THE DEARTH OF DOMESTICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 83, 4 May 1909, Page 2

THE DEARTH OF DOMESTICS

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The demand for doiucstic'assisttints is greater Uuiu ever, said Miss Morrison lollicer in charge of the liovernment Employment Bureau for Women), in answer to enquiry mad e to-ilnv. The domestic servant problem is as acute as ever, and at no time does the supply come within reach of the demand, tl From all parts of the province comnunii- ei cations come in intimating that domes- P tics are wanted, but it was found quite. (' impossible to cope with the demand. 1. Asked did th e supply of domestics arriv- a: ing as immigrants tend to case the situation. Miss .Morrison replied Hint very ii few domestics were arriving in Auek- 1< land from the Old Country, and the ma- n jorily of those who were coming were w engaged before thei r arrival. Miss Mor- I rison added that there was an almost t> unlimited demand and if the immigra- d tion officers ill Home would encourage 'I the migration of competent domestics c it would do much to relieve the posi- a tion. Ouitc 2000 applications' per year 1 reach the Auckland Government Employ- s ment Bureau for Women, and .Miss Mor- s rison says that for some time past she t could have placed 200 domestic assist- ] ants per month had they been avail- 1 able. Less than half this number were j. forthcoming, however, despite the fact ' that excellent inducements from a re- < muncrative point of view were offered. 11 — I!