MORE DAYLIGHT
(To the Editor.)
Sir,—lt was very gratifying to your thousands of readers to see a timely leading article in yesterday's "Post" advocate ing a Summer Time Extension Bill. Doubtless the masses of our people are more interested in such a Bill, for the benefit of all, than ia any other discussion of Parliament.
...' Your article advocated the.need of passing eucli a Bill because' it is a healthgiving, economical, common-sense measure, and knowing full well that if a referendum were taken now to give us an hour more freedom in daylight, to'■ enjoy more sunshine and outdoor life, it would be overwhelmingly carried. It is that if our population were given a chaiicc to say what they want they would not only show a big majority vote to put the clock on an hour in summer, but in addition I feel confident would claim the halfhour change throughout the year. What k preventing our people from having their desires, and their proper rights? Is it not that "political partyißin" is blocking the voice of the people? Is it that instead of fearless leaders we merely have an expensive, "talking machine" and obstruction?
Why-cannot the people have what a huge majority of our population so greatly desire, and are silently clamourin;; for unheeded ?
Instead of our Parliament wasting hours of energy and time talking uselessly for the mott part, : let it feelingly study the claims of our people, and ai.;« tnbute to that genial friend of «HJT«ir Zealandera, Sir Thomas Sidey, who championed the cause for years, give ur more day. light freedom. Will Parliament continue to disregard our claims in this daylight saving movement, when members of Parliament all know that it is indisputable that the people want a Summer Time adjustment of the clock not only for a longer period of the year, but for an hour a day during summer months. I believe the universal desire is to put the clock on an hour during October to March, and then a halfhour for other months.—l am, etc.,
STUDX THE PEOPLE,
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1933, Page 10
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343MORE DAYLIGHT Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1933, Page 10
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