Girls For Employment
(Special) GISBORNE, This Day. The Poverty Bay Drapers and Retailers’ Association has decided to make further representation through the Dominion federation to the Minister for Industrial Manpower (Hon. A. McLagan) concerning the calling-up of girls for industrial employment in other centres, and conditions for girls already directed to jobs. Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., attended the meetitng of the association and promised to endeavour to arrange for the Minister to receive a deputation of retailers to be organised by t lie Dominion federation next week. The association passed a resolution that before a further cal-up of- girls was made, owing to already depleted staffs, an assurance he given that the question of transferring surplus women from the armed forces be surveyed immediately. Further, that in view of the rationing' of butter, tea, sugar, clothing, boots and other essential commodities to the armed forces and civilians alike, a system of tobacco rationing be instituted at once. The association considered that subsidising of wages to a luxury industry, such as tboacco, was not justified.
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Northern Advocate, 20 November 1943, Page 4
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175Girls For Employment Northern Advocate, 20 November 1943, Page 4
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