BANKING HOURS
RETAILERS’ ATTITUDE
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Mar. 28. While welcoming the return to the 3 o’clock closing of. the banks, Mr C. D. George, president of the Welllington Retailers’* Association, said that the provision for remaining open until 5.30 p.m. on Fridays would be of little use to retailers. The cash takings between 3 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. did not v 1 constitute a large part of the day’s takings. The main volume of Friday’s business was done between 5 and 9 p.m., Mr George said, and what was needed were facilities for depositing locked bags at the end of the day’s .business between 9 and 9.30 p.m. It was felt that the banks could arrange a 40hour week for the. few members of staffs who would have to work-for a short period on Friday nights to provide a small convenience to their customers, the retailers. Mr George said that his association was taking a survey of its members to ascertain how many could take advantage of the suggested arrangement, with the idea of not pressing for the concession if the response did not warrant it. The information so far- obtained showed that about 50 per cent, of the members did desire some such arrangement.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19460329.2.98
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 26114, 29 March 1946, Page 6
Word Count
205BANKING HOURS Otago Daily Times, Issue 26114, 29 March 1946, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in