BAKING AT NIGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 20, 24 January 1936, Page 5

BAKING AT NIGHT.

ELIMINATION SOUGHT. DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. ~ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. A deputation from the New Zealand Federated' Bakers and Pastrycooks' Union of Workers waited on the Minister of Labour, the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, to-day to urge on the Government the desirability of bringing down legislation to eliminate the present system of night baking. The deputation contended that the only way of getting uniformity in the matter was to have instituted by law prescribed hours between which the process of manufacture of bread should be carried out. Illustrations were quoted to show that in Australia and some Continental countries this was already in operation, and they saw no reason why New Zealand should be behind other countries. New Zealand, it was pointed out. led the world at one time in social and industrial legislation, and it was hoped that she would once more show how this much-needed reform could be brought into operation. The Minister said he would give the matter his earnest, consideration, and - would no doubt Tiring the question before the Cabinet so that a bill could be drafted embodying legislation along ths lines asked for.

The depafation consisted of Messrs. E. J. Watson (Auckland), F. Mawhinny (Wellington) and P. Neilson, M.P. for Dunedin Central, who introduced the deputation, and who also acted for the Dunedin Union. Mr. Neilson thanked the Minister for the sympathetic hearing he had given the representations.