July 29, 1905.]
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL. The COLONial SecretARY-Sir, I beg to move the first reading of a bill entitled :--
“An Ordinance to authorize the appropriation of a supplementary sum of two hundred and one thousand five hundred and fifty-five dollars and twenty cents, to defray the charges of the year 1904.
The
ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded the motion, which was carried.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
which is at present being conducted in connec- tion with this railway.
Agreed to.
COMPENSATIONS FOR RESUMPTION. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of thirty-five thousand four hundred and ninety-nine dollars (₹35,499) in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, being com- pensation to the owners of Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 for resumption of portions of the lots for the purpose of widening Salisbury Road.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This widening of the road is to improve communications at Kowloon by giving access to the new ferry
and it will be necessary to widen the road❘ throughout to a width of 100 feet.
Agreed to.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, seeing that the whole of this supp ementary provision has been already voted by council from time to time on the financial minutes adopted by the finance committee, it is desired, if no member has any objection, to pursue the second and third read-pier, ings, when the bill can be dealt with by a committee of the whole council, and so got rid of to-day. I, therefore, beg to move a suspension of the standing orders.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the motion was agreed to,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg now to move the second reading of the bill.
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buildings should be allowed to exceed a height of 76 feet, was deferred until the next meeting.
APPLICATIONS.
A large number of applications were con sidered and dealt with on their merits.
LIMEWASHING RETURN.
The report furnished stated that since last meeting 40 houses had been limewashed in the eastern district, one in the central, and 6-1 in the western. Three prosecutions in the latter district resulted in three fines, totalling $30, being imposel.
MR. RUMJAHN-Could not these prosecu- tions have been prevented ?
The PRESIDENT-In regard to your inquiry, the houses were visited on the 16th June, when the limewashing was found to be not properly carried out. A letter was sent to the owner on the 20th June calling attention to the fact. On the 30th June the premises were again visited and nothing further had been done. A further visit on the 1st July disclosed the same state of affairs, and the Medical Officer of Health on that report gave instructions for the prosecu tion of the owner. I don't think the board could do any more than they have done, and that is in addition to the advertisements in the
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL. The committee next considered this bill. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Explanations are contained in the supplementary estimates. and I hope members will find them sufficiently full. You will see in columns "provisionally voted." That means that those sums were voted during last year by council, and it is now necessary to legalise all those votes by this bill.
Hon. Mr. Su&WAN-There is a big under-press with regard to limewashing. estimate made in the store account of the public The ATTORNEY (ENERAL seconded and the works. Surely it is misleading to say you will
The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded, and the bill was read a second time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, I beg to move that the bill be referred to the finance committee.
motion was carried.
Council adjourned.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held, at which the Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. F. H. May) presided.
POLICE AND FIRE BRIGADE EXPENSES.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote Police, Sub-Department-Fire Brigades, other charges, for the item repairs to engines, hose, &c.
The COLONial SecretaRY- -This is a sum which was really spent at the end of last year, but there was not time to include the The excess is amount in the financial year. due to the long drought and shortage of water,
The vote was agreed to.
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
The Governor recommended the Council to rote a sum of thirty-six thousand and four dollars and thirty-four cents ($36,004.34) in aid of the vote miscellaneous services-other miscellaneous services, for award to Messrs. Howard and Stephens :- Award
..$35,729.00
Interest thereon from 1st September,
1898, to 1st August, 1905. at 7 per cent. 17,294.79 $53,023.79
Deduct amount paid on 29th
August, 193
Bad
...$15,000.00
2,019.45
Interest thereon up to 1st
August, 1905
Total ...
17.019.43
$36,00-4.34
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Hon. members have had that award before them, which I think fully explains the expenditure they are now asked to recommend.
Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-Did Messrs. Howard and Stephens accept this as a final settlemeul, ? The COLONIAL, Secretary-We have not yet offered them the amount, as it has not yet
been voted.
Hou. Mr. SHEWAN-I mean whatever was
awarded, did they agree to it as being final ?
The ATTORNEY GENERAL They will surely accept this amount. It is open to them to take it or leave it or get nothing.
Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-They will take this no doubt; but will they ask for more?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-They may, but they are not likely to get any further cousiders- tion. I think it will probably be the end of this somewhat troublesome dispute.
The vote was agreed to."
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY LIABILITIES.
The Governor recommended the Council to rote &
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) being the salaries, &o., of surveyors and other liabilities for the Kowloon-Canton railway.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY—This item is to provide the necessary expenses for the survey
only spend $100, and then spend $118,000.
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-That is simply to keep the item on the Estimates. It is not in any sense an estimate of the amount required.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The expendi- ture is really estimated on the cost of the works in hand.
Hon. Mr. SHEWAN - When you estimated you must have known that the cost of works would be more than $100.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-It is merely a matter of accounts. It would not be satisfac- tory to estimate for $100,000 when we do not know what particular works we are going into.
Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-Curious thing to call it an estimats.
Hon. Mr. STEWART-When will the items about increased cost of postal service come in?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-They will come in next year with the other supplementary works.
RESUMPTION OF COUNCIL.
the honour
There being no further questions council resumed, His Excellency taking the chair.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, I have
at to report that
a meeting of the Finance Committee just now held, financial minutes Nos. 20/23 were considered by the committee, also several items on the supple- mentary appropriation bill, and the committes were unanimously agreed to recommend that all the votes be passed. I beg to more that financial minutes 20 to 23 be adopted.
The COLONIAL TREASURER second. Carried. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I bog to more that the council resolve itself into a committee of the whole council to take into consideration the Supplementary Appropriation Bill clause by clause.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the motion was carried.
Council then went into committee on the bill, and considered it clauss by clause.
Ou resuming the COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the third reading, aud that tho bill be passed and become law.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded, and the
motion was carried.
Council adjourned sinc dic.
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
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A meeting of the Sanitary Board was on the 25th July in the Board Room F. Clark (President) presided, and there also present Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Vice President), Major Josling, Dr. Pearse, Mr. E. Irving, Mr. F.J. Badeley, Mr. Fung Wa Chan, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. H. W. Slade, Mr. A. W. Bowen Rowlands Rumjahn, and Mr. (Secretary).
BE THE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.
Consideration of the recommendations of the committee appointed to consider in what case
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Mr. RUMJAUN-Was the defective work pointed out to the owner?
THE PRESIDENT-Yes. As I just explained, a letter was sent to him on the 20th June which specified the particular parts which had not been done properly. The prosecution did not ensue until the first week in July, fifteen or sixteen days afterwards.
RAT RETURN.
For the week ending the 15th inst. 576 rats were caught, of which 30 were found to be infected; of the 532 caught for the week ending the 27th inst., 33 were found to be infected.
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 24th July.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE SIR F. T Pigaort (CHIEF JUSTICE.)
A QUESTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Re Tong Loo, plaintiff, and Li Fung, Li Kum, Li Seung, Lin Chau, partners of the Tak Heung, and Tak Heung defendants, and
in the matter of the issue between the said Tong Loo. plaintiff, and Li Fung and Li Seung, defendants.
Mr. H. N. Ferrers (instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. (instructel by Mr. Otto Kong Sing), represented the defendants.
Mr. Ferrers explained that the issue to bo tried was whether Li Fung and Li Seung wers partners in the Tak Heung or not. The plain - tiff had obtained judgment against the above. named defendants, and now two of them protested that they were not partners. The principle duty of the judge would be to give a decision The Tak upon fact, not so much on law. Heung was a family concern, a refreshment saloon in Yaumati, where business had been The partner Li carried on for some years. Chan was the uncle of Li Fung, Li Kum and
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borrowing money to relieve them of their After a while the lenders responsibilities. asked for the return of their capital, whereapon it was found, as is usual, that two of the part- ners, who wore the moneyed men, had disap. peared. They
Li Faug and Li Seung. Their reason for leaving the Colony was that their mother, who lived in some
in remote village Kwangtung, was ill. When the sous got into difficulties, natur- ally the mother's health failed, and they were forced to abandon their financial obliga.. tions here, and hasten to their mother's bedside. Here they remained for some time, the mother Before they having died in the meantime. returned to Hongkong the plaintiff had been active, and had obtained judgment against the firm, and attached the firm's property. Then, thinking they had fulfilled their obligations to their mother, the two defendants returned to Hongkong. They went to no less than thres
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