DOMESTIC HELP.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 133, 12 June 1909, Page 6

DOMESTIC HELP.

GKvhrtALS IN STRONG DEMAND. Women workers exccod situations in Auckland. It is reported in the Labour Journal that "in May, an excess of applicants for work has been received over and above applications mado for assistants. The position up to the present time has always been the reverse. This is accounted for by the fact that the tourist season has just closed in the Thermal districts, consequently the staffs of domestics have been considerably reduced, and these have returned to the city for tho winter, thus creating the surplus. Those who have returned are principally housemaids and witresses who cannot be persuaded to accept any other but their own special kind of work. There is, hewever, an abundance of employment for all, and there is no need for any one to be out of work for a day if she will accept tho work offering, for which (except in very isolated case;*) good wages I are offered and a comfortable homo with a reasonable amount of liberty." The Wellington bureau assisted 63 women to employment, of whom "generals" numbered 16, cooks 8, charwomen 17, ladyholps 2, housemaids 11. Help for tho country is still unobtainable. AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. At Christcnurch there has been n, postvacation rush "duo to persons being unwilling to take employment during holi- } days, and accepting it the following month. Applications from employers ! show a marked increaso on any prev'iou3 month, being 212. Tho office is still unablo to meet the demand of employers. Tho principal call is still for generals, and very high wages are offered. Mothers' helps — that is, girls who are treated as ono of the family — are also much in demand. This class of domestic is greatly wanted fot country places, where tho mother of the fnmily helps largely in the homework herself. Many applications have also been received -for cooks and housemaids." THANKFUL FOR ANY HELP. Applications from Dunodin employers enquiring for domestic assistants, numbering 110, were registered, 48 being placed in employment, 35 girls decliningto accept situations out of town, or try other branches of domostio work. Many of these have boon accustomed to hotel work, and, business being somewhat quiet at present in this line, thero is a difficulty in gotiing them suited. Employers applying for donie>tics (especially thoso residing in the country) would bo thankful for almost, any kind of help, and would gladly train girls who are willing j but, unfortunately, thin clues of maid appears to be unobtainable.