NEW SUMMER TIME BILL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1928, Page 13

NEW SUMMER TIME BILL

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LITTLE OPPOSITION SHOWN .SECOND READING PASSED By Telegraph. —Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Another .Summer Time Bill, providing for the advancement of the clock by half an hour, appeared in the House of Representatives, to-night, by Gover-nor-General’s message. Mr. T, K, Sidey asked the Government if the Bill gave, effect to the recommendations of. the, committee which recently considered the question. Mr. p. Fraser said the mandate of the country; was for an hour summer time, and now that the Government was convinced that the principle of summer time was right there would-be-no grudging acquiescence in the will ofi the people, and that there be no half-hour but full hour as was enjoyed last summer. Mr. A. M, Samuel eaid he regretted the challenge -thrown out by Mr. Fraser to those who had been opposed to the Bill earlier in the session. This was a time of compromise and sweet reasonableness. There was an endeavour to place the Bill on the Statute Book in an experimental form, and in such a way as id ’meet the wishes of the majority of the people. When he found a challenge thrown out by the member for Wellington- Central it made his British blood, boil. If for no other reason than.-sthat it was a compliment to Mr. Sidey he wished the measure well.

The Hon. W. Downie Stewart said the Bill advanced standard time from the second. Siu.day in October till the third Sunday in March. So far as the shearing and threshing industries were concerned the Bill contained the same provision as the last Bill, namely, that they could work to standard time unless. they. agreed, to work to summer time.

Replying to Mr, H. E,, Hofland, Mr. Stewart said ’ .not ail members, of the Government Party would vote for the Bill, but he felt it would receive such a volume of support $B. would secure its passage into law.

The Bill was read a first time’. Sir. Stewart moved the second reading of the Bill, explaining its provisions. Mr, Sidey thanked the Government for bringing down . the Bill and expressed regret that tho people were not to get the advantage of the full hour. However, the Bill was another step towards his ideal, and. for that he. was gjateful.

The Bill was read a second time on the voices. Hie House then went into committee on the Bill, which was put through the committee stage without amendment. ' (Left Sitting.)