‘Do-it-yourself
Sir,—Your issue of March 4, carries a report of a proposed private member’s bill to outlaw do-it-yourself plumbing. Do-it-yourself is a manifestation of consumer dissatisfaction with the level of charges and/or services emanating from any trade or profession. 111-conceived legislation brings law-abiding people into conflict with the law. In so doing it brings the law into disrepute and weakens the fabric of society. Moreover, the legislation envisaged would be tacit encouragement to the informer, the busybody, or the spiteful neighbour anxious to pay off an old score. As such it would be socially disruptive. The public interest would be better served by legislation regulating plumbers’ charges to a level acceptable to the public and thus removing the temptation to “do-it-your-self.”—Yours, etc., W. R. ALLARDYCE. March 5, 1982.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19820309.2.113.8
Bibliographic details
Press, 9 March 1982, Page 20
Word Count
128‘Do-it-yourself Press, 9 March 1982, Page 20
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in