Punch in Canterbury :What may come of the Masters and Servants Bill. Original question. "That a disobedient servant be imprisoned." Mr Punch's Amendment. "That a master, if he misconduct himself, shall be liable to hard labour." Punch in Canterbury, 19 August,1865

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Punch in Canterbury :What may come of the Masters and Servants Bill. Original question. "That a disobedient servant be imprisoned." Mr Punch's Amendment. "That a master, if he misconduct himself, shall be liable to hard labour." Punch in Canterbury, 19 August,1865

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In the first frame a master, who has just dismounted from a horse, hands a plate of food to a servant who cringes in leg-irons on the floor of a prison cell. In the second frame the master is seen taking a break from cracking rocks in a quarry in order to accept a piece of bread from the overseeer. In the background a man laughs as he reads a copy of the 'Voice of the People'. The master is probably John Cracroft Wilson who was criticised for his one-sided Masters and Servants Bill of 1865. H...

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1865

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Punch in Canterbury (Periodical)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22336950

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Wilson, John Cracroft (Sir), 1808-1881 / Domestics / Offences against the person / Legal status, laws, etc. / Horses / Politicians / Conduct of life / New Zealand / Politics and government / Moral and ethical aspects

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