16 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
1
The passage argues MPs deserve higher pay as £300 a year falls short for lawmakers with families. Critics note electors dictate the quality of representatives and wonder if £900 yearly wages would attract diligent men, while Labour MPs seek subsistence and higher wages amid rising prices.
The schedule notes Kuranda arrives from Townsville every Tuesday and departs at 5 am for Cooktown returning Wednesday then leaves at 11 pm for Townsville on E day arriving Thursday. Wedonge sails from Brishame to Townsville each Friday and from Ceenrilie to the Streriy route via Sydney in the next period.
A fragmentary notice indicates Adelaide Company Limited plans a retirement or withdrawal event on a coming Saturday with a 1 pm timing and a reference to a Monday or Tuesday sequence, but details are incomplete.
Steamers ire Lowre date and arrivals. Mackay Sunday morning Port Alma Sunday sight Cooma leaves Townsville October 18 Peregrine leaves Townsville for Sydney November 2.
The Auditor General's annual report criticizes government finance practices and says June expenditures are overstated to hide true surpluses and to mislead about debt reduction. It argues that timing of vouchers and disbursements masks the real state of the year's finances.
Visitors note Brisbane’s ongoing architectural overhaul as the core of the city converges into a cluster of tall brick edifices. Historic blocks once tied to disreputable occupants give way to modern, imposing structures altering the streetscape.
A report notes that 4400 billed in June was originally charged to a loan for a wooden builder and moved to revenue on June 3. This shifts payment away from the public debt reduction fund intended to extinguish an equivalent debt amount, affecting debt reduction aims.
The Premier argued against women advancing beyond men in work, noting low wages of three pounds weekly and cautioning that rapid female advancement could disrupt state affairs. He warned against interference with civil service roles and favored preserving traditional hierarchy to avoid injury or injustice.
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