NG Taxpayers on Warpath
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Within three days of Legco session ending on March 23, the Taxpayers’
Association of New Guinea (Mr. Dudley Jones, MLC. chairman) had assembled a cash fighting fund, and a series of large advertisements were sent to lead ing Australian newspapers, asking Aus tralian citizens for help through their Parliament, against the Territories’
Minister Hasluck.
The Association said, among other things: “The Minister has announced that he intends to change the pattern of our taxation system.
“He refuses to permit a prior in vestigation by an independent com mission.
“We feel that to tamper with the present system without at least hold ing such an inquiry will have a devas tating effect on the development of this Territory—and the Territory is vital to Australia.’’