UNREGISTERED BARMAIDS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 18 June 1912, Page 4

UNREGISTERED BARMAIDS.

K I LAW IX THE ACT.

V (By Teiegraph.-Prcss Christchurch, ■liuio'-'n.vsii • From inquiries made this morning by flft';'; "Kvenini; News" representative it appears ■»■ that a considerable number of nnrtgister^''■' ed barmaids arc employed in Christ-"."-churcii. This is tha result of the flaw in'-" the Act which .enables a hotel-.' ; keeper io'employ an unregistered-girl in -..-' any bar provided that it does not open"", directly on to the street, a description that"; applies practically to nil private Ixmv T!ie;'s:{ registered girls arc up in arms about'.the'-?!. proceedings. . '{:""■'- "Wo had to go through an involved and',;; hiunilintiiie; process and tn face:.a great;" : ; deal of undesirable publicity in.ordcr.stoV.iget registered," said one of 4hem this,'', morning, "and these other girls are allow-'::?, ed to escape r-eot free." .".*■;";& Another took the view that the system'/." would tend to lower wages. "WeWould'<'£ like to know whether the flaw in the Act..:v. is to be amended," she added. j,\ \

A prominent bokdkeeper said that .lie had tj'ied a barman in his private bar, with the result that the trade fell away enormously. He held that a girl was best, in a private bar anyhow, «s she eouici de-al with the men better. In the public bars, which were frequented by a rougher class, it was necessary to have barmen who could use physical force if necessary.