Mr. Bruce has announced the retion of Mr. E. K. Bowden, Minister for Defence, and the appointment of Sir Neville Howse, in his place. Sir Neville is 'Surgeon-General of' the Australian military forees, and a distinguished physician, so it is fitting that the sub-department of Health should also pass under his control. Mr. C. W. IE. Mare, the Government whip, has been made an assistant minister, place of Senater Wilson who has been given a new portfolio, entitled Migration and Marko's. ' Senator Wilson has not been long in Par-Hiament but is a able energy fed the limper of 1923, and did good work London." He will take charge of the Government policy of helping primary producers to find markets abroad, for which che sum of 2500, }000 has been voted by Parliamert, The migration question at last seems to be receiving serious attention, The States say that they cannot absorb thousands of immigrants, unless they have money to do development work, and they do not like to see their already considerable interest bills mounting too 20,000,000 to lend to the States fat the rate of £750,000 a year each, it will pay 30 per cent. of the interest for the first five years and 33) per cent for the next five years. After the Commonwealth has paid its share interest the States will get their merey for about one per cent. In return the States undertake to [absorb 10,000 migrants for every £760,000 borrowed from the Commonwealth. The matter as between, the Commonwealth and the British Government having been concluded, the States meet very shortly to discuss the scheme from their point of view, Meanwhile Labour con inves to agitate against immigra-{tion in any form.
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