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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4517, 20 November 1884, Page 4

A large number of women in England are engaged in pursuits commonly supposed to be monopolised by men. There are 347 female blacksmiths who actually swing' heavy hammers, and 9,138 women employea innailmaking who makenails for horseshoTs," Coming down to less violent manual labour, 10,592 women bind books and 2,302 assist in printing them. In intellectual occupations women also fill an important place,' the" number of teachers being 123,995; of missionaries and preachers, 7,162; of clerks in civil service, 3,260; of painters, 1,180 {' of " students," 1,000, and of engravers',BMJfl Then there are 37,910 women engaged inmedical and surgical work, nursing, etc.;. 452 busy themselves in editing, co__pilini;J", and writing books ; 1,309 are employed inthe various departments of photography. '-

Flockton, a sort of "general provider I'm' Wellington, recently advertised in tho " Post" as follows :—" Wanted. Cats ! \ cats I cats ! Wanted—3oo cats, for the' country, at H. Flockton _ variety stores, Tory-street and Manners-street.'