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wages varying with localities, and as a rule slightly 

 in excess of the home rate. In exceptional cases 

 the remuneration for that class of labour rules very 

 high on paper, but then the enhanced expenses of 

 living in localities where these excessive wages are 

 paid is antagonistic to an improved balance to 

 credit. 



Shop assistants work generally about sixty-four 

 to seventy hours in the week, but in most parts 

 of the country and villages get a weekly half- 

 holiday, and as a certain thing throughout the 

 country a certain latitude as regards dress and 

 bearing prevails, and men and women of this class 

 are allowed to express themselves with the best 

 language and with the best pronunciation their 

 individual culture permits of which would be an 

 offence in England to certain high-class customers. 

 However, the demand for this kind of work is very 

 limited, as the Colonial-born youth of both sexes 

 are filling up vacancies efficiently ; and inasmuch 

 as they not only speak Dutch but generally better 

 English than is usually heard in the same class 

 at home, they compete successfully, especially in 

 country districts, with newly arrived emigrants. I 

 think aspirants of the class alluded to would do 



