CALENDAR REFORM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13750, 15 May 1908, Page 3

CALENDAR REFORM.

ISir,— Seeing in last Saturday'* Hkbamj»". under the heading " London Chut," a paragraph re Calendar Reform Bill," introduc- _ ed into Parliament by -Mr. Robert Pwirco, ; incites me to call your attention, 'anil' with • your permission, that «>l the readers of your paper also, to a. work j.' ; written on the nam* «• subject by Mr. Moses B. Cotsworlli. of York, ontillotl* : " The Rational Calendar," which,, for sound i common-penae,-thorough practical utility, and . j complete simplicity, it would be impossible* I to beat. Ilia suggestions are to entirely, re- | form the present calendar, commencing on i January 1, 1916, , by having 13 ; months of 28. j days each iii. the your. To 'have-. Ohri»tma«i'> I' | Day an extra day of Ho date, and ttko Leap > i Year Day. By that ftmuiKemont oil month* | would be equal, and he* days would fall on, the sums date every month and year for ever, " as plan : ; J. Wee!;. Sun. ■ ,Moii.. : Tups. Weil. Thar*. • Fri. Sat. 1, I '2' 3 4 ,5' fa ; 7* ;; . i! £> "3D ' 31 t'2 •' is . .16., ; 5 15. .16 37. 13 .. !'J . .20 -21 >*.*:. i. 4 22 23 24 £;> .26.- -27 • 28" . • ■ ■ ' '':' 'J . -*■'> . Every month would begin with Sunday and,*' end on Saturday. Festivals and holiday* would have lived days and dates.% Anniver- "j varies and holidays same day in every year, months being equal in length would bo nf' . great boon to all commercial and busiues*, transactions. Monthly, quarterly, and half-J . yearly, would always he end of 1 a week. ■■ Every thinking man knows that the present calendar is crude and bungling in the ox-" treme, and sadly nee dr. revising, and I sincerely hope to too ionic, younger and more ' energetic man than myself take tho matter up and try his best in helping to rectify it,'.. limo Cbaic;. f -