Islands”
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New “Minister For The
Senator Sir George Pearce
THERE is a new Minister for the Australian Islands Territories (Papua, New Guinea, Norfolk Island, Nauru) — Senator Sir George Pearce. This is the fourth in four
years. Mr. J.
B. Chifley held the job while the Scullin Go vernment was in office; Major C. W. C. Marr took charge of “Islands” when Mr. Lyons came into power, but handed the du ties over to Sir Harry Lawson early in 1934; and now, with the new Gov ernment, there is another
change, and Sir George Pearce is to deal with Islands affairs.
So little importance is attached to this particular Ministerial duty that none of the newspapers gave the name of the gentleman to whom “Islands” had been allotted, and we ascertained it only by inquiring in Canberra.
Sir George Pearce had charge of Islands affairs, as Minister, a good many years ago, and it is said that then he took a very keen interest in this particu lar department.
Sir George Pearce.