DOMESTIC SERVANTS
MEEKNG OF:.AUCKLAND. LADIES ' '[BTTELEGBAPH.—PBESSj ASSOCIATION.] .;. - Auckland, December 17. A meeting of ladies was held this,afternoon WD disciiss tho.-question of , the. scarcity of domestics. One Auckland lady (Mrsj,M'Kail Gbddes) has endeavoured to supply ."a longfelt .want by prociiring .a riumber of girls arid training them, but' the .necessity for 'some' ; wider, movement was felt. ! Mrs. R. Geddo.s Crawford, who.. had 'had considerable'expe-, rierico.iri the. subject in Australia:; a'ddrqssed, the. meqting; arid, siilimitted a* draft; constitution "and'.rules.' .'lt was decided to form a guild with the view of encouraging the imnugration of domestics aricl to form branches at all 'important-'centres iri- 'the Dominion, and also, when deemed oxpedicut, to open a domestic training homo in Auckland and other centres. Tlie mombership fee'was fixed at £2f25., passage money: to come-out of the funds,"."th"e GoVernriien't to assist by.a 'scheme ' of .assisted passages, and tho girls. to '.pay...tho money tack ;witl|iu twelve months, after arrival. Office-bearers' , were . elected with ,the Mayoress;:(Mrs; A.'.'M. Myers) as. president, and Mrs. R. Geddes Crawford as. organising secretary... , .
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 72, 18 December 1907, Page 8
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170DOMESTIC SERVANTS Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 72, 18 December 1907, Page 8
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