THE HALF-HOLIDAY.
A DIVIDED TOWN. Press Association. INVERCARGILL, last night. Business, people in • Invercargill are very much divided over the half-holi-day question. Recently a Saturday Half-Holiday Association was formed. A large mooting of retailers to-night decided to form a Wednesday HalfHoliday Association, and to take any necessary steps to combat the proposed change to Saturday. The opinion was unanimously expressed that the change from the existing arrangement would prejudicially effect the business of the tovvn. A committee was appointed to draw up a petition for presentation to Parliament. The . wholesale ironmongers have given notice already of a change'from Wednesday to Saturday, and there is some talk of the lawyers doing likewise.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2085, 21 May 1907, Page 2
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111THE HALF-HOLIDAY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2085, 21 May 1907, Page 2
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