MR. NASH ASKED TO JUSTIFY OR APOLOGISE
WELLIXOTON, Nov. 1.9. An amlieiice of approxiinately 250D hoard Afr. (ioorge I.aing, (iovorrnneht inspeclor of inolor vehicles and Independenl Lalnmr candidate for TTnft, at tlie Town Ilall, Wellington, tonighp Tlie speiiker covered inueli the same gronnd as in his earlier address at Ilutt, reluting to the allegations of in efliciency and niu((dling in .Minlsferilil cireles. 'J'he andience, hy aeelamat ion, approved a mot ion" of thanks to A[n l.aing "for his inforinal ive address hut viewing with alanu the situation disc losed hy him in his quohltion fi*oin Hansard whereiu sjieakers in Parlia inent, in . following Mr. Xash in Sep leniher, l!)i:i, coinmented on his attin'ks on .Mr. I,aiug from Ihe sheltPi of l'arlianientary privilege, and calling on ATr Xash to inunediately justify his attai'k on Mr. Laing who was doing his dutv in prnteeting- puhlie. funds, or to puh lielv ajiologise and retiro from puhlie lil'e. " .Mr. T.aing was asked hv a written cpiestion to name. tlie man wJiom he said reeeived for five nionths a coinmission ou tlie salo of vehieles lo tlie (5oV ernniont. He replied he was prepared to take thc platfonn with Mr. Xash and give the nanies ot' individuals and tirmS eoncerned in his spoech and to quote docuiuents on ollieial files wliere he had approaeiiod .Mr. Xash to save pulilicfunds. "L will nieet Mr. Xash at any timo in this way aiul I don 't want any pri\ ilege, " said Afr. Laina-.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 November 1946, Page 8
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