STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The M i n i s t e r  f o r  N a t i o n a l  D e v e l o p m e n t  ( S i r  R e g i n a l d  S w a r t z )

l e f t  S y d n e y  t o d a y  on w h a t  he r e g a r d s  a s  o n e  o f  t h e  m o s t  i m p o r t a n t

v i s i t s  h e  h a s  made t o  J a p a n .

S i r  R e g i n a l d  i s  s c h e d u l e d  t o  m e e t  J a p a n e s e  G o v e r n m e n t  a n d

i n d u s t r i a l  l e a d e r s  o v e r  t h e  n e x t  n i n e  d a y s .

S i r  R e g i n a l d  s a i d  h e  i n t e n d e d  t o  r a i s e  s e v e r a l  i s s u e s  a n d

h e  e x p e c t e d  t h e  J a p a n e s e  w o u l d  d i s c u s s  w i t h  him  A u s t r a l i a ' s  Ã¢ÂÂ

p o l i c i e s  o n . . t h e  d e v e l o p m e n t  o f  n a t u r a l  r e s o u r c e s ,  l o c a l  p r o c e s s i n g  .

a n d  i n v e s t m e n t  i n  A u s t r a l i a  i n  r e s o u r c e  i n d u s t r i e s .

" O u r  n a t u r a l  r e s o u r c e s  a r e  a n  o u t s t a n d i n g  n a t i o n a l  a s s e t .

I t  i s  i m p o r t a n t  t h a t  b u y e r  a n d  s e l l e r  f u l l y  u n d e r s t a n d  e a c h  o t h e r s

i n t e r e s t  i n  t h e  d e v e l o p m e n t  a n d  u s e  o f  t h e s e  r e s o u r c e s  w h i c h

h a v e  c o n t r i b u t e d  s o  much t o  t h e  g r o w t h  o f  b o t h  e c o n o m i e s .

" J a p a n  i s  t h e  l a r g e s t  i m p o r t e r  o f  m i n e r a l  r e s o u r c e s  i n

t h e  w o r l d  a n d  t h e r e  h a v e  b e e n  m ov e s  i n  t h a t  c o u n t r y  t o Â· d e v e l o p  a

r e s o u r c e s  p o l i c y  a i m e d  a t  m i n i m i s i n g  r i s k s  i n v o l v e d  i n  p r o c u r i n g

e s s e n t i a l  r a w  m a t e r i a l s  f r o m  o v e r s e a s . I  b e l i e v e  A u s t r a l i a  may

h a v e  a s i g n i f i c a n t  r o l e  t o  p l a y  i n  t h e  d e v e l o p m e n t  o f  a n y  l o n g

r a n g e  p o l i c y " j  s a i d  S i r  R e g i n a l d .

Ã¢ÂÂ  S i r  R e g i n a l d ' s  i t i n e r a r y  i n c l u d e s  d i s c u s s i o n s  w i t h  t h e

J a p a n e s e  M i n i s t e r  f o r  I n t e r n a t i o n a l  T r a d e  a n d  I n d u s t r y ,  Mr. T a n a k a

a n d  t h e  F o r e i g n  M i n i s t e r ,  M r.  F u k u d a ,  a n d  w i t h  r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s  o f

t h e  s t e e l  i n d u s t r y ,  t r a d i n g  c o m p a n i e s ,  b a n k i n g  o r g a n i s a t i o n s ,

p o w e r  c o m p a n i e s  a n d  e c o n o m i c  a n d  m i n i n g  a s s o c i a t i o n s .

6 t h  JUNE, 1972

TABLE NO. 14 . APPLICATIONS APPROVED -  TIMING OF ACQUISITION OF HOME IN RELATION TO MARRIAGE

1 J u l y  1 9 6 9 to  30 June 1970

' Time Home Acquired

New South Wales

V i c t o r i a Queensland

South A u s t r a l i a Western A u s t r a l i a

Tasmania

A u s t r a l i a n C a p i t a l T e r r i t o r y

CommonÂ­ w e a l t h  .

1Â° 1o ' 1Â» 1Â° 1o ' . 1o . , Â· 1Â° 1Â°

Before ma rri a ge 17.4 2 0 . 8 ' 1 7 . 0 2 3 . 3 1 6 . 8 2 3. 9 1 7 . 4 1 9. 2

W i th i n  1 y e a r  a f t e r  m a r r i a g e 15.9 1-6.9 2 6 . 8 1.7.6 18.3 2 0. 8 22.1 18. 4

Between 1 and 2 y e a r s  a f t e r  m a r r i a g e 18.1 17.9 . 1 6 . 0 1 9 . 8 ' 20.1 1 6. 3 17.1 1 7 .9

Between 2 and 3 y e a r s  a f t e r  m a r r i a g e 15-8 . 14. 9 . 1 2 . 4 13.4 16. 1 1 3 .0 10.7 1 4 .6

Between 3 and 4 y e a r s  a f t e r  m a r r i a g e 11.3 1 0. 0 9. 1 8 . 2 10.9 1 0. 6 1 0 .0 1 0. 2

Between 4 and 5 y e a r s  a f t e r  m a r r i a g e  Ã¢ÂÂ  7 . 3 6 . 2 5 . 8 5 . 7 6.3 3 . 8 4 . 6 6 . 4

Between 5 and 10 y e a r s  a f t e r  m a r r i a g e 12.3 - 10.3 11. 0 9 . 9 8 . 3  . . 8 . 8 . 1 5 . 3 1 0, 9

More t h a n  10 y e a r s  a f t e r  m a r r i a g e 1 .9 3 . 0

| . . .

1 . 9 2.1 3 . 2 2 . 8 2 . 8 2 . 4

| 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100. 0 100. 0 1 0 0 . 0

TABLE NO. 15 APPLICATIONS APPROVED -  PERCENTAGE OF APPLICANTS IN EACH AGE GROUP M  ' !

' J1 1 J u l y  1 9 6 9  t o  3 0  J u n e  1 9 7 0

S t a t e

Husbands W ives

Under  21 y e a r s

2 1 - 2 5 y e a r s

2 6 - 3 0 y e a r s

3 1 -3 5 y e a r s

T o t a l

Under  21 y e a r s

2 1 -2 5 y e a r s

2 6 - 3 0 y e a r s

3 1 -3 5 ye a r s

T o t a l

1Â° % $> Â°/o 1o $> 1Â° 1o 1Â° .

NEW SOUTH WALES ............................. 1 . 9 4 9 . 7 3 6.1 1 2 .3 1 0 0 .0 1 4 .9 5 9 . 0 20.1 6 . 0 1 0 0 .0

VICTORIA . .  . . Â·  . .  . . 2 .5 4 8 . 2 3 4 - 6 1 4 .7 1 0 0 .0 I4 . 8 5 9 . 0 1 9 .7 6 . 5 1 0 0 . 0

QUEENSLAND. .  . .  . .  . . 3 . 7 5 4 . 9 3 1 . 4 1 0 . 0 1 0 0 .0 2 0 . 0 5 7 . 4 1 7 . 9 4 . 7 1 0 0 . 0

SOUTH A U S T R A L I A .............................. 2 . 3 5 5 . 2 3 1 . 3 1 1 . 2 1 0 0 . 0 1 7 . 3 6 1 . 0 1 6 . 8 . 4 . 9 1 0 0 . 0

I VESTERN AUSTRALIA. .  . .  . . 2 . 5 . 5 3 . 2 3 4 . 0 1 0 . 3 1 0 0 . 0 1 7 . 6 6 0 . 5 1 7 . 0 4 . 9 1 0 0 . 0

: TASMANIA .............................................. Ã¢ÂÂ  3 . 5 . 5 4 . 9 3 2 . 9 8 . 7 1 0 0 .0 1 6 . 2 6 2 . 1 1 6 . 0 5 . 7 1 0 0 . 0

' AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY . . 2 . 6 4 7 . 6 34*6 1 5 . 2 1 0 0 . 0 1 4 -7 5 5 . 8 2 2 . 3 7 . 2 Ã¢ÂÂ¢ 1 0 0 . 0

\ COMMONWEALTH .............................. 2 .5  . 5 0 . 9 3 4 .2 1 2 -4 1 0 0 .0 1 6 . 1 '. 5 9 . 0 1 9 . 1 5 . 8  i Ã¢ÂÂ¢ 1 0 0 . 0

