The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 80a
"The Dog-tax
"The Dog-tax.
"As to the dog-tax, he would let the County Councils know that their collectors were regarded as taniwhas by the Maoris. Perhaps it would suffice to print notices of the tax in Maori and English, and send collectors who understood Maori. He would prefer to see less dogs and more pickaninnies about Maori pas.