GIRL'S REQUIREMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19623, 5 May 1938, Page 18

GIRL'S REQUIREMENTS

BUDGET FOR A YEAR .QUESTIONS IN COURT More was, heard in the Second Court, of Arbitration at Wellington this week of the amount of money required by a girl to keep herself over a year when the application of the New Zealand Federated Clerical Employees Industrial Association for an award for clerical workers in the Northern. Wellington (within '25 miles), Westland, Otago and Southland industrial districts was being heard. Evidence for the workers was given by a shorthand typist and bookkeeper of Dunedin, who said she had had eight years' experience in clerical work received a salary of £2/15/- a week! and paid 30/- a week in board In present circumstances that salary was not adequate. A wage of £4 a week would be adequate and enable a girl to save a few shillings, she said. The advocate for the workers, Mr. W N. Pharazyn, put in the following

"Very Reasonable" "What do ycu say about that generally?" asked the president of the court Mrr! Justice Hunter handing witness a copy of the budget. Is that a fair estimate of your own exexpenditure?" Witness: It is certainly very re Would bl so m c of those things last a little longer? Would you spend 10 gns on your holiday?-You would Spend more than that. I have spent more than that." ... m Can you find any item there that is overcharged? If so, tell me what it is'—"l do not see anything here that is overcharged at all." What about the last item £5 for hairdressing and sundries?- That is nuite a reasonable charge. mi&eS commented that the bathing edstume was certainly very cheap His Honour: Still, you would no wear it very much in Dun«J.n. " Witness: Oh, yes, we have a very nine Himate in Dunedin, Just tell us frankly, could you ecojusi w ","" hudeet'—"This is cernomise on this buagei. *»» ♦sfolv a fair est mate of what a sei taiply a ""T could do it on." number of Thirty shillings a week for Doara, is 'that a reasonable amount to-day in t»unedin?-You would not get gooa board under it."

budget:— £ s. d. 78 0 0 Travelling expenses— To-and from work £3 18 0 Other, than work. £5 15 0--9 13 0 10 10 0 5 0 0 Renovation and cleaning clothing • 0 12 6 Recreation, sports and cinema 1 12 0 Library, periodicals, books .. 3 2 G 0 Writing paper, stamps, etc. . 1 17 Christmas and wedding 3 0 5 4 0 0 Unemployed tax on £3 and re510 o 3 2 1 14 ■3 18 Q 3 6 6 o 13 15 1 4 0 12 0 12 0 15 C c 0 Sundries, inaluding haberdashery, needlework and c n 0 , '» 0 U 59 15 3