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Harry Atkinson's property tax

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Harry Atkinson's property tax

This 1882 caricature features a camel as the taxpayer loaded down by premier Harry Atkinson and his swag of taxes, including the property tax he introduced after coming to power in 1879.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-095-045

by William Hutchison

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Paul Goldsmith, Taxes – Taxation – 1840 to the 1880s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/cartoon/21528/harry-atkinsons-property-tax (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paul Goldsmith, i tāngia i te 27 October 2009, updated 2 September 2016.