OPENING OF THE HEAD OFFICE OF TE NATIONAL MUTUAL
LIFE ASSOCIATION, COLLINS STRELT, MELJOURNE. JST MARCH.. 1965
Speech by the Pri Me zl
Sir Robert It gives me very great pleasure indeed to be here
and to be here under the chairmanship of such an old and valued
friend as yourself. I was provided with these brochures myself and,
unlike most of you, I read them closely. ( Laughter)
Otherwise I would, this afternoon be entirely bereft of
facts. But it was in August of 1 g 69 that this Society began,

FOR PRESS: N0. o27/ 196
COMMnORNWiALTH CON. CRIiBUTION TO THE CHURCH~ ILL
NEMIWT=
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt, 1Kon._ Sir RobetMeze
The Prime Minister announced in Canberra this
afternoon that the Commonwealth Government ! ould contribute
œ 100,000 to the Churchill Memorial Trust Fund,
Sir Robert said that he was sure all Australians
would take great pride in having the opportunity to be
associated with the establishment of the Memorial Trust
Fund. The object of the Fund that of providing a wide

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OPENING A~ ND DEDICATION OF WHITLEY COLLEGE,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 27TH F-bmuaiY, 1265
õ iec y h rg Ministej r e. hRt oj! 2L._ Sir ~ bt en e
Mr. Chairman, Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen t
If you look at your programme you will see that
you are about to listen to an oration. ( Laughter) This is
a sort of university practice. In some cases I an called on
to make a speech. In some cases, rather deceptively, to say
a few words; ( Laughter) but at any university gathering it
turns out to be an oration, but I assure you it won't be.

FOR PRESS P. M. iNo 26/ 1162
VISIT OF THE RT. HON. ML. ARTHUR B ITTOYLEY
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMON iEALTH RELATIONS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the RtJjnnSiLr. RQbejAM_ en zies
The Prime Minister announced today that the Rt.
Hon. Mr. Arthur Bottomley, Secretary of State for Commonwealth
Relations would be visiting Australia from 26th April to
2nd May. The Prime Minister said he had met Mr. Bottomley
while he was in London last month and he was looking forward
to receiving him in Canberra.
CANBERRA, February, 1965.
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FOR PRESS P. M. No. jœ
ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS
Statement by the Prime Mini. ster the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
The Prime Minister and senior Ministers
had discussions this afternoon on the economic situation
with representatives of a group of national organisations
representing industry and commerce. After the meeting the
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, said that this had been
a further meeting in the series of discussions commenced by
the Government three years ago to obtain a first-hand account

FOR PRESS P. JM. No 21/ 1965
PREMIERS' CONFERENCE
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
I have written to the Premiers proposing a
meeting for the purpose of reviewing the financial assistance
grants to the States. The present arrangements were worked
out in 1959 between the Commonwealth and the States, and
were given effect on the understanding that they would carry
on for a period of six years. This period terminates on
June. Ordinarily I would wish to have the replies

Your Royal Highness and Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is not really my day. This is the Treasurer's day. The Treasurer has had all the travail of bringing into existence simultaneously a Mint and a near system of currency, and if anybody thinks that is easy, he should have been with us at any time over the last two or three years. And so this is the Treasurer's day and I don't want to steal any portion of it from him.

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lii, EzoeUam the 000" r " enera
has authorised me to enmme that Mr, Ian HoIb
8ineaiwu b( P. will be appointed Minister fb Social
Servies. It is expected that Sinclair vill be
swrn In on mnday, 22nd Fbumury, 1965.
The lion. fvarta, Ei. 04,9
i at present MiWister fot Soal Servioes as
well as iUister tor leth will continue as Mlinster
for Health.
CANst z, 6
21st Februzr~ v 1965,

FOR PRESS iT-AT GIFT FOR INDIA
Statement by the Prime MiMneins teer s., the_ Hon. Sir Robert
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies cdnnounced
today that the Government had offered an immediate gift
of 5,550,000 bushels of wheat to India.
Sir Robert said " The Government has been
keeping in very close touch for some time with the food
situation in India. ' Very recently we learned from the
Indian Government that because of unexpected delays in
the arrival of imported supplies of wheat from some areas,

P. M. 18/ 1965
FOR PRESS VISIT BY THEIR ROYAL'HIGHNESSES THE DUKE AND
DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
STATE4ENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR ROBERT MENZIES, C. H.,
MP.
The Prime Minister announced today that on medical
advice, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have postponed their
arrival in Australia by one week and will not arrive until
Saturday, March Their Royal Highnesses have informed the Prime
Minister how sorry they are for any inconvenience
which may be caused by this decision.