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New Zealand Tablet, 31 August 1911, Page 1691

Where are the boys, and what 'are they doing 1 Very few are offering in the labor market (says the Wellington Post), and the Government Printing Office has had some difficulty in satisfying its requirements in this direction. During the past three months the printing office has advertised several times for the much-sought-after boy, but the response has been* hutpoor. • Last week this Government . department advertised for either boys or youths, and while the number of boys who replied was small, quite a number of applications were received from ‘ youths/ whose ages ran from 20 to 35 years. As the work had to be done, and somebody wanted to do it, several ‘ youths ’ were engagednot at boys’ wages.