62/ 1 1
73/ 1962
ROYAL VISIT 1963
The Australian Secroery to the Queen Sir Roy
Dowling, will visit Perth, Darwin, Alice Springs and
Adelaide during an eight-day tour beginning on Mcnday.
During the tour, Sir Roy Dowling will have
detailed discussions with Royal Visi t directors in Western
Australia ( Mr, R. Doig), in the Northern Territory ( Mr, R,
Nott) and in South Australia ( Mr. L. King),
Sir Roy Dowling will also tour and inspect the
places which it is proposed the Queen sh~ ould visit in the
two States and the Northern Territory.

30 September 1962

QUESTION  Mr, Prime Minister, what would you say Australia’s  prospects were after-this, perhaps final, Commonwealth Conference on the  Common Market?

WFhlY IDX No. 3
VEKENDING 29th cEPTE24BIEP,
COU7NW2A' 1OJ: FT; Q TRALIA
iidex of Ministoe'iai Statements issued in Canberra,
Th ciLgLaise o~ ae eao the Hon. Denhra H'en t y
Se,. 25 INo. 10 24 NE,' TPIDE COM IS-' S3OPER FOR CAIRO
11 25 No,, 1029 MENISTER OOMT~ PTJ-TD E CRZEDIT
26 No, : 1031 ClTRUS', JUICES
27 No. 10Q35 Ui LDICIDES A-YD IETO1DS
27 qoc 1037 TRtIDE' IMISFPI0N TOSUTH tlJ4ER. CA RESPORT
28 No. 1050 AtiS TriALIAIN SUCCESF AT FRP. NICFURT BOOK FAIR
29 No, 7.05.3A RETUR7M'T OF 1IVISTE'j FOR TRADE

P. M. No, 69/ 1962
PROVISION OF COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS IN TI, KIMBERLEY
REGION OF WESTERN AUSTRAIA
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister_ Senator the Hon,
WoH, Spoon(,, r
The Acting Prime Minister, Senator Spooner, announced
today that the Commonwealth Government has agreed to extend
beyond the current financial year the provision of financial
assistance to the State of Western Australia for developmental
projects in the Kimberley region.
Senator Spooner recalled that the Commonwealth has

FOR TH138 1020
INCREASED COAL EXPORTS TO JAPAN
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister
for National Development, Senator W. H. Spooner, M. M.
The New South Wales coalmining industry had increased its
trade with Japan at the expense of the United States, the
Minister for National Development, Senator Snoonor, said in
Cessnock yesterday.
The American share of coal exports to Japan had fallen from
60.2% in 1960 to 53.4% in 1961, he said.
Australia in 3960 supplied 16.6/ o of Japanese coal imports,

P. mL_ Nc, 68/ 1962
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT TUTE CONCLUSION OF TH COMMONI\ JEALTH
PR. IME MINISTERS CONFERENCE I IIN , O'iDON ON 19
SEPTEMBERv, 162
The meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers was concluded
today. This was the first occasio i on which Sierra Leone,
Tanganyika, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have been represented,
as independent countries, at a Commonwealth meeting, and tha
presence of their Prime Ministers, together representing 15 million
people who have achieved independence since the last Commonwealth

WEEKLY INDEX No0 37
W-, eek Efcnd~ n Se'nternber 14,. lq62
CO M? 4OY7," EALTH_. OoF_ AU ST R'JLIA
Inde0x of Ylinist~ jria1i tjw: otq ISsucd i~ n Oborra.
TheActincr 11niste-fr ndCnao the Hon,_ D-nalfn Heflty
Sept, 9. No,, 96JJA AU 8TPJLIA' S TRD) E DRkIVE J1APA. tN
i12 N~ o. 980 SALE OF'GMLIr TOYS IN VICTORIA
It 13 No. 985 IPLiST TC BUTLDING GHI& ETS
" 14 No. 991 EXTENSION OF' TPl-Dfi A1GREEMENT WPIT14 . NDONESIAll
11No, 9711 DRIVE POP, WOOL TEXTILE EXPRTS TO N. AMT4TLICA
The Minister for National Deve lope-.;_ 2. Senator the Hcn. V. H.

Statement by the Acting Prime Minister and the Minister for National Development, Senator W H Spooner , M. M.

The King and Queen of Thailand’s Australian tour had strengthened the bond of friendship and understanding between the two countries, the Acting Prime Minister, Senator Spooner said tonight.

He was speaking on the eve of the Thai Royal couple’s departure fop home. They are due. to leave Perth by air for Bangkok tomorrow morning ( 8am Western Australian Time)  

WEKLY INDEX No, 36
WEEK ENDING 8th SEPT. 1962
COMMO'NIA. 7J LTH OF AUSTRALIA
Index of Ivinistei-. al Statements Issued in Canberra
The Acting Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon. Denham Henty
No, 942
No. 946
No. 948
No,, 951
No. 958 MEMBIE'RS OF TRADE MISSION ANNOUNCED
IMPORTS RISE FOLLOWS PATTERN
HANDERCHIEFS ITALIAN TRADE MISSION TO VISIT AUSTRALIA
AUSTRA2LIAN SUCCESS AT CANiADIAIN NATIIONAL
EXH IBITION
The Minister for National Development, Senator the Hon, W, H.
S~ pconer, I1M.,
Sept. 3
11 6 No, 936
No, 950

P. Mn No 6rJ
DEVELOMEN OF TENTH9E-' OF WESTERN
AUSITRAL1 IA
Statemetbythe AZc n~ Prim MiJtr Senator
W. 1. Spooner
The Acting Prime Minister, Senator Spooiier,
and the Acting Treasurer Senator Paltridge, today raet
the Honourable C8W. Cnur%,, MinistL-er for the North-West
in the Western Austaralian Government, to disc-uss certain
imatters related to tn1e developmnt of the North-West of
Western Australia,, Senator Spooner recalled that the 1962/ 63
Commnonwealtluh Budget provides for a furth~ er grant of