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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1951
Page
4
Historical note extols honey as the purest food with infinite flavors derived from nectar plants. It praises honey’s sweetness, nutrition, and long cultural ties from ancient weddings to modern lunches, ending with a simple chocolate wheatmeal biscuit recipe using honey and other pantry staples.
The Postmaster General said recording telephone conversations without Postal Department authority is an offence under regulations. Conviction carries a £25 fine and possible telephone service disconnection. The department would not consent to recording on behalf of subscribers to protect users’ interests. One party may not know the call is being recorded.
Poem presents a town called Manilla with rose tinted hopes for amenities and marble streets. It questions funding for lights and extra units while noting lack of industry and future employment prospects, pondering erosion and the fate of youth in 1962.
The Electrical and Water Engineer Mr W G Hoad reported storm damage from lightning and brief interruptions. Main substation at full load. an additional substation needed before the 1951/52 summer. Rural extensions planned. February 1951 water pumped 2 936 240 gallons versus 1 676 400 last year. two water main breaks from sewerage contractors. Pumps run over eight hours daily to meet demand.
Commonwealth social services spending totalled 92,804,000 for 1949-50 with pensions accounting for 44,557,000, child endowment 30,337,000, hospital benefits 6,320,000, widows pensions 24,421,000 and maternity allowances 3,008,000. The prior year was 280,777,000. The National Welfare Fund balance at start and end of the year, and other revenue sources, are noted along with figures from earlier decades. Bir Earle Page’s government contemplates further medical-benefits additions.
The department argued it must maintain the privacy of telephone conversations it had carefully built up over the years, noting an obligation to protect that information as part of its records management and public interest duties.
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