WATER BILLING

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (15:07): As the owner of residential property, has the Treasurer ever read, understood and compared the water bills he has paid?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations) (15:07): Can I say that my ex-wife, the beautiful woman that she is, looked after all our accounts very well. She did not trust the Treasurer with the house accounts. Since I have been a single bloke, I now sign my bills without even looking at them. I get the final warning that I have not paid them, and I just write a cheque. I am a shocker!