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THE LANGUAGE •OF MR. PAYNE, M.P. When Mr.'j J. Payne (member for Grey Lynn) was speaking in the House of Representatives last night, Mr. G. M. Thomson interjected that he disagreed with what Mr. Payne was eaying. ' ' Mr. Payne retorted characteristically. "You don't know everything," he shouted. "You- should prick that bubble, and let your swelled head down a, little." Mr. Thomson complained to the Chairman of Committees _ that ' Mr. Payne had called him a prig'.* Mr; Payne said that that was not the case. He repeated his -remark. Tho Chairman: .The honourable member denies that he made the remark. I must accept his assurance. ._ The Primo Minister asked if it was in order to make such an observation, and if such language was to be tolerated in a. New Zealand Parliament. Someone complained of the expression, "swelled head. The Chairman:' I regret to say that I have heard the expression frequently in the House. Tho Hon. B. H. Rhodes: It is a matter of taste I
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2283, 17 October 1914, Page 9
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170CALLED TO BOOK Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2283, 17 October 1914, Page 9
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