[?]tstanding Example
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[?] Moresby [?]partmental Methods
SUM of £27 12 - stands to the . credit of Donald McDonald in the Bank of NSW. Lae, New inea. It has been there since 3. It represents a remarkable mple of Port Moresby’s Depart ntal office methods.
Hi. McDonald, pre-war, was an plover of native labour. In ordance with practice, he made interest-bearing deposit of /18/9, to cover any liability that ;ht arise concerning payment and atriation of indentured labourers.
Vhen the Japanese invaded, early 2, his labourers’ contracts were >ut to expire: the matters relat thereto were squared up as well circumstances permitted; and . McDonald went to reside at 111 ?ent St., Newtown, Sydney, where is still. An exchange of ac ints between him and the Terri ies Department. Canberra, in y, 1943, showed a sum of about refundable to him. He asked in n for the refund. )n July 16. 1947. the Bank of W, Lae, inquired what was to be le with a Native Labour Guaran deposit of £27/12 -. in his name, n the ensuing two years, Mc nald tried on several occasions get the thing squared up. Always, cialdom procrastinated.
Anally, on October 29, 1949, the ?asurer at Port Moresby got mnd to it; he wanted to know v McDonald had settled his pre r liability to the native labourers, lin, McDonald patiently reviewed whole matter, to show that no ►ility now existed, t took the Treasurer until March 1950, to deal again with the mat-
ter. He sent a long, involved. tabulated statement (TCIO-39) and argued that there was nothing to show that McDonald had cleared himself of liability incurred ten years before.
On March 20. 1950, the tenacious Mi*. McDonald again recounted the circumstances, to show that all liabilities had been discharged years before. His figures and dates seem clear and convincing. But he got no answer. wro^ e a sain on September 4, some kind m g & 10n Eighteen months have passed since then: and still he has no answer. Comment is needless: the facts speak for themselves.
aerial view of the Katharine Leh [?]n boarding school for European [?]dren at Wau, New Guinea. It is run the Lutheran Mission. Other build [?]s of the establishment are outside the photograph.