EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1496, 19 July 1912, Page 3

EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN.

"GENEEALS" STILL IN DEJfAND. In tho Labour Journal's report for AYellington for tho "month of Juno appears tho following details respecting work for I'During the, past month the following''applications have been received froih employers:—Charwomen, 50; kitchen and pantry maids, i; married couples, .'!; ladyhelps, -1.;-. housekeepers, 5; cooks, .13: laundresses, 3; - waitresses, 5; nurses, 3; hoiife and. parlour maids, 19; domestic workers,-64: total, 17">. From employees 76 applications were received as follows:— Charwomen, 23;. nurses, 3; cooks, 3; houso and parlour maids, S; ladyhelps. 3; nursery governess, 1; domestic workers, 17; housekeepers,- i; kitchen and pantry maids, 3; married couples, 3; laundress, l;-waitresses,/I; matron. 1: total, 76. Tho following engagements were made:—Chafwomen, 27; nurses, 2; cooks, 3; house-parlour-niaids. 3; ladyhelps, 2; nursery governess. 1; domestic workers, 17; housekeepers; i; kitchen and paiitry maids, 2; married couples,-3; laundress, 1; 'waitresses, 4; matron, 1: total, 70. Of this number 51 came from the North Islnnd, + from the South, and 12 from Great Britain. . ' ■■ ■/ ■ ■ "All oversea boats 1 arriving have been met. and advice and Departmental ad-dress-cards given to the iramfgrants. Domestic.workers.are still in very great demand, and are (|uite.unprocurable fnr the country, where great hardship is felt, as charwomen are not to Iμ had as in town. A verv large -number of eneagementswere distributed ijmnp«rft the 27 charwomen wlin were suited." The Auckland report snvs:—"The class, of domestics arriving from Home are mostly, housemaids, parlourmaids, and waitresses, very few of whom will accent general work. Yet" it is'llio 'general , who is.-ttrgentlv wanted in New Zealand. Hotels and restaurants can usually eet ,i sufficiency of doi;io«rie.« to suit their requirements, but it is the private employer I '' who cannot obtain help." Tho. demand for private domestic Inbour i* also pcliocd in Jfastei'tnn. Tim report from tlipt town says:—"There still continues lo be considerable! inquiries made by employers for domestic helps and n'sistaiilj!,' nnd aonareutly with just as little ol'.niic of fiilii'.c tho various vnctinfi"S. If-nnlv the workers could bo soeured'l fe?l confident n much grealer number of emnloyer? would avail ifhoinsnlves of tin's office .is a means n;id a central agency for the various help they may require."