DAYLIGHT SAVING

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 252, 8 July 1926, Page 7

DAYLIGHT SAVING

——4 BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE SECOND READING CARRIED BY 35 to 18. A large and representative deputation promoted by the Sports Protection League waited on the Prime Minister (Right Hon. J. G. Coates) yesterday to urge the acceptance of Mr. T. K. Sidey's Daylight Saving Bill. In the course of his reply the Prime Minister stated that he would vote against the Bill, but the deputation could be assured that the measure would get a “fair spin.” The deputation had urged the advantage that the Bill would be to sport, but be was not so interested in that. He would draw their attention to the need for greater output rather than more sport. Sport would not keep New Zealand, and the immediate necessity was to give serious attention to more effort, more output, more production. He was not so seriously concerned about sport ns he was about an increase in butter and meat and wool. However, the Bill was not a partv measure, and would co according to the votes of the House.

THE BILL IN THE HQUSE No session is complete without the introduction of the Summer Time ot Daylight Saving Bill by the member for Dunedin South (Mr. T. K. Sidey). Last night the measure again came forward, and its second reading enabled memhers, both old and new, to spend hours in covering arguments the chief objection to which was their familiarity The debate commenced at 7.30 p.m.-, and was still proceeding at mid-night' Last vear the measure was rejected bs a vote.

Speaking on the Bill, the Prime Alin, ister said he did not oppose the Bill from any- fictions opposition, bu* be cause of the really serious problems some of the settlers in his district felt thev were up against, and which needed solving before such a proposal, as this was made law He did not worry about the Bill having a second reading, but be was verv much, concerned with what would happen if the Bill were put on the Statute Book. II was purely a non-partv measure, and if Parlament, in its wisdom, considercd the Bill should have a trial, then it would get it. Continuing, the Prime Minister said: “The question of assisting sport has been brought in Well, we are sent here to tell our neonle what we think thev should do, and thev are looking to us for a lead in that respect. lam not going in the direction of encouraging more snort at the present time It is n.noootdar, I know, tn talk like this, but I know the necessity of those neonle T am talking about having a real opportunity to obtain some of the good things that arc going in this country to-dav.” The bill passed its second reading, the voting being 35 to IB The House was in committee on the bill at 1.45 a.m. _ NELSON “EVENING MAIL" FORMED INTO A LIMITED COMPANY. Nelson. July 7. The old-established publishing firm of R. Lucas and Son, proprietors of the “Evening Mail.” is being formed into a limited liability company. The directorate will be composed of the present proprietors and Mr K C Lucas. Mr F. J. Earle, a journalist of wide experience. is joining the company a”d w ill bp w-.-nm.m cUtbu- of <be n”n”r