A VANISHING BOUQUET
PRAISE FOR THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. While condemning the National Government on certain matters in the House of Representatives last night, Air Forbes, member for Huninui, admitted they had some degree of wisdom. “Ha! you are throwing a bouquet at them," remarked a Reform member. Mr Forbes admitted it was a_ bouquet, but proceeded to temper Jus praise with qualifying adjectives. “Oh, you are making it a small bouquet now, ’ remarked one of the Ministers regretfully. Mr Forbes smiled, •md unconsciously proceeded to further 'bail down the wisdom he attributed to the Government. After a while a iaberal member softly remarked that the bouquet was “only a little faded flower now.’’ The faces of the members of the Cabinet grew' pensive.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9736, 11 August 1917, Page 7
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123A VANISHING BOUQUET New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9736, 11 August 1917, Page 7
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