EXCELSIOR!

NZ Truth, Issue 89, 2 March 1907, Page 6

EXCELSIOR!

Mrs.. Publichouse Can't Agree with Her Girls.

The good ,lady who presides over, I the destinies of the* Excelsior Hotel, Christchurch, is making quite a name for herself— in domestic circles. 5 Said that she doesn't do the^ fair and square thing by those domestics, who, per medium of ;.thdse precious employment traps, the ■ servants' l registry offices, are induced to enter her portals. Seems that she has a marvellous way of dealing with servants who want to leave. According, to her rules, if a- girl gives her notice she dock's a week's money for her darned cheek m .doing so, or something ; on the other hand, if she, wants a girl to get she pays her off on the spot without ceremony, omitting to call the whole staff to witness the event. T'other day a-i housemaid was ordered to clean out the commercial room and office, but, this. bsng recognised 1 as' porter's work, the- girl rightly declined. The alternative, order of the boo,t, imme'd'i&telv . forthcominc: Departing one naturally asked for a week's money Wn lieu 'of notice. She was ordered to sign the book for what she'd, earned or take nothing at all. Of course, the housemaid, not ' being a heiress m disguise, had to sign and grab what she could get. By all accounts^ -the l^xcelsior Hotel -fe unjforturiate' about servants, for%o ;less than three-' have wandered at odd times into "Truth's" - Christchurch office to complain, of something or another. Six girls sleeping m one room and three* m. another, besides other occupants not included m the census returns, and:j- climbing ladders to get to bedrooms are some of the ccrniplaints made.