Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :Speaker too old - Wall cannot stand for election. "Yes, David, I intend to fight it - you can't expect me to live on National Super the way we tax it!" 17 February, 1987

Date
1987
By
Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989
Reference
B-136-677
Description

Shows the Speaker of the House, Gerry Wall, who is sitting at his desk reading a newspaper headline which suggests that he is too old and should not seek re-election. He is on the phone speaking to the Prime Minister, David Lange, and telling him that he intends to fight on as he cannot be expected to live on National Super the way the government taxes it. Refers to the taxing of National Super.

Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon on thin card, 320 x 480 mm

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Part of
Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988] / Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Cartoons for the Evening Post, 1987]
Format
1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Caricatures, Ink, letratone and crayon on thin card, 320 x 480 mm
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