THE BANKS AND THE PUBLIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13191, 31 May 1906, Page 4

THE BANKS AND THE PUBLIC.

«,&. The Banks are such necessary commercial institutions and so closely connected with the everyday life of a commercial, community that when they make holiday . while everybody else works they unavoidably disorganise trade and commerce, as well as greatly inconvenience many of- their regular customers. Next week the Banks will be closed 'on Monday and Tuesday, that is to say they will shut their doors at noon on Saturday and not open them again until Wednesday morning. Sunday, June 3, ' is Prince of Wales' Birthday, the celebration, of which falls upon Monday. Monday, as Whit Monday, is also a Bank Holiday. The public will keep Monday as a general holiday, nor will the ordinary partial observance of Whit Monday be considered by anybody but the Banks to call for special consideration. Business will be resumed on Tuesday morning— but not by the Banks. These commercial institutions will keep closed on Tuesday in order not to miss the special celebration of Whit Monday, a piece of pedantry which would be amusing were it not so disturbing. It is quite time that the banking laws were modified to greater conformity with public requirements .'in the direction of providing that these invaluable and necessary institutions should only remain closed on public and general holidays.