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CORONATION DAY.

OBSERVANCE OF THE $oEfi»*

Some difficulty has arisen locauy gard to the observance of CQgWS Day as a public holiday. venor, Secretary of the Employers « eration, in conversation •with a B» representative, said that after IooBM into the Shops and Offices Act of» he found that if did riot become opew tive so far as the grocers are coooenw until after the expiry of the auw award. Consequently it would W .<» pulsorv for the grocers to observe m usual half-holiday next Wednesday, m it would remain with the employe" i take what action they thought fitMn \ gard to Coronation Day. Likewise regard to the butchers, the award the hours of work for each day of week, and a conference of employe".* 0 representatives of the union was to held in connection with the obServnw* of Coronation Day. Such a conferee had teen held on regard to the &xm and it had been agreed to observe u» onation Day instead of the Prmee « Wales' Birthday as the holiday ne» week. Tinlnii The Secretary of the Grocers, Mg ■of Employers (Mr. C. B. King) .sW" that Coronation Day will not be oDsw ed by the grocers of Auckland, this no day not being provided for in the|W award. It has been tho pMcta*,"";. number of years past to. observe spea hoiiidavs such as t.'iis instead of the us half holiday, but there now seems to a doubt whether this will In future M permitted. Grocer shops will " *, ctueneo close on tho usual half hond*J! next week. TELEGRAPH OFFICE SOUKS. The Telegraph' Office' will following hoars on Coronation Day, — June:-(a) 8.30 to 9.30 a.m for * ofllces not usually open on hg# (!,) 8.30 tn 10 a.m., and 7 p.m. *» «' night, for offices usually open «««§&, fromOH.m. to i p.m., aW 7 P«s j right, (c) 8.30 io 0.30 •£, ■•%%& \ p.m., for offices (other than th*» I I'e.rred io in fb) usually open on SunW |or on holidays as named in Hie *" OtV>-e <iuw«~

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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 140, 14 June 1911, Page 4

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CORONATION DAY. Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 140, 14 June 1911, Page 4

CORONATION DAY. Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 140, 14 June 1911, Page 4

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