"GOD HELP THE COOKIES"
A plea for "the cocky"-was - voiced by the Minister of Education and' tlie member for Thames (Mr. T. W. Rhodes) when the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill was being dealt with in;tne House of Representatives last iiight. "If the cockatoos are ever at the mercy of the gentlemen on those (the Labour) benches," said Mr. Rhodes,'"God help them and God h,elp New Zealand." ■', Mr. A, L. Modteith (Wellington East) i "They are in a very bad way." ■■-.- Mr. Rhodes: "That is true,'^uhfortu< nately," and it is fqr Parliament to remove the burdenß of those struggling under high taxes."
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 83, 4 October 1924, Page 7
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