WEEKLY HALFHOLIDAY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17983, 29 January 1924, Page 9

WEEKLY HALFHOLIDAY.

ffEBNESPAVV.SATUBDAYpepI'iation to si mnhr BOROUGH COIN CI L. • I,i the proceedings ot the n ' E ' ,„h Council were considerr discussion following tho rcU , nn<m o, ti "" the statutory hali'-hoh-other for Saturday. T Vegan said that the majonn H bona fido shopkeepers thought * ... i n ,,.,d3v afternoon v. as tl:<. ti3t v tf from a business point, oi fcs*' tho Saturday's taking r,;»\ difference to the revenue. 11 on Saturday the takings tho "■ w -' k - l end tr ?< their supplies lrom town Sf£a showed that the baturday *•- as good as any two day s wce k Generally speaking, the '\r'X unanimously in favour o. 1 half-day, uh.en they *\idlrod a f'il' boon " From il -." oro, | Kll -.f view the change to Saturday rit a rctrogriule step The week*'j'LtJo would not, come down aspeci--1 Sip' oilier seaside resorts kept. "V p opto forking till midday m (tn Saturday could not get the.r f" Din g done. Hie employees, too, M favour of Wednesday, as they !"'ld do their city slioppmg on that l '\ K J enjoy tho I'nday evening in f-n As far as k' lo fli stnct W!IS Kin "" "Lj Saturday closing would I*-' detriStal the late 1 nday night p,u!d not be appreciated. M r J Browne, who supported ,Ur v-Aran said he had been seven years Sumner and was strongly against Iturdav closing, (Saturday was worth ~v tiro week days and the late iiighL ur'Fndav ww useless. "he \\ canesijir biilf-lioliday was acceptable to the Smith said that his peti<iMe:s wanted tho Council to realise i&ai thoy were making their requisition with their eyes wide open. They , lilievcd that Saturday was without :|aht- the only suitable day for the hlf-holidav. "What was the holiday ';;-signed forf It was thought that, lis employees would get a chance to til with their fellows in general eniojaent and recreation. Secondly, ivf'ry'award that had been made was j Dominion award for Saturday, which mj the only possible day. At least, S5 per cent, of the workers had that isj. Saturday closing had been found est satisfactory, and their opinion and iipjricnco should count for more than j» mere opinion of those who had isnr tried it. Moreover, Sumner was i residential district, and it was unitlievablo that their customers were piif.to town, for goods just because tier closed at the same' time as the ikop in town. They had proved that fcesler business, would be done when all ahops were open and catering for trade than when it was half and half business,' They had proved that on Ftidny there was good business to be' done.' So much so that they thought it wnld bo worth their while to close even if Saturday should not be decided upon.

Cr. Peek said that he was ont to re}r?icnt the majority in the borough, ud would be guided in his voting by tin petition containing the majority of signatures.

At ilia stage a heated discussion toipliwe as. to-what was. a.bona fide' signature, and to what f iJtnt tin Council should be influenced ! fcj "it petitions sent in by the resiI ienti. .

Strml times tho Mayor found it Wfte clear- up ■ misunderstandtip.naiiiV tended unduly' to excite !km ui. councillors.

ft. (toper,.Baid ho was inclined to !pe tiii Saturday was the- best for sJ MtrafiJ.

ft Vjbi'cjoq said that he looked jjjoSinner and New Brighton as difjWMt from the city. He thought the laESfs Hen of Sumner would regret .'ififlsg on. Saturday. It was the : Mpt whea the family went out- and iflttt inoney. CTi Harm, in reply, said that,he was p i representative of any one sec- * He was out for the good of the woajli. Saturday closing would be S '?P • from the point of ' ""i" 6 general' public and the visi- -~® wanted to see the borough £««$! but it would not do so if in 011 Saturday-evening. iiJJ -H>6n put the motion in jJiu and declared it nj' v L , Noting being:—Ayes: Crs. f*> Harris, and Jamieson. * • *'>• Bp3Trell, Cooper, and Thomas.