ANOTHER HOLIDAY DEMANDED.
Per Press Association.' WELLINGTON, July 510, Members of the recently formed Welsh Society, headed by Mr Dillon, M.P.» waited on tha Minister of .Labour (Hon; J. A. Millar) to-day, 'with a Teqtiesfc ;thab tha Ist March, St- Diivid's Uay,' eKonJd be mad© a public holiday. Mr Millar stated in reply that lie would be glad, to bring the representation of {lie <tepu» tation under the notice of the Prime ister. The probability however was ' that St. Patrick's, St. G-eorge's and St. An.dr rew's Days would he swept off the: ljsb of public holidays; but if the. threei £ay» mentioned w;ero to remain, there was no reason why . St. David's Day should- ilttfc be added to the list. ~ 1 " "
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13652, 21 July 1908, Page 5
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121ANOTHER HOLIDAY DEMANDED. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13652, 21 July 1908, Page 5
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