DAYLIGHT SAVING

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 24, 23 August 1928, Page 5

DAYLIGHT SAVING

PROSPECTS OF NEW BILL.

TOWN v. COUNTRY

Provided adequate, time is made available for its consideration!, says the Wellington "Post," it is considered that there is a very good chance of the Summer Time (Local Empowering) Bill being passed this session. ,The measure empowers local authorities to adopt daylight saving in their respective areas by special order if they think fit, and in that respect it differs considerably from the original Bill introduced by 'Mr Sidey, the provisions of which would have applied universally had it been passed. A rumour is current that the Reform Party at recent caucuses has discussed the question of daylight saving and that the recent defeat of the universal Bill has been regarded with some misgivings on the ground that its rejection might have an adverse effect on the party at the polls. Inquiries made on tlie point s bow that the rumour is Without foundation. On the oonwary, city and town members of the Reform Partv as well as of other parties are hopeful of the new Bill brought in by Mr Sidey being passed, ana Sey are relying on the country-mem-bOTß ol the House adhering to the at. t£Tde they adopted on the second reading of the universal Bill, namely. that the cities and towns should be free to adopt summer tune tf thev wished, provided they left the country districts out of the schema Some country members who n.ue vJu spoken to on the .£**££ th eless incline to the view that ti e B;il is dangerous in .jr*** £ account of the risk of com mil's P«« m " ,„i„ B behind there i« » TOI 7 Bol ''' " JC,<mß & ' ,