FIVE-DAY SHOPPING WEEK

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 195, 16 May 1944, Page 4

FIVE-DAY SHOPPING WEEK

Farmers’ Union Attitude The attitude of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union to the movement for a nuiversal five-day shopping week was stated bv the Dominion treasurer ot the union, Air XV. Horrobin yesterday. He .said that at its recent meeting, the Dominion executive of the union had passed a resolution strongly protesting against any move to sanction a five-day Shopping week. It was pointed out that such an arrangement would impose undue hardship on farmers and other people in the community, and in view, of the labour position, it was most unwise further to restrict the working time of any section of the community. Mr. Horrobin said that the Dominion executive also believed that such a move would have an exceedingly bad psychological effect on the farming community when they heard that yet another section of the community was to be given a fiveday'working week while they were being urged to work harder and longer to produce more food for Britain. “I sincerely hope that the Government will not permit this move to come to fruition,” said Mr. Horrobin. “If it does so it will be taking a step which is not in the best interests of the country at the present time.”