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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
4
Minutes reveal the Shire Committee and Land Commissioners weighing land valuation methods, compensation, and future surveying. Discussion covers entitlements, farm owner rights, and proposed steps to ensure fair appraisals and possible reorganizations of land parcels.
The meeting discusses land values and a possible joint effort with the State and Federal governments to reach an adequate value. Cr McPaul and Cr Griffin advocate for a formal plan, with amendments carried and discussions on land parcels, lesees, and the adequacy of valuations. Harvesting and cane processing progress reported as satisfactory, with weather favorable and preparations for upcoming crushing stages underway.
A letter denounces proposals to fund wartime dependents via higher rates, arguing it shifts burden to Cairns ratepayers. The author urges alternative funding, notes widespread debt and moral concerns, and recalls past committee promises while resisting extra levies or benevolent payments.
Amid debate in Brisbane on postwar policy, critics argue disabled veterans lacking full physical faculties cannot work on farms or in timber. They urge sheltered jobs or pensions, stressing soldiers’ sacrifice and national debt, while Premier Theodore cautions on finance and stock embargo fallout after Adelaide talks.
June advert spreads across Brisbane announcing a demand by the Australian Workers Union for a wage rise of 1 shilling 8 pence for railway workers amid new conditions. The notice urges readers to consider better pay amid ongoing negotiations.
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