DAIRY FARMERS & SUMMER TIME
57% OPPOSED
[Frit United Press Association]
WELLINGTON, February 21. "Mr Side.y is very much astray it ho imagines that the operation ot summer l ime has not been attended by a good deal of discomfort and annoyance in rural districts, particularly amongst dairy farmers,” stated Mr A. J. Heighway, managing editor of the ‘ Dairy Produce Exporter ’ to-day. “ In order to ascertain the real feelings of the dairy farmers on the question after a practical trial,” he explained, “the ‘Exporter,’ which reaches all the dairy farmers in the dominion, inserted a_ voting paper its January issue, giving the issues ‘ Yes ’ and ‘ No ’ on the question of the permanent retention of summer time, This postal vote will not close til! March 6, but progress figures show that of approximately 16,000 persons so far covered by the votes recorded 97 per cent, are opposed to summer time.”
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Evening Star, Issue 19797, 22 February 1928, Page 9
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148DAIRY FARMERS & SUMMER TIME Evening Star, Issue 19797, 22 February 1928, Page 9
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