HONOUR AT STAKE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12197, 23 July 1925, Page 4

HONOUR AT STAKE

MR CORRIGAN’S RECENT STATEMENT PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS The Prime Minister, the Hon. J. G. Coates, rose in the House yesterday afternoon and asked permission to make reference to a statement made in, the House a few nights ago by Mr J. R. Corrigan, the member for Patea Mr Coates said that in his statement Mr Corrigan indicated that members of the Cabinet were interested in certain lands on the Henderson railway line. Mr Coates remarked that he would like Mr Corrigan to say as soon as he oould. “if he had received the information,” and if it was confirmatory or otherwise. The Prime Minister did not wish to take any advantage, but it was well known in this and the Mother of Parliaments that where the name or personal credit 'of a member was involved it was at least well to clear the matter up satisfactory to Parliament and the member himself. Mr Coates’s whole object was, not to make a fuss, ,but to clear things up. If there was anything against any member of the Cabinet, ho would like to know what it was. He thought they should preserve, ns far as possible, the honour and good name of members of Parliament. Mr Corrigan said that as soon ns the information was available he oertalnly would make a statement to the House. He did not want sny injustice done to another member and did not want to have any injustice done to himself. “If I am wrong,” he concluded, “1 will he man enough to get up and say so.”