IN BRITAIN.
OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS
THE QUESTION. OF' HOLIDAYS
LONDON, May 29. .Mr Lloyd George's appeal lor the sacrifice of tho Whitsuntide holidays has met with a mixed reception. Tho armament and munition works masters of Sheffield are not favurablc to the proposal, which they say will penalise tho good workers, while the bad workers will take their holiday anyway. Many men on the staff of Vickers, Ltd., have worked 83 hours weekly since the war began. It is also necessary to clean -flues, furnaces, and forges, and to repair the machinery. The masters of Birmingham, Leeds, and Glasgow, express similar views, though they are willing to forego the holiday if there is urgerit temporary need. ' Others have suggested that instead of a general holiday the workers should be allowed a few days off duty ;in rotation, like the soldiers at the Ifront. Many miners have decided to take only one day off.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8462, 30 May 1916, Page 6
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