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Newspaper
Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal
Location
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1869
Page
2
A Port Adelaide report denounces 147000 pounds in excess votes amid party recriminations. It blames past ministries, cites 16000 to 20000 pounds for entertaining Prince Alfred, and notes 30000 pounds to districts. Critics warn of damaged credit and demand accountability while noting local meetings and proposals for a hospital at Wallaroo.
Wallaroo prices current show a wide range of farm and dairy goods including lamb, mutton, beef, sausages, bacon, pork, and cheese. Fruit and vegetables list apples, gooseberries, cherries, turnips, cabbages, onions, potatoes, rhubarb, lettuce, and more with varied per unit costs.
The notice states that advertisements cannot be inserted without proper authentication and that communications not authenticated by the author will be rejected. It also notes the editor does not assume responsibility for statements or opinions of correspondents.
Wallars Times argues that public spending is not truly controlled by the people through their representatives. It cites Parliament’s debate on past excess votes for 1867-68 as evidence of ministers acting unfettered when Parliament is not in session, noting the annual formality of reviewing expenditures.
A historical report questions Treasury overspend on Mount Gambier hospital and other public buildings. It notes approvals ballooning from eight to six thousand pounds for the hospital, with ministers seeking four thousand seven hundred more this year. Critics call expenditure scandalous and wasteful, referencing the Guiding Unit and Parliament aid misuses.
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