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accepted and are being gradually implemented.
But the fact that in
several important respects the Government has responded positively
to suggestions made by the Federation and others is only the beginning. I suggest that now that Government has reviewed the extent to which
the process of diversification can be facilitated by the modification
of existing policies or the introduction of new policies, so it would
be timely for the Federation to review its ability to provide the complementary input to the activities which are going to result. shall now be looking more and more to the Federation for prompt and
reliable advice and assistance from "a strong, fully representative, uninhibited, non-sectional specialist organisation". I am confident
we shall not be disappointed.
We
I offer my most sincere congratulations to the
Federation on this, its 20th Anniversary and I wish it all success in
the years ahead.