WAR MISSION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 150, 26 June 1940, Page 8

WAR MISSION.

N.Z. MINISTER. Place Orders' For Munitions. And Ships. ■ Visit to australia. • United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received jo a.m.);- . v .. • MELBOURNE, •• this. dir. The New Zealand; Minister . of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, arrived-ill Melbourne yesterday on. a war purchasing and . organising mission: r . ■ ••• -s He interviewed .the Australian •• Minister -r'of Supply, Sir Frederick; Stewart, and - will: see, the Prime Minister,, Mr; R. G. >Menzies, and other : Mr. Sullivan will remain .-in " Australia until. the mission, is • completed,.SVhcthcr it takes days or weeks.- '' •

Hon. D. G. Sullivan.

He .said that the time had come ,for industrial co-operation between New Zealand and Australia. New- Zealand's organisation had gone satisfactorily, :but the new crisis' demanded'".still .further activity. ','-..,-..• •, ' - :

Ho hoped .to place, orders.-iri-Aus-tralia; .for trawlers' able' to" be converted into mine-sweepers, Breii - gun-carriers, materials for filling shells- and munition machinery generally. :'■■ "':'..;.' ■'."'.

So far the Commonwealth had shown a t spirit of co-operation; ,riml working together Australia 'and,'. New.. Zealand should., achieve results.-.-. .' ■■■.- .: ■-.