Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Captain Richard Rutledge Kane was the United Kingdom's fourth Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate, serving from 1921 to 1929.He made a speech on Malaita about the benefits that the new head tax was bringing the islanders. The speech caused considerable resentment, as in truth, there was little to show for the tax collection. The District Commissioner of Malaita, William R. Bell, then pushed the authorities to provide a Medical Officer and other return for the tax money.. }
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- Richard_Rutledge_Kane comment "Captain Richard Rutledge Kane was the United Kingdom's fourth Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate, serving from 1921 to 1929.He made a speech on Malaita about the benefits that the new head tax was bringing the islanders. The speech caused considerable resentment, as in truth, there was little to show for the tax collection. The District Commissioner of Malaita, William R. Bell, then pushed the authorities to provide a Medical Officer and other return for the tax money.".