No King's Birthday Holiday Next Week
[Special to “Northern Advocate.”] WELLINGTON. This Par. ()WING TO THE SERIOUS WAR SITUATION, REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT BY WORKERS EMPLOYED IN NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES TO BE PERMITTED TO WORK ON THE KING’S BIRTHDAY, MONDAY NEXT, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY HELP CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING EXTRA TO THE DOMINION’S WAR EFFORT, AND MAKE CONTRIBUTION OF THE DAY’S PAY TO PATRIOTIC FUNDS. The Government lias considered the position, and the Minister, for Labour Olr. Webb) said this afternoon that these and other representations from ail parts of New Zealand that the King's Birthday holidnv should be changed to some other date had been acceded to. “In view of the urgent need for increased production in many industries,” said the Minister, “the Government lias decided to meet these requests and make the change. “The new dale will be agreed upon between the Employers Federation and the Federation of Labour, and the Government.
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Northern Advocate, 29 May 1940, Page 2
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