AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING
Formation Of New Ministry (Rec. 10.20 p.m.) CANBERRA, Oct. 18. A Ministry of Shipping is to be established in Australia, according to an announcement by the Prime Minister, Mr J. Curtin. The Minister of Supply, Mr J. A. Beasley, has taken over the new portfolio. His office in future will be Minister of Supply and Shipping. Senator J. M. Fraser will be Assistant Minister of Supply and Shipping. The decision is believed to have been the result of urgent representations by the United States authorities for a more expeditious handling of shipping. It means that the shipping administration formerly handled by the Departments of Supply, Customs and Commerce will be co-ordinated under one department. It is understood the broad policy of the new department will be to control all vessels, including their routing and cargoes, their loading, unloading and dispatch, and generally to ensure that every vessel and every ton ol cargo are directly and speedily connected with the war. This control will extend to wharfage matters;
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Southland Times, Issue 24878, 19 October 1942, Page 5
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169AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING Southland Times, Issue 24878, 19 October 1942, Page 5
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