BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 206, 28 February 1912, Page 5

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

. MB. MASSEY'S APOLOGY. -/ M COUNSEL'S ADVICE. \. : & MOTION BOR ADJOURNMENT MOT/jSj Bj Telegraph —Prese Association. Wellington, Last Night. ■',-& When the Privilege Committee met ,'« this afternoon, the Premier said 1 he ac- --S| cepted the apology and the by Mr. Massey laat night, but while Massey had absolved the members re-reS fcrred .to, Sir J. G. Ward thought' the .'■s matter should be probed to the bottom/ \>Js He suggested that the House should journ till 7.30 so that-the could sit in the afternoon. "'s§£ Mr. Myers, counsel for Mr,' Massey, '-y% urged that the adjournment should' £e vjj till to-morrow, though he would go on ~~?3 to-day if forced to do so. - - : '!^| Mr. (Reed urged that th.e committee 1 was entitled to know the reason for the/'IS proposed adjournment. ' 'ft Mr. Myers said he wished to discuss $£ the matter with ihis client. • ' *M Mr. Veiteh said the committee miut.'Jw see that it did not put any member a position where he would not be able to '%; properly defend himself. , ' \f f i The chairman was about to put tJie'-Vj motion for adjournment, when Mr. Myera. r #| rose and said it would be just as well ■:& for him to proceed at that moment, as' ?% to meet the committee again at 2.30 would be far better than to waste the - fcfH time of the country. '- ,'i Mr. Millar objected to> the latter state- f ment, and said the business of the coun- -I * try wanted to be conducted without ad- V„% vice from or consultation with Mr. .i-J Myers. . •$ The motion to adjourn until the after- ']-! »con was defeated by 6 to 4. ■