“Sauce for the Goose”
WELLINGTON, March 9. In the House to-day Mr. Kidd (Wai taki) gave notice to ask the Prime Minister whether his attention had been drawn to tho fact that in this week’s issue of the Labour Standard reports by that paper’s Parliamentary reporter totalled 94* inches for Government speakers and only two inches fox the Opposition. What steps would the Prime Minister take following his expressions of indignation on the subject of unfair reporting to deal with the (Standard which had recently advertised on the radio that it had a staff reporter iu the Press gallery. Would the Prime I Minister give an assurance that before? he took any action dealing with the privileges extended to tho Press gal lery he would consult the House and not the Govenrment which had for years extended to daily newspapers the privileges of publishing reports of debates and had provided facilities for reporting.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 57, 10 March 1944, Page 4
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153“Sauce for the Goose” Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 57, 10 March 1944, Page 4
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