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FOR PRESS: PM. No. 7C/ 19) 72.
RETIREMENT OF SIR REGINALD SW1ARTZ
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon
William McMahon, M. P.
I deeplv regret that Sir Reginald Swartz has decided not
to stand at the next elections for understandable personal reasons.
Sir Reginald has given long and dedicated service to
Australia in a number of portfolios. He has a fertile min and is
a master of tactics and has left his mark on each of the portfolios
he has administered. His experience and ability both as Minister

PRIME MINISTER
OR PRESS LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPUTATION
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. William M~ cMahon,
CH, MP
The Prime minister, Mr McMahon, today received a
deputation from the Australian Council of Local Government Associations
comprising the President of the Australian Council of Local Government
Associations, Councillor A. A. Mills ( Western Australia) the
Past and incoming President, Councillor H. G. Behan, CMG, MBE
( Queensland) and the Secretary of the Association, Mr N. T. G. Miles.

FO PRESS: PRIME MINISTERPM. No. 68/ 1972
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES SPECIAL GRANTS
Statement by the Prime minister, the Rt. Hon. William McMahon,
CHi, MP
The Commonwealth Grants Commission has considered
applications made by Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania for
special financial assistance from the Commonwealth for the year
1972-73 under Section 96 of the Constitution.
The Commission recently recommended payment of
special grants in 1972-73 as set out below, and the Commonwealth

PRIME MINISTER
MACQUARIE NETWORK WEEKLY BROADCAST
By the Prime MAinister, The . Rt Hon.
William IMcMahon, CH, MP.
NATIONAL HEALTH 19 JULY, 1972.
Q. Prime Minister, you are critical of the Labor Party's National
Health Scheme. Why.?
PM. I can explain it fairly easily. Last week the Labor Party
released an expensively produced pamphlet. It contained its
own version of a National Health Scheme, and I believe it's a
very revealing and cynical document. I make this accusation
because this is an official Labor Party document and it is

FO R PRESS PA. No. 7/ 1972
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt.
Hon. William McMahon, M. P.
The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. William McMahon, is to
visit Paoua New Guinea during the first week in August. This
was announced in Canberra and Port Moresby tonight.
The visit is in response to an invitation to Mr. McMahon
rom the Chief Minister, Mr. Michael Somare, conveyed when
Mr. Somare was in Canberra in " ay.
The Prime Minister said that he was greatly looking
forward to his visit which would enable him to have discussions

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BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. WILLIAM. McMAHiON
CH, I p 12 JULY 1972
ABORIGINAL POLICY
Good Eveninr: Next Friday is National Aborigines Day throughout Australia.
Recently I talked to large numbers of aboriginal
leaders in the Northern Territory and the Kimberley. I was able
to discuss with t--hem face to face how they felt about the assistance
we are giving and the directions in which we are moving.

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SIR HENRY BOLTE'S RETIREMENT
Tribute by the Prime Minist3r, the Rt Ron. William
McMahon, C. P.
I am sure all my colleagues on the Government side would
want to join me in wishing Sir Henry Bolte a long and happy
retirement. Sir Henry is a great Australian. His achievements are
many and he has given unsurpassed service to Victoria and to the
Liberal Party.
I have always valued his continual goodwill and his wise
and down-to-earth approach to political problems.
CANBERRA, 11 July, 1972.

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BY THE PRI ? M. 1INiSTER, TH-E RT. 1,1N. WILLI7M !" cMATJON
Cli, M P JULY 1972
NcRUmERN DEVELOPMENT
Good Evening I thought on this occasiorn I would vary the diet a
little and talk about sonic of the things that make Australia such
a great and wonderful country to live in.
Some time ago, I received an invitation to go up
to the North that is the Far W. est, ' East and West Kimberley,

PRIME MINISTER]
LUNCHEON FOR P-LUM7-INA PW7.' JT OPENiING
GOVE, N. T.
Speech by the Prime fiinistCer, the Rt-. -I'ic. Willia-m
icahon, 1 July, 1972.
Mr. Chairman Ihave bezeri ass) ciate-' with Cove evor siflco the beginning.
In those d-ays it w-. as F, wast In those av wo couldn't hav3
t~ oqhtthat the -heeaotr anh as now, taken nlace coul; 1
conceivably hav eventuateD-. So yrou can imagine how I fLcoming
to this arca anA' bein~ g able look me an-: see ' athas
hap;:? n&! 2 t-o( ay.
Your corperatinn is now th--third! largast -or at least

OPENING OF DHUPUMA COLLEGE
GOVE, N. T. 1 JULY, 1~ 72,.
Speech by the Prime Hlinister, The Rt. Hon. William ?' c. ahon
M. P.
Ladies and Gentlemen, and most importantly, boys and girls:
Thanks for the invitation to come here today to open this
school. Down south, we hear a lot about this very fast-growing
and developing part of the Northern Territory, but not enough
Australians get the chance to come up here personally to see for
themselves what is going on.
On Australia day five months ago, I made a statement about