carry. nt, so that it would be of no use to attempt to do anything of that kind with a view to increasing the supply during the for. thcoming dry season,
Hou. R. SHEWAN-Does the Hon. Director of Public works assure us that he can do nothing more to extend the supply during the next dry season than spend $20,000 P not be possible to store a great water that is presently running the Colony? There must be of accomplishing that.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
the year 1901, the said sum so charged being ex- pended as hereinafter specified; that is ́o say- Charge on Account of Public Debt 88543 84 14,073.55
Pensions
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The CHAIRMAN-We have had one of the best sanitary engineers out here and he has recom- mended us to adopt a certain course and we are adopting his recommendations.
Hon. R. SHEWAN-If the Hon. Director of Public Works will assure us that he can do nothing more, of course we will have to be satisfied:
The HARBOUR MASTER-I hope, sir, that because we passed through an exceptionally dry season this year, Hongkong is not going into hysterics over the water supply.
Hon. R. SHEWAN-We may hope for good fo tune as much as we like.
The HARBOUR MASTIR- -But I hope we will keep out of bysterics.
The CHAIRMAN-You cannot do anything until you get the pumping engine. In the meantime everything is being done that can be done.
The vote was agreed to.
TENNIS COURT AT CANTON.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $166.84 to defray one-third share of $500.50, being cost of the construction of tennis court for the use of the Cadets in the British Tamen inside the city of Canton.
The CHAIRMAN-The cost of this tennis- court was recommended to be shared by the Governments of Hongkong, the Strait Settle- ments, and the Federated Malay States for the *recreation of their Cadets at Canton.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It is necessary that these young men should have innocent healthful recreation of this nature.
The vote was agreed to.
QUARTERS ALLOWANCE.
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $295.48, being grant of an allowance for quarters and fuel and light to Inspector Hudson, the Inspector of Brothels, during the current
year,
Abstract.
For quarters from 20th May to 31st December, 1902, inclusive, at $30 per
mensem
CAN
Miscellaneous Services Public Works Recurrent
Ordinary Expenditure Extraordinary Public Works
[July 14, 1902. more courteous than some other Official Mein- bern. My point was to have this issued in such a form that the public can understand it not merely to say, "Miscellaneous Eervices, 886.99 $253,000," 5,354.40 The CHAIRMAN-As to that, if any member 2,706.33 of the public wants to know anything he can 7,939.98 obtain the information.It is all laid on the 4,205.51 table of the Council.
14,723.63 Hon. R. SHEWAN-The public cannot come 11,561,66 up to the table and read all that is laid there, 10.297.71 The CHAIRMAN closured the discussion by 4.254.18 taking the opinion of the Committee on the 11,776.93 vote, which was carried by an easy majority. 253,035.33 All the items were passed and the vote agreed
68,035.76 to without further discussion.
This was all the public business.
$417,395.80 97,829.27
*Total Supplementary Votes ... $515,225.07 When the item entitled "Miscellaneous Ser-
came on for approval,
vices
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Hon. R. SHEWAN said-Sir, I protest against this way of stating this item. It seems to me that it is perfectly ridiculous to put $253,000 under miscellaneous services out of a total vote of $417,000. If you are giving this to the public for their information, I submit it is no informa- tion at all. If I remember ri.htly. speaking | from memory, the principal item in this account was plague and why on earth we should not let the pubic know that the plague cost them so much and the other items so much I do not know. If it is intended that the public should not know the amount of money that has been spent, then I think this is the best way. But if it is intended to give the public information I contend that you are not giving them information when you put more than half of the whole amount of the vote under miscellaneous services.
The CHAIRMAN-You see, not having voted & plague vote in 1901 the sum had to be charged to the most appropriate vote, which was mis- cellaneous services. Next year-as this plague expenditure is annually recurrent you will have a special plague vole opened and will not have it under miscellaneous services any more; but in this particular case, it was impossible to charge the expenditure under any other head.
Hon. R. SHEWAN-Surely it would have ben a very simple matter to put in an explana tory note stating that the plague cost so much It gives no
and the other items so much. information to the public as it is.
The COLONIAL TREASURER (holding up a copy of the accounts)-This book contains all the details of the expenditure.
$221.61
Hon. R. SHEWAN-But the public do not get Light and fuel for the same period at
$10 per mensem...
73.87|that, and they cannot get the information in
the Government Gazette.
Total
$295,48 The CHAIRMAN-Provisions were not made for these quarters, fuel and light in the esti. mates for the present year and this vote is there- by necessitated.
The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE -"The Inspector of Brothels " is not quite the proper title. He is Inspector under the Protec. tion of Women and Girls Ordinance. The Government have no cognisance of brothels.
The COLONIAL TREASUREL There are scme in the Colony, I think. The vote was agreed to.
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE.
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The Committee then proceeded to the con- sideration in Zetail of the items contained in the Bill
An Ordinance entitled suthorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and twenty-five Dollars and seven Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1901, which was as follows:-
Whereas it has lecome a cessary to make further provision for the public service of the Colony for the year 1901, in addition to the charge upon the revenue and other founds of the Colony for the service of the said year already provided for: Ee it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the legislative Council thereof, as
follows
From of Five hundred and fifteen thou- sand two hundred and twenty-fire Dollars and seven Cents is hereby charged upon the revenue nd other funds of the Colony for the service o
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The COLONIAL TREASURER-This is laid on the table.:
Fon. R. SHEWAN-But it is not printed in the Gazett. This (referring to the list as it appears above) is printed in the Gazette and gives no information in the least.
The HARBOUR MASTER--It is an Ordinance, and is printed as such.
Hon. R. SHEWAN-It is no information for the public. I am asking if the Gazette is intended for the information of the public.
The HARBOUR MASTER-This is an Or. dinance, not information for the public.
Hon. R. SHEWAN-Excuse me, I am address. ing the chair. I do not refer to the Ordinance. I refer to the Gazette, and I am asking the Chaim n whether the Gazette is intended for the information of the public. Hon. members who interrupt should speak to the point. If the hon. member is going into hysterios, I will retire. The hon. member either goes into hysterics or says you are out of order; that seems to be his mode of procedure; he objects to being interrupted himself when he addresses the chair.
The HARBOUR MASTER-I apologise if I interrupted. I was not aware of it.
The CHAIRMAN-I think I have explained the reason why this particular vote is so very large-in the following year this expenditure will be charged to a special head.
Hon. R. SHEWAN-I quite understand that, and thank you, sir, for attempting to explain the matter to me, but I think you have missed the point. At any rate, you are certainly
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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on the 10th inst, in the Board Room. Present: -Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer (President); Hon. W. Chatham, Director of Public Works; Lieut.-Colonel Hughes, RA.M.C.; Mr. C. McI. Messer, Acting Registrar-General; Mr. E. Osborne, Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Mr Lau Chupak,, and Mr. G. A. Woodcook (Secretary).
PLAQUE PREVENTION-INSPECTION OF VESSALS.
Farther correspondence was submitted rela tive to Professor Simpson's memoranda on plague prevention.
The Secretary in remitting the memoranda to tho Colonial Secretary stated that the Board had resolved to inform the Government that a more thorough inspection of the shipping would be ensured b the adoption of Professor Simpson's recommendation that three or four board- ing officers be appointed to board all ships and junks coming from the Chinese coast, the West River and n ighbourhood (not including the waters of the Colony), and that unless a medical officer is carried, every such vessel should be visited by one of the Port health officers before a pratique is granted, if the boarding officer finds that there has been any sickness whatever or any death during the voyage; and further that the Canton and Macao passenger-steamers should be encouraged to carry properly qualified native doctors during the first six months of each year who would be requi ed to report any case of sickness that may occur ou board during the voyage and to give facilities for the removal of such patient to bospital, thus avoiding detention of the vessel for the visit of the boarding officer and the medical examination of the passengers,
The Colonial Secretary wrote:-" By the Canton and Macao passenger steamers does the Board mesh the vessels of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. that run to Canton and the various launches that run to Macao as well?”
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The Principal Civil Medical Officer minuted: -"I understood that this was to apple daly to the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam- Will members please state boat Co.'s vessels. if this is 80 ?***
Colonel Hughes minuted:"I understood was to apply to all the recommendation steamers and other oraft trading between Hongkong, Canton, Maɛao, etc.”
Mr. E. Osborne minuted-"To all vessels alike. It would be most unfair to apply the regula ions to the Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. only,"
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The Medical Officer of Health minuted: "The enquiry refers to the encouragement' as to the carrying of Chinese qualified "dcotors. This will only be done by the large river steamers, so that there is no question of un- fairness-of course any steamer that carries a doc or would be exempt from detention, but the small ones would sooner wait than pay for a doctor, I should imagine.“
The PRESIDENT The question is whether this is to apply to all steamers coming from Canton or only to the v ssels of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. In the minute of the Board it is stated that vessels should be encouraged to carry qualified medical doctors.
think it is quite impracticable for the smaller steamers to car. y doctors
Mr. OSBORNE They could te supervised.. The PRESIDENT-Yes, but I think that the
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