“There is only one tiling in which I entirely disagree with the American visitors.’’ said the Her. Jasper (’alder in a lecture in Auckland on -Hakes. “I was taking a partv of hluejackets round the citv. and I happened to mention my forthcoming lecture on snakes. A sailor, who did not know me from Adam, suddenly said. " Oee, f hear there’s a parson hloke in Auckland who wanted to import some snakes to Xew Zealand. 1 reckon the fool ought to he hanged, don’t you k’ I regretted that I could not agree with him.” The point of the joke is that the “parson hloke ” referred to is Mr (’aider himself.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1925, Page 2
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