"IMPERTINENCE."
: When is impertinence not impertin'enoe P That is a question which would have, been difficult of solution had the Speaker of the House of Representatives persisted in maintaining that the term was unparliamentary when applied by Sir Joseph Ward to Mr J. B. Hine and consistent with the rules of parliamentary debate when applied by iMr G. W. Russell to Mr W. C. Buchanan. But the Speaker has removed the difficulty by asserting that in future he will insist upon the withdrawal of th© remark whenever it may be applied by One member to another. The House of Representatives in New Zealand has established a reputation for its dignity, and it would be a pity to have that reputation sullied by the employment of such terms as "impertinent." But, if the business of the House is to be conducted with decorum, the pin-pricking interjections which emanate from both sides nfust be repressed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10710, 2 November 1912, Page 4
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153"IMPERTINENCE." Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10710, 2 November 1912, Page 4
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