HAIRDRESSERS AND TOBACCONISTS.
At Auckland yesterday a meeting of hairdressers and tobacconists was held to consider the position of these callings under tho Shop, and Shop Assistants Act. The Chairman pointed out tho difficulty they were in, as meat hairdressers also carried on business as tobacconists. As hnirdrcssors they hid to close on Wednesday aud open on Saturday and as tobacconists they had to close on Saturday. They would thus havo to clo3o on two days, bnt as a proprietor would be there all the time he would get no half-holi-day, Mr Cole said he had seen Inspector Ferguison on the subject, and he had telegiaphedto the Hon. Mrßeeves, who replied that if the hairdressers and tobacconists could not agree to close on Saturday they must put up barricades and close the tobacco business on Saturday and the hairdressers' business on Wednesday. If thoy asked the Government the hairdressers' holiday could be changed to Saturday by an Order in Council. It was decided to join the Wednesday Closing Association, aud form an Association-of hairdressers and tobacconists combined to defend any action brought against tbetn for infringement of tbe Act.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9022, 7 February 1895, Page 5
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