“GETS NO REST.”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10412, 20 October 1927, Page 5

“GETS NO REST.”

A “SUMMERTIME” ’‘IDYLL.. PLEA FOR . HOSPITAL FARM MANAGER.FAILS: Inconvenience that the' introduction of the summertiine regulations on November 6 "next- would cause to operations off.the,Cook Hospital farm were expatiated upon ,by MrM. T. Traf-, ford at''the Board meeting yesterday. Mr,Trafford -said that under existing conditions the farm manager had to rise at'l’a.Tn.- to deliver the milk from the farm to tho hospital by 7 ja.m. which was . the patients’.,,., breaks, fast hour. Luncheon wyas at 12.30 and; tea .afi 4 p,m. % but under the summer-time regulations; the meal hours would bo at 6 a;m., -11.30 aun. arid 3 -p.m.,: He realised that the hospital -staff would be opposed to any: chdngo in thc hours ■ unaer the summer:time- regulations, but if no;change was made there would-,bo serious interference with the operations of the farm,' the. -manager f .of which had to rise early every mornirig and never got any rest. He proposed that ’trie meal -hours. at the hospital Should remain as-;at present. If the farm had to conform to tho summertime it might; cause' ructions. The motion was seconded pro forma by AD J. El. Benson who expressed the opinion lie saw no reason preventing the hospital patients from having their meals- at 5 a.m. if they desired as..the previous - night’s milk could He used for the meal; Personally he would 1; be loth to. interfere with tlib ’smooth working of the farm. Mr D. W. Coleman held that- the Bbard should not endeavour to penalise the staff at the .hospital by insisting that the meals should be fixed for an hour later during the operation of the- summertime regulations. He contended that it was the duty, of the- Board to give the measure a fair trial fis had been promised it- in-other parts of the Dominion.

The chairman: It is certainly the Board’s duty to try out the regulations.

On being submitted to the meeting the motion was lost.

SCHOOL HOURS LEFT TO COADHTTEES

DISCUSSION AT EDUCATION BOARD '

(Special to tho Times.) \ AUCKLAND, Oct. IS,

Schools may get over the provisions of the Summer Time Rill by opening an hour later next month. The starting hour of school .was'left to tho discretion off each committee by the Auckland Education Board to-day, provided that the time was not more than one hour . different from the old time. Two country schools applied for permission to Istart at 9.30 a.m. when the ’Laylight SaVing Act came into force. The chairman (Air A. Burns): That’s half an hour later.

Air E. C. Blanks: No, half an hour earlier. The bus drivers are all protesting because they want tho new time.

“This is going to give us a lot Of trouble” said the chairman. “Some will want one time aiid some tho other.” ’

A letter from riie Putaruru fanners asked that the school should “stick to. tho old time.”

A deputation from tho Auckland Farmers’ Union, consisting of Alessrs A., Ross (president), and R. H. Feist asked that schools should start at the old time. - ' Mr Ffeist said that tho legislation would be of special disadvantage- to those- farmers- whose wives and children were compelled by economic circumstances .to go 1 into the cowsheds. It was essential that some concession should be- made- to them. Tho chairman r How will they come in on the trains which will run on standard‘ time ? Mr FeistWe have not gone into the practical side. • “We havfi got to meet the requirements of all districts”, said Mr Burns. “No doubt there will be a_ di-versity;-of- opinion in one district. The people want the new time. The question of getting children to school is a. big one.” Air Feist: The• teaching staffs will want it also, but are you . going to consider the children’s point of view? , -Mr R. P. MePhail: -Should-we. not prevent them going into the cow--slieds- -then ?

AD. Feist: -We would welcome any sound suggestion. The chairman said that the Bill was for one reason only, and _ the majority of people wanted to give -it a fair trial.

Air H. S. W. King considered that the' children would have to get up earlier.-and that they would not go to Bed until the. old time.

Mr. Feist, replying to questions, said that more children "were in the cowsheds before 5.30 a.m. than after 6 a.m. under the present conditions. “It’s the law of the land and it will have to be given a. fair trial or we will get chaos”, said Mr F. A. Snell. ' AD Feist declared that although til© farrner would he compelled to rise an hour earlier under the Act ho would riot' get through Iris work any sooner. _ . It was decided that all school committees should have permission to fix th© time of starting in the summer months.