HALF HOLIDAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 69, 3 August 1868, Page 3

HALF HOLIDAY.

TO TIIK KIJITOII Oli" TIIM fITAIt. Bin,— Tho agitation whloh has lately been carried on In favour oi llio adoption of tlio weekly half-holiday will, I hopo, bo contiuuotl, tintil tlio cltlxcfifl nrv nrouafd hoin tliolr apparont apathy on tho subjecli, It Is very dealrablc that, If wo arc to have tho holiday at all, immcdlato action should bo taken in the matter, as tho summer noanon is rapidly approaching, and active proparalions for boating, cricketing, &c, will congefluently bcfiomo nocoßnary. I quite ugreo with a correspondent In your contemporary thnfc n )»oethiff of Ihonti interested in tho movement should bo called al onco, and, also, that hloj>b should bo taken to iiocnro tho co-operation of tho general public. No ono can ovcr-ofliimatc tlio advantages that would certainly follow tho adoption of. this movomont j It would tend greatly to nromoto huoli out-tlooi* ainuHomen<« m boating, cricketing, &a,, would, I boliovo, also tend to Increase tho number of our volnntoors, whoso vnnks of hito havo bocn considerably roducod. I do trust that men will bo found able and willing to do all in tliolr power to promoto tho CftUftti of tho above movomont. Your obedient wovvant, riiUiANTIIItOPIST, ChrUtchurch, Aug. 1, ltf«8,