The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-10-28
RIDICULOUS LEGISLATION.

The Hawaiian Legislature is not
the only one which goes to the ex-
pense of printing idiotic and ridi-
culous projects of legislation. Here
are some extracts from bill brought
into the New Zealand Legislature by
a Mr.. Buckland, entitled, "An Act to
Regulate the Business of Washer
women and Manglers" 1t is a sam
pie of the grandmotherly idea of
legislation run mad which people
get hold of who think that every
evil may be legislated out of eNis-
tence by act Of the Legislature, and
that we must protect this indus
try and regulate" that business,
and "inspect" this and "license"
that, and meddle generally in the
private affairs of citizens:
Wash" according to the inter
pretation clause, "means and in
cludes soiled linen of all varieties,
articles of apparel, and the various
household utilities that are capable
of renovation, improvement and res
toration by the application of hot or
cold water in conjunction with soap
or other like ingredient, accompanied
by violent or continual rubbing
between the hands, or in some equi-
valent artificial piece of machinery
8. Any person desirous of sending
wash" or "mangle" to any
washerwoman or mangler shall do
the following things, to wit:
(a) First of all, mark or brand the
same with his or her registered mark
or brand such marks or brands to
have been first duly registered with
the nearest registrar of stock-brands,
who is entitled to demand a fee OF
five shillings for each such registra-
tion.
(b) Make out full and complete
list in writing of all the articles
comprised in the same, setting out
where such articles we're purchased
or manufactured, and the full pre-
sent cash value of each article in de
tail.
(c) The before mentioned list shal
, be made out in triplicate, and b.
, signed by both the party sendins
, the wash" or "mangle," and tn
washerwoman or mangler as the cas-
may be.
(D One copy of such list shall b.
5 deposited with the clerk of the near
r est resident magistrates court, on
+ copy shall be forwarded to the Audi
i tor-General, and one to the Ministe
e for Public Works. Any person de
i sirous of perusing any such list ma
$ do the same in business hours o
payment of fee of one shilling
It Any person offending against tn
# provisions of this section shall b
n liable to a penalty of five pounds fc
!. each offence.
ST The following clause, which tn
), side note declares to be the "pro
If ceeding in the event of lost wash,'
IS is another "gem of purest ra
serene" and may itly conclude ou
= notice of this remarkable produ'
ar tion
"In the event of any wash {
'mangle' being returned, and the a
ticles sent back not agreeing {
tallying with the before-mentione
list, notice shall at once be given t
the Auditor General, who shall pc
sonally inspect the said returne
wash or 'mangles,' comparing tn
same with his deposited list, whe
!. he shall report to the Minister {
= Labor, who may compel the washer
woman or mangler to forthwit
make good to the sender of sue
: wash or 'mangle' the present wort
1, of the missing articles as set forth i
= such list, or in default commit tn
said washerwoman or mangler to til
le nearest jail for contempt of Mini
terial authority"
N Our extracts are taken from IL
le Australasian, as all available copi
VS. of the bill had already been pu
I'd chased at high prices.
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