11th September, 1961

Sir, parliamentary colleagues, Lord Mayor, and gentlemen:

The toastmaster has told you that I am to propose the toast of Commerce and the 75th Anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce..... Now, Sir to propose the toast of Commerce is rather to invite oneself to make one of those long speeches and I don't want to do that. But to propose the toast of Newcastle on the Anniversary of the Chamber, now that is something that really, I think, attracts the mind.

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER. THE RT. HON. R. G. MENZIES
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1961
BERLIN
I have already laid on the table of the House a
chronology of events since the end of the ' Jar and a collection
of documents relating to the period from May, 1959, to the
present time. Copies of a comprehensive collation of papers
prepared for the United States Senate and covering the period
before May 1959 have been available to Honorable Members in the
Library. How the Berlin Situation came about

3rd September, 1961

Sir,

Thankyou very much, indeed, for your kind introduction. I would like to thank, through you, Dr. Benson, for the very courteous references that he made to me; and I would like to thank my fellow-Presbyterian who has just spoken about me.

P. M. No. 48/ 1 1
EXTETSION OF THE PERIOD OF OP: ERATION OF THE
j-1 56/ f96.1 SUGAR AGREEI'MENT__
Statement by the Prm e " Minister the Rt. HonMenzies
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced today that
the Commonwealth Government and the Queensland Government had
agreed to extend until 31st May, 1962, the period of operation of
the 1956/ 61 Sugar Agreement, which would otherwise have expired
on 31st August, 1961.
Mr. Menzies said that his Government had decided last
year that an examination of the sugar industry should be carried

P. M. No. 47/ 961
JOINT STATEMENT
By the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies, and
the lion. G. Nicklin, Premier of Queensland
Last night re conferred at Canberra. Those present
included, apart from ourselves, Mr. ' v,-rris ( Deputy Premier of
Queensland), Mr. Hiley ( Treasurer of Queensland) Mr. McEwen, Mr.
Holt, Senator Spooner, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Davidson, Sir Gaifield
Barwick, Mr. Adermann, Dr. Cameron, Mr. Hulme.
The first purpose of our conference was to discuss the
Commonwealth's financial assistance to the Mount Isa-Collinsville

CO1MONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COST OF
COAL LOADING FACILITIES AT THREE N. S. U. PORTS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the flt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said that he was pleased
to announce that the Premier of New South Wales had accepted, on
behalf of the New South qales Government, the Commonwealth's
offer of financial assistance towrards the cost of installing new
coal loading facilities at the ports of Newcastle, Port Hembla
and Balmain. As the Commonwealth Treasurer mentioned in his

PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER THE
RT. HON. R. G. MENZIES ON MONDAY, 28TH AUGUST,
RT. HO 1961, AT 4 P. iM.
QUESTION: Sir, could you tell us, perhaps, for South Australian
interest, how far back South Australian rail
standardisation has been set by the decision to go ahead
in 4estern Australia?
PRIME MINISTER: I don't know. That process is the subject of
litigation in the High Court, commenced by the State of
South Australia so it is sub judice; so perhaps one ought
not to talk about it too much.

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27th August, 1961. P. M. No. Y+/ 96
COMMITTEE ON THE FJTURE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
The Prime Minister announced today the composition of
the Committee which the Government has established to inquire
into the future of tertiary educetion. The Committee would be a
committee of the Australian Universities Commission and under the
chairmanship of the Chairman of the Commission, Sir Leslie Martin.

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SUNDAY, 27th August P. M. No. 1l91
BEEF ROADS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
In his recent Budget speech, Mr. Holt, in dealing
with the matter of Roads for the cattle industry, indicated
some particular provisions totalling œ 1,000,000 in respect of
Queensland and the Northern Territory. He then said:-
" The provision of œ 1,000,000 is by no moans,
however, the limit of the expenditure we have in view.

61/ 053
P. M4 , o 3/ 1961
LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING 3TOCK FOR THE
PORT PiRIE-COCKBURN LINE
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced that he
had written to the Premier of South Australia, Sir Thomas
Playford, to inform him that the Commonwealth was willing to
provide South Australia with finance not exceeding
œ 1,325,000 for the purchase by the State of twelve ' 9001 h. p.
Diesel-Electric Locomotives, and one hundred 55-Ton capacity