SUMMER TIME.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 July 1924, Page 8

SUMMER TIME.

- MR SIDEY'S BILL. DEPUTATION TO PREMIER. . (BT TELEGIIArn—JPItESB' ASSOCIATION. ( WELLINGTON, July 17. A very strong deputation, organised by the Sports Protection League and representatives of many interests in the immunity, waited on the Prime Minister this morning to urge him to assist in passing Mr T. K. Sidey’s Summer Time Rill into law this season. It was pointed out that daylight saving was a reform which would benefit the community' as a whole. The deputation was introduced by the Hon. Dr. Collins, and included the leader of the Opposition, numerous members of the Legislature, representatives of several city and borough councils, chambers of commerce, all summer snorts bodies, the Civil Service, bank officers, and representatives of various employees’ interests, as well as farmers. Members of the Parliamentary Labour Party attended, but- Mr Holland stated after-

wards that they werepresent merely to gain information. They' would be guided by. industrial organisations and working farmers in respect to the matter. The speakers were Dr. Collins, Messrs Shallcrass, Skerrett (the two last-named representing the Sports League), Vickery (representing the associated chambers of commerce), J. S. Connett (Taranaki dairy farmers), and Leadlev (Christchurch City Council). Mr Massey, in his reply, said that Australia had passed a Daylight Saving Bill, but had repealed it. If the farmer was growing cereals daylight saving would be of no use to him, because he could not start work any earlier than he did at present. He had to wait for sunrise • and to give the corn time to dry before harvesting operations. “If you are going to have a daylight saving law certain exemptions must be made, or else it won’t work.” He did not want to see the principal industries interfered with. However, through discussion there would be more light thrown on the subject. If the deputation could look at the .matter from his point of view—the welfare of the country as a whole—thev might he able to come to some arrangement or come to some understanding.