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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
12
Report from February 12 notes Innisfail workers and authorities examining a charge of assault while discussing the case against H Ratcliffe and other parties. The fragment mentions the old wharf and a pursuit of facts but lacks clear outcomes or dates beyond February.
Innisfail February discussion centers on quota amounts and oath necessities. The meeting recalls a year since the president J T Robertson and notes secretary actions from June. A confirmatory motion and proposed letters to the department are discussed and stalled by members.
The clerk reports 1928 rate arrears and 1921 22 collections by rate class. General, leaf, hospital, cleansing, and sanitary charges posted varied collection rates, totaling £41,664 19 11 from £51,736 4 11. Estimated 90 percent collection failed. 1929 projections rely on rates due by end 1928. Expenditure plans include street lighting and administration. a rate increase or loans are discussed to cover deficits.
A Townsville Board sought recovery for ship damage under Harbour Boards Act sections 195 and 197. The Full Court held that piercing a shipowner’s right of recovery also removed the Board’s remedy. The High Court later treated pilotage as vis major, guiding ongoing legal interpretation since the ruling.
The ledger for the Port of Cairns records various logs and ships including 115 overseas vessels totaling 549,282 tons gross, and 302 vessels totalling 1 061 958 tons gross. Debits exceed credits by 2 128 pounds after accounting for disallowed items this year, reflecting an overall rise in debited amounts at the wharves.
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