SUMMER TIME IN FORCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20385, 14 October 1929, Page 12

SUMMER TIME IN FORCE.

CLOCKS CHANGED YESTERDAY

PENALTY OF FORGETFULNESS

INCONVENIENCE TO LAGGARDS.

Summer time was introduced throughout New Zealand at two o'clock yesterday morning, when official time was advanced by half an hour. As the clocks we 10 put forward on a Sunday, the minimum of confusion was caused throughout tliQ business community. When shops and offices open this morning a full day will have been experienced under the now arrangement, and pooplo will have had a good chance to adjust thoir clocks. In spite of the fact that amplo warning of the chango in official time was given there wcro still some who failed to ro< member tho alteration yesterday, and when tho day was well advanced they were unwillingly obliged to forgo 30 minutes which might not havo boon noticed had clocks and watches been changed beforo retiring for tho night.

At least ono Auckland resident erred doubly in an endeavour to comply with tho provisions of summer time. Rising early with tho intention of spending tho day at golf, he put his watch hack half an hour instead of forward, and rejoiced in tho thought that the day was to be so much longer as far as ho was concerned. Arriving at tho links on time by his own watch, he found that his partner, who had commenced his day by advancing his watch 30 minutes, as tho law prescribed, luid been waiting impatiently for an hour. Clocks in Governmout departments were put forward at tho stipulated hour. However, ono or two timepieces outside city buildings still recorded (ho time half an hour slow yesterday aftornoon. Theso \riil no doubt bo put right early this morning.

Tlio Alison Memorial Clock at tho head of Dovonport Wharf was advanced half an hour on Saturday evening, a fact which caused considerable concern among city motorists who arrived at tho wharf in largo numbers to connect with tho last vehicular feriy at 12.30 yesterday morning. It was then found that, by tho clock, sailing-time had long passed, and many of those in tho long lino of cars who wore anticipating having to spend a night at North Shore, were relieved when tho ferry arrived from town in accordance with its ordinary time-table. • Tho operation of thp new timo was responsible for tho Main Trunk express arriving from Wellington half an hour late. Leaving Wellington yestorday afternoon tho train arrived in Auckland at about seven o'clock yesterday morning, instead of shortly after half rvt> six, the official timo having been all."led en route. Howover, time-tables will be run to the new timo from to-day, and no one will have a valid excuse for failing to catch boats or trains.