SUMMER TIME
PROTESTS IN COMMONS.
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)
LONDON, June IL
Mr. Shortt, Home Secretary, in moving the second reading of the Summer Time Bill v which has already passed the House of Lords, said that it was most desirable to, make tho summer time permanent, but they would come to some arrangement between the urban and agricultural interests. , Colonel Murray moved the Bill’s rejection, on the ground that the agriculturists were united in opposition to it, owing, to the fact that the JBm would be a serious handicap to agriculture, especially during harvest time.
Mr, Sexton (Labour) said that the Bill would be a great advantage to the mass of industrial workers. Mr. Lunn said the Yorkshire coal miners were opposed to the measure as it meant their wives would have to get up m the middle of the night. Some speakers proposed to exclude Apjril and September from summer time. ‘
Colonel Murray’s motion to reject the Bill, was defeated by 207 to 26, and the Bill was read the second time.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1922, Page 5
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