ow It All Happened
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■e are the events surrounding luction of the Income Tax Bill the P-NG Legislative Council: April 13, after many months of hension that income tax would itroduced without proper public ry, the P-NG Administrator, dier Cleland. announced that tax [ start on July 1, that export would be lifted, and import altered, with a net reduction.
April 20, the Income Tax Bill ntroduced into the Council, taken i second reading and adjourned about June 22. The June session, s announced, would be continued out June 30 so that Export and t Tax bills could be introduced, aediately leave was granted on 20 to introduce the Tax Bill, the elected members, Mr. E. A. i (a public accountant, represent apua), Mr. lan Downs (planter, Mainland), Mr. Dudley Jones itor, NG Islands) walked out of ouncil in protest at the way it ntroduced, and at the lack of r representation. They an ed they would resign after the ivere introduced in June, nine nominated members (repre g the Missions, Natives, Com , Mining, Planting) informed the listrator that they would send a to the Governor-General tell im of the “circumstances” sur- Ing recent events.