THE MARCONI DEAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 19, 23 June 1913, Page 5

THE MARCONI DEAL.

PREMIER'S EXCELLENT ADVICE. I TO MEMBERS OF CABINET. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. j London, June 20, Mr. Asquith enumerated certain rules of prudence, saying that Ministers should abstain from transactions -where their private interests and their public duty might conflict. They should not use official knowledge for a private end, or use their official influence in furtherance of contracts wherein they had undisclosed private interests, nor accept favors from persons seeking contractual relations with the State. They should also abstain from speculative investments where in an official capacity they had information not possessed by the public. Ministers should avoid even colorable infraction of these rules. Sir Edward Grey, after referring to the imputations of dishonor and corruption so freely bandied about the country, concluded by declaring that whatever the House did, it would be unable to right all the wrong done to the Ministers concerned. The majority of the Ldborites voted for Sir W. Adkins' amendment, but Messrs. Jowett, Snowden, Thorne, S. Walsh and O'Grady, and also the O'Brienites abstained from voting. Messrs. Martin, D. Mason and Munro Ferguson voted with the minority. The amendment was afterwards put as the substantive motion, and was agreed to without a division.