SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER THE RT. HON. R. G.
MENZIES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON TIHURSDAY
24th MARCH, 1960
Mr. Speaker, I had the great advantage this afternoon
of listining to the speech of the Attorney-Goneoal ( Sir Garfield
Barwick) in reply to the attack made on the Government in relation
to the subject of wool pies. I am bound to say that his
speech though brief, was so devastating that nothing remains to
be said on that matter. He exposed the Opposition's move as a
piece of arrant political humbug. So, my colleague having

SPEECH BY i .11OJME MINISTLL 29 i1E R O HON. UG
MENZIE," ! N THi[' HIOUSE -OF REPr-ZLENT JTIV. ES ON THURSDAY
24+ TH MAI: CH4 .19
Mr. Spoak., er,, Acoreseuatation of this bill marks an
historic occasion folr thne national carcital, and, therefore, for
the nation. The Canberra University College was established by
ordinance in Decemb: Dr, 1 929, Trie Australian National Univer?-
sity was established. under? tho Australian National University
Act 194+ 6-4+ 7, in whicha proviSion was made in two sections, not

P. M. No. 11/ 1960
OFFICIAL SECRETTARY Af AUSTLALIA HOUSE
Statemont b_ the Prime Minister the ~ It. Hon. R. G. Menzies
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced today that
Mr. J. HR. Cumming, had been appointed Official Secretary
at Australia House, London.
Mr. Cum: iming, an Assistant Secretary of the Prime
Minister's Department, wiill leave for London with his family
on 2nd April. Mr. Cumming was Director-General of the highly
successful visit to Australia last year of Her Roya Highness

SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY
THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. RoG. MENZIES
ON NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION TOTH MARCH. ~ 3960
MR. MENZIES: I am indebted to the House for 0. lowing me to speak
for a period of 30 minutes. It really is not long enough.
MR. CURTIN: It is too long,
MR. MENZIES: No, it is not. I felt that a period of 30 minutes
was not long enough for the Lead3r of the Opposition ( Mr. Calwell)
and I myself would have liked a little more time. I want to
say first, Mr. Speaker, that the Goverrnment, oddly enough, will

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. R. G. MENZIES
AT ME TING OF ST; TE EXECUTIVE OF LIBEAL PARTY
OF VICTORIA ON JEDNESDAY 2ND MARCH 1960.
Fellow Members of Parliament and Ladies and Gentlemen:
I want to make a small correction before I say anything
else. The President referred to me as being " sun-tanned"; I'm
not: I'm hard-boiled. I thought when I was in Indonesia recently
and Malaya that it was impossible for anybody to be hotter
than I was but I've felt hotter still in the last couple of
days in Melbourne. ( Laughter)

ST& Lñ. i ' iJEiGO Norito to be published or broadcast before 9 pm.
Monday, 29th February, 1960.
MANAGEMENT IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
Prime Minister's Address to Melbourne, 29th
Fe bruary_, I960_
One whose management of certain national affairs is
under daily criticism and is found most inadequate by 49% of the
electors may well claim some boldness in addressing you. But I
have several good excuses, One is that you invited me, at your
own risk. Another is that the business of politics is management

ECONOMIC SURVEY
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
Strict Embargo; not for broadcasting, Cabling or publication
before midnight on Sunday, 21st February, 1960.
Last week Cabinet made a general survey of the Australian economy.
This is something we do at fairly frequent intervals. The previous occasion
was just before Christmas. We always have before us a great deal of
information on employment, production, consumption and investment expenditure,
costs and prices, external trade and payments, monetary conditions

LOAN COUNCIL
Statement by the Chairman of the Australian Loan Council
The Rt. Hon. Harold Holt, M. P. Federal Treasurer
The Loan Council adjourned its meeting this afternoon
for the purpose of a discussion between the Prime
Minister and the Premiers. n/ hen the Loan Council resumed,
I informed it that the Prime Minister had agreed to place the
views of the Premiers before his Cabinet at its meeting next
week. I told the Council I would then advise members of
the outcome of this further Cabinet consideration.
CAN BEi RA,
12th February, 1960.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION until 6 p. m. Sunday, l4th February, 1960.
P. M. No. lo/ 1960.
CORAL SEA CELEBRATIONS
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies
The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies, C. Ho
announced today that Admiral H. G. Hopwood,
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, had accepted an invitation
to visit Australia to take part in the Coral Sea Celebrations
early in May this year. Admiral Hopwood will be accompanied
by his wife. During their stay they will be the joint guests of

FOR PPRSS St.' tement by the Prime -Minister
RGIiI\ T rNiNCL: i;. SS
The recent decisions of the Conciliation Commission
regarding margins and the application in a number of cases of the
marginal percentage increase even to high salaries made it
necessary for the Public Service Board to make increases right
along the line in the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions of the
Commonwealth Civil Service, the top adjustment being P775 a year.
These increases are being in effect challeneged by the Public