SAVING DAYLIGHT

Grey River Argus, 8 July 1926, Page 5

SAVING DAYLIGHT

WEST COAST WORKERS. Eifsci of Sidey’s Bill. (Special to Angus.) WELLINGTON, J u] . ■ Jlaylight saving, a s it affected the miners was referred to in th c House to-night by Mr. H. E. Holland, who said, that while he dhl not agree t c the whole principle of Mr. iSidev's Summer Time Bill, he thought tiiai the sheer persistency o f that Menibei should entitle him to have the Bill sent to the committee stage. As the measure affected the miners, it would be received with mixed feelings. Those who lived clos© to the pit mouth would no doubt welcome the opportunity to get up a-n hour earlier but those who lived many miles away and who had now to rise at 5.30 a.m., would have to get up at 4.30 actual time, and the wife, to, would have to suffer, by having to rise and prepare her husband’s breakfast, and her side of the case should be consideredThe timber workers, he saiiq would be wgjl suited by the summer time’ measure. In fact some of the mills on the West Coast had already adopted the practice of advancing the clock, and he suggested a clause in the Bill to deal with cases of hardships. Mr. Holland believed the better scheme was to- shorten the wortfirg days towards which the country was gradually working every day and— A Government Member: “Not the farmer 1”

Mr. Holland: “I hope that the farmers are working towards the shorter working da-v too, and what is the gain in working while the stars are shining in the morning, and till the stars are shining at night? I know that it is the mortgages and the general economic conditions that make it necessary to-day, but legislation along scientific lines would alter conditions considerably in this respect.”

Mr. D. G. Sullivan (Avon) supported the bill and claimed that the miner whatever his time of retirement and rising, would retain the samr i lat.ionship between meals and bedtime as he did at present.