SATURDAY HALF-DAY
PAHIATUA DISPUTE
STAND BY RETAILERS
(Per Press Association.) PAHIATUA, this day
At n meeting oh 'Monday of businessmen of Pahiatua, professional businessmen of all typos worn given j!i voice with power to vote on a ielinage to Batimlay of the weekly lialf-day. Tint proposal for a change to Saturday was carried by a majority of .'it to 2.'! votes. The meeting .also decided tlmf (lie change be tirade on tin* first .Vatttrday in October, after a previous amendment to make the change as from .Innnary .‘t had been moved by the Wednesday adherents, and had been lost by one. vie. It was obvious from the tone of the latter section that its members had no intention of closing in accordance with the resolution. Rather Ilian have a divided town, this body organised a meeting of bona tide retailers governed by the Shops and Offices Act, last night and a decision was arrived at. I bv a large majority that ihe ■SatnrI day half day be observed after the I .Oii.rjs!mas and Mew Year trading has been completed.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19123, 18 September 1936, Page 8
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