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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Dame Partington and her mop. No. 44. Whitaker (loq) - I don't think you can manage it. Atkinson - I can mop up the water as well as you've mopped up the land. The "Wellington Advertiser" supplement [8 July 1882].
- Date
- 1882
- By
- Hutchison, William, 1820-1905
- Reference
- A-095-042
- Description
Cartoon showing Sir Harry Atkinson as a charwoman with a mop marked '£3,000,000 loan'. He is mopping around a low mound of sand on which is seated Frederick Whitaker, the Premier. Below Whitaker are the words, written in the sand, Sand Bank of New Zealand, Opposition majority, Public Opinion, Liberal Government, which Atkinson is mopping around and ignoring
Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - 18.2.82
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Physical Description: Lithograph, on sheet 293 x 206 mm.
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Hutchison, William, 1820-1905. [Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Dame Partington and her mop. No. 44. Whitaker (loq) - I don't think you can manage it. Atkinson - I can mop up the water as well as you've mopped up the land. The "Wellington Advertiser" supplement [8 July 1882].. Ref: A-095-042. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23167479More information can be found in our terms of use.