FQR PRESS* 33 A9 P. M. No 41/ 1970
PERCY GRAINGER FESTIVAL
Statement by the Primie Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Commonwealth has approved financial assistance for the
Percy Grainger Festival which is at present taking place in London.
An approach for assistance was received from Sir William McKie,
an Australian now retired in England, who is one of the Vice-Presidents
of the Festival, and Mr. Bryan Fairfax, also an Australian living in
London, who has organised the Festival.
On the recommendation of the Advisory Board, Commonwealth

FOR PRESS: 3P17
PMK NO. 40/ 1970
PRIME MINISTER'S EXPOMESSAGES
The Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton, has despatched
two messages in relation to the opening of EXPO 70 in Osaka, Japan,
today ( Sunday 15 March).
The cables were as follows-
To the Prime Mnseof Japan:
" tM y G overnment and the people of Australia
send their congratulations and warm good wishes to
Japan for the opening of EXPO 70 in Osaka.
We wish you every success with the first world
exposition in the Asian region. Australia is proud to be

FOR PRESS: PM. NO. 39/ 1970
-QUEENSLAND -INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE
The Premier of Queensland, Mr Bjelke -Petersen, has
sent a telegram to the Prime Minister appealing to Mr Gorton to " exert
his urgent endeavours" to resolve an industrial dispute involving the
AMPOL and AMOCO Refineries.
The Prime Minister has replied as follows:-
III REFER TO YOUR TELEGRAM DATED 11 MARCH
ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE AT THE AMPOL AND AMOCO
REFINERIES IN BRISBANE. I AM INFORMED THE DISPUTE
IS IN THE HANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH CONCILIATION

AUSTRALIAN MINING INDUSTRY COUNCIL
THIRD ANNUAL DINNER
Canberra, ACT 9 MARCH 1970
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
Mr. President, Parliamentary Colleagues, Distinguished Guests and
Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you, Sir, for your introduction and for the generous
way in which you and the people in this room have honoured the toast to
your guests. I appreciate what you have said. I am sure my fellow guests
appreciate it too, and if through the press of affairs, Sir, it is impossible

3 APR 1970
FOR PRESS P. M. No 38/ 1970
C. S. I. R. 0. SCIENTISTS STUDY OIL SLICK
Two C. S. I. R. 0. scientists both members of the Division
of Fisheries and Oceanography are being sent to Queensland to study the
effect of the oil that has escaped from the OCEANIC GRANDEUR.
The Government felt that in view of the forthcoming Royal
Commission into oil drilling on the Great Barrier Reef, it would be
valuable to gain as much knowledge as possible from the tanker incident.
CA NBERRA
March 1970

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. J. G. GORTON, M. P.
ON
AIJSTRAHIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION BILL 1970
Second Reading
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates,' 5 March 1970.]
Mr GORTON ( Higgins-Prime Minister)
[ 8.00]-1 move:
That the Bil be now read a second time.
This Bill will fulfil the Government's undertaking
to assist the Australian film industry.
It provides for the establishment of an
Australian Film Development Corporation
which will administer a fund with
an initial capital of Sim, The Corporation

FOR PRESS P. M. No 37/ 1970
SPECIAL NON-RECtJRR ING-REVENUE GRANT
At the meeting of the Premiers' Conference this evening,
the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton, announced that the Commonwealth
would make a special non-recurring revenue grant of $ 12 million to
the States. This amount will be allocated in the same proportions as
the distribution of the 1969-70 financial assistance grants.
The estimated distribution of the $ 12
the following table million is shown in
$ MILLION
New South Wales
Victoria Queensland South Australia

FOR PRESS P. M. No 36/ 1970
SIGNING OF AGREEMENTS FOR THE DARTMOUTH DAM
The Prime Minister and the Premiers of New South Wales,
Victoria and South Australia today signed the two agreements relating to
the construction of Dartmouth Dam.
One agreement amends the River Murray Waters Agreement
to authorise construction of the Dartmouth Dam on the Mitta Mitta River,
a tributary of the River Murray, while the other agreement relates to
the financial arrangements. The opportunity has also been taken to

FOR PRESS P. M. No 35/ 1970
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND POWER HOUSE
The Prime Minister and the Premier of Queensland today
issued the following statement:-
" Last September the Prime Minister announced the Commonwealth
Government's willingness to help finance a proposed power house
in Central Queensland.
It was believed that the establishment of this power house would
attract very significant industrial development to the Gladstone
area.
At the time of the announcement the Commonwealth said that

FOR PRESS P. M. No 34/ 1970
PORT AUGUSTA-WHYALLA RAILWAY
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
I am pleased to have signed today an Agreement with the
Premier of South Australia, Mr R. S. Hall, for the building of a
railway between Port Augusta and Whyalla.
( Mr Gorton had announced in his Election Policy Speech that
this railway would be built,
Under the Agreement signed today the railway will be a
standard gauge link to be financed, constructed and operated by the
Commonwealth. The cost of construction and rolling stock is estimated