Possible Clues:

• Secretarial skill is little help
• Is less than 4 inches a fast record?
• Rapid writing
• Recorded words of uncivil worker
• The secretary does not take long to get to grips with it
• Not along at the end of your arm - and there you have it in writing
• Symbolic way to take dictator's speech
• Speedwriting by worker of little stature
• What secretary uses for making notes - but it's not for the minutes!
• Pitman's invention miner finally used in attempt to help