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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
4
Commercial Hut Curt and Co Sydney reports the wool market quieter with old season wools scarce and little cataloguing soon. London series shows 5 percent up on merinos and 7 to 4 percent on fine crossbreds. Sheep supplies small, prices higher after drought, and traders urged to sell now before spring price drops.
A Glen Innes Railway League meeting notes a letter from M L A F D Thomas about dispatching an officer to study the Glen Innes Inverell railway route. H H Voss to accompany, a manifesto with map to Parliament, Inverell talks planned. The league’s vigor faded as wider regional groups stay active while Glen Innes zelf fails to sustain leadership.
Tax authorities report the financial year closed with a credit balance of £2,163,075. The Caoatoma and Excine total reached £14,711,440, up £11,000 from estimates and £1,791,000 above last year’s receipts. Penny postage boosted post and telegraph revenue by £41,286 while land tax receipts fell short by £63,047 versus estimates and £4,000 versus last year. Coinage profits dropped by £53,000 from forecast. Post office revenue stood at £3,911,000 and the land tax at £1,365,000. Actual revenue totaled £20,351,000 with old age pensions payments recorded for the year.
The report shows defence costs of 2,144,000 pounds, fleet construction at 1,108,000 pounds, and total payments to the State Treasury of 3,824,000 pounds. Large yearly savings followed from unspent votes, with per capita payments to the State amounting to 22,047,000 pounds.
The Land Tax Commissioner published in the Commonwealth Gazette a call to all persons owning land with a total improved value between £3000 and £5000 on June 30 to file returns by August 31 1912. Companies with similar land value ranges must also file by that date and provide names and addresses of shareholders and share counts as of June 30 1912.
The close season for the undermen tioned birds runs from July 1 to January 31 each year. It covers wild ducks including teal and other species, wild geese, bitterns, bustard, dotterel, painted snipe, mallee birds, and black swan. The top-knot or flock pigeon season runs October 1 to April 30. Other protected birds except quail or absolutely protected species have a close season from August 1 to January 31.
The Commonwealth Electoral Department notes a new voting machine promising instant results after polling. It counts votes quickly but ignores abstaining electors, while a separate American invention features an automatic door that locks until the voter presses a vote button.
A Parson and a crowd gathered at Wrightville near Cobay for a boxing clash between Bull and Stirling at 3 o clock. An unintended Presbyterian service was held in the same hall at the same hour, catching boxers and sportsmen off guard as a Bentleman approached the crowd.
Report describes a crowd mistaken a religious service for boxing due to doors opened and early misinterpretation. Prayers and hymn singing eventually drew most back inside, while boxing bouts proceeded after the service.
An American expert claims a Nabily plan involved collaboration with Australian workers. The statement suggests global involvement and hints at a tonal interpretation by a key organizer.
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