THE HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1677, 18 February 1913, Page 5

THE HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION.

'■ •:■■■■■■ •»' : ■•■-■ ■•>';-. . ••■' • : , : ■:•.>■,-•'";.■,' .'-v-.' .■■''■■; 'I (By Tolejraph.-Pross XsMoiation.) ' . . , WangdhuV February II : Yi An onthusiasho mecling, of many of" Y"' : '' Wanganui's leading business people to in-" • augurato a general Saturday half-holiday'' '"-I in the combined district of the borough ] and Gonville township was held to-nighi:.. ■ -a i It was unanimously decided to petition v v i tho Borough Council to lake a polf of tha'-. ■• .' electors on tho day of the general'elec- 1 ' •-'■/« tion on April 30 in favour cf a Saturday■■■>■'< ■■% statutory half-holidoy. A strong •' cxecn-'V > ■ . 5 twrwas formed to lake the petition l in ':' ',! hand. Pho opinion is that tho movement. .! is gaining Favour, and there is good pros-' '"' ' J l , pect of tho noil-carrying a majority for '•■■'' ■'.'..'• Saturday holiday. Every burgess, innlo '. ] or female, of age, has tho right to vote. " - J Tho business men present at the meeting Y Y were unaiiimous that the tramways had , •'•■' \i generalised trade more 'during', the week- '• •'■'■ i .- : and reduced tho Saturday night : . v ■• drapers and grocers remarking that more Yi-'.N business was done in tho mornings by'' ''i suburbanites being able to reach town bj ' trams. ■. .; y :=—==■-•' . ;:;y,,y)