Announcement to House By Prime Minister
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WELLINGTON, July 12. | A11 announcement tliat a full ] publie inquiry 'wouid be held imj niediateiy mto the sale oi' certaiii I motor veliicles by tlie Wai' Assets j Reaiisation Board, was made b'y | lion. P. Fraser wlien the House oi j Representatives resumed at 2.30 | today. ; Tlie Prime Hinister said that as ! t statements made by menibers oi ! the Opposition during the previ-i ; ious evening and this mornmg J ainounted praetieally to charges, I it would be uiilair lor him to j make any comment at this stage : but'he would state very detinitely i that the Governmeiit was auxious to have tlie lacts oli Ihe transaci tion thoi'oughly exaniined and | investigated. | Alr. ITascr said the statements | made refieeted serioiisly 011 the i War Assets Reaiisation Board and ] those responsible lor its adminis1 tration. I Menibers and principal offieers ! oi the Board are: — Cliairman, : Minister oi Finance, lion. W. : Nasli (lion. A. ALeLagan acting) ; 1 Mr. J. G. Yoiuig, late Director oi 'tlie Post and Telegraph Depart- ' ment ; AIi*. B. ('. Aslnvin, Seerejtaryto the Treasury; Brigadier (I. I'. Pai'kinson, Qiiartermaster(ieneral; Air-Comniodore S. WaliingTonl. H.N.Z.A.K., Snpply lirane.h ; Alr. 1). A. Ewen ; Alr. F. 1 Pieol. ( "ommissioner oi' Supply, 1 replaeed by Mr. P. 1>. Marshal'l. ; Seeretary oi' the Tndustries and ! ( 'onunei'ce Department ; Alr. E. ; R. McKillop. Gommissioner oi' ! Works; J\I 1*. N. E. Ilutehings. Fnder-Seci'etary of the Publie Works Department; M r. A. N. ; Sage. ( 'on1 roller of Stores. RailI way l)e])artment ; Air. F. P. Walsh, member of tbe Stabilisa;1ion Board; Mr. T. II. AleGonibs. i.M.P., and Mr. E. P. Aleaehen, 1 M.P. j The general manager is Briga- • (lior 11. E. Avery and tlie seere1 tarv, AI r. (.). (Vmibear. ' Mr. W. J. Polson; AYill ihe Prime Alinister tell the .H.ouse ' whai form the inquiry. will tako? Mr. Fraser: Tt tviil be a t'nll I publie inquiry and if the sorvices j of a Alagistrate are available "we j will have oue.. , ' [A report of crilieisms voieed 1 in the House during Ihe morning session, ap])eai's 011 page 2.]
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 July 1946, Page 7
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