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I want to say, Siz, that I am very grateful to you for
what you have said about me, and about my Government. I think It
proper that 1 should also reind all of you hore today that what
hats been done could not have been don* without the most extensive
financial co-operation on the part of the State Oovornent
bnoause the now era, as I like to think It in In univeraiy life
whioh began with the Murray Rport# and the ZA0ption of the
Murray Reprtg imposed great burdens if we accepted them, on the

P. M. No. 2311961
ATTORNEY-GENERAL RETURNING
Statement by~ the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
The Commonwealth Attorney-General ( Sir Garfield
Barwick) left London by air on Wednesday on his return
journey to Australia. He took a leading part in the two cases in the
Privy Council in which hotel-keepers in Melbourne and
Brisbane challenged the validity of the licence fees imposed
by State law. The States of Victoria and Queensland, supported
by the Commonwealth and by the other four States, succeeded in

P. M. No. 20/ 1961
PUBLIC SERVICE RECRUITMENT
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies,
announced today that amendments to the Public Service Act
passed by Parliament in December, 1960 come into force today
1lthi May, 1961. The alterations arose from the (..-vern~ ment's
consideration of the recommendations of the Boyer Committee
and the Prime Minister again acknowledged the valuable work
done by the Committee in its comprehensive and constructive

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and
AUSIRAI9IAN t1ATIOONA, UIT13T~ l~ 4\~
i3~ eeoh Prime. MI ~ iaihWt rE & Weo 114M~ A2
I am credibly informed that as wve sit here, moro or less in
comfor~ t, there are other people clustorinj around foundation stones add
switohos, hanng on our ever~ y uord. That may or may hot bo the case,
but I'vo been inf'ormned that it Is, and so I must got on uith rWy job.
I will follow the order that you followed, S3ir$ and speakz ffirst about

P. M. No. 18/ 1961
STATE FUNERAL
LATE HONOURABLE PARKER J. MOLONEY
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon, R. G. Menzies
SThe Prime Minister announced today that a State
Funeral would be accorded the late Honourable Parker J.
Moloney, who was Minister for Markets and Transport in the
Scullin Ministry from 1929 to 1931. The late Mr. Moloney was
0subsequently Chairman of the Australian Dried Fruits Control
Board until he retired in 1957. He is survived by two sons
The Reverend Father Parker J. Moloney ( next of kin), Mr.

P. M. No. 19/ 1961
EMBARGO: Not for publication or broadcast before 9 p. m.
TUESDAY, 9TH MAY, 1961
STANDARDISATION WESTElN AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS
KWINANA TO KALGOORLIE
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
In my statement on 21st February, 1961 on economic
policy I said that the Commonwealth Government had under
consideration some large public works which seemed likely to
contribute in a substantial way to the development of our
national resources and, particularly, to the expansion of

Spec made by the Rt. Hon. iR. G. Menzies
Prime ' IV. inister of Australia, prior to
Unveiling the "' irjG orgeHolland Plaque
H. . L. National Headquarters, Canberra 9/ 5/ 61.
" Mr. President, the ieap-ue has of course done a
remarkable piece of work in its history in Australia. It
has succeeded in doing somethiing qiite Darad ical; it has
never become a p~ olitical party, it alway~~ d g * reat influence
with rolit1c t t,. ink has b * en an
excellent thing.
You have b-en able to meet rolitdcal people of all

P. M. No. 17/ 1961
GOVEHNOR-GENERAL DESIGNATE'S PLANS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
His Excellency the Governor-General Designate,
Viscount de LtIsle, accompanied by the members of his
family will leave Angland on the liner Orcades on July
He will fly to Canberra from Perth where the Orcades is
due on July 29.
Lord de L'Isle has found that the transfer of
his business responsibilities as well as the arrangements
for the management of his private affairs cannot be

NOTE: Would you please run a Melbourne dateline on this story
as the Prime Minister is in Melbourne. It is not being
released anywhere else. P. M. No. l/ 19' 59
COSTS OF TEACHING HOSPITALS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
The Prime Minister announced today that he had appointed
a committee to inquire into the costs incurred by teaching
hospitals which are directly attributable to the instruction of
medical students, and to submit for the consideration of the

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