DAYLIGHT SAVING.
Sir, —I am profoundly convinced that no measure before the country at present is so well endowed with the blessings of that axiom, "The greatest good of the greatest number," as daylight saving r Just think what it would mean to the thousands of workers who ta.ke a pride in improving their homes;. As things are now,, the amount of daylight laft to a man in the evening, after hi? journey home and a hasty meal, is a very small quantity, even in the longest summer months. What a boon that extra hour would be— what added joy would be borne by the manifold home jobs executed under more leisurely conditions, instead of as at present, a 'frantic scrap to-do as much as possible before tho fast-approaching darkness. I can speak from personal experience, having lived under daylight-saving conditions. Personal possession of workeris' homes is a great asset to this country, and this : extra hour would be the means of adding thousands of pounds to the : individual wealth of the workers. If it were tried for one season, as an experiment, I know that our workers woidd never suffer its withdrawal.. Home,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18772, 28 July 1924, Page 5
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194DAYLIGHT SAVING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18772, 28 July 1924, Page 5
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