Sir Harry Lawson to Retire

THE Australia-Pacific Territories are to have still another Minister.

Senator Sir Harry Lawson (who is a former Premier of Victoria and who had been quietly “tipped” by well-informed people as a possible future Prime Minis ter) took charge of the Territories re cently, when Major C. W. C. Marr was relieved of Islands administration and other Cabinet work in order to organize the Prince’s tour in Australia. Sir Harry Lawson, however, has decided that he will retire at the end of the present Com monwealth Parliament.

Probably it will be some little time before an announcement is made about a new Minister for the Islands. It is likely that Sir Harry Lawson will carry on until after the general election in mid-Septem ber —when, of course, there will be a re allocation of Portfolios,