Tribute To A Man Who Fought

In his maiden speech at the meeting of the Papuan and New inea Legislative Council in Port Moresby in October, Mr. Craig •ke, the newly elected member for Papua, paid tribute to the man succeeded —Mr. E. A. James.

Mr. Kirke said: “I should first like to say a few words on the circumstances ich led to my being present today. I refer, of course, to the gnation of Mr. E. A. James, a loyal Councillor who served this incil and his constituents with distinction. His years of experience I his wide knowledge of Territory affairs were of inestimable value I I feel that his resignation is a great loss to this Council.

“It is all the more regrettable that we have lost the benefit of services and advice because his resignation was brought about no small degree by the frustration of being part of a permanent lority whose voice was often heard but rarely heeded,” Mr. Kirke led.

Mr. James resigned from the Legislative Council last year with two other elected members, Mr. lan Downs and Mr. Dudley Jones, r the way in which income taxation was introduced to the ritory.

Mr. Kirke had something to say about the tax fight, the result of ich, as he said, is now history. But although the taxpayers of the •ritory had lost the legal battle, the fight they put up would have ;ing results. It had brought Papua and New Guinea closely together a unity not seen before. It brought together public servants and imerce, natives and Australians.