THE RIVAL LEADERS. A CHARGE AND A REPLY.
WELLINGTON, December 31. | Mr Massey is reported to have said that Sir Joseph Ward was taking an im- | proper advantage of his position by using the telegraph service to send private messages in connection with the Maori ; election "at the public expense," the Leader of the Opposition specifying a certain message of 300 words in length. | | Sir Joseph Ward stated to a New Zea- j land Times representative last evening : i "Mt Massey^s statement is absolutely j untrue, and I challenge him to prove the ; truth of what lie says by producing even , ofce message sent by me at the public ■expense in. connection with the Maori 1 election, Any telegrams that I sent were I paid for at the ordinary rate charged to the public."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 24
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