This Man Was Mad

When Someone Paid His Taxation

visitor to PlM’s Sydney office in B was Mr. J. N. Russell who had arrived from Port Moresby on “Bulolo”. The unusual thing it this is that he should not be i at all—but be paying the penalty i tax-defaulter somewhere in the ■itory. According to Mr. Russell is the story: ; is the man who nailed his ars to the mast some months when they introduced Capitation in P-NG. It was due to be paid larch but he said he wouldn’t pay nd challenged the Administration •rosecute him. ie Administration was evidently very anxious to do this, and itime time marched on and Mr. ?as due to go on leave, cording to the regulations you to have a tax clearance before leave the Territory. This might proved awkward but sometime pril Mr. Russell received a tele e call at his place of business a woman clerk in the sub ury in Moresby town to say that inutes before a young man whom had never seen before had naid Russell’s tax. Had he authorised Russell had not authorised it vas very annoyed. But no amount nvestigation since has revealed identity of the young man who lysteriously paid the tax—except he was wearing long trousers and irt with a tie and arrived in a wagen.

Russell was unable to repudiate layment; the Administration said eceipt was good enough for them.

Russell thinks it was all a con ;y to prevent the case going be a Court where, he believes, the would have proved to be un- Itutional. is now in Sydney looking for a He has been nine years in the ory, latterly as a customs agent urns Philp (NG), Ltd.