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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :The slaughter of the innocents. No. 51. Whitaker (loq.) 'Steady! boys, don't kill 'em outright. We'll want some of 'em again next session. The Wellington advertiser supplement, 26 August 1882
- Date
- 1882
- By
- Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905
- Reference
- A-095-049
- Description
Cartoon showing Sir Frederick Whitaker and Richard Oliver in a canopied stand, with other specatators, all Members of Parliament, watching four Ministers slaughtering a group of stick figures, or Bills that have not been passed in the session of Parliament. The four are from left to right, Sir Harry Atkinson, Walter Johnston, John Bryce and William Rolleston. The figures they are killing (with axes and knives) are labelled Electric light, gold mines, local government bill, insurance proposals, rating bill, direct steam, native empowering, counties bill, native bills, Trades in gaols, and land bill. 'Licencing' is escaping the slaughter by climbing over the fence.
Bills that had not been passed were destroyed at the end of a Parliamentary Session, an event known as 'the slaughter of the innocents'. They were most often Private Members' Bills
Extended Title - Supplement to: the Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 26th August, 1882
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithograph
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- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Caricatures, Cartoons (Commentary), Lithograph
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Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper). [Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :The slaughter of the innocents. No. 51. Whitaker (loq.) 'Steady! boys, don't kill 'em outright. We'll want some of 'em again next session. The Wellington advertiser supplement, 26 August 1882. Ref: A-095-049. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22732361More information can be found in our terms of use.