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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1108, 22 April 1911, Page 10

The Municipal Electors' of Wellington will shortly be faced with the duty of deciding on which day of the week the statutory half-holiday is to be observed. In,view of the present agitation to/have the day changed from Wednesday to Saturday, the retail traders of the' ; City of Wellington desire to express their emphatic opinion that great loss and injury will result to trade and property in the City, should the proposed alteration be effected. The following reasons are submitted why Wednesday should be retained as the. Btatutory:half-holiday.:— . THAT the Wednesday half-holiday has given general satisfaction. THAT there is more retail trade done in Wellington on Saturday than on any other three days in the week combined. THAT Wednesday is a more suitable and convenient day for the half-holiday than Saturday, both for buyers and sellers.; THAT the- Wednesday .hilf-holiday constitutes an'J.agreeable break in the middle of the week, which is greatly appreciated ■ b'y ,tlie majority of '.'tradesmen' and-/' assistants. ■ THAT a large proportion of the retail trade at present done on Saturday would be lost or diverted in other direction's if a day other than Saturday were chosen, because no other clay suits the country and suburban people so well. The week's work is practically over, the children are not at school, and hence parents and children are free to come to nto make any purchases necessary. • THAT artisans, labourers, factory hands, and others have their holiday on Saturday, hence, if the retailers are closed, a very large'section oi-the'public will have-no opportunity of making their purchases in the day time, but will 'have to resort to late shopping. THAT though the supporters of Saturday contend that Friday night will do for a late night, they forget that Saturday is followed, by.Sunday's rest, : while Friday is followed by a working morning. THAT ,with the ever-increasing rates and taxes in the City, tradespeople cannot afford to do a lesser volume of business, and the natural consequence of any decrease will be au increase of the cost of living in the City, which is already, too high. . _ . .-:•, - THAT, despite statements to the contrary, the retention of the Wednesday half-holiday will NOT affect any class of ■ ■ workers, who at present,observe the. Saturday... . THAT -those shopkeepers who prefer, to. ..close on Saturday will have the option of closing "on that day, as at present, but if '-Saturday is decideiftm, no siick, option is permitted; a position which is surely as undemocratic as it is unfair. ' •' THAT the-present Act exempts the following trades: —Butchers, Hairdressers, Tobacconists, Bakers, Chemists, Confectioners, Fishmongers, Florists, Photographers, Refreshment Eooms, Hotels, and Fruiterers, so that a large number, of the shops in the City, and ALL the shops outside the district, will still be openon Saturday, while a few of the. traders in the City will be compelled to close. This is claimed to be manifestly unjust. THAT the present accommodation at tennis courts, cricket and football grounds, bowling greens, and other sports; grounds is taxed to the utmost on Saturdays, and over-crowding and. great inconvenience will result if these pleasuic resorts are asked to accommodate, nearly double the number on that day. THAT from, time • immemorial in. all civilised, countries, Saturday afternoon and evening have been the times at which alaigc proportion of the community have made'their purchases, and it is certain that this custom would not have survivecl up to the present if it had not proved, for very many reasons, a suitable and convenient one. It is equally clear'.that-.no, radical alteration in any matter, affecting the social or business habits of the community should be. entered upon.except wjiere I .absolute necessity for the alteration has been shown to exist. THAT tae advocate's of the alteration to Saturday have no other reason to urge than the personal enjoyment which' they will receive "if Saturday' afternoon is made a holiday. They entirely ignore the interests of the general public, in Jhe matter. The real question is: Shall Business give way to Pleasure? i THAT upwards of 5000 shoppers .come into Wellington each Saturday by the Suburban trains, and these will be a distinct' 'loss : to the 'City. ..■.-..' •".';■•"..i _ -- - 'JLIN CONGOUS HON, is-it-reasonable- made Wellington the leading ' retail City in the Dominion, should be" disturbed"antl'upset'; that a large number of the City traders should suffer, serious loss; : that the value of the City property should be depreciated, and that two-thirds of the population should be subjected to loss and inconvenience, in order that a small section of the community may "be able to indulge in week-end excursions and other expeditions ?, In every instance throughout New Zealand where Saturday half-holiday has been tried it has proved a dismal failure. It is certain that those' interested in '/the welfare ofi our-. City -.•wilUsbow by_ their NO sufficient reason has been ad\anced to warrant the disorganisation, loss, and inconvenience that will result if the proposed change to Saturday is accomplished, and will assist us in our endeavour to uphold the present arrangement, has been found eminently satisfactory. These views are endorsed by : 532 shopkeepers,-in ..Wellington, and who are in favour of the retention of the Wednesday halfholiday. - : ".; ■' :• •:',...

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