VISIT TO AUSTRALIA BY THE PRESIDENT OF
ITALY, SIGNOR GIUSEPFPE SARAGAT
SPEECH OF WELCOME BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR HAROLD
HOLT AT PARLIAMENTARY LUNCHEON,
CANBERRA, A. C. T. 26TH SEPTEMBER, 1 67
President Saragat, the President of the Senate, the Speaker, Ministerial
Colleagues, Your Excellencies, Leader of the Opposition, Senators, Members
and other Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
It gives me very great pleasure, as I am sure it does all of
you, to be able to join in this welcome here today to the President of the

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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE
RT. HON. HAROLD HCLT, CH, MP, IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
26TH SEPTEMBER, 1967
VISIT TO AUSTRALIA BY THE PRIME MINISTER
OF NEW ZEALAND
I ask leave of the House to make a short statement
concerning discussions between the Australian and New Zealand Governments.
I inform the House, with pleasure, that arrangements have
been completed for a brief visit to Canberra next week at my invitation
by the Right Honourable the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr Holyoake.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT BILL ( NO. 3) 1967." L'> R
NOTES FOR THE MINISTER'S SECOND READING SPEECH.
This Bill will give effect to proposals outlined in the
Budget Speech. The proposal affecting most taxpayers is, of course, the
increase of $ 26 in the amounts of the concessional deductions
allowable for maintenance of dependants. The increase is to apply
over the full range of dependants for whom concessional deductions
are provided. The deductions for a spouse, a daughter-housekeeper,

HOUSE OF -RE'LRESE-1ITAT IVES
INCOL-2 TAX (] PRTMERSHIPS AND TRUSTS) BILL1 1967
NOTES FOR THE MINISTER'S -SECO17D READING SPEECH.
This Bill will declare the rates of income tax for the
financial year 1967-68 on income of certain superannuation funds,
trust estates and members of partnerships.
These are special rates which have been declared in
relation to the 1965-66 and 1966-67 financial years. Yo change is
proposed for the current financial year. Honourable members will,
no doubt, recall that the special rates are imposed for the purposes

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
INCOME TAX BILL 1967
NOTES FOR THE MINISTER'S SECOND READING SPEECH.
This Bill will declare the general rates of tax for the
current financial year 1967-60'.
The rates to be declared do not differ from those that
applied for the preceding financial year. As anniounced in the
Budget Speech, however, there are to be two changes in the income
tax allowance for men aged 65 years or more, and women of 60 years
or more, who are residents of Australia.
One of these changes will increase the exemption levels

4 OCT 1967
EXTRACT FROM PRIME MINISTER'S LUNCH-TIME
STREET MEETING AT GLADSTONE,( QLD.)
21st September, ,167
Now before I conclude, I will turn quite briefly to those other
aspects I mentioned, because while we do concentrate our attention upon
our own forward progress, at the same time, we cannot ignore the hazards
that we face as a nation or the state of the world around us.
That is why the central issue in the last general election
campaign was the issue of the security of the nation and our attitudes

44 OCT 1967 -4
OF'NING OF E: UvIOUTH TO--INSHIP,
r-' S AUTSETPRLANL IA G) RA
16th S1"* EPTEMBER, 1967
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
Colonel Murdochi Mr. Premier and Mrs. Brand; Mr. Ambassador;
Fellow M. 1inisters of the Commonwealth Government and State
lvinisters; Eembers of the Par-.-liaments of the Commonwealth
and of the 6tate.; Distinguished Forces representatives of
the Australian and United States Forces and so very many
Distinguished Guests around me; Ladies and Gentlemen; Boys

ORLNING OF THE U. S. NAVAL COM.-UNICATION
STATION AT NORTH-.' BST CAP:, W2ETLSTZRN AUSTRLIA
16th SEPTEMBER, 1967
Speech by the Prime Yinister, Mr. Harold Holt
Mr. Premier; Your Excellencies; Admiral Johnson and
other distinguished United States Naval servicemen; the
distinguished servicemen of Australian Forces present here;
my Ministerial and Parliamentary colleagues and the representative
of the Opposition in the Federal and State Parliaments; and
the very many distinguished guests, much too numerous for me

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FRIDAY, 15 1967
S1E96P7 -4PM No. 92/ 1967
FOR PRESS* AUSTRALIAN LOAN-IN LONDON
Statement by the Prime Minlister and Chairman
of the Australian Loan Council? Mr-Harold Holt~
A new Australian cash loan is to be issued in London
next week. This will be the first Australian loan issued on
the London market since October 1963.
The new loan will be for an amount of œ CStg 14 million
35 million) and will have an interest coupon of 7 per cent.
The loan will finally mature in September 1981 and will have an

3 COCT 1967
CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURES AND CHAMBER OF
COMMl~ ERCE JOINT LUNCHEON, PERTH, W. A.
13th SEPTEMBER, 1967
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
Mr. Hughes; Mr. Henderson; Mr. Premier; Ministerial
and Parliamentary Colleagues of the Commonwealth and State
2arliaments; Members of the Chambers of Commerce and of
Manufactures; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am glad to learn from you, Mr. ' Hughes, that such is
the relative state of prosperity of the members of the two