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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 18, 1850
Page
6
A gathering of Anti Dray and Land Tax League members in Lyndesh Valley Mont denounces taxes as injurious and insists taxpayers have no obligation to grant levies. Delegates recount arguments by authorities and vow to resist collection efforts, with district commissioners unable to enforce and a chair receiving thanks as the meeting adjourns.
Amid heated debate the Anti Dray and Land Tax League in Morphett Vale forms and takes a stand against direct taxation. Delegates elects officers and pledge to resist road and land taxes, with plans for a united campaign and potential legal actions if government press persists.
A heated gathering of anti delay tax advocates discussed prospects for forming a General League. Dray and Tee opposed the measure, A Anderson, Esq., chaired the session, and a committee was tasked with collecting subscriptions while delegates from other hundreds prepared to confer in Adelaide.
Fragmented verse laments dray tax and city rates harming farmers and travelers. It curses tyranny and appeals to British rights, urging resistance against oppressive levies and warning of burdens on peasants.
The Central Road Board convened with Captain Breeting and members Davenport Stephens Gies and others. Discussions covered enforcement of taxes, government office expansions, road grants, and appointments including an Assistant Clerk and Executive Officer. debates on costs, schedules, and contracts concluded with adjournment to the following Monday.
The document notes payments to the mail in duplicate for approval by the Chairman and Commissioner, certified by the Secretary, with entries entered in the Minutes. It references a Central Board and applications relating to Beards-T and T. Foroiza as Colonial Treasurer.
Colonial Secretary's Office Adelaide May 16 1890 announces a holiday on May 24 for Her Majesty's birthday observance. Various official appointments, resignations, and tenders follow, including surveyor of main roads Henry Higginson, keeper of the public pond Henry Roberts, and pending tenders for timber and dredging work. Notices include carriage licences and ordinance-related appointments. Public notices from the Colonial Secretary's Office in Adelaide dated May 16, 1850 list government actions and bids.
Fragmented notices describe multiple livestock at public pounds across districts with brands, marks, and claimed animals. Entries list cows, steers, heifers, and bullocks with colors, brands, and locations, including Glen Osmond Montagne, Rooringa, and Thebsrton, with sale dates in May and June 1850 and Poundkeeper names. Additional public works tender notices outline repairs for Government House guard-room and Treasury, dated May 13 1850.
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