HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 65, 9 December 1937, Page 8

HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION

Our Own CorreBpondent.)

Waipawa Chamber to Approach Waipukurau Body;

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WAIPAWA, Last Night. At the monthly meeting of the Waipawa Chamber of Commerce, the president, Mr F. M. Tickner, presided over a good attendance of members. The chairman reported. that a request to have mails sorted into private boxes on holidays had been made to the Postmaster, who had pointed out that on public holidays there would be no early train, and on other dayh the mails from this train. were sorted early. The chairman also advised that tne sub-eom-mittee had made a canvass of tbe business people and had been able to put the engagement of the nigbtwatchman on to a better footing. A letter was received from Mr H. M. Christie, M.P., advising that the 'passage-way running along the boundary of the Post Office prope-rty would not be iriterfered with. wben the new • building was erected. This was in response to a request made to the Department to have tbe right-of-way open permanently. The Minister of Public Works advised that it had not been possible to make provision in the estimates this • year for the erection of the new traffie bridge, but a smvey had been made and a site plan prepared and the work would be considered in next yeaT's estimates. Mr Cnristie also advised that tbere was every prospect of tbe work being put in hand next year. Mr Witberow Teferred to the unsatisfactory condition oi tbe road near the traffie bridge, and also suggested that tbe council should be approached to cut back the willows, whieh. were at present a menace to traffie. It was decided that tbe January meeting be allowed to lapse. The subcommittee appointed to organise tbe recent shopping effort, was autborised to make all arrangements should it be -thought advisable to make a further effort in .the early part of February. The chairman reported that matters in connection with the Christmas effort were well in hand. Mr Eagle asked whether anything further had been done in the matter of changing the day for the weekly halfholiday pending the introduction of a universal half-day. The chairman stated that he was waiting on a visit from Mr Christie to ascertain the prospeets of legislation on the matter of a universal holiday. It was decided to approach the Waipukurau chamber with a view to the adoption by both towns of Thursday instead of Wednesday. .