CHILD'S PLAY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10630, 8 May 1912, Page 5

CHILD'S PLAY

BY MEN IN POSITION,

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, LaSfc Night, Referring to the Premier's speech, at Balclutha, Mr W. F. Masseyi said that what Mr Mackenzie did at Batcluthia, was to give aquotation from an anonymous letter, which he says' appeared in a London financial journal, not even give;the name of. the journal referred to. The .Prime Minister's reply, says Mr Massey, was a miserable quibble, and:; he (Mr Massey) repeated his former reply, that any statement that any member of the Opposition had attempted; to injure the credit of the'country, in any. way, was absolutely contrary to fact. e The knowledge that the £5,000,,000 loan had been floated, in London, came to the House as a surprise, and'outside Cabinet not a single member of Parliament had the slightest idea of the intention of the Government to place such ( a large loan upbn the money market at the time... There was nothing else in Mr Mackenzie's speech, as reported in Auckland, except tb© mere point that Mr Maekenzie.had said 'that he (Mr Massey) had said; .that "a Mackenzie could always be bought." and to this Mr Massey replied: "It is a paltry tiling in v tke extreme, and it is also untrue. As a matter of fact, j I have sent a telegram to Mr MackenV j zie as follows: 'Will you : give me your | authority for your statement that I said that "a Mackenzie could always be "Mr Massey added that Mr Malcolm, the member for Cluthap would reply to Mr Mackenzie at Balclutha;'. .\ ■_)■■■■:■■■.:. ■