JAN PLANATION
! Sir.—lii the Pwps reports of Mf. Okay's personal explanation re the publication. in the "Torniiaki Herald." of the findings of the it to Z Petitions Committee on the ouestion of early closing, he is reported tr hare slid that Mr. T. B. Slipper. counsel for the Moderate League, liar! brought the matter before the Committee, end had subsequently apologised. This is incorrect, as Mr. Slipper had nothing to apologise for. Ac-tin? in perfect good faith, he brought before the notice of the Committee an article appeari; l ? in the /'Taranaki' Daily . News" . of Tuesday, '.Time 27, in which the statement 'was made that the voting cf the Committee would be five to five, eld the decision, would be arrived at on tbe casting vote of the chairman. Oh Mr. y Okey expressing his resentment, because it looked like an implication that lie had furnished that statement to the napsr, Mr. Slipper made it perfectly clear that there was nothing of the sort in his mind, and th" Committe" accepted bis Assurances. Trusting that you will favour the league by matins' this correction public—'T am, el--.. K. A. ARMSTRONG. Dominion Sccr"'''.aiT, X.Z. Moderate league.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2818, 8 July 1916, Page 10
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195JAN PLANATION Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2818, 8 July 1916, Page 10
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