NORTHERN TERRITORY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 7

NORTHERN TERRITORY

COMMISSIONER'S REPORT ON INQUIRY ADMINISTRATION SEVERELY ■CRITICISED • By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, April 30... Mr.' Justice' Effing'* report' on the Northern Territory inquiry severely criticises, ilia Administration. It finds that •too. little attention-;was given to many ..well-founded, complaints on the part.-, of. residents, -and to many representations made through official' channels. In ,re'Wml'to the" deportations' of the officials by the "residents, it considers'that there was a good - doii!, of provocation which' "oes 'far to extenuate, if not actually-, to justify,' the' unusual form .of protest adopted. One of the deported othciaU, >Kai not' responsible for the' outbreak, and. tho other, two were largely victims , of: circumstances. ... Stvere stricjuros, however, are passed •or/t-crta : iv incidents in the Gilrulh Ad-n.mistjiiti-nii. ..Tlurrenoit comments' on .tlit- I'omiila- cas®,-.the locking up of native witn£-8«s ill Fanny Bay Gam w'lth murderers and. lunatics; the .stvajjgc medieval ■,--y.st,in under which persons, •ver-iv imprisoned tor debt; and .tnc appointment of officials ;to ot .tiu- duties of which they were, utterly ignorant.'. The report;considers, that 'He lad; of system and generally; happy".ViuefiV ni'etliods: wevfl far more. to liliinie than any evil or malicious inten- . .ti'oi-.;. flu flip" partrrof liidividuals.-Piess Assii. . ; ' ■ '