SUMMER TIME.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 10

SUMMER TIME.

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•;■■: cf£^R^(JNisiTft?PUßL;ic- opinion" j.-.iii ■.f-,ri;?:-PB I -;;;-, : Vii i (i:.-',.f.-,.Bi.-s-i>•■■■• ■ ■■■• -V: '-. x n l.- it SAJiErB.OJ!R ksADVANCEMENT.; ■ :-5 51Q2 ii-iW'.: *k:? " V-•■■ ~'\'> •'■'■:' • '.' - :-.; : '•■ BEaM^ING.uTP-MOKROWv.WEEB:., ioi t 1 . : Reporter.) U.' "a-tr.it this day., --•.,'■ ; f ;'-*' J f "Tfio 'expected Summer!; Time'BJll ;was ■ Y? -~. '.introduced:an ttie House' J 'of rßepresenta-■-r"":tiVes:-;late::last'-iii?lit.' O'ri 1 theuntroduc-. - VK :'£ibif oiftKe bill Mi : : ; T. K.;Sidey asked the ■ '"'; < Sliiiister 'whether ;it 'Saye. 'effect 'to; the . °. I *'*reSStififieiidalid4'':''bf 'Mifie: Special: Select : y.Committee which considered'.ttie Summer t P'.':Tiin'e (Ilo'cal''Empowefin'g).' : Bill, and, if * •*. rit \vasiiot in'the/precise terriis of the v - 'recommendation', 'what alterations had ;•■-. '•'■- . been -:„...; ™ : .'•■:.. " ';■ '•if¥fc'^ i i-'FJ&ser. :i Central) -»said' "the '•■' country wanted to know ■whether_ the_ opposition to summer time : : j\vas_ on its.d"eath"-lJedV" As the Govern- . ' . - Tnent-had been'coriviiice'd-of the-principle /■. of summer time...there should be, no r.", -gvuclging on the part of ;■■;.■■ -.--;• th;oso:who had sought to deprive ; the •<■ .'•?P??"rr was so very beneficial ■-■ ■-•■ ..;^ sfc -^F-i;^ere/ should be no half- -, .-•■■. hearted half -hour of summer time" he i>: l .*TCT.saidi'>Bß<;. v\ .yho-/ ■ •• ■..■'. •■■■:,'.. sif.i M one oi ..: opposition to^summer ■■■"■• i . l thosevwh6.;had been opposed :..:;;'tor;vat- m ,the ; past■. ■■ would object •t. . f !"v'tpy ti being,-challenged .'in- this ■ Tav : ■ contents -of ;the -,bill: Had , disclosed. .<He .trusted Mr Frasei 1 . .;. ;'would speak in different terms next time ■ ; : to give the bill a , ■■ . . chance in spirit of sweef re'asbnab'leV ' ■ Mr I). .G.,Sullivan (Avon) congratu- ■;■/• ... latedMr. Samuel on.his. change of heart 'r. • ■ ospecJanyym'-.yie^v'^of'th'e ..fdrocity of tn g .. past,opposition.—lt was only fair that ■■:- , ■-. ; stood the biil'.all -' .. ■ .'.these'years should hope that the whole ;; .. opposition converted. ■ .■" I ; '.*■;_'. Mr: J. C.Rollestdn (Waitomo), another .'.-. : 'opponent;;said his views on daylight '"'-.'. 'I' , J^raying..were, ' : ? ■ .i"^i'-*-' : -^-''-' ! "A v, Half-pie : llleasure." ■• ■'■■••-. ■>■- : M;!!i^Mr.-'iH.^L,i : Armstrong.;:: ;(6liristcliurch ■ East) was 'afraid -the-* bill 'contained '"a" ■He - ■ f? rt •"•S&^!?y:i , i.§.''- measure ,to Vput ; 'the ov<?^ m - ont °n-side with-a large section ( s;i..°frs¥''^ -fti?.S9y? r -? a ,(that summer.tiVn'e was/a mucli ;, '™?r r ?.-'populai-measure-':tlian ;, tliey, had H --r-JiiMght; thedemand for it was' H -

very strong. The people of New Zealand wanted'a'full hour, and it would-be better to. leave the matter alone this year than, to. give them less. It would be found that the people would return at the next election a House that would re-enact the very popular measure that had been denied a second'life.. • ..-/. ' Mr. W:' S.: Glenn. (Rangitikei), chief of the summer time opponents, deplored Mr. Fraser.'s speech', which was, lie said, calculated to put the whole House in an uproar." , '- '•'.'••'■ ■"' ■■:■•■ ■■■•'. •'•';.■' '.' Replying to some (comment from ; Mr. Fraser, the member for- Rangitikei declared .threateningly, ."Don't drive us too far! We can ' stand a. certain amount." ....-;.. ~':. •....'.'. ' ' , : ■ . • -Minister's Outline of Bill.

The Hon. W. Downie Stewart explained that, the bill provided for the advancement of clocks by.half-an-hour from the second iSunday. in October until the third Sunday in March. It contained last year's provision ; for, shearing and threshing operations, to be .conducted on standard time unless there was a mutual agreement to the contrary. He thought Mr. Fraser's speech was. extremely unfortunate and provocative of opposition.. The bill .was a Government measure, but the Government, did not expect every member of their party to deal with it. However, seeing.it was a .Government measure it was believed it would gain sufficient support to place it on the Statute Book.. .;

Mr. Fraser said if the Government could get support for a half-hour advance it could get support for an hour, so why not give the country something worth while. - . '■ . . .'. ■' '.'■':■ ' ■'.:• ■■> "

The bill was read/ a first time and a second time, and the House went into committee on it before, I o'clock.

Mr. Sidey, in one of the last speeches he will make in Parliament, thanked the Soye.rnment.for bringing in the bill, and said'that although he regretted that a second trial'had not been giyeri the full hour he was grateful to "the Government for giving effect to a principle for which he had fought for niany years. "Will Never Go Back On it!" _. The Ml, .which was in charge of the Uime Minister, passed the committee stage without discussion and was quickly gft** «'"d.reading stage and n?ment M' • aSerpredictinS that Parin uctober (to-morrow weekl until o a.m. on. ;the. third Sunday n Ma r c]f Reference to ahy specified time in awwds or agreements relating to J r K the threshing of. grain" or of sheep shall.be.standard time unlesl 5111 plovers, and. .'.workers, by 'mutual ■isreeiiipiit, decided...otherwise. The Act 'isronfy operative"till March, 1029. V