A REFUTATION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES.
SIR,- —In a paragraph in “Echoes from the House” in today’s Times it is stated—“A few days ago, when an Opposition caucus was about to be held, it was discovered that Iwo promising young persons connected with newspapers published in distant cities had the next room all to themselves.” The writer also says that they could overhear the caucus proceedings, and were requested to retire. Will you allow me to say that all this is untrue ? The whole story was fabricated by a man who has won an unrivalled colonial reputation for mendacity, and your contributor, like many others whose duties call them to the House, has been deceived. As the subject has been alluded ;to in your paper, it is important to the “two promising young persons” that the facts should be known. The room in which they were is separated by another apartment and a wide passage from the caucus room. No request to retire was made to them, and they were spoken to by no one whatever. They finished, in less than ten minutes, businesssimilar to that for which they have often been allowed to use tho room, while the caucus is stated to have lasted several hours.—l am, &0., One of the “Two Promising Young Persons.” June 26, 1882.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6612, 27 June 1882, Page 3
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223A REFUTATION. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6612, 27 June 1882, Page 3
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