Tenancy Act
Sir, —Into my home I took a couple when the request came for some accommodation for immigrants. When installed, the wife said she expected a baby. We took our car out, took her for a job. She earned good money. Working as long as possible and saving well, she finally had baby at hardly any cost. My hotwater service was, depleted daily for baby washing, electric copper boiled twice on wash days this for 2s 6d weekly. When they finally left the man never even said thapks for taking us in, but left in a huff. I often wonder if they, now in a State house, would give shelter to an English immigrant with all freedom. I doubt it. As regards old maids, when one sees what so many married women put up with, who is best off, and why should they be disturbed in their way of living? We marry by choice and become mothers by choice, so why insult the single women? — Yours, etc., ALSO A GRANDMA. December 14, 1960.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29389, 16 December 1960, Page 3
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174Tenancy Act Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29389, 16 December 1960, Page 3
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