AUSTRALIA’S MINISTER OF CUSTOMS
TAKES A “BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY”
Dominion Special Service.
Auckland, September 12. "I have been away on an exceedingly busy ‘busman's holiday.’ ” The Federal Customs Minister, Mr. H. E. Pratten,' made this declaration on arrival at Auckland to-day by the Niagara. For the past six months Mr. Pratten, who is a leading member of the Bruce Government and representative of a Sydney constituency in the Commonwealth Parliament, has been investigating Customs and Tariff difficulties between Australia and the Motherland and the United States. The Minister will resume his. journey to Svdney .to-morrow by the Niagara.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 296, 13 September 1927, Page 8
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