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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 94, 22 April 1911, Page 3

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL. BIENNIAL ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS. ' I HEREBY give notice that the following thirtj'-six persons have been duly nominated as Candidates for the office of Councillors for the City of Wellington: — Atkinson, Arthur Richmond Barber, William Henry Peter Bedford, Walter Scott Bennett, William Henry . Bodley, Henry Cameron, Robert Allan Carey, Elijah John Castle, John Cohen, Falk Fitzgerald, John Edward Fletcher, Robert Frost, George Fuller, John (jun.) Fullford, Arthur Harry Gallichan, Edwin Godber, James Hazell, Ivor , Hindmarsh, Alfred Humphrey Hornblow, Andrew" Reed Hunt, Arthur Leigh Jenkinson, John Edward Jensen, Vilhelm Jordan, William Joseph Mandel, Joseph M'lntyre, Charles M'Kenzie, Leonard M'Laren, David Moran, Stanislaus James Reardon, Michael John Reyling. George Frederick Shirtcliffe,' George Smith, John Smith, Thomas Thompson, William John Thorpe, Charles Trevor, James

The Municipal Electors of Wellington will shortly be faced with the duty ot deciding on which day of the week the statutory half-holiday is to be observed. In view of the present agitation to have the day changed from Wednesday to Saturday, the retail traders of the City of Wellington desire to express their emphatic opinion that great loss and injury will result to trade and property in the City, should the proposed alteration be effected. The following reasons are submitted why Wednesday should be retained as the statutory half -holiday : — • THAT the Wednesday half -holiday has given general satisfaction. " ■ THAT there is more retail trade done in Wellington on Saturday than on any other three days in the week combined. THAT Wednesday is a more suitable and convenient day for the half-holiday than Saturday, both for buyers and sellers. THAT the Wednesday half-holiday constitutes an agreeable break in the middle of -the week, which is greatly appreciated by th'g majority of tradesmen and their assistants. THAT a large proportion of the retail trade at present done on Saturday would be lost or diverted in other directions if a day other than Saturday were chosen, because no other day suits the country and suburban people so well. The week's work is practically, over, the children are not at school, and hence parents and children are free to come to town to make any purchases necessary. THAT artisans, labourers, factory hands, and others have their holiday on Saturday, hence, if the retailers are closed, a very large section of the public will have no opportunity of making their purchases in the day time, but will have to resort 'to late shopping. THAT though the supporters of Saturday contend that Friday night will do for a late night, they forget that Saturday is followed by; Sunday's rest, while Friday is following by a working morning. THAT with the ever-increasing rates and taxes in the City, tradespeople cannot afford to do a lesser volume of business, and the natural ponsequence of any decrease will be an increase of the cost of living in the City', which is already too high. THATs despite statements to the contrary, the retention of the Wednesday half-holiday will NOT affect any class of workers .who at present observe the Saturday. THAT those shopkeepers who prefer to close on Saturday will still have the option of closing on that day, as at present, but if Saturday is decided on, no such option is permitted; a position which is surely as undemocratic as it is unfair. . ' THAT the present Act exempts the following trades : — Butchers, Hairdressers, Tobacconists, Bakers, Chemists, Confectioriers, Fishmongers, Florists, Photographers, Refreshment Rooms, Hotels, and Fruiterers, so that a large number of the shops in the City,, and ALL the shops outside the district, will still be open on Saturday, while a few of the traders in the City will be compelled to close. This is claimed to be manifestly unjust. THAT the present accommodation at tennis courts, cricket and football grounds, bowling greens, and other sports grounds is taxed to the utmost on Saturdays, and over-crowding and great inconvenience will result if these pleasure resorts are asked to accommodate nearly double the number on that day. ' - THAT from time immemorial in all civilised countries, Saturday afternoon and evening have been the times at which a large proportion . of the community have made their purchases, and it is certain that this custom would not have survived up to the present if it had not proved, for very' many reasons, a suitable and convenient one. It is equally clear that no radical alteration in any matter affecting the social or business habits of the community should be entered upon except where absolute necessity for the alteration has been shown to exist. THAT the advocates of the alteration to Saturday have no other reason to urge than the personal enjoyment which they will receive if Saturday afternoon is made a holiday. They entirely ignore the interests of the general public in the matter*. The real question is : Shall Business give way to Pleasure ? THAT upwards of 5000 shoppers come into Wellington each Saturday by the Suburban trains, and these will be a 1 - distinct loss to the City. • •* IN COMGLUS3ON, is it reasonable to ask that the business methods and customs which have- made Wellington the leading retail City in the Dominion, should be disturbed and upset ,\ that a large number of the City traders should suffer serious loss ; that the value of the City, property should be depreciated, and that two-thirds of the population should be subjected to loss and inconvenience, in order tnat a small section of the community may be able to indulge in week-end excursions and other expeditions ? In every instance throughout New Zealand where Saturday half-holiday ha,s been tried it has proved a dismal failure. ,It is certain that those interested in the welfare of our City will show by their votes at the Poll that NO sufficient reason has been advanced to warrant the disorganisation, loss, and inconvenience that will result if the proposed change to Saturday is accomplished, and will assist us in pur endeavour to uphold the present arrangement, which has been found eminently satisfactory. The following Shopkeepers are in favour of the retention of the Wednesday Half-holiday: PAGE, T. DIMDORE A. TRAWLING FISH COi - WOLLAND, W. LEWIS, A. S^va/amM^ £ t- £££i£ &^ Ca CARTER & CO. PALMER, j. PARKER, W. J. wm'^AT^'nint ffi Gat,G a t, • WAKEFORD, L. % HULSE AND STOCK- BRENNAN, A. WHIi TAKER BROS. • NICHOLAS. E. ELLIS E U^TDGF PATNF C pSS^SS O^ S - P " tWt?^t S<^'o A - TST S - WATKINS, A. H. JOHNSTONE, THOS. McDOUGALL, M. S^RARD 1 UNION CLOTHING CO. KING, G.. KILFOY, JOS. GOLDSTEIN, MRS. ?¥nW GG u o s D * A ) L e T^ BO^ )T SHOP TRILLO/A. MIZRAEKI, J. WILTON, G. R. - rkSFQ £W ' COLE'S DRAPERY ■ ESTALL, O. W. DAUBNEY, C. BAMFORTH, J. T. Htlfeo.,, . s^wss" Ks&« im&- ifSV ■ .' LINDSAY A ' TRATFV 'M DAVID, M. LESLIE, H. T. MILLER, A. NIGHTINGALL A CAMPBfV T W X?, WELL ' A ' A - WOODWARD, C. S / HAIGH, H. W* BFAVFXr f ' TlSftn?" DAVIS, M. BEAUCHAMP, N. / RAVEN, A. HAnnah fr m r uinwr a REED > J- LAXE < G. ared, l. COHEN C - BARSHT H S MIT £> M ' KELLY, T. JONES, M. A. AUSral, N. HEADfIiS" FERGUSON T fe?£sT HY ' H " W ' £$S?£ N § EYE V * MORT3OW c rncTFT t a i\/r r&KijUijUJNI, J. DEVLIN T AVERY, H. J. PIGGOTT'.D. LEVY EL M°' M - J> ROBE^ON. A. AUSTIN, N. 8.. nFMHAun v t tt\ut6 r v uukjjujn, 1. FISHER L CANE, W. jcAir t T«rrn?r>'DT\T v x>rt.K4^.ij MKo. W. DUTHIE D *■ NEAL, J. ll^kluEs iIM : ! T •-se a I: r c : ?lS ci r- E - A - ISSM&i. HYAIAN H KAHN oh NIGHTINGALE,- N. NEWHOUSE, S. CATHCART, R. SHIELDS, T. MILLS H W $PRUFJ R < W " BURGESS, A. CHAPMAN, J. ROSS W F TE ARO MEAT CO McINTYRE, C. GREEN, W. ISAAC, W. POLLEY SR CASTLE F PHILLIPS, S. G. PERROTT, W. B. DAVIESC. RICKARD H J. TUCKER, W. H. ffiWS&o W r WILSON, A. PLOSTER,T.. COHEN, F. HOWSE BROS. | A toV#v ß^ «' ' TYLEE, M. C. ORDHORN L, INNES, E. A. WHITEHEAD & VENN Snufe? t 1 ™ l Ac MINIFIE, C. LAWLESS, C. SEATON, H. DENTICE, V. S9 W^ L^ T i OS ' ' LAY, L. ' HUDSON, J. QUEREE BROS. HARRIS, L. Tun&c'nxr F"rn 1 r ARTHUR, L. C , L ,AM£' CVC V ?,', JONES & ASHDOWN X?_ T CH, F. J. ??™r 00 rr N * & o9P M^- £• MERVALE, T. S. MARTIN, H. W. BRUCE, H. T. • O'BRIEN, T. «&d™9. X £ Co>> D ' Sl HUTCHISON, L. S. COPELAND, T. ARNOLD, E. BRIEN, R. C. WARING, B. LEONARD, M. J. TURNER, J. H., FEAR, F. J. W. BROWNE, S. A. SC: HULTZ & CO. DOUGLAS, A. STYLES, W. SMART, W. PEARCE, C. water m ' R ' SMITH, T. BARRETT, J. E. DOWNES, J. - WICKENS, F. . A i? TURNER, MRS. WALSH, C. KNOWSLEY, J. VOGEL, J. ABEL S. CLAYTON, T. RICHIE & SONS, W. TRACEY, T. GODBER & CO., J. WEBSTER & CO., H. HALL, L. B. WIEZEN, A. MEXTAXAS. E. RHIMES & CO. CORDING, C. S. CRUMP, M.. McCARTHY, E. WARDELL, BROS. MURDOCK & CO. ROr iv J r A^^ TT FABRIS, MRS s FREEMAN, W. BUCKLEY, M. COLTMAN. T. H. PRITCHARD H. MOORE A. > WAREHAM & SONS, J. PEES, C. E. GILLIES; D. ROGERS, GEO. POTTS, J. PATTERSON, S. S. COOPER, F. TAYLOR. P. S. SlXM®^' E> COSTIN, T. P. QUINN, M. CRAVEN & CO., J. CLARK, W. G. S* WILKIE, E. ANDERSON, A. ]ONES, R. A. WOOLHOUSE. W. ' A-Yjy? s^- , BARKER, G. H. McALPINE, W. MAXWELL, R. HORROCKS, F. R. £AIN C. CHITTENDEN, J. HAMPTON, W. E. PRESTON, A. E. ARCHER, H. J. SX A S« £• L ' BELL, T. T. HUTCHISON, J. ALLEN J. HOROWHENUA MEAT RYAN R CAMPBELL, J. CREIGHTON, "J. MORRIS, J. CO. BROWN, M. JENKINS, M. ACCHANSEN. J. REX, D. ' WINDER, GEO. GRIFr ITH&, J. BARSHT, A. SIMPKINS, V. E.. SCOTT, R. H. HOULDSWORTH, R. BROWN. T. H. WICKLIFFE, J. BENGE T T ARTHUR, T. GARDINER & HARDIE BETTANY, J. H. HORNBLOW, A. R. TAYLOR T MORAN & SON, A. W. PEARCE & CO.. E. MINAHAN, MRS.' WILLIAMS, A. ' BUDDEN F N. COOPER. _M CROUCH, THOS. MORRIS, C. HALL, N. MAIRS G W - FREEMAN. H. J. FARQUHAR, H. J. ANDERSON, A. v HART, B. PFRRY H ISfc && BB o E £\ &X" SIw l p. ' XV POLL. T- GEORGE & GEORGE BEGGS. T. MANTEL, R. WYATT ri T VEITCH & ALLAN C. SMITH . HERON, E. N. W\ATI, H. J. Also signed by 187 other Shopkeepers.