THE SHOP ASSISTANTS BILL.
It will seem by our Parliamentary report that the Shop and Shops-assis-tants Bill has received a check in the Legislative Council. The Hon. Mr Keynolds moved an amendment, which was carried, to the effect that shops in which no hands were employed could be kept open on the half-holiday so as not to inflict hardships on widows or other poor people who thus earned their living. As this practically struck at the main principle of the Bill, Sir Patrick Buckley stated he would have to consult his colleagues before doing anything further. In the House of Representatives also one of the most important clauses had previously been so amended as to reverse altogether its original inten tion. It was there provided that employes should be paid for the half-holiday but that was struck out, and words substituted so as to reduce the weekly wage to five and a kalf days. It is just possible that, under the circumstances, the measure will be dropped for this session at least. We may accept this as an indication that many of the members of both Houses are becoming sick and tired of so much grandmotherly legislation which does no good to employes and is a needless worry to employers of
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 74, 21 September 1894, Page 2
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211THE SHOP ASSISTANTS BILL. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 74, 21 September 1894, Page 2
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