SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2536, 10 August 1915, Page 3

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

REPORT ON FEMALE WORK. The report of the AYomou's branch of tho Labour ■ Department for tho mouth of July states that altogether Uiero were 209 applications received and dealt with during tho month. One hundred and forty were from employers and G9 from women seeking employment; G1 engagements were made. The following applications were received from employers:—Day workers, 59; domestic workers, 38; housemaids, 13; ladyhelps, 4;. cooks, 11; waitresses, 3; kitchen and pantry maids, 4; nurses, 4; housekeepers, 4; total, 140.

From employees—Day workers, 34; domestic workers, 13; housemaids, 8; cooks, 3; waitresses, 2; ladyhelps, 3; housekeepers, 3; pantrymaid, 1; nurses, 2; total, 69. Of the 61 suited, 25 wero married women; and 36 single or widows; they all came from the North Island. Nineteen of these had been previously assisted. Thero were 39 dependents. "The war appears to liavo made no difference to the demand from privato employers, and no capable maid.who is willing to accept employment with private families need be out of work. There are plenty of good positions vacant for trained domestics, but it is found that the domestics mostly try for employment under tho Cooks' and Waiters' Award, owing to tho hours being shorter and moro liberty given."

News has been received that the youngest dauhgter of .Major W. A. Chappie, R.A.M.C., M.P., and Mrs. Chappie, a pupil of the Roedean School, Brighton, has recently won the Roedean swimming championship silver cup, beating no fewer than 450 competitors. Each of her three elder sisters has in turn carried off this trophy, and their successes have beon attributed _to the excellence of their early training" in New Zealand. All four wero pupils at the Wellington Girls' College, and tho three elder girls had already madp their mark in the way of games when they left. Miss Jean Chappie, the youngest, was not old enough at that time to make a notable mark in such competitions. Roedean School is famous for its sports, and is exceedingly well equipped in the way of grounds, which coyer several acres in extent, the authorities realising how essential space is for the healthy development of girls, and for tho proper carrying out of sports and recreation. The swimming baths aro also especially fine. Another New Zealand pupil of Roedean School is Miss Janet Stout.

A meeting of tho Women's Guild of the New Zealand Natives' Association was held in the Hall in Tory Street yesterday afternoon and was presided over by the president, Mrs. M'Vicar. Thero was a good attendance of members and satisfactory reports were handed in concerning the work which the Guild has undertaken to perform in connection with returned invalided and wounded soldiers. Contributions of flowers from the Otaki Women's branch of tho Natives' Association, a bos of cake from Mrs. J. R. Palmer, as well as home-made jam, and tho gift of a hand-painted table centre -from Mrs. Kinniburg, to be the first prize at a euchre party which is to bo held shortly in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, were acknowlodged at the meeting. Several new members joined the guild. Tho return of the Tahiti with a. large number of wounded and invalided soldiers was discussed and arrangements are being mado as to tho ways in which tho Guild can add to their comfort and well-being when landed in Now Zealand,

• Miss Heddie. the matron of the Oriental Bay Hospital, wishes to acknowledge the following gifts:—Miss Smith, apples; Miss Liardet, eggs; Mrs. Man, fruit and books; Mrs. Van Borssum, soup; Mrs. Bonthom, oranges; Scoutmaster (Rosencath), cigaretcs; Master Myers, cigars; Mrs. Hales and Mrs. Burnett, flowers and cigaretcs; Master Organ, fruit; Mrs. Orchard and Mrs. Parker, books; Mrs. Smith, eggs and books: Mrs. Roberts, eggs; Mr. Bollon, cigarettes; Mrs. Morice, eggs; Miss Skerrett, eggs, cakes, and flowers ; Mrs. Reeves, fruit; Miss-Parata, fruit; Mrs. Hutchenson, jelly and books; Davidson and Howett, gramaphone; Sliss M. M'Gregor, fruit; Miss Watts, jam and book; Mrs. Van Borssum, eggs; Ladies of the Hutt Golf Club, box of cakes; Miss Possemriskie, magazines; Mrs. Scales and Miss Thompson, motor drives for patients.

Mrs. W. Watson, and the Misses Watson (2), of Hastings, have gone to Osinaru. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Tombs, of Hastings, are on a visit to Pahiatua. Mrs. M. ..Symons, wifo- of Captain Symons, of the Shaw, Savill liner Delphic, and Miss I. Symons, will leavo Wellington for London by R.M.S. Corinthic this morning.