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MR. MASSLY AT INVERCARGILL

STORY AN'p SEQUEL. Following upon.tie-Prime Minister's visit to Invercargillj some, weeks ago an absurd story went, w rounds of some *• of tho Opposition n'qwepapere that Mr. Massey, prior to 'h-ildressing a .meeting in that town, had' , ' "secretly ■ pleaded" V-' with his chairman] ■■ (Mr. M'Farlane, Mayor of InVercnrgill) not to call for questions;. Tho Dunedin "Star" was onoiof tho papers J which printed the story in ,tho first .'lnstance, but it took the trouble to inmiiro into pie facts of tho case, and nas since made them public. I In a report published on June 10 the Mayor of Invcrcar,a;ill was credited with saving (at a meeting addressed by. Mr. Isitt, M.V.) that» the Prime Minister, at his.ineetinc, Viad "secretly pleaded" Vhat he (the should not call for ' questions. A "Star" representative who subsequently interviewed Mr. M'Farlane "obtained that, gentleman's version of irhat ho ictufilv did say on the occasion in question...- "I asked Mr. Massey if he would answer questions," said Mr, M'Farlane,' "and ho quietly said he did not want.Any questions." ' ' The "Star" comments upon tho matter in tho following terms:—"Quito apart from tho well-understood rule of politic?! gatherings that a visiting Parliamentarian ought not to be asked any questions upon the 'Subjects discussed in luV .'address, itjs quite certain now that tip Primo Minister had no intention of ciepartine from that firmlv-establiahcd ycanon of Parliamantarv ethics, nor was . .. there any reason for him to suggest any. departure therefrom. We regret, thoreJ fore, that words should have been .inter-' polatet] into'the report that were wholly, ■unjustifiable." ' ' As a matter of fact it is a standing r rule that Ministers of the Crown, when addressing politiVil meetinge, do not answer' questions.

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2185, 25 June 1914, Page 5

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MR. MASSLY AT INVERCARGILL Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2185, 25 June 1914, Page 5

MR. MASSLY AT INVERCARGILL Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2185, 25 June 1914, Page 5

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