HC Deb 12 February 1951 vol 484 c17W
118. Mr. Hurd

asked the Minister of Transport the total cost of reconditioning the migration ship "New Australia; and how much of this expenditure is being borne by his Department.

Mr. Barnes

As the cost of the reconstruction and fitting out of "New Australia" will ultimately be borne by the Australian Government, I am not in a position to furnish information as to that cost without their consent.