Can an Acting-Premier lie? According to Parliamentary procedure such a tiling is impossible, and M Fergus in suggestirg euch a thought was clearly in the wrong. The Act-ing-Premier with much dignity defended bis position, He did not say that he could not lie if he wanted to, but explained .that ho was very careful not to tell untrutlis. Higher ground than this, lie could hardly be expected to take,Rtid the majority at his back to quite right in suppoiting him by a vote of approval. It is very gratifying to find tho honour and dignity of the House so well maintained and the Speaker even willing to go behind the scenes for a few minutes while a little difficulty, such as that to which we have referred, was settled in euch an admirable manner.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4215, 10 September 1892, Page 2
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