5 FEBRUARY 1954, Page 5

The 'House as a whole is glad to have Mr.

Butler back. No other Minister is so well informed about so many aspects of Government as he. The Government's decision to change the business announced for this week so that the Sydney con- ference could be debated on Thursday was therefore generally welcomed. It enabled Mr. Butler to breathe a little more life into the inevitably stilted statement he made on Tuesday.

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