CORRESPONDENCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 30 August 1926, Page 4

CORRESPONDENCE.

DAYLIGHT SAVING. (To the Editor.) Sir,—lt was with pleasure I read- your leading article some days ago on the daylight- saving question and the defeat of the Bill in the Legislative Council. There must have been a great feeling of disappointment among thousands of people in this country at the result of the division in the Upper House. Surely Sir Walter Garncross must- have realised! that the majority of the electors wanted to see this measure passed, and there is .something wrong somewhere if tlie will of the people is to be defied because of precedent, as I presume that is the only reason Sir Walter Carncross can give for voting ,in the: way he did. In all probability the people will be given another referendum to decide in connection with tlie licensing issue in 1928. While we are about it, why not have one <m the abolition of the Legislative Council, or else to decide whether it .should be elective? The -result would he interesting, although perhaps not to the present occupants of tlie Council. No sound argument was brought forward, during the debates, against daylight saving, but we heard some very weak ones. The Prime Minister spoke against it because ;it was intended to give more time for sport; but, as Mr McCombs pointed out, the Prime Minister voted for an increase in racing permits. Would it not- be better, sir, for the young people of this country to indulge in pastimes such as tennis, cricket, swimming, and —may I add? — gardening, than to be congregating on a racecourse to the extent they are now doing? If daylight saving is going to allow people to indulge in good, clean, healthy amateur sport, then let us have it. "And we will have it yiet, in spite of a few old men who have evidently forgotten they were young themselves once. I sincerely hope Air T. K. Sidey will continue to bring the Bill forward until it is passed. He has the majority behind him. and it is only a matted of time before he will see his efforts crowned with success. Thanking you for your valued space, I ang etc., MORE DAYLIGHT. Normanby, Aug. 30.