Tax upon Cleanliness.— Combination.- It is Currently reported that there is a strong and a fearful combination among the washerwomen of Auckland, to humble the male part of the population, by compelling them to appear in our streets with unwashed garments. The merry wives intend to accomplish this nefarious scheme by imposing a heavy tax upon clean linens—having determined not to wash for less than five shillings a dozen. We would recommend these amazons to break their union instantly, or else we shall order a ship’s cargo of their sisterhood from Parramatta, who will, to a certainty, take the bread out of their mouth when they arrive.—Communicated*
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New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, Volume I, Issue 52, 16 February 1842, Page 3
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