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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1931
Page
12
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions dates in March and April and references an executive commission and defense matters involving individuals in Brisbane. The text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or identifiable events.
Fragmentary item lists several food or product terms including Malted Milk and Mixer, Milk Trufood, tins with measurements, Galdenia, Ib 2/7 Bushels, Purple II, Topes, Blue Label and prices like 2/6. Details are incomplete and lack context.
A Cairns Chamber report outlines ten commandments from the Melbourne meeting of the Federation of Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia. It urges national credit restoration through balanced budgets, broad tax measures, and drastic economies including cuts to government, real wages, and social spending. It calls for rail finance separation, expert transport review, and adoption of a three year plan to avert bankruptcy.
A local ads item promises a wonderful range of floor coverings in all widths. It highlights variety for homes and businesses and invites customers to view options available in the showroom.
The Golden Lure report notes about 2000 men prospecting for gold in Queensland under prospecting and unemployed relief schemes. Minister for Mines Mr A Atherton says many are earning fair wages with a 29 pound weekly allowance for married men and 19 pounds for single men. Prices for tin and silver discourage other metals, while one ore sample showed 523 ounces of silver and one ounce of gold per ton, but the claim lacked overall value. Gas prospecting is encouraged. tin applications require special qualifications. relief votes favor experienced prospects in some cases.
A Brisbane letter to Cairns Post defends Queensland use of Commonwealth funds for gold and precious metals prospecting. Minister E A Atherton explains allocations of £6000 and prior year advances, noting funds are not compelled to be spent if proposals are unworthy, and confirms ongoing assessment by Accounts.
On April 24 in Tully Mr E G Guthrie district roads inspector met with Cardwell Shire Council Chairman Councillor J A Winter and overseer A W Jones to inspect road projects. They discussed a developmental Bilvana to Upper Murray road and an alternative route with Brige Henry and Hilvana and Murray River representatives. Statistics will be prepared and sent to the Main Roads Commission.
A London Trade Supplement reports political interests in Australia seek to burden banks with much responsibility for the country’s tribulations. The piece notes the push to blame banks for drought and economic strain, while some demand maximum support for farmers as Australia’s prosperity hinges on bank aid.
A report summarises deficits and debts across Australian governments for the nine months to March 31, 1931. It lists Commonwealth and state figures in pounds, detailing overseas London debt, domestic obligations, and aggregate liabilities. The Commonwealth and New South Wales dominate total liabilities, with Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania in relatively better positions.
In the House of Commons, MPs pressed for Alfonso to live in Britain with a visa or asylum rights and questioned government costs for a potential reception. The Home Secretary and Speaker ruled the question out of order as discussions centered on whether Alfonso would be treated under existing royal visit conditions.
Negotiations between the Australian Workers' Union and the Miners' Federation to amalgamate broke down today in Sydney. It is believed the miners will back the Lang policy, but the AWU opposes it. The plan to merge the Labor factions appears ended and unlikely to be revived.
Mr J B Brigden addresses the educational section on the control of exchange noting the pound’s shift from a gold standard to a fiat measure and explaining how banks, exporters, and importers use premiums to balance trade. He warns that government attempts to peg rates risk stifling trade and inflation, with invisible factors in external balances beyond direct control.
The text discusses Australia likely borrowing in London to establish a reserve of Commonwealth Bank securities to stabilize exchanges and control note issue. Securities would act like gold, yielding interest, with automatic note adjustments based on international credits and imports. A 1923 Imperial Conference proposal is noted, emphasizing restoring confidence before borrowing anew.
The meeting faced harsh criticism for unofficial press statements while discussing urgent state needs. Officials reported progress though no firm decisions were reached on funding relief from the Commonwealth Bank and the governments to aid growers and unemployment.
Lord Moynihan, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, warned that about one million of 3,250,000 cows in Britain may suffer from inheren toes and that milk is often impure. He proposed boiling and pasteurisation as safeguards while noting debate over taste loss and the health benefits of milk for growing children. The piece compares British milk consumption with that of America and Sweden.
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