Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 17 August 1922
dere frend wots doin. i see that sum bloke called bruce is bringin out a budget wots a budget? mi wife wants to no becos she rekins when she gets kin- trol of the spendin department in our ouse she thinks she will ave to get out one i dont think shes got much ope but its jus as wel to let er no wether you sumstract wot she gets from the egg muny from wot i get from the milk an spuds an does the kids boots go on the rite or lef side of the leger. it dont seem to matter in these politishuns budgets wot side they puts anythink but mi wifes pertickler anyways it dont matter becos i think im runnin the farm a lot better than ther runnin the country anyways i dont get no defekit or what ever they call it every year defekits seem to me to be wot treasurers ames for. i seen madum melbers lookin around fer vices i wish she cud cum up ere an ere our sekin dorter callin the cows of a mornin shes got the magpies fair beat an she makes a noise in er throte that'd got the ole distrik torkin ab. they says ther goin to ave a darnce in the all to raze funs to send er to londen. the wattil blossums just beginnin to luk yeller. hoppin you are the sam yours truly Bill Bowyang.