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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1922
Page
3
The January meeting records motions and votes on council expenses travel allowances and subscriptions. Officials discuss amending or rescinding previous resolutions and assign sanitary contractor rates and travel reimbursements for councillors.
At the monthly Douglas Shire Council meeting the Health Commissioner’s claim for diphtheria transport to Mossman was discussed and a letter sent seeking clarification. Budget requests for road work on Cairns-Port Douglas Road and range repairs were considered, with debates over securing funding from neighboring shires and the need for bridge construction and land fencing for road access.
The report covers a proposed wheel tax for the Shire and road grounds at 420 per acre. Items mention Mossman Sanitary issues and waterway notes. The chairman indicated road users should bear costs and the matter to be discussed again at the next meeting.
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