CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17964, 14 December 1921, Page 10

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

BPEOIAI lltL APPfeARS/' DANGER OF INJUSTICE. , | WOBEERS IN; TEAROOMS;;;: [K TBUSOWW,-'»*W ABSOCIATION;] (l :y<| WELLINGTON. Tueidaj': ] . Ih the Hfriße-of: to* | njght,-the Hon. W. Downle Stewlirt moved j the eecoml reading of the Public Holidays j •^epd'men,t.: Bill.': He explained that] .ow|ng,to Christmas Day fallingon a.Bon-d|>y-'.this year,it was thought necessary to legislate on !the subject, as : had been j done, in 1910,. when a Similar set of circumstances came, about. On this occasion they; did not propose to -interfere with jDiiflstmie Day;: That would be observed en; the Sunday/ but. it was 'proposed to tjie following Monday and Tuesday public holidays, on which the people rftight observe the festivities usually ob- v served at'that time of 'the year. . Mr, T, «, : Sldey (Dunedih South) aaid the Bill might detrimentally affect Inasmnch, as the awards' of the Arbitration CouH ; might he interfered with, H& instanced the case of tearooms, ;in whjph the employees would be entitled to doubjejay'if they wqrkedon the day. Ujlder this Rill they would not be entitled ;to double pay. The,. jPrime Minister said ft looked a •*ery simple thing to 'declare tKe.t Sunday should; be Christmas, Day, Monday Boxing Tnesday a general holiday.but mm "I 80 wraßle as it looked. He admitted there tnipt be cases of hardship such/S had been mentioned bv the member for J>usedin South, but there was the great, mass, of the people to bs considered, and he felt, sure the Bill met their con' venience. He suggested. the Bill might be read a.second time and referred to the Labour Bills Committee, where the diffi. culties could be reviewed and met. The Minister wae.desirpne of doing the right Mr. J, g, ••Dickson (Pamell) said thoq. tande pt worKer B would be affected if the Bill was passed without amendment. He favoured the Bill going'to tbe.Labour Bills Committee so that it could be amended n such a way that the wages given to the workers by the Arbitration Court should be taken away from them. iM % (Wellington North) said if the; Bill was sent to the Labour Bills Committee it would receive a svmpathetic reception. Noon,o wanted to deprive the wowerir of either holiday or wages. v The Bill was read a second time and referred to the committeer ' .