UNSATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 123, 25 May 1920, Page 9

UNSATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS

An unfortunate state of things with regard to sanitary conveniences- for women and children was disclosed at the annual meeting of the Women's National Council. The fact that more attendants are, needed at these places was emphasised by a member of the W;N.R., who, with another member of the reserve, had been appointed 'to visit and 1 make a report upon them. Two 1 or three, women, have the charge of all in the city (not very many, certainly), but the fact remains that they cannot be in attendance at e-ich place all the time, and, very unfortunately, some people's habits call for much condemnation, as they give these attendants much trouble, and it is really necessary that there should be a permanent person at each place. The fact that all these are closed on Sundays, as well (of course) as the shops, where there are conveniences, was mentioned as a most serious matter to mothers and children in Wellington, but the meeting, was strongly of opinion that the same few women should not be required to be on duty.on Sundays. It was remarked iipon as being an extraordinary thing that the authorities were most unwilling to employ wximen in any capacity; but that if "they did' so they overloaded them with duties far more than any man would undertake, or than a human being could possibly carry out adequately.