The captors have claimed and obtained from the local authorities the promised reward of one hundred dollars, besides having sold the flesh of the animal itself to the Chinese, Klings, and others for six fanams a catty (a fanam is about three halfpence), by which they realized about seventy dollars more."

And now, the plebiscite is dead. And hopefully so is the straightsplaining.

The Minister knows that a licence to establish a kohanga reo cannot be obtained unless the programme meets the prescription of a child care centre.

It's the same with Wagner's operas (apart from Dutchman) - one is either a Ringnut or completely indifferent.