WAR AND THE 40-HOUR WEEK.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —When I read “ Health First’s ” letter in your night’s paper, I thought the writer was poking fun at the 40-hour week, but on reading the balance-of his letter, came to the conclusion that the poor chap was really in earnest. It is almost an insult-to us New - Zealanders to learn that our physique is so poor we cannot possibly stand up to more than 40 "hours, whereas the men and women in England are standing up to nearly double. As an athletic man, 1 say emphatically that New Zealanders have splendid stamina, as witness thoir fine efforts in the Great War, and, lastly, a local proof in that 48 young fellows started in that hard road race. Port Chalmers to Dunedin—eight miles—-and wonderful to relate, everyone finished the distance. —I am, etc., September 13, . Tn Kuri.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19400914.2.83.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Evening Star, Issue 23681, 14 September 1940, Page 12
Word count
Tapeke kupu
145WAR AND THE 40-HOUR WEEK. Evening Star, Issue 23681, 14 September 1940, Page 12
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in