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Monthly

May, 1959

Vol. XXIX. No. 10

blished 1930

tered at the G.P.0., Sydney. msmission hy post as a newspaper ]

The Temper Of The Territory!

This photograph was secured by accident. Thus it serves to illustrate better the temper of the people of Papua-New Guinea, who are to have income lax “bulldozed” onto them by the Australian Minister for Territories, Paul Hasluck. Stuart Inder, one of MIP'S editors, was on a valley-hopping aircraft in the New Guinea Highlands on May , when the aircraft put down, for eight minutes, at Minj township. There he was told that Mr. lan Downs. MLC. was holding a public meeting on income tax in a hall nearby.

Inder interrupted the meeting, invited the audience to come on to the verandah for a PIM photograph—which they cheerfully did—and was off again on the aircraft a few minutes later It is thus only through this fluke of timing that the sentiments expressed at this small indignation meeting in the middle of New Guinea are now given a wider audience.

STOP PRESS —FINAL PLEA FAILS— In Canberra, May 14, 4-man deputation pleaded with A/Prime Minister for postponement new tax plan. Refused. Tax

operates from July 1.