HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160734, 21 August 1920, Page 7

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To the Editor. Sir, —Some benefit may be derived from the following experience; On Tuesday afternoon I purchased a ham in Wanganui. On getting aboard '‘Pulling Billy ’ to return to my home, which is at Cestleclifi, I hung my ham on a straphanger, and occupied my thoughts with the problem of how I could get my ham smoked or build a emoks-house to do same. However on alighting at Castkcliff I found to my ?».rprse that my aam had been thorough lv smoked dur'ug the journey. A ride to Castiecii:! and a ham smoked r.!'. for (1,1 is nurciy a nodest ciiarge As I believe in fussing on all good things, I publish my experience so that others also may benefit thereby.—l am, lt<;., “rMOKED HAM.” A Tarangki resident now travelling in the I’niced States, writing to a friend, says; "Servants are becoming very scarce bore, and people are building smaller houses and going in for all kinds 'of labour-saving devices, such as washing-up machines, which are a huge success.” A special meeting of the Wellington branch of the N.Z.T.I. is to he called shortly cn the requisition of several loading headmasters for the prnposo of considering the advisability- of urging the Dominion Executive to take such stops as are necessary to merge the Institute into a union. It is felt that the Executive should be in a position to take more drastic action than at present.—Press Association. Inquiries made by the Labour Department of the Inspectors in the various districts seem to indicate that there is Ef- shortage ->f "arm labour, but in view pf persistent statements to the contrary the executive of the Xew Zealand Far luers’ Union was ‘ approached. The secretary (Mr Jack) replied to the Department stating that a shortage dies exist, but that farmers, probably through lack of knowledge of the facililits offered by the Department, seldom applied to the district representatives for workers. The Department is now circularising all the branches of the Fanners’ Union pointing out that District Inspectors will deal with applications for farm labourers. Co-opera-tion in this matter will, it is hoped, assist the Denartment in finding work vnrli a minimum delay for the large numbrs of immigrants arriving.in New Zealand.