[?]ock the Producer

[?]Otest Against

Ficial Policy Of:—

RESOLUTION protesting against what was described as “the Ad ministration’s official attitude irds taxing primary producers,” carried at the November meet of the Sepik District Advisory ncil, held in Wewak, NG. r. J. A. Corrigan, who moved resolution, referred to a recent ;ment by the P-NG Treasurer, H. Reeve, in the Legislative icil that primary producers Id contribute more to the Terri in money and not percentages, aey were the ones making big IS. •. Corrigan said that as there been no contradiction by the inistration, it must be assumed this was the official view of the inistration. told the Council that in view r. Reeve’s remarks, he could not t)w anyone in their right senses a try to settle on the land in erritory He said, “I very much t mat I have already invested plantation.” • Corrigan continued: “What Reeve was saying was that if ie who has the enterprise or apital, and the desire to settle ie land and invest his energies savings in the country, made

y through striking favourable

5, then he deserved to have it i from him.” * resolution was passed unamin- J. D Logie, BSIP Auditor, Mrs. Logie, and Mr. J. B

ley, Government Surveyor, left

ira on leave in October