THE SHOP HALF-HOLIDAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2410, 16 January 1895, Page 2

THE SHOP HALF-HOLIDAY.

The Melrose Borough Council mot last night and passed a resolution in favour of Wednesday being the statutory half-holi-day. Councillor Baylis was appointed the Council’s representative at the conference of local bodies which will decide on which day of the week tho half-holiday shaE be observed. , ; .

•A committee meeting was held at the Royal Oak Hotel last night of shopkeepers in favour of Wednesday qs the half-boli-day. Mr T. Bush occupied tho chair. Very satisfactory progress was reported from the different canvassers! who that the majority of citizens were in favour of Wednesday. A sub-committee was appointed Ijo wait on tho Mayor tq ascertain the most suitable time to pretent the petition. It was announced that telegram? had bpen received from Christchurch and Dunedin Stating that Wednesday and Thursday were likely to be tho days appointed, by largo majorities. The oom■mittoo thanked the press for the fair and impartial manner in which this matter had been ventilated. Tho mooting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. By Telegraph.—Frees Association.

■' ■: - : Ddnedin, January 15. A conference of delegates from tho city and suburban councils, to consider the half-holiday question, was hold to-night! It was moved that Thursday be tho day selected, but' an 1 amendment fixing Wednesday was accepted and agreed to ' unanimously. Saturday i\-as npt " even suggested. ’ ' ” ' ■ '

CjißisrcuuECit, Janaary 15. The Lyttelton Borough-Council has decided upon" Thursday f r the" half-holiday! A meagrely-attended public meeting at Linwood recommended Saturday, and passed a resolution that the Act should bo amended to provide for tho day being fixed by the vote of all adults. . Auckland, January 15. A largo raooting of tradesmen, convened by-the party favouring the Wednesday half-holiday, and also attended by a number of tradesmen who advocate Saturday, declared by a substantial majority in favour of Wednesday. From Our. Chon Correspondent, Keatuerston, January 15. •A special meetingof the Town Board is to bo hold on tho 23rd instant to fix tho day for the half-holiday, A petition "has been signed by 35 shopkeepers, assistants and tradesmen, asking for Saturday.