DAYLIGHT SAVING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16826, 13 December 1928, Page 8

DAYLIGHT SAVING

' THE FULL MEASURE PROBABLE MAJORITY IN FAVOR (Parlia men tan- Jtcporl er. ) WELLINGTON, this day. There is a probability of a majority in the new Rouse favoring the enactment of the Hon. T. K. Sktey's original summer time measure, providing fur advancing the clock one hour in tin- summer. This has heen ascertained by a careful chtrcsing of candidates' opinions before the election. Advocates of the reform are already busy in Parliamentary circles as the present measure expires iu a few months and would need to be reenacted. However, the conditions are favorable to introducing the full measure of slimmer time and those favoring this course in Parliament will be called together this session to decide who will take charge of the Summer Time Bill in the Lower House. There are 32 members of the House of Representatives definitely pledged to secure the full hour of summer time, and between 20 and 30 not finally commit led., but- of whom only eight will In- required to secure .a majority for the permanent adoption of the original measure, lis author is now the Leader of the. Legislative Council, and if iti appears eventually as a Government measure he. no doubt, would introduce it first in the Council. The strongest opponent to daylight) saving in the old' Parliament, Mr. W. S. Glenn* was defeated iu the election by Mr. J. T. Hogan, who is understood not to N be committed against summer time.