A YUK It would perhaps by better to keep all the names in but put forward one name only.
HS EXCELLENCY-That is so. The Bill was read a second time. The Council then went into Committee on the bill, and considered it cliuse by clans.
On resuming, the Bill was read a third time and passed, on the motion of the ACTING seconded by the ATTORNEY. GENERAL, COLONIAL TREASURER.
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put a bit of wood in to keep the water going.. took it away the water stopped. But the coolie Another appliance was a chain that you pulled As long as it was down the water flowed and it stopped when the chain was let back. The coolie tied a knot in that chain, The chief These appliances were · f on great use, although there may be some fresh ones now, precaution taken was this: there was a body of watebmen who patrolled the streets, and it was their duty when they caine across
off and if they The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-In mov- stand-, ipe rausing to ent ing the secoud reading of the Bill entitled an, could catch the man leaving it running they Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of took him to the Magistracy and had hin fined the Church Body of the Chinese Anglicaù $10. Under that system things worked very Church in Hongkong, I have very little to sy well and I think—1 am sure—the Chinese were more than what is in the objects and reasons. accustomed to carry their water. Although I These people have qualified themselves to be thoroughly recognise that there is a difference incorporated. They are in a souad financial in the population, at the same time, speaking com- reason why the Bill paratively, I have no hesitation in saying that in those days there was little danger of a water position, and I see no
After a time some philanthropic should not be passed. The objects and reasons are as follows:--The Chinese members of the fami.e. Anglican Communion in Hongkong, being person or persons came along and granted what now in a position to pay their own Pastors and they thought to be a boon to the Chinese house- in other ways to support their own pastoral holders-which was a curse to the Colony—a works, regulations have been draw up for continuous daily supply. What was the self-support and self-government and, as Hong-result? We had various shortages, perioda kong contains several churches and chapels, of want of water, until last Spring, when it has been considered advisable to form Vest- various people said this must be put
The question is-How is it to be ries to administer the affairs of each Church or stop to.
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