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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1915
Page
2
The Colac Hospital faces proposed expenditure reductions while maintaining high care standards. A public-spirited committee endorses the plan, countering claims of waste, and reports thorough reviews, solid finances, and ongoing fundraising efforts.
Market records show flour millet and feed prices in a rough listing. Items include assananean pres for Argentine wheat, bran pollen, Australian millet, Japanese imports, and Algerian wares with varied quality notes and delivery terms.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Melbourne produce, Medbourns, and a linked company at 49-87 King Street Nickelton. The text is incomplete with repeated phrases and broken names, offering no clear event or outcome to summarize beyond listing entities and an address.
The Otway Association discussed leadership and agreed to reply that the Colac chair should be held. Attendees included Mary Richmond R Dillon A M Kenzie BR P Hynes J A bes auditor M Lang and ft T for t W M Nicol. Funding and thanks were acknowledged as the session closed.
A formal committee report discusses hospital costs including the Infectious Diseases Ward savings, outside patient charges, and the possibility of excluding external district patients. It notes grants, patient contributions, and requests the Shire Council to increase general and infectious ward funding.
Forms for the federal income tax are now available with returns due by November 15. The tax covers income earned during the year ending June 30, 1915, for residents liable to render a return, including individuals, companies, banks, firms, and absentees from the Commonwealth. Exemptions apply for those in active imperial forces enlisted before July 15, 1915, and income from personal exertion. Forms may be obtained from the Commissioner of Taxation in Collins Street or the Deputy Commissioner at Elizabeth House Elizabeth Street.
Article discusses federal and state tax assessment rules for farmer livestock returns and value reporting. It contrasts old practice of returning realized values with new system requiring value on form and noting taxation across sources. It references Victoria and mentions income treatment under different articles and acts.
A Tasmanian fat bullock weighing noted in the Burnie Show sale fetched a record price of £15 at the stand of the Van Dieman's Land Co. Buyers J Basshi and K E Clarke purchased the beast, one of the largest in the country, with potential exhibit at Melbourne Royal Show curtailed by weather.
A garbled report notes a shift in Belgrade as forces regain initiative in a sweeping campaign toward India. Key players and exact dates are unclear, but the struggle emphasizes a turning point in the broader conflict.
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