BUSINESS PLACES AND THE EVENINGS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 21, 27 January 1906, Page 2

BUSINESS PLACES AND THE EVENINGS.

Meeting of shopkeepers. The meeting of shopkeepers, called, for last evening to decide a& to thb closing hours utirihg Carnival Week was . &i.-la Fit Mercer's Booms, Trtt-lulgar-sitreee, last evening. Mr B. 'Tasker was voted to. thje Chair, and there were also present :—Messrs King (Mrs Anstice), Bennett; W. l"«e (Dee & Sbljs-)' Tratilan; G'. PagM (iPalge & SBris)i Karstcn, Smitft, LtethoJby, W. W. and W. S. Snodgrass (Snod'grass & Sons), Glodihill (Co-operativa Society), Burton, and Himgstbi)), . h Tho Chairman referfofi to tae recent me.ptih'g of the Retailors' Association, and the resolution passed thereat in connection with Carnival closing. In reference to the ■granting of a permit to open during Carnival Wieek, it, appeared, thut whereas B;th<;r ti'attes could do , as they., nldA'seu 6n this, question^ i it Wajs necessary., for the. drapefs.. to obtain a.^perjn-jt. 4 .T^ie drapers wqr'e of .opinion tl\at Vhcy could get a pcrrm'-t ; tout if any action was taken, -the Chairman urged that it shpuld be unanimous. Mr Smith regretted that none of the "other side" were prestnt. He moved the following resolution' :— That the shops be .opctt on. Tuesday, Thursday, Ffi&ay, Una Saturday evchrßgs..Jt was pointed out that in all proi'oalbiiljty! Thursday would bo proclaimed a pulblic holiday, nnd it was therefore decided that Wednesday be substituted instead of that day. Mr Bennett seconded. Mr W. Deo thoU'ght the resolu'.iin was rather .premature. As the drapers were the only on?? to need a permit to open their pfeitlises, there would mbst likgty 02 i\'-r.::l tPRc if tlu>y .opened witn»i<t the authority bf the l").mrtr.tj.iicik: . „ , Mr King thought tiie lot ter pirblishiy -by. . ■. jfi- ' . t'ottdill ill last hiKiHt's ."Mftli" should i.e Iguorcd. Tile Chairman said that ihe Factory Inspector had informed him that he (the Inspector) iiad, under tit: circumttances, jVcm vested with discretionary powers, to be exercised on the voice of the majority. If it were possible to get a majority of drapers to sign a requisition in favour of the resolution, they would no dbu'Wt carry tioh, they wtiultl ho doubt carry' their pbihti .... , . Mr Snlith m'dve'd .-Thtit this mocftinj.^ Bf , shopkeeper^ is very £is£atj<sfie<l, with the action of the (Htpcuiive of jtlie> Retailers';, Association in. .advertising,, without the .nv-thiority of tiie Afesooi&tkm, that shops 'vould be closed during the uveriings of. Carnival Week, but lit up at nijrht. Seconded by Mr Bennett and carIt was resolved to eti'do a vour to obtain a m&joritJß bf- drapers ,td •sigh &• retiuisitibii, en^bwyihg tHe •Posoluticgi $i eloSihg hours i niteft \vtiich K3hq 11260111115 terminated' in the usual manner.