NAMES REVEALED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20823, 30 June 1942, Page 4

NAMES REVEALED

WAR ADMINISTRATION FIVE NEW MINISTERS SWEARING-IN TO-DAY (P.R.) WELLINGTON, this day. ■ Tile .new Ministers of the War Administration are to be sworn in at Government House this afternqon. , They comprise Messrs. S. G. Holland, W. J. BroadfoOt, W. A. Bodkin and W. J. Polsbn, from thb National Party, and Mr. A. McLagrin, president of the Federation of Labour, who will be one of the Government appdiiltees. Mr. MeLrigrih. is tb have a seat in tlie Legislative Council. Other members of the War Ad.mim istrrition, those who have already held Office in the War Cabinet,.and who are new being reinforced, by the new rrierrib'er? alrbady enhfrierated, are the Pririi'e Ministef, the Rt, Holt, P. Fraser, the Hon, D. G. .Sullivan, tlie. Hoh. F. Jones, the Rt, lion. J. G. Coates, and thb Hoh. A. Hamilton. The Hon. ,P. K. Paikca, who represents the native race bn the Executive Couhfcil, will also be joining the War Administration, as will .the Hbn: R. Senjple and the Hon. A. i-I. Nordmeyer, thus completing the total of 13 meihbers. Although each of tjie appointees will hold Ministerial rank,, as members of the, .War Administration; the new members will not carry portfolio titles as ih the case of the domestic Cabinet, but they will be given definite specific duties for thb purpdse of implementing the decisions of tlie War Administration as a whole., This involves a cohsiderable amount of .considbi’Ettioh by the respective leaders. Although it seems to be fairly well established what the particular duties most of the new members are. to undertake, there is still some doubt about the responsibilities which one or two .‘Government members are to have .and it may , be a day or two before the position has been clarified and an official announcement made. Question of Duties . Mr/ Holland, who is to be deputy chairmari of the Wrir Administration, will co-dpbrritb with Mr. FraSet 1 in giving attehtioii tb War .expenditure. Mr. Corit'eri, with Ills nt’actical, exp'erieiicb of warfare Will naVe a co-ordin-ating authbrity iri. dft-dperdtibh with other Ministers and officials for irriplemeritirig the War Administration decisions on everiy phase, of New Zealand’s military; activity. . Mr. Hariri! tori will Be associated with .Mr. Sullivan in the responsible task now carried by thfe present Minister in connbctibh with war supplies. Civil defends is likely to; be the special interest of Mr. Bb'dkin; While Mr. Poison IS obviously iriarked hut fbr duties in connection with primary prodiiption and fq'bd supply, Mr. BrqacSfOdt is expb'cted tp\ be concerned with rhan-pbwbr questions. The present portfolios Held by the Government Ministers ihdibate in' general what th'ejr principal rbsponsibilities Will be: Mr. Semple is already administering transport of all kinds, and -Mr. Nordmeyer, as Minister of Health; lias already takbn an important role in relation tb sick rind wounded sbrvi’cbriieh: The Primp Minister. . has. already mehtloned BiS iritehtlori tb drive a smriller group comprising practically an, inside Cabiribt which crin meet moire .frequently than, the complete Wat Aamlnistrritl'ort. It is now Becoming( plain that this rimer group Will comprise Messrs, Ftaser, Holland, JcrieS, Sullivan, Coates; arid Hririiilton, all of whom, except Mr. Hollarid, have had Ibhg expbribrice ih th'e work of the Wrir Cabinet.