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June 2, 1906.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
I addressed the Council on 7th September last | I estimated a deficit of $78,972, so the final estimates show we are somewhat better off than at the time when the estimates for the current
the Press, some time ago that the existing time-ball is not visible from all parts of the harbour. The matter was referred to the Chamber of Commerce, and in consultation with them a new site was selected on Black-year were introduce). héad's Hill, This site is within War Depart- ment property, bút the honourable and gallant member on my right has consented to the time- ball being erected on that property. Plans have been prepared, and have been concurred in by the Director of the Observatory, and as the matter avota shipping it is considered to be of somé urgency, and it is proposed to put it in head without waiting for next year's estimates, Financial minute No. 31 is for $28,275,36 in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, mie. cellaneous, reconstruction of Government piers This sum is due to the final reclamation account; on the final closing of that account is accordance with notices which appeared in the Government Gazette on March 2nd. The closing of that account involves certain credits to the Treasury due to sums having been paid into the account in excess of what was due by Government for their part of the reclamation, and from other causes. These credits will more than cover the debit which you are now asked to refer to the Finance Committ-e.
Financial minute No. 32 is for $217.80 in aid of the vote for the school at Yaomati. This is the building. The school is now completed.
a small excess on the estimate of $25.500 for
Honourable members will remember it has been ørected in fulfilment of a promise made to Mr. Ho Tang when the present Kowloon School was converted from a general into a British school. Honourable members who have visited the building will be satisfied that the promise of the (tovernment to provide a enitable place for Chinese children has been amply fulfilled Financial minute No. 33 for $100 is in aid of the rote education, department of Inspector of Schools -other charges. Remuneration to
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assistant examinera of grant rohools remuneration in past years has been paid some- what irregularly from the bounty for grant for schools. We now propose to regularize the matter by making a special „vote for it This will not involve any excess on that vote for the department.
The motion was agreed to.
FINANCIAL.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table report of the Finance Committee, No. 2, and mored that it, be adopted.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded and the motion was carried.
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into operation desires to practise dentistry lis must satisfy the Dentistry Board that he has the If any person coming here after the Act comes
qualifications required by the Ordinance, but if the Board is not satisfied and the applicant
Council. In England there is no appeal to Bill provides an appeal to the Governor in is not satisă d with their dissatisfaction, the
any particular body, but this Bill allows e private appeal to the Governor in Conncil. My and leave it to their discretion, but that can be awn opinion is that we should appoint a board discussed in commit ee. peaalties upon persons who contravene its The Bill provides provisions. The Bill does not apply to personA who are at present pract sing dentistry in the Colony or who have practised within a certain time previous to the Ordinance coming into operation to be hereafter fixed except to this before or not must pat his name upon the extent that every person whether practising register within a reasonable time. I think, bir the Council and I move that the Bill bỏ now the principle of the Bill must commend itself to read a second time.
--that is to say if they have a degree or diploms or certificate' granted by the universities of Pennsylvania or Harvard or other universiti s entitling them to practise dentistry, and if they have in addition to either of these professional MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY Act.
qualificatious a certificate of the State Dental The ATTORNEY GENERAL-Sir, I rise to which entitles them to practise in those Stater, Council of Pennsylvania ör Massachussetts more the second reading of a bill entitled It is not necessary to go into details of quali An Ordinance to amend the law relating|fications. They are set out in clanse 9 ofthe Bill, The object of this Ordinance is to place to the Property of Married Women. married women in this Colony on the same footing as they stand in England, and to accord to them the right of protection with regard to their own property; serarate proper and I may say elsewhere in the Empire. The ty, which they enjoy in the mother country Ordinance is an embodiment, with such slight modifications as are necessary to make it suit able to the slightly varying conditions in this Colony, of the provisions of the Imperial enactment known as the Married Women's Pro perly Act of 1882 and 1993. The 1893 sot merely amended the 1892 act. The original not in England was passed in 1870, but the 1832 aot extended very much the protection which was accorded for the first time in England to married women in respect of their property, immediate protection to married women with The Ordinance in this Colony will give respect to their savings in the savings banks, other banks or otherwise invested. There are many married women here who have such rings and who have property in the shape of The principle of the bill will, I am sure, commend shares, property both moveable and immovable itself to everybody in the Colony. Exactly why it was not introduced before I am unable to say, but I think it is high time it should be introduced now. The only persoas likely to object will be the Sikh and other Indian moneylenders and usurers, als the olaas who frequently take property of their wires to pay debts incurred. It is proposed to give the Ordinance eff et as from the Arst day of January, 1883, when th› English Act of 1982 came into operation. The object in so to place all married women in the Colony with doing is respect to the power to acquire and dispose of property which they have acquired here in the same conditions as in the old country. Insteal of moving that the bill be referral to a committee of the whole Conocil, I think it would be better to refer it to the Law Committee, Committee on Law. and move that it be referred to the Standing
The COLONIAL S CRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, The ATTORNÈT General-I ask leave to introduce and read for the first time a bill
REGISTRATION OP DENTISTA, entitled "An Ordinance to authorize the The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second appropriation of a supplementary sum of two reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to hundred and seventy-eight thousand four bund-regulate the qualifiostions and to provide for red and twelve dollar and eight cents, to defray the charges of the year 1905.”
the registration of dentists. He said-The intention of this Bill is as far as possible to ensure that for the future parsous practising as dentists in this Colony shall be professionally educated as such. At the present moment there is no legal qualification for a person practising
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and this was agreed to.
Committee on Law, and I move that it be The ATTORNEY General-I think, Sir, it
referred to the Law Committee. would be well to send this Bill to the Stading
this was agreed to.
The CULONIAL SECαETARY seconded, aud
SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE. reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the third amend the Summary Offences (Amendment) Onlinance, 195.
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Bill was passed.
The COLONIAL SECRETARYy seconded, and the
MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. The Arroney General, mored the third reading of the Bli entitled an Ordluance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.
the bill was passed.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and
SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION, The ATTORNɛy General moved the third reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance relat- ing to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court custody of the persons and estates of Innatios, with respect to the care and commitment of the
the Bill was passo i,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and
adjourned till Taufsday, June 6th.
His EXCELLENCY-The Conncil stands
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held Secretary (Hon Mr. T. Sercombe Smith) immediately after the Council-the Colonial presiding.
The tollowing votes were passed :-
QUARTERS FOR SIGNALMEN, The Governar recommended the Council to vote a sum of $330 in aid of the vote. Pablic for Sigualmen, Green Island. Works Extraordinary, Buildings, 12 —-Quarters
RE-ARRANGEMENT OF OutbuildingS. The (lovèrnór recommended to vote a sum of £1,000 in aid of the vote, Public the Council Works Extraordiuary, Buildings, Re-arrange. of Outbuildings at the Supreme Conrs.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded. HIS EXCELLENCY-The amounts which it is proposed to provide by this bill have already been covered by financial minutes which came before the Legislature from time to time last year. The total excess on votes apart from savings be desirable that such a state of things a dentist, and it cannot but obviously on other roles appears in the bill as 8278,4 2. should cease as soon as possible. To effect Honourable members may notice a discrepancy that object the Bill provides that after the between this figure and the figure of 83 1,340,35, Ordinance is passed into law no one shall which appeats as total excess over the amount practise in this Colony as a dentist unless he originally voted on page 28 of the supplementary is on the register of dentists to bo established, Colonial estimates now before them. It is In order to get upon that register a person accounted for by the fact that it was not necess-desiring to practise as a dentist will have to ary for the Council to vote an excess on the satisfy a board to be called a Dentistry Board, mi.itary contribution, that being provided and to be appointed in the manner set forth in by law No. 1 of 1901, against the excess over the the Ordinance and consisting of the Principal original, estimates of 8901,340. It will be Medical Offloor of Health as obairman, and two observed at the foot of the same page that there practising dentists—he will have to satisfy that has been a saving of 8525,257. It will be Board that he possesses one of the qualifications observed that there was $223,916 less expen set forth in clause 9, or that he is a person who ditare during the year than was anticipated. at the date of the Ordinance passing into law or
The Governor, recommended the Council From the returns slready laid on the table and within a certain limited time to be hereafter Works Extraordinary, Buildings-Time-Ball to vote a sum of 37,80 › in aid of the rote Public published in sessional paper No. 5 of this fixed in committee was bona-fide practising as | Tower on Blackttédd's Hili, Kowloon. year it will be
remembered that the a dentist in the Colony, The Ordinance is revenue was less than anticipated, the revenue liberal in its scope, because it is proposed by it daring the year being $234,207. Comparing to permit persons possessing qualifications as these two figures it will be observed that the dentists other than those recognised by the working for the year was less favourable than Medical Council of England to practise, was anticipated when the estimates for 1905 In other words it is proposed that the were made, by a sum of $56,290. The result of large bodies of American dentists who this is that whereas in the original estimates of have been practising here for many years surplus in the year 1905 823,410 was anticipated, shall continue to do so if they pomet there was actually a deficit of $82,871. When the qualifications which the Bill requires
TIME-BALL TOWER.
GOVERNMENT PIERS.
The Governor “recommended the Conncil to vote a sum of $28,275.38 in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Miscellane- ons, Re-construction of Government Piers,
YAUMATI BOHOOL.
vote a sum of $:17.80 in aid of the vote. Public The Gorernor, recommended the Council to
Yaumati. Works Extraordinary, Buildings, 10-School,
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