CALENDAR REFORM

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17640, 2 December 1931, Page 9

CALENDAR REFORM

PREFERENCE FOR 12-MONTIIS’ YEAR i _ LONDON, Oct. 7. Tho da to of tlm League of Nations Conference on tho mihjeet of International Calendar Reform has now been advanced to Aloiidsv, October .12. An official of the Parliamentary Committee in London told a representative! of the Observer that ’public opinion in this country is definitely in favor of tlm proposed 12-months’ year scheme in uflrfareaco to the Ifi-inonths’ year, which would involve the in-tor-eolation of a row summer month (te V> called “Sol” 1 between June and J 111 v.

“We is.su ‘1 n card referendum covering the whole country, ” lie said, “arid the major portion of replies up to now are in favor of reform on the new 12-mnuihs’ basis; that is, an official calendar year of MU days.

“Tin* people wo circularised were represent at ive of all classes -of the community—members of Purlinmont• Lord A!svors. Mayors, officials of trade organisations. emobiyers and employees. The reply of of one M.P. to the four questions wo set out was: “I don’t care a d •’ “Among the Lord Alnyors and Mayors 4.'! voted for Hie 12-monMis’ year, 12 for the Ki-months’ year, 10 were against nnv reform, four were for refo"”i without npeci Tying _ ouv system, II asked for a stab'bmd caster, ami three cypress-oil no opinion at nil.

“In the other seclkwe the percentage of votes for the 12-months’ year was equally high.”