A Deserving Applicant.
* An employer recently advertised in a London paper for a clerk understanding shorthand and the Remington type-writer, and having a knowledge of French and German. For these qualities he offered the munificent salary of .£6O per annum. He received the following application :— "I am forty-five years of age, and was educated at Oxford University, where I matriculated in 1869, being senior wrangler in 1871. I write shorthand at the rate of 400 words a minute, and can operate two type-writers at once. Should this latter accomplishment be of use in your office, I would be pleased to supply the machines. I speak all the Eurovean languages fluently, am an expert accountant, and would be prepared to work eighteen hours a day. The salary you mention is more than I have been receiving, and I would accept less, as, living on nuts and water, my expenses are moderate. lam a member of four burial Clubs, bo that in the event of my decease, while in your employment you would feel under no moral obligation to subscribe to the cost of my funeral. I may further add that I am the holder of the London Merchants' gold medal for an essay on " Overpaid Clerks ; or, Why Encourage Luxury ?' I have various other accomplishments, which I would be happy to detail at an interview.'*
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7178, 1 June 1891, Page 3
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224A Deserving Applicant. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7178, 1 June 1891, Page 3
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