The Half-Holiday

Southland Times, Issue 19114, 3 August 1903, Page 2

The Half-Holiday

The vigilance committee - set " up at Y a public meeting to protect the interests of the business people of Invercargili ilh regard; to the weekly .half holiday have done a ." considerable toiibufit VoT - work, and have represented theYpase for Wednesday as- against .Saturday , very strongly. In the potit'ionY or rather- protest, to which some. 750 names' were appended;- it is set" fitfth that Wednesday is ithe more suitable day for a variety; of* reasons:. The district., is tasentially^ agricultural, and consequently : Saturday : id the market v d^Y-vEverYsince ;invercargill < wasYa VY townY ther farmers' of iKe * - 'surrounding district - Y have ; finished their | week's work: oh . Suturday and come into town to transact their business,- -and:: the signatories "point: out that to interfere" with this custom Y which' grew out of natural adaptation to circumstances, -besides beiiig totally uncalled for, would "be detrimental to the business of Invercargili. - .' In- -rather stronger terms the committee wired to the Right Hon', tne premier <and "subsequently .wrote him, still furY :fher strengthening; : their' protest. • Mi" -Seddon referred -^thd v telegram to the" Bills Committee, and in reply to. :the letter assured: the committee - that v'' the very, fullest discussion will take iplace oh" the matter, and every -opportunity will . beYffiven. to , : those. • who .favour "a h a lf-holiday : in the middle, of the: week for the expression 'of. their Y opinions, *l'he Gover.»m6ht ■ will take Y the wishes of municipalities into lull consideration." • '■; ; ,Y .

•■•;■ In forwarding the petition > . tlie ■':'. coinmittoo stated , that , had - time permitted 'they r could 'easily have pot tWee or four times , the number .o£ signatures; ■:'- Th» farmers, to a. uii an were against. -the proposed change, arid it had, peeu volunti?er»\ ed by tho men. theinselves ,ihdt -hrt'd the petition- beeji sfnt'4'<>--'^^^ya>'i<>tis.- I:sftw^1 :$ftw^ mills nearly. a]J :hahds " ivould : have been Rlad to ; sign ' -iti : - : The" committee also refrained solicitinir th^ signatures of '■'■': employea, so thai ■ho gibuhd could . be-eivciyiito^.TSaying^-^llia-t.rijotnp.ul--sion had OGiea'USftttJ. ■ : _ C-. '/ Xt trill r Jbo : ;;sean; tfaat -tb^icommitte^ :has;:TijKprouay.;:cdrriißd'- 1 6.»'ij"^tKc*'--tlu.licBV;--ii : ; was appointed -Vtp-^poffoiria/i-and '»$ other towns Have- iieeii cqujilij' actiya oui-. purliaTnentary probably has good gi"6unds for 'saying thAt -the ; "pro: -: postal*, will noirpass the .->' Eloitsel this scs« jsioo- ■•:■ ■■:-y,7-r^. '*■■■.■. : - '■ *. : -:: '■:.■ '• ■''■'■ * ■-^':^hereir:ftre-;lp*tif6t^pr^!6uaV : Qf ; :tii'e."-;ftlspps-. : :^av:Ofl\ce^.4:PlJl,^':tiittfe;' ; -«ffi'6t;- : the buaifioas cOminunity ijUsttias^niiuch : as that vrKith VetaiSßS :■"■ td-'iVth I *^: Saturday hsi*Mo!lcl6y. Wh^"iii.ptb^y. not r:bosMr -tbeaiselv^s /vt-ln-regafy-''to'■'"those' other portions- a^o? - ; -

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