LESS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 7 July 1926, Page 9

LESS SPORT.

AND MORE BUSINESS. SAYS THE PRMF MINISTER. REPLY TO DAYLIGHT SAVERS. (F.r Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. A plea for less sport and more business and production was made by the Premier in replying to a deputation in support of the principle of summer time. '"It seems to mc," said the Hon. J. G. Coatos, replying to a statement that the introduction of daylight saving would give more ii:m for sport and recreation to thc*physical benefit of the community, "that what we have 'o direct our people to is not the need for more sport —there is a lot of sport in the community already—but greater output. Quite a lot of interviews I hajj'c are on the subject of more tinn for .port. We are doiiifr fairly well for sport, and sport ■von't keep people. We want health exorcise, but. at the same time, the serious attention of the people needs to be directed to the neul for more effort, more output, ami more production, whether it be in connection with secondary or primary industries. While it may be all rifrlit to come alonpj and ask for more time for eport, I am more concerned about other n<?ed.<. We linvc- ot.lv to look at our fitlliiifr price*" for butler, fruit, liii'iit, and wool. \Ve will have to sunk' , up tlitw drtieicneii's."