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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11492, 20 November 1931, Page 4

M ith Miss Melville standing as their candidate for Auckland East, the women rallied round her in force at 3t. Andrew’s Hall, and aired more grievances than they would have dared to do at a mere man’s meeting-. Some of them were inclined to get out of hand. Two in the front got to grips over the question of women on farms. One thought the farmers’ wives deserved all they got for being such fools as to be imposed upon. “Servo her right,” she blurted out. “I’d make her do three times as much work ,as she does, merely because she does her own and the man’s job as well.” A nearby woman objected lo this philosophy. AuotLer caused much hilarity with: "I have seen the woman working her soul out while the man smoked a cigarette; I -guarantee that my old man. - would- not make me do anything like that!” Miss Melville, when the mirth died down, said soothingly: “All right, we’ll settle that afterwards.”