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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1899
Page
4
Fat cattle 508 received with 346 from the North and 222 from local sources. Quality ranged from weak to prime, demand slackening toward the close. 43 prime bullocks sold from £6 to £8 10s and 5 cows. Sheep 7,601 penned. Retail prices and weights vary.
The Millicent Times reports on sheep and livestock sales with varied prices for ewes lambs calves and pigs, noting brisk demand for prime stock and weaker sales for inferior lots. It includes Adelaide horse market outlook prices for heavy and light draughts and local wool and meat values, plus a death notice for Archibald Grant and thanks from the family.
The Royal Commission on South Eastern Drainage is viewed with skepticism by taxpayers who question its usefulness. The Engineer-in-Chief once argued the department could work unaided by residents, relying on data and levels gathered over years to address the current emergency. Officials say information on soil moisture, drainage efficiency, and land value should be accessible via the Taxation Office and agricultural statistics offices.
The Times questions Parliament's plan to fund Mount Hope Gap and a wider drainage inquiry, arguing officials should secure clear state benefits or repayment before public money flows to private lands. It notes unresolved landholder input and criticizes the political need for ceremony over decision.
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