PM Transcripts

P. M. No. 45/ 1
CONFERENCE ITH INDUSTRY
Statement by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hn. GoMenzies
This afternoon, the Prime Minister and several
of his senior Cabinet colleagues met leading representatives
of Australian business and industry to hear their views
on trends in the domestic economy and on prospects for the
coming months. The industry representatives present today
were Mr. J. No
Mr. J. C. Walker, President, Associated Chambers of
Manufactures of Australia
Williams, Acting President, Associated Chambers
of Commerce of Australia
Mr. AF. Havard, President, National Farmers' Union
Mr. T. L.
Mr. T. A. Bull, President, Australian Woolgrowers'
Graziers' Council
Pettigrew, President, Australian Council of
Retailers
Mr. C. R. Darvall, Chairman, Australian Bankers' Association
Mr. L. H.
Mr. WoJ.
Mr. I. T
ir. B. Lo Heaslip, Immediate Past President, Australian
Wool and Meat Producers' Federation
Bryant, President, Master Builders' Federation
of Australia
Serjcant, Vice-President, Australian Primary
Producers' Union
Burton, President, Federal Chamber of Automotive
Industries.
After the meeting, the Prime Minister, Mr.
Menzies, said that the first-hand accounts of the progress
made since the introduction last February of measures aimed
at stimulating the economy and the views expressed by the
visiting representatives on the possible future trends in
activity were very helpful indeed, and would be carefully
considered by himself and his Cabinet colleagues.
CANBERRA, 2nd July, 1962.