Employment for girls.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3043, 1 November 1888, Page 2

Employment for girls.

Alargopartof thocletical worU } ifl the Savings Bank Doparinientof.;'the G^o^lPp^tpricp.lias^alwayaVjieeh menja were I'raerved^xclusirely'^for Ndtninationa wore aive| : by tlJe/fosV

ladieß,-:anillpHV > ate' interest, or obtain ; a : hated a ;Hmiked fpriff sojmjjos%\ .eiich apt>pintmeuti lii whb Mb fel t,t h a fc; i |iisbli6:'BerViMH¥M*fbr clerks" themselves/ to-removcp; ofgontlcnien. : ;. Ho wuuld haveifoundj it an unendumM? I 3 1) jlmVo:; td;3; decido upon.eacif.ap'[diraiion^|mit t made .to hinijv whetherposition of thefather:of tho; (latojwas oh IhJB f side orihatipf. tlibi;shadowy |. bbijndary; |Une sejiarates" gentle endeavoured for a time' to ■ select/for/:! nomination those applicants most in need of remunerative mont, B.iit the choice was offenybX: j; tremelf difficult,- and ; wliere'-ihere,: were so many neody applicants, it can' easily bo imagined i tl)at v thß,.duty,'of discriminating aih'oiifihfeVwiisvvery:? distressing. For a short linmjprevious:? to his atiolition of. tho njaunatioh v system,, ho nominated ever^/jilicant" who was within the regulation limits;: of age, and could r. give Ratisfaotbry \j ansmance with? Wgai'^^'to* healtli',and;) character. The girls thus nominated ■': as well as those whose namo wetoion ' the nomination list of his predecessor; in the office of Postmaster-General, ■ competed against one ahothertWthVv 1 jemale clerkships vacant -between ' thef luiddlo of i 1870 and, the middle of' r restricted corajieliUon," and "the ation system was entirely abolished dates from 1881 and onwards; muly That their age.on the first competitive examination is'- not less' than 18' or. more than 20. ' 2. : That '■ j they are .''iintuarried, or widows?'))*' That they are duly qualifiediy;espept ■ of health and character. Hfdidates have also, before entoring npon the. competitive examination, to submit to* a preliminary test examination in handwriting, spelling, and arithnietio, the object of which, is to prevent disappointment and WABto of timo/by l sifting but any- who are obviously* unfit, through defective edacation; for tho work expected pf,thom,-4lilli- :: centliiwcet,in Atalanta,: ; : ''''--, v I