PROHIBITIONISTS AND THE PREMIER.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13048, 7 March 1911, Page 2

PROHIBITIONISTS AND THE PREMIER.

THE 5,5 PER CENT MAJORITY

[United Press Association.]

Christchurch, March (> Referring to the telegram from Mr. Wright, M.P., dbn.ving that the Temperance Party at Wellington had any knowledge of Sir Joseph Ward's alleged offer to make the 5-5 por rer.t niajority a utal issue, the Rev h. M. Isitt explains that he did not ft >ia that the Prime Minister had offered to stake the existence of the. Government on the 55 per cent principle. What he did say was that Sir Joseph Ward dodared to mom hers of the Proln'Vtiun Party that if t! ey insisted ho was prepared to fulfil] liis promise to lnelnd.) the reduction of the majority as a provision of the Hill, howover impossible it might be to carry it at that juncture.