DOMESTIC WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19859, 1 February 1928, Page 7

DOMESTIC WORK.

TRAINING FOR MIGRANTS. Sir James Parr, High Commissioner, recently inspected the Australian training hostel for domestic servants at Market Harborough, which was opened recently by the Duchess of York. This establishment provides an intensive domestic science course for eight weeks for girls with no previous experience, including training in cookery, laundry work, and sewing. The hostel will despatch about 40 girls a month to Australia. Interviewed ori his return to London, the High Commissioner said that the New Zealand Government at present accepted only domestic servants with at 'east two years' experience. He said it was becoming increasingly difficult to obtain experienced domestics owing to the keen- competition of Canada and Australia, and owing to improved wages which were now being paid iri England. The High Commissioner was very much impressed with the type of keen and hard-working girls offering for training under the new scheme, but considered ihe time of training too short. The cost of the Australian hostel is borne in equal shares by the British and Australian Governments. Sir James is sending full particulars to the New Zealand Gove nmenfc.