RACE WEEKS IN CHRISTCHURCH
OPPOSITION OF MR. F. P. WALSH (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. “Mid-week race days were abandoned during the war for the sole reason that they withdrew workers from production and caused a material loss in output,” said the chairman of the Aid to Britain National Council (Mr F. P. Walsh) to-day, referring to the announcement by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr W. A. Bodkin) that mid-week race days had been granted to Wellington and Christchurch. Mr Walsh said this was a “grave disservice” to the people in New Zealand and their kin overseas. Mr Len George, immediate past president of the New Zealand Retailers’ Federation, said; “Racing is a sport, and should he kept to the usual sporting days, otherwise there is a danger of absenteeism in manufacturing concerns and to a lesser degree in the retail trades.” Mr George said he was giving his personal opinion, and not necessarily that of the federation.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 105, 16 February 1950, Page 4
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158RACE WEEKS IN CHRISTCHURCH Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 105, 16 February 1950, Page 4
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