DAYLIGHT SAVING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15135, 1 February 1917, Page 8

DAYLIGHT SAVING.

PORT MELBOURNE PROTEST. “DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.” MELBOURNE, January 17. Stigmatising daylight saving as “daylight robbery,” Councillor R. H. Gill moved at the meeting of the Port Melbourne Town Council last night—- “ That this council protest against the continuance of the Daylight Saving Act as a measure of no service to anybody.” The mover said that daylight saving was not asked for by anv person, and was causing endless confusion. People were losing sleep, and the business community was losing a vast amount of trade- In older countries the principle had been adopted to make workers labour one hour longer without extra pay. If Mr Hughes intended to do that he had not yet said so. The measure was nothing more than 3 “stunt” of Mr Hughes. . Councillor T. Smith—l second 'he motion. This so-called daylight saving in the words of Arlemus Ward, is an “erafatik uoosance.” Many other public bodies will support this protest, a net davlight saving or “daylight robbery” will be laughed out of public recognition as the absurdity it isThe motion was agreed to.

ENGINE-DRIVERS’ OPPOSITION. On the ground that members v pro inconvenienced by having to rise in the dark and have their breakfast by the aid of artificial light, the Victorian branch of the Engine-drivers and Firemen’s Union at its last meeting agieed to a motion emphatically protesting ■ against the introduction of Haylight saving. “To put on the clocks for an' hour no doubt suited the ’eisured class,” commented the secretary of the Union, “but the new order is distinctly disadvantageous to the worker • more especially those who have to rise early enough to set the wheels of industry in motion.” CLOCKS NOT ADVANCED BY FARMERS. MELBOURNE, January 17. Daylight saving is regarded as a huge joke by the.farming community in this district, and many of them have ignored the advice given to advance their clocks one hour. Their contention is that, were they to advance 'heir clocks and continue to rise at 5 o’clock in the morning, they would in reality be. rising at 4 o’clock, when darkness makes it impossible to do the work on the farm. Moreover, their time, especially during harvest, is regulated bv sunrise and sunset, every advantage being taken of daylight. The alteration is condemned bv business people and the various churches have oeen somewhat disorganised as a result of the scheme. Many famous are looking forward to a move being made by their representatives towards a restoration of the old ' time. CHURCH SERVICES BEGIN AT 8. MIREOO NORTH. January 17. The majority of farmers here are against the Daylight Saving Bill, many of them finding it very awkward. The Presbyterian services begin at 8 o’clock !"• the new time. The shire road me’- ■ ncl other men working on contrar J work bv the old time. C • TLEMAINE. January 17. . When die Daylight Saving Act . came into operation at the beginning of the month, the authorities of the Castlemaine Presbyterian Church altered the hour for the Sunday evening service to 8 o’clock- The. experiment has not proved a success, and the Kirk Session has decided to revert to-7 o’clock.