POWER ON SUNDAYS
Objections To Shutdowns Power shutdowns on Sunday afternoons will bo investigated by the Central Canterbury Electric Power Board. Inconvenience to television viewers, small businesses depending on Sunday trade, the cost of Sunday work and its effect on board employees on Mondays are among the factors to be considered. Mr L. F. Chamberlain told a board meeting many people watched the full-length film shown on television on a Sunday and did not appreciate being deprived of it by a shutdown. | The engineer-manager (Mr S. E. Slatter) said some consideration had already been given to discontinuing Sunday shutdowns in favour of some more convenient time during the week. Sunday work was expensive and was “reflected" in the men the next day.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31086, 15 June 1966, Page 14
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122POWER ON SUNDAYS Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31086, 15 June 1966, Page 14
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