BOXING DAY HOLIDAY
(Press Assn.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 22. For industries working & nye-clay week, Boxing Day merges with the Saturday holiday this year, and there will be no claim on employers lor "ages purely on account of Boxing Day. jhe same position arose five years ago when Christmas Day and New Years Day fell on Saturdays and the above decision was given in a Court of Appeal ’Hie customarv closing for ten days will bo observed by most Wellington factories, Some resuming work oil Monday, January 4, and others on the Juesdav. It is expected that this break "ill bo' generally used for the overhaul _ot machinery, because many factories, which in tho past have had a spare unit to simplify inspection and repairs are now working to their utmost capacity.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 21, 23 December 1942, Page 5
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130BOXING DAY HOLIDAY Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 21, 23 December 1942, Page 5
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