DOMESTIC HELP PROBLEM.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13363, 3 March 1909, Page 3

DOMESTIC HELP PROBLEM.

Tho committee appointed at tho recent meeting called to discuss Stato aided and free immigration of binglo women suitable for domestic service met yesterday, Mrs Cracroft Wilson presiding.

It was decided that letters be sent to many influential ladieft and to all the Jlayoro'ifs of New Zealand, asking thorn to call meeting in their respective centres in order to asocrtuin tho feelings on the question of the women voters in their districts. Should tho majority ho in favour, steps will at once bt> taken to ensure a -thorough canvass of tho Dominion for signature*; before Parliament meets in June. Numerous offers of h<-l]).for canviissins;, etc.. have already been received, and locally tho movement is receiving every support. During his stay in town yesterday, frir J.\seph Ward was a.-sked by a representative of "The Pre-»-' ! reccard\n r j. the resolution arrived at by the meeting of ladi«s held in. this city, that the old sy.-tt-m of free nnmiiiration should be return* d to in respect to donii\?-ie servants. .Sir Joseph said that the resolution had not come under his notice. 'Tho Government are," he added. ":_ivin:_ assisted v as - to domestics, hut I do not think that then* is any chance of us crivimt free passages. If we contribute towards tho cost of their pa.-:«iigG» I think we are doing our part.'*