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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1899
Page
8
A discussion on replacing Morambro Estate with Manoupe land stresses poor soil issues and the need to aid farmers with seed wheat. The Cloner Settlement Act is favored as a means to steady agriculture, with concerns over northern starvation and the costs of lease versus freehold qualifications influencing Legislative Council franchising.
The speaker defends past reforms and pledges to resist change in the school system while backing land policy limits, railway cautions, and population growth. He cites reforms, taxes, and the Gothenburg system as tested approaches and emphasizes independence, local attention, and continuing public services.
A Millicent audience heard speeches on land settlement and liberal leases, favoring perpetual leases with fair rents and options to settle up to 100 acres. The talk covered rail and express transport, export development, education, old age pensions, and federation, with praise for Mr. Holder and critique of banking and governance.
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