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Territories
fTVHE Minister in charge of Australia’s X Pacific Territories, in the new Menzies Government, is Mr. J. A. Per kins. Mr. Harrison (who was an Assist ant Minister in the Lyons’ Government— in which Mr. Perkins was Minister for Customs) has moved on to full Cabinet rank, as was forecast in the last “P.1.M.”.
Mr. Perkins recently had a long bout of illness, and so now, with a lesser portfolio, has been relieved of heavy duty.
Territories folk will like him. He is a courteous, conscientious and approach able man, with a keen sense of public duty—a man who can be depended upon to deal promptly and justly with Terri tories affairs.
The Australian Territories now have had four Ministers in 18 months —Sir George Pearce, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Greig, of Samarai, who have been spending a holiday in Europe, returned home via the West Indies, and arrived in Samarai by the “Tasman” on April 29.