Mr Snowden: “ You call yourself a landowner. That is to say you claim to possess stolen property rightly belonging to the people.” Small Freeholder: “ It’s only worth £l2O, your worship.” Mr Snowden: “Ah! Had it been worth £125 I should have dealt severely with you. As it is, you are free to leave the court without a stain on your character.” [According to Mr Snowden's Land Tax resolution, any landowner will be allowed to enjoy without penalty the property that he has stolen from the nation, provided that its capital value does not exceed £120. Reproduced by permission of London Punch).
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Otago Witness, Issue 4033, 30 June 1931, Page 42
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101Mr Snowden: “ You call yourself a landowner. That is to say you claim to possess stolen property rightly belonging to the people.” Small Freeholder: “ It’s only worth £l2O, your worship.” Mr Snowden: “Ah! Had it been worth £125 I should have dealt severely with you. As it is, you are free to leave the court without a stain on your character.” [According to Mr Snowden's Land Tax resolution, any landowner will be allowed to enjoy without penalty the property that he has stolen from the nation, provided that its capital value does not exceed £120. Reproduced by permission of London Punch). Otago Witness, Issue 4033, 30 June 1931, Page 42
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