FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 23/ 1967
NEW ZEALAND CONTRIBUTION TO TASMANIAN
BUSHFIRE FUND
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
I have received advice that the New Zealand Government
has donated œ 10, 000 ( sterling) ($ A25, 000) to aid bushfire victims in
Tasmania. In addition, the New Zealand High Commissioner in
Canberra, Mr. Luke Hazlett, is organising an appeal among his staff
in Australia. These warmhearted contributions reflecting as they
do the close friendship between the two countries will be much

FOR PRESS:-P. M. No. 21/ 1967
DEATH OF DAME ANN McEWEN
Tribute by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
My colleagues of the Government and I are saddened by
the death of Dame Ann McEwen and express our deep sympathy.
Dame Ann was a woman of great strength of character
which sustained her bravely and cheerfully during her long illness.
Her many public services won her the well-merited
honour which she carried with distinction.
She will be mourned by all who knew her.
CANBERRA, February, 1962

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 20/ 1967
COMMONWEALTH AID TO TASMANIA
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
I wish to make it clear that contribution by the Commonwealth
of $ 250, 000 to help meet urgent cases of hardship which come to the
notice of the Tasmanian Government is merely the first advance of the
Commonwealth's bushfire assistance.
I have already assured Mr. Reece and stated publicly that the
Commonwealth Government recognises that Tasmania, being a small
State with limited resources, will need more assistance in other directions

OPENINJ OF THE NODULAR IRON FOUNDRY
AT } EKERAL MOTORS-HOLDEU' S FACTORY
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
February, 1967.
Mr. ' ilson, Mr. President of the Senate, my colleague
the Minister for Labour and National Service, and many other
distinguished guests that I see in front of me here this afternoon,
and my greetings to the employees of 3MH who are also here with us.
It's a personal pleasure for me, Mr. Wilson to have this
opportunity of saying welcome to another important adaition to

NEW ZEALAND TOUR 1967
PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
MR. HAROLD HOLT AT FAIRBAIRN AIRPORT, CANBERRA
ON HIS RETURN FROM NEW ZEALAND 8TH FEBRUA* YW-1967
MR. HOLT: Well, I am very glad to be back home, and the first thing I want
to say is how saddened I have been to learn of this tragic business in
Tasmania. VWhen I got the news this morning, I sent a message off
immediately to Mr. Reece and then tried to contact him by telephone, but
he was, I gather, on the mainland at the time, and I talked to Mr. Fagan.

FOGR PRESS!' P. M. No. 19/ 1967
TASMANIAN BUSHFIRES
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon.
John McEwen
We feel today for all Tasmanians, For the Commonweath
Government, on my own personal behalf, and on behalf of the
entire Australian community, 1 express deep distress and sorrow at the
bushf ire disaster in Southern Tasmania, including in and around Hobart.
I add particular feelings of sympathy for those who have been bereaved and
also for those who have lost their homes, or their livelihood, or both.

N13 ZEALA" D TOUR 1967
FILAL PRTS'S CONFERENICE IVEN BY THE PRI MI I mRZr
ON LVI1-4-NE' ZALAND, CIRISTCIURCH AIRPORT
8TH FZ3RUXRY, 1967.
MR. HOLT: tle have reached the hlst stage of this very interestiny
enjoyable and informative visit to NIew 2ealand and shortly we shl
be taking off again for Australia. I am quite certain that for me
and indeed for your Prime Minister it has been a most valuable
visit. I have learned a great deal more about Mew Zealand and in
our intimate talks tngether your Prime Mirister and I have been

FOR PRESS P. M. No. 18/ 1967
VIET NAM INCIDENT
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
The Government and the people of New Zealand are,
I know, sharing the sadness of Australia in our loss of brave young men
from this tragic mishap occurring in the stir of a close military
operation. But as we mourn these losses, we remember with
gratitude that the men of our two countries have combined many times
with a success achieved by their skill, courage and comradeship.
The bereaved and the injured have the sympathy of the

NEW ZEALAND TOUR 1967
PRESS COFEREiCE SUMMING UP TIALK
! ITH F~ UI. JHULl TE ANAU, fhil 7TH FE3RUARY, 1967.
MiR. HOLT: I thou t I would give you some idea of the things
Mr. Holyoake and talked about. i. e have had a series of
opportunities-for thlking closely together. I won't be able to
go into a great deal of detail on these matters because a lot of
the talk was of quite a confidential kind, but it was helpful to
us both to exchange views in this intimate wayi and as you will
gather from the subject matter I will give you, the talks ranged

NE ZEALAND TOUR 1967
RECEPTION } IVET1 BY THE CAIhTERBURY CHAMB; ER OF
COIME RCE IN HONOUR OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF
AUSTRALIA, IiR. HIAOLD HOLT
CHIRISTCIJIURCH, NE7 ZEALAND 4TH FEBRUARY, 1967
Text of Speech by Mr. R. E. Smith, President of Chamber
The Right Honourable the Prime Minister of New Zealand,
the Right Honourable the Prime Minister of Australia Your Jorship
the Mayor, Your Excellencies, our Distinguished Juests, and Ladies
and Jentlemen: Eight years ago the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce