WOMEN IN ENGLISH BANKS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2933, 20 November 1916, Page 2

WOMEN IN ENGLISH BANKS

Somo of the most conservative English banks, including even the Bank of England, employ women in their btisi-. ness. As a matter of fact, the banks. are anxious for several reasons that the fact .shouldi not bo widely-known. One reason is .that very conservative clients might not like the idea, of their monetry affairs being known to members of tv sex which, justly or.unjustly,has the reputation of being unable to keep a secret. A second reason is that if the fact that banks employ women, wore widely known the directions of these institutions would be deluged with applications from woroon-without business training who, through unforeseen, circumstances, havo boen compelled to earn their own living. It is tho tact that tho womon employed in tho bunks do not come in touch with the'customers, which oxplains why tho eniploymont of women in these institutions is not more generally known. For tho most part they are employed! in what is known as the coupon department, which deals with tho collection of dividends in companies and interest.on loan securities. Their .work, which is tinder the supervision of male officials, is to sort, list, and check the coupons.: One of tho largest English banks has been employing women in this class of work for the past twenty years. In the Bank of' England about CQ_ womon are employed in sorting andl listing bank notes that havo been paid and cancelled, and inspecting new bank notes received from the printing machines. They begin at a salary of £54 per aninum, and riso at tho rate of £3 per , annum to £81. They are compulsorily ; retired at 50 years of age on a small pension. The Rose and Carnation Show will be held in tho Town Hall noxt Wednesday. People are reminded that all entries close on Tuesday: Tea will bo served in the Concert Chamber by a. committee of ladies under the direction of Mrs. Luke, the Mayoress. Cakes and sweets from . mombors and their friends will bo very welcome. The Wellington Womon Teachers' Association will hold a general mooting in the Education Board Buildings in Mercer Street at 8 o'clock to-night. Mesdames Kircher and Kellow, of Seatoun, will have charge of the Red Cross Shop in Woodward Street on Wednesday. Mrs. Frank' Herrick is staying with her mother, Mrs. A. do Bathe Brandon. Mr. and Mrs. W. Dalisiell, of "M'anwa," have taken a house at Lyall Bay. __ The lion, secretary of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League desires to thank the following, ladies for parcels: —Mesdames Reid, 0. S. Richardson, Miss Kirkcaldie and Miss Fdwin. Master Lawrence Anderson is ,also thanked for the balaclava lie knitted.