THE HALF-HOLIDAY LAW.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20708, 4 May 1929, Page 10

THE HALF-HOLIDAY LAW.

TO THE EDITOR. Slß,—Will you be good enough to tell me the reason why, for so many years when Wednesday was observed as the half-holiday in our small town, the local grocers kept their premises open on that day and closed them on Saturday, while now that a poll has been taken and. Saturday voted as half-day. all the small drapers, as well as other businesses have to close their shops then, thus debarring them from the little extra revenue which they gathered from the country people who now say they will not come in on Saturday to find all the business premises closed? Will you inform me if they are compelled to shut their shops as long as they have one half-day ? In each of these small businesses no hands are employed. —I am, etc., One in Doubt. [The position is that in the case in which Saturday is the closing day all shops must observe the half-holiday on that day, subject to a few special exemptions. If any day other than Saturday is fixed for the half-holiday any shopkeeper may observe Saturday in lieu the regular day, provided that notice m writing is given to the inspector.— Ed. O.D.T]