THE WIFE'S SALARY.
The whole trouble in the domestic sor- > vice of the wife, writes a London cor- i respondent, is that it has not been recog- , nised. But the director intends to be re- ] cognised in the future. I "HI come home, John, what 6 irjy j salary to be?" ; " Your salary!" | " Yes. You see, I'm valued at £3 per week by the Government. My keep will cost you, at a very moderate estimate £1 : a week, 60 £2 will compensate me for not working in an office." Little conversations like this are going ! on all over the country. Men are finding ; to their surprise that their wives want i wages. '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)
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112THE WIFE'S SALARY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)
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