RELIEVED OF DUTIES
Federal Minister 11l (8.45 p.m.) CANBERRA, Jan. 30. Mr J. A. Beasley is to be relieved immediately of his duties as Minister for Supply and Shipping, because of illhealth. He will become vice-president of the Executive Council, thus retaining his rank as a Cabinet Minister. At the end of six months the position will be
reviewed and Mr Beasley may resume his present portfolio, or be given a post abroad, probably as Australian Minister in Washington. Mr Beasley is recuperating from a grave illness, and it is on medical advice that he will refrain from strenuops Ministerial duties. He is regarded as, perhaps, the most able administrator in the present Cabinet.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVII, Issue 23114, 31 January 1945, Page 5
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