Brockie, Bob, 1932-:Governor General's severance pay doubled. "Farewell my subjects... Adios suckers." 22 July 2010

The cartoon shows the Governor General, the Right Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, dressed in royal robes and waving from a carriage. Text reads 'Governor General's severance pay doubled'. He calls out 'Farewell my subjects..' but thinks 'Adios suckers'. In the background is a small image of Government House with the text '$40 million refit' and dollar notes rain down all around. Refers to the Governor-General Bill that has recommended the Governor-General's severance pay be doubled to six months' salary. This is supposed to compensate for having to start paying income tax. (Source: Stuff, 21 July 2010. www.stuff.co.nz)

The Secretary to the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, on 15 July 2011, drew the attention of the National Library to some inaccuracies in the sense of this cartoon, which may lead to misinterpretation of the facts. She points out that "The cartoon refers to the Governor-General Bill, which was then proceeding through the House (later becoming the Governor-General Act 2010). The cartoon incorrectly suggests that the Bill would double the sum paid to Sir Anand on leaving office. In fact, the Governor-General Act 2010 did not change (and the Bill never proposed changing) Sir Anand's payment on leaving office. The Bill did propose to change the lump sum payable to future Governors-General, to compensate for the fact that the allowance for future Governors-General had been reduced."

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