Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1959Vol. XXX, No. 1

The Tax Fight—

p. 20 · Read in the full issue

Page 2020

Round by Round

January-March: P-NG taxpayers ap peal to Canberra to delay and redraft Tax bills. Refused. Win for Hasluck.

April: Tax bill introduced to Legco without notice. Win for Hasluck.

May-June: More taxpayers’ appeals to Canberra. Refused. Win for Has luck.

June: Three elected Legco members resign. Win for taxpayers.

June: Taxpayers apply to Supreme Court. Win for taxpayers.

July: Application rejected and Bun ting and other leading taxpayers re fuse to proceed further. Win for Has luck.

July; Administrator proclaims Tax Ordinance, before taxpayers can lodge injunction. Win for Hasluck.

August: High Court agrees to hear taxpayers application. Win for tax payers.

August: Both sides nominate candi dates for by-elections. Dead heat.

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