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Speech by tie 1-rime Mv~ inister, Mr. rodol
Your :_-Ti; Jhnes ses, Your 3xcell-1encies, F arliamentary, hivinisterial Colleermes,
Distin~ uiched Guests, Ladiec and Oentlemen:
In recent wee_-ks we have had the pleasure of welcoming in
this Fvrllamentary dining-rom notabilities from other countries, Heado
of Gover-nment, Heads of s1tate, and now we have the leasure of welcominv
the !-Yead of Government of Laos.

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STATEiIENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
THE RT. HON. HAROLD HOLT, M. P.,
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2nd NOVEMBER, 1967
FUTURE PROGRAMME OF BZF ROAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH
I am pleased to announce to Honourable Members that the
Premiers of Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia
have accepted a Commonwealth offer to provide, over the seven
year period from 1st July 1967, non-repayable grants totalling
350 million for the further development of beef roads in
Northern Austrelia.

Speech by the Prime Minister of Laos,
His Highness Prince Souvanna oua
at a Government Luncheon,
Parliament House, Canberra. 2nd November, 1967.
Ladics, Gentlemen, Mr. Prime Minister, I am touched to speak today
before this gathering of people from the Australian Parliament
people who have such a deep knowledge of international politics.
I am really touchod by the praise which has been
made by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition,
Mr. Whitlam. All my actions in the present and the-past have

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FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 119/ 1967
' he following cable has been received from the
Secretary of the Australian delegation at the Uganda Conference of the
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association:-
" Annual Meeting of Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association has elected Executive Committee to plan future course
of Association, now recognised as most important link binding
Commonwealth of Nations. The Committee comprises: Howson,
Australia ( Chairman);, Thomson, Secretary of State United Kingdom;

LTI TEMEHT ' 3Y T1E FfRI M MINIST31,
TYNE RT. HCII-. 1 CLD HCLT, M. N* t
IN THE HCUC3 CF R FRESNTATIV3'.
. ct icvernber, 1c67.
CULTURA L ACTIVITIES
I wish to inform the H! ouse of two decisions by the Government
and a n-nmber of other develo;, ments in the field of cult'. lral activities.
The Covernm:: ent, for some time, has been actively considering
ways to increase, at natona level, Commonwealth atronage of the Arts
without creating a monclithic structure which could inhibit the free play

P UCT" LI C ,. MFOSERS
Statement by the Minister, vMr. :. arcld o lt
Sc T mentioned ' n larPamnent today, : n my statement on cultural
act'v't: ec. T have approved a recommendation of the Advisory Board for
Assistance to Australian Composers for a project designed to promote
the work of Australian composers nationally and internationally and
remedy the lack of knotedge of our music.
The Board's proposal is to compile a survey of Australian music
which can be distributed to some 200 of the most im! iortant musical

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY '& iR
The Rt Hon. HAROLD HOLT, M. P.,
ON
WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE VIP FLIGHT
.[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 31 October 1967]
Mr HAROLD HOLT ( Higgins-Prime
Minister) * 2.55]-Mr Speaker, the Leader
of the Opposition ( Mr Whitlam) has moved
what by parliamentary practice is the most
serious motion within the capacity of any
member or section of the Parliament to
move. He has moved that the House has
no confidence in the Government. If that

FOR PRESS: 13NOV 1967 P. M. No. 116/ 1967
VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE ASSISTANCE
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
I have been in touch with the Army authorities to ask
them to hold themselves in readiness in case of requests from
Victoria for assistance in fighting the bushfires.
I spoke to the Victorian Premier, Sir Henry Bolte. this
afternoon and told him that if help was needed, he would find the
Commonwealth only too willing to be of such assistance as might
be required. Sir Henry expressed appreciation for the offer. Help

FOR PR F. No. 11/ 1967
CLCSINc-C? EXPO C7
Ctatement by the Frime i./ inister, Mr. Harold -cit
Three and a half million people had visited the Australian
Favilion at Expo 67 when the E: position closed at the weekend.
The Australian Favilion had been open since April as part of
the international Exposition arranged by Canada to mark its Centennial
of Confederation. The number of visitors was more than 5C( 1 greater than the
most ortimistic estimates of the -lanners and the Favilion itself received
very high ratings from commentators and critics.

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FUNERP L CF MR. SHIGERU YOSHIDA
Statement by the l: ime Mnister, Mr. Harold 1-7ct
The Honourable Gordon Freeth, Minister for Shiring and
Transport, w'll represent the P ustral'an Government at the funeral of
the late Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, former Prime Minister of Japan. The
funeral w411 take place in Tokyo at 2. 00 p. m. on October 31st.
VWth Mr. Yoshida's death, one of the greatest of postwar
statesmen has passed from the scene. He dealt with the problems of