COALITION SEQUEL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 9

COALITION SEQUEL.

New Cabinets Formed In Australia. WAR AND ECONOMIC. MELBOURNE, March 22. The newly constituted War and Economic Cabinets formed because of the United Australia parly and United Country party coalition have been announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. R. 0. Menzies. The War Cabinet is as follows:—

Prime Minister. —Mr. R. G. Menzies. Minister for the Navy and Minister of Commerce.—Mr. A. G. Cameron. Attorney-General.—Mr. W. M. Huglies. Minister for the Army.—Mr. G. A. Street.

Sir Frederick Stewart. Minister of Supply.—Sir Frederick Stewart. Minister of Air.—Mr. ,T. .V. Fairbairn. Treasurer. —Mr. P. C. Spender. Minister of the Interior.—Senator 11. S. Foil. . Minister of External Affairs.—Mr. .1. McEwan. The. Economic Cabinet will comprise Mr. Menzies, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Spender, the Postmaster-General and Minister of Health. Mr. 11. V. Tltorby, Sir Frederick Stewart, the Minister of Trade and Customs, Senator G. McLcav, and Senator P. A. M. Meßride, Minister without portfolio. MEAT RATIONING. FURTHER RELAXATIONS. British Official Wireless. (Itccclved 1 p.m.) RUGBY, March 22. The further relaxation of meat rationing is the subject of a statement to-dav i>v the Ministry of Food, which deals*also with a doubling of the butter ration as from Monday. From Tuesday onwards sausages, sausage meat, meat pasties, meat pastes, meat puddings and all other manufactured meat products, whatever their meat content, will be sold free of the ration. Furthermore, the issue of extra meat rations to diabetic patients is now formally authorised. HAVE CANNON-GUNS. BRITISH FIGHTER 'PLANES. Urilisll Official WJrelcss, lIUGBY, March 22. "Von have perhaps read auinctliing about Herman aircraft being armed willi cannon-guns, while wc have onlv machine-guns," said the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Air. Captain 11. H. Balfour, in the course of a speech.

"t can tell you this is not so. Xot only are our cannon-guns ill full production in this country, but our fighters equipped with them have already contributed to the destruction of some enemy machines."