Among the humorous interludes of the maiden speech made by Mr C. E. Jones in the municipal by-elec-tion in Christchurch was the following explanation of the fame of the Joneses: “I am one of fifteen brothers and sisters, and I can say we are known everywhere. I have 32 nephews and nieces. But I own up to just one child. And we fill more important places than the telephone directory. You see, the Joneses are a pretty big family, and it is time they were represented. The other day George Smith rang me up and he told me that the Smiths have agreed for the Joneses to represent them. So I ought to have a pretty good majority.” Mr Jones has since won the seat.
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Waipukurau Press, Volume XIV, Issue 45, 19 April 1930, Page 3
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