“QUITE UNTRUE.”
MR. MASSEY IN ENGLAND. STATEMENT BY MR. SULLIVAN. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, June 27. At question time in the House this afternoon Air. D. G. Sullivan (Avon) gave notice of his intention to ask the Prime Minister whether he would ny*ke a statement to the House explaining w hy he took part in the recent election in Great Britain and why he made speeches in support of the Baldwin Government and its policy? Mr. Massey at once rose in his place and said that the statement made by the member for Avon was quite untrue. * Mr. H. E. Holland (Leader of the Labour Party) immediately questioned the Premier’s right to characterise as “quite untrue'’ any statement made by any member.
The Speaker said he did not understand that the Premier attributed untrnthfnlness to the member for Avon personally.
Mr Massey: No no. T did not mean that, but the lion, gentleman should be more careful in repeating such statements as we have just beard Mr. Sullivan : I have been vorv careful.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 June 1924, Page 5
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