THE JERRY BUILDER.
I The jerry builder existed in many lands ' in many ages. He was so well'recognised a parasite on honest commercial relations in ancient days that in the oldest code of laws in the world. Hammurabi's, drawn up more than 4000 years ago, there he is, with his misdeeds foreseen, and with puninhna-mts to fit his misdoings. If a house made by a jerry builder fell and destroyed the owner'.: property the builder had to make the property good. If a wall collapsed he had to rebuild it free of cost: if it had defects of any kind he was compelled t» make these good. If the fall of ;i jerrybuilt house k : lled the owner the builder was slain. If the owner's child was killed the builder's child was put to death.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 12, 15 January 1937, Page 11
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135THE JERRY BUILDER. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 12, 15 January 1937, Page 11
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