NEW PORTFOLIO.
DUTCH PRIME MINISTER. Received May 22, 5.5 a.m. THE HAGUE, May 21. The Prime Minister (Dr. Colijn) has taken over the portfolio of Minister of Finance as a result of the resignation of Dr. Wilde because the latter' objected to the demands of the Defence and Economics Ministries which, he claimed, were excessively' straining the Budget.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 145, 22 May 1939, Page 7
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58NEW PORTFOLIO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 145, 22 May 1939, Page 7
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