DAYLIGHT SAVING

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11705, 18 December 1923, Page 8

DAYLIGHT SAVING

FAVOURED BY CItIOKETKRS. “NOT A TENABLE ARGUMENT AGAINST IT.” The advisability of introducing daylight saving was stressed at the meeting, of tho Wellington Cricket Association last night by Air R. A. Berry, who said that it would enable cricketers to get in a great deal more practice. The tennis and bowling people were taking the question up enthusiastically, and urging it energetically. Those who got off at 5.30 in the evening, when they arrived at the net 3. found the others gone, and some of them got no practice at all. Daylight saving had been an _ undoubted success in England, where 'they could play tennis at a quarter to 10 at night. The chairman, Mr Wilson, said that his feelings were well known on the subject, as he had spoken in favour of it for years. After all, they were all merely creatures of habit, and if he told those present that it was 9 o’clock instead of 8. and they had no matches, tliey would believe him. A member: The only time on whioh we would question your statement would be 6 o’clock. (LaughteT.) Continuing, Mr Wilson said that there did not seem to ho a. single tenable argument against the principle of daylight saving, and it was a significant thing that during the recent crisis in the affairs of nations, the Groat War, daylight saving was deemed to he necessary. There had been no confusion or inconvenience in bringing the system into effect-, and tho change from summer to winter time was effected without trouble. Mr Berry said that there was a movement afoot for a combined deputation from the sports bodies to the Minister urging the daylight saving, and it was decided that, the Cricket Association should be represented on such a deputation,.