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DAYLIGHT SAVING

i ♦—— e A LEAGUE PROPOSED. o "That this chamber is of opinion that immediate steps should be taken to obtain daylight saving; that the adoption of such a measure would be in the best e interests of tho populace, and conducive a to the physical, mental, moral, and fino ancial welfare of the Dominion—the clock y to be advanced one hour from September e Ito March 31, and readjusted from Anril a 1 to August 31." The above resolution from the Palo merston North Chamber ■of Commerce e wag endorsed by the Central Chamber of * Commerce at its meeting, yesterday aftera noon. r At the same timo a report drawn up • by a committee of the council of the 5 Wellington Philosophical Society was considered, pointing out the im- ' portant recommendation made lastyear, wliich, in brief, was the ; forwarding of time by half an hour in J New Zealand in order to place the Do- £ minion exactly twelve hours "ahead of 0 Greenwich time. ' e Mr..Atkins said that though this rrat- .. ter had originated in New Zealand, it had been turned down. England and j other countries had fought it, and yet 0 wben war broke out Germany and x France at once adopted it, and it was Y now regarded as one of the soundest t economic measures ever put upon the 1 Statute Books of those countries. .It was s adopted by all the countries who were s really at war. Australia, had turned it » down. If New Zealand were at war e it would deal with the matter in a practical manner, and place a measure on tho Statute Book, Whether they could get the farmers to agree to it was a "horse of another colour," but he was convinced that it was a safe and sound measure. Mr. Atkins also said that it would be a help to the city in spreading the load (electric power) ■ during peakload hours in the winter. Mr. L. A. Edwards suggested the formation of a Daylight Saving League. Questions of the sort were not settled by bodies passing resolutions and send- ' ing them on to one another. It was a subject they should know more about, particularly the Philosophical Society's idea, which seemed an important one, and 'he thought that if a league were sol; up more good could be accomplished. ■ On the motion for tho endorsement of the Palmerstoii North resolution being piit, it was staled that it differed from the Philosophical Society's proposal—one was for nn hour's difference, and a s changeable clock for summer and winter, •- and the other was for pushing the hands Ii of the clock on half an hour permanil ently. s The motion to endorse the resolution ;. was carried, and the report of ti.o Philosophical Society is to be carefully cone sidered by the executive. t •—^——. m—mmmmm

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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 6

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DAYLIGHT SAVING Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 6

DAYLIGHT SAVING Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 6

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