THE HALF-HOLTDAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2286, 25 November 1889, Page 3

THE HALF-HOLTDAY.

TO THfi BUITOE. Fob,— lf you will Kindly limit m yons paj pet a ooonlty bampkW- view o the ho llday question I shall feel mnoh obliged. X think the question *t present !b too n Ktow. Has not the farmer's man on t cnal right to a half-holiday whh the ifflßrohant's employee. I think yen w ( agree vihme that be has. I Bhoald like to see • petition taken to every f »rmer m the district with a reqaeßt that he sigos In f»TO» of givlng,b'« men a htlf-hollday. : Wonld ft bccj-j- o ? I veatnra to jr diet It would pot.. If I understand aright the greater portlonof tbe oountry people are agalnit the conoesrion siked for, and that there are more opponents m tbe town ' of Aihbnrfcon than is generally ;aappoied. Let a petition be taken from house to house •nltha tamei of those who dec' lce to ■npport the aaovement he noted. The result might surprise even the most s»nirnine The shopman saya he works long Suranbnt let mo ask him if his hours of labor are as long as those of a oountry bumpkin 3 Not a bit of it, Sir. What I 1 contend is that the country and town boog bound together m bn-iness mattero, * let them afeo be bound together on this i - question. At the public meeting I think Mr Sawle's views were precisely m the right direction, while those of Mr Cuth- ' bsrtson were only ca'culated to disor^anißing. Another thing Mr, Would not a full holiday oroa a month „ meet. the wishes of the majority. A Mai might be given. I should h-ul It nrith pleasure ; that is if the pay went on. In conclusion, I venture to say Jb at if come of the employees were placed iv the «mployeib' position they would not be so . enthusiastic m the matter of half-holidays. \ If once the thin end of the wedge gets m - more concessions will be dematded. But I believe m Freetrade, and I think th» .- : beet thing after all is foe every mnnfu please himself. For instance, if things do sot tuit one m Ashburton could bo not *ak« up his bed and travel until he got to green pastures. I bed, etc., COUKTEY BUMPKHf.

IO THIS BDITOB.

S(f4—l was mooh pleased to read your stirrta? »»tiole m Saturday's papaer on the freefc'y h^f-holiday; It wonld be a creat pity to" miss this ohanoa of securing suoh a boon. J watched whh muoh Interest tbe establls>raent of tbe weekly half-holiday In auothei town of .New Zealand. It baa now beeO-oe a regular thing there, I intend to contribute my alta towards assisting the movement m Aahbnrion by transferring my ouitom to thc6» who observe the half holiday. I irsnld urge all who have any desire to promote the- well being of their fel'ow creatures to severely let alone those who ara endangering the suooess of thfa mueb - oaeded arrangement. As bearing on this ■nKjetr, I wonld refer your readers to - I Corinthians, 6th ohaper. lith verse. .---- I am etc, COUKTBY OUBtOMSB.