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staff, and of $2,000 for repairs to the Hygeia, $1,000 of which has been transferred to the medical vote, and $1,000 of which is not required. There is a decrease of $1,575 owing to the Peak and D'Aguilar signal stations having been transferred to the Royal Navy. This action was taken at the request of the Naval Commander-in-Chief, and as far as the Colony is concerned its result is satisfactory. A decrease of $720 is due to quarters having been provided for • boarding officer in the new Harbour Office. $700 less expenditure is anticipated on small stores. $800 decrease is due to provision for certain stores made in 1906 not having to be repeated in 1907. | 8266 serving is the net result of minor altern- tions in other charges. On the other hand | there is an increase of $2,000 contribution to the Royal Navy on account of their taking over the signal stations. Another increase of $2,000 | under the Harbour Department vote is for fog signalling. As hon. members will remember we have had on two occasions this year to take special votes for this service. The remaining item of difference, an increase of $900, is for electric fans for the new Harbour Office. The net result of these changes is that the Harbour Department will cost $22,083 less next year than is anticipated this. For the Observatory & $3,050 decrease is due to higher exchange and automatic changes in personal emoluments. The small increase of $236 is for certain arrangements for getting the daily register better printed and sent out with more despatch, The net decrease is 82,814. In the Judicial and Legal Department the decrease of $17,995 is mainly due to high exchange on salaries.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. officer who will reside at Kowloon, The ■ decrease of $30,620 is due to higher other half of his salary will be paid from the exchangə on calaries and the increase of $7,750 railway loan. One increase of $1000 is for to automatic changes, and · operation provisions for and another of equal amount is of the grading scheme. Building overseers' for repairs to the Hygeia; the latter is trans- salaries have been raised to bring them into line ferred from the Harbour Department, and with those of sanitary inspectors. The remaining $1,000 is for experiments on the effect of increase of $884 is for minor alterations artificial light on bacteria which the Bacteriolo in conveyance and language allowances. gist thinks may have some useful result. The not decrease in the public works depart- $325 increase is the net result of minor altera- ment vole is $21,980. In Public Works fions in other charges. The total decrease in Recurrent increases of $4,000 for the main- the Medical Department vote is 812,182. In the tenance of buildings, of $9,000 for the main- Sanitary Department a decrease of $23,652 id tenance of roads and $1,000 for the maintenance due to higher exchange and automatic changes of water works are due to new buildings in personal emoluments $8,872 is saved on this roads and water works. The new item of vote by no provision being made for district $12,500 is
That for typhoon damages. plague hospitals under the Medical Department anount is based on the average spent on We came to the conclusion that it would be repairs on sccount of typhoon damages in better to grant a sum of $2,000 to sasist the past years. Hitherto it has been gustomary Chinese with these plague institutions rather to take a special for this vote but it is than vote a larger som to our hospitals more satisfactory to include the item in the which they would not use. $20,103 is the decrease | estimates. The decrease of $12,000 for the on other plague expenses, and 84,450 in maintenance of lighting is due to a redaction disinfectants and disinfecting stations. $1,888 is in the price of gas which we have succeeded in saved by the more economical working of bath | obtaining from the Gas Company. The net houses and 81,500 in cemetery incidental expenses increase on public works recurrent is $28,300. and $775 is minor alterations in other charges. In Public Works Extraordinary, whereas for We overestimated this year by $1,000 cost buildings in 1906 we inserted $480,100 we have of the electric lighting of the Central Market, inserted only $381,500 in the estimates for These decreases would have resulted in a very 1997, or nearly $100,000 less. This has been large saving on the sanitary vote next year Fendered possible in the first instance by the but for a $24,824 increase in the scavenging completion in the current year of the Harbour contract. As it is the net decrease on the Office, the Western Market, the Mongkok Tsui
is $37,416.
the the Botanical and Market,
Shanghai Post Oños, and I do not propose Afforestry Department the decrease of 8926 is five small buildings. due to higher exchange, partly counterbalanced to go ou with the new prison at the present by the appointment of an Indian chief | time. It appeared to be a matter of argent
the In the police 831,740 forester. In Education
decrease of necessity two years ago when we hardly knew less expenditure is required for personal $12,094 is due to higher exchange and automatic what to do with prisoners, but fortunately the emoluments mainly due to higher exchange, changes in personal emoluments. An item of number is so much reduced that the existing Advantage has been taken of a change in the $500 was inserted in last year's estimates to prisons are not only not overcrowded, but we have police school masters to substitute dollar salaries provide for laboratory expenses for the Collegiate been able to close the branch prison. In these for the present exchange compensation salaries. Course at Queen's College. As I e ined to the circumstances the projected new prison could The small decrease of $88 is for minor altera- Council the other day the Collegiate Course reasonably be cut out of the estimates. tions in other charges, and the addition of failed and this item is not wanted. On the have retained in the estimates the same $3,000 is for repairs, and for coal and oil for other band there is an increase of $1,299 for amounts for proceeding with the Supreme police launches. The net decrease in the Police evening continuation classes. An increase of Court and Post Office. These amounts aggre- Department vote is $29,828. In the Fire 8640 is for language allowances and bonus to gating $320,000 are those we considered we Brigade there are two items of special expendi-masters, and one of $400 is due to minor changes could effectually spend in pushing on the two ture. One for $5,200 is for street fire alarms including the starting of a school at Ping Shan works as much as possible. Then we have had which have been advocated very often in this already approved by the Council. The net to include amounts for certain buildings already chamber; the provision inserted in the decrease in the Education vote is $7,367. in progress or for which contracts are let. The estimate is not for a complete system, but will On Ecclesiastical and Charitable Allowances expenditure on these buildings, vis: -Latrines suffice to apply the London system to part of an increase of $6,705 is due to transfers from and Urinals, Time Ball Station at Kowloon, Post the town and thus show us whether it is the best other votes. The remainder of the increase Office at Wanchai and Kowloon Mortuary,
a contribution towards system to adopt. The further special expenditure ($2,000) is due to
which will be incurred next year is $31,500. We of $4,000 is for additional despatch boxes. Chinese plague hospitals.
two In the Trans. Then there are new buildings it is One is the Land rely here much more on hydrants than on port vote there is no change. In Miscellaneous proposed to put in hand. fire engines, 15
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Office at Tai Po. This is absolutely necessary move slow in the streets, but to make the interest on the Widowa and Orphans in order to prevent the risk of destruction bydrants effective it is necessary to have an Pension Fund, which was not taken over of all laul records pertaining to the New ample supply of despatch boxes. In the by the Government. $5,000 additional has Territories, and the estimated cost is $15,000. original draft estimates" I included, in accord- been put in for refunds of revenue required on The other is a market at Quarry Bay, the ance with a promise I had made to this Council. account of vacant houses. The printing estimated cost of which is also $15,00). This a sum of $50,000 for an additional floating vote is increased by $700 and an item recommanded by the Sanitary Board. fire engine. It would have been an additional $540 is put in for language studies for which we The continuation of the Supreme Court and insurance to have had this engine, but in view found it necessary to make special votes this the Post Office, the completion of buildings of the facts that our present floater year. On the other hand there is a saving of already in hand, and of these two new buildings, For com. is rarely used, and of the financial exigencies 87,000 on stationery; $6,426 has been transferred bring the vote up to $381,500. of the budget, this item Was out out. to Charitable allowances and a decrease of $3,810 manications last year we estimated $216,800. There is an addition to the ordinary expen- is due to equalisation of exchange on remit This year we have only estimated $99,000. Last diture of $1,800 for a new boiler for one of tances. Or account of the higher rate of the year we included, however, two items in connection the land engines, and a smail decrease of $280 is dollar $594 will be saved in payments of granta with the railway amounting to $100,000 which due to mitor changes in the personnel. The in England. 8500 is the decrease on the Crown will eventually be repaid to the revenue from met decrease in the fire brigade is $10,720. In Agents' commission. A small decrease of 8489 in the railway. We expected to complete the the prison vote the decrease of $9,897 is due to contributions in connection with signalling Conduit Road extensions this year. This will higher exchange, less increments and additional messages is due to arrangements made this y-ar not be possible, but the work will be finished language allowances. $4,000 less will be re- in connection with the establishment of the with the amount inserted in the present
which is In the military contri- year's estimates, quired for provisions next year owing to there new Harbour Office.
comparatively being fewer prisoners in jail. Owing to this bation, which you know is one fifth of the small to what was inserted last year. We have fewer number it will not be possible to carry ordinary revenue of the Colony, there is a still got an item for extending Robinson out the washing of the hospital by prisoners, decrease of $110,074. In the Volunteers vote Road, K wloon, and one for roads in the and $700 is therefore not required for fuel there is a decrease of $2,700 for clothing New Territories, and we have slightly increased and
$500 soap
lees is included for for recruits and outfit allowances which in future the item for forming and curbing streets as incidental expenses. The total decrease of the will be provided from corps funds, The this work has to keep pace with the question vote for the prison is $15,097. In the Medical Government gives a very generous capitation of new buildings. Drainage, for which Department a decrease of $14,907 is due to grant which is now being expended in cons- last year you voted $70,000, is estimated this higher exchange and automatic changes in❘tructing the Volunteer Headquarters. We do not year at $80,000, $10,000 having been added for personal emoluments. $5, 00 is the amount propose to reduce this grant, but it is desir- miscellaneous drainage works, the amount of entered in 1906 and not required again for able that it should not again be allowed to accum-8 15,000 not having proved sufficient for doing furnishing a six months' reserve of surgical and mulate. The decrease of $2,39% is due to higher | all the works required in a year. For extensions medical appliances. $700 is saved by the comple-exchange and a change in the holder of the of gas-lighting in same is a small amount of tion of the new staff quarters which have enabled the Government to give upa reated house hither- to occupied by soms of the nurses. An increase of: $2,700 is due to the hospital washing not being done in the jail. An increase of $2,400 is for the half, salary of an additional medical
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Miscellaneous works stand at $90,100 against $70,600 which stood in the estimates for 1906. Of this, $20,000 is for a permanent shelter for Blake pier in accordance with my promise to the Council some time agʊ. In the original draft estimate it was alsɔ. pro-
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