THE TELL-TALE HANSARD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 5

THE TELL-TALE HANSARD.

/ ; PBIME 7 MINISTER'S + i'M During; tie:oUscussioh'.in the Hou6e'ba ;.'f the Imprest; Supply ; Bill (No/ 4), : ;. a: good.;-; deal-was said :<ibout. the conversion of; a 1.1 certain r iGSOO,OOO, worth of. guaranteed .de^: -;A bentures;; Sir Joseph .Ward,; referring -/tp//;,2 somei'sharp-criticism said/ that Mr. ■- Mass'ey : was "attacking;/,;! a/dead •. man." CMr.'Massey'i indignantly, ;- : | repudiated this suggestion. at the- jtimei'Af and: later on;, in ■; the. debate /he Recalled this offensive-, statement to , make : ' aitof her/ ?jj protest 'against it.;;'. Sir Joseph/ Ward'/im.vj.vj mediately-' denied, that ho.; hadVused. the;.-;;.! words attributed to; him; : and, as 'Mr.' K} : Massey could;not', bring anything/in,the:;;.;| way ' of evidence' tov'rebut" -theiVjv Prime : Ministerfs ;dehifil; he 'had to; on'with his .speech/.-'-.'--'.-'-;'.'-; ' : ':''-:' : Tlnfortanately: for;:.himsblf,-.the; : :Pnme;■::.} Minister did not exercise/ his .usual..caro / in/revising his.:Ha'nsaid proofs,/with.the'.-,.',.5 'result that 'Hansard N0.;26. : of this.,ses-/;/; siqn ■; opntains-r the.se\'pass.ages'|...';.x';; ;,. ; y: ;-'i

''■:.'(l)''On Page 835-/(of\Volume;.-isl)'';.-.'■ ■;/:' ! '/i i /'" The' Eight Hot:Sir '■'J;; G." WAED-/ : ;JH *' I want to say/;this'by;.\yay>:of -pre-//;.'-.-.J -~ liminary: That-.1-'dO;not. know-.of /■■'more/'unfair:,' attempt-;at.ifighting—l; -'/1 will not-sayS mean/lighting,; but' con-;-;, v j :temptible' ; iighlihg—than'..'that. :' in / ■ connection•: '/with,.- - this': .£500,000, : : .'■-bf-'C Imperial-guaranteed; /dehentures.,,//; ;■ "What: is .the object of the■honourable-./>,sj gentleman ? : He ".wound up' his speech -.' : ■';■ '4 to-day by;-saying:-'"lf/that-.is:rights;.,';;.? ■ what about the (sinking' funds? -.-''-'-A™;'.-'/i-.- : --l ' honourable 'gentleman in .the. whole, of :.-.'>j /-this is attackihg./.a'dead man.' y;Z; -./,>;] And Page' 1 842 (of Volume. 151)V:.:/';''4;| /Mr/; MASSES ; of :vthV.O>; 4-3 'position) said: .:.-."; In.the/course;of:<;.//;;] : his : (the Prime'.. Minister's)/: remarks/v./l/j :.hD said something : which;l- cannot ;;■ >| : pass over, and which;was. an exceed-:-/^;] ingly . offensive, reference':; to myself../..,-; ; The:;reference;rwas : ; this:.-' that ;I::had: ,v:sj ..attacked a' dead man.-: He was refer;:/-:..j /ring, to the late Mr.; /:.'/; ■/;;:{; .■"'- 'The Eight Hon. Sir J.;Gi WAED:---!' . said you reflected upon a dead man's 1 ;;< : memory., That J is; what I- said.v///:f.,'. -/j Hansard sometimes has its, uses as': a';;;:.; witness/as't'o.; the/ reliability-,-or 'otherwise: ii bf-Ministers./;-; ■///;-:;.; ■'-;/;A;''A : ; : 'A\i-:-il