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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 30, 1930
Page
10
Government reports outline budget cuts aimed at essential public services salaries for July. The July next year requirement is stated as £1,345,? compared to last year’s £1,506,140. Reductions apply across departments with rail and coal mine costs altered and wartime expenses trimmed. overall savings focus on administration and service costs.
In a Legislative Assembly session Mr. Dunstan complains the government allows open autumn hunts leading to near extinction of wild ducks, opossums and wild skins. He cites high unemployment scheme profits and argues for a two season close to protect game and home markets. The Premier defends licensing and warns of market manipulation.
Thieves removed a boom at several seaside cottages in Sorrento during the Test fortnight. A horse was reportedly used in the thefts and wool was later found at the scene.
The debate centers on proposed alternations and the High Court's potential ruling. Attorney General Brennan defends legality, while Latham criticizes the government's hasty course and withdraws from a doubtful position. He urges more practical solutions likely to gain public support with less controversy.
Parliament continues late into the day as both houses aim to finish a crowded agenda. The Legislative Council faces seven bills including the unemployment relief measure while resistance and divisions shape the outcome.
A report discusses waste in customs handling when tariffs make goods uneconomical, remaining in store for three years before auction. If sale does not cover duties and storage, goods are destroyed, especially with fixed duty rates. Melbourne Chamber urges duty reductions to reflect reduced value to curb losses.
British diplomacy backs the Gezira scheme to irrigate the Blue and White Nile for Sudan Plantations Syndicate led by British interests. The venture expands arable land to feed Egypt and Britain’s mills, signaling a coalition of English capital, Sudanese authority, and German-origin firms to produce empire cotton.
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