Minister For The

Territories.

IT was reported in October that in consequence of a rearrangement of Commonwealth Cabinet duties, Major C. W. C. Marr would hand over the portfolio of “Minister for the Island Territories” (actually the official title is, Minister assisting the Prime Min ister) to Senator Lawson, who has just joined the Federal Government as an Assistant Minister. Senator Lawson is very well known in the political world.

He was a highly esteemed Premier of Victoria some fourteen years ago.

The news was radioed to Papua and New Guinea and created a good deal of interest. The announcement was not confirmed, however, and in mid- November Major Marr was carrying on his Pacific Islands duties as before.