FEDERAL MINISTRY

Northern Advocate, 8 November 1934, Page 5

FEDERAL MINISTRY

COMPOSITE MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY PARTY POSITIONS. . PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED. [United Press 'Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.'] (Received JTajn.) MELBOURNE’,'November 7. - -The Prime.'.Minister; Mr J. A, Lyons, today- announced the personnel of the new Federal Coalition Cabinet as follows.:— .. , • : . Prime Minister and Treasurer,—Mr J, A. Lyons. : Deputy-Leader -of the Government and Minister of Commerce.—Dr. Earle Page- \ . External Affairs and Territory.—Sir George Pearce, Attorney-General arid Minister bl Industry.—Mr R. G. Mehzies. Defence, —Mr R. A. Parkhill. Interior.—Mr T. Patterson. Trade and Customs.—Mr T. White/ Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister of Health and Repatriation.—Mr W. M. Hughes. Postmaster-General and Minister inControl of Developments.—Mr A; J. McLachlan. Minister without portfolio directing trade treaties.—Sir Henry Gullett. . Assistant Treasurer.—Mr R. Casey, , Assistant Minister of Commerce and Minister without portfolio.—Mr T. C. Brennan. Assistant Minister of War Service, Homes and Repatriation without portfolio.—Mr H. V. Thorby. Assistant Postmaster-General ’ .ip House of Representatives.—Mr J. A. J. Hunter. The Prime Minister said that Mr P.H. Stewart, formerly Minister of Commerce, had declined a position in the Ministry, but had offered to associate himself with the Government employment policy. This offer the Government had gratefully accepted. / . COUNTRY PARTY REPRESENTATION. —■—v—(Received 9.30 a.m.) . MELBOURNE, This Day. The Country Party has received two portfolios, those of Commerce and the Interior. The party’? representative on the new Cabinet are: Dr. Earle Page (New South Wales), and Messrs T. Paterson (Victoria), J. A. J. Hunter ‘ (Queensland) and H. V. Thorby (New South Wales).