SUMMER TIME ACT

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1928, Page 2

SUMMER TIME ACT

MR SI DEV SATISFIED. DUNEDIN. Kef*. 9. Air T. Is. Sidey. Al l’., replying to questions put to-day by a ‘‘Star ’ l ('presenta 1 i ve. says that the Summer Time Bill will certainly he introduced to the next session ol Parliament. ‘‘The inconvenience il has actually caused is nothing like what was anticipated.” la* said, "and its advantages have fully come up to expectations. One year's trail may be hardly sufficient to justify the demands that the reform he made permanent, but assuredly the results have not weakened the arguments for its continuance at present. nor have they diclosed any evidence for its reject ion. “There may perhaps be a question as to the date of terminating for the year operation of the statute. A\ e have not yet reached the stage at which a decision on that point can he finally arrived at. The date ol commencing in November has worked out all right 1 am more than ever satisfied as to the advantages of the hour’s change.” OPPOSITION BY FARAIERS’ UXTON. DUNEDIN, Feb. 9. The Summer Time Act came up for discussion at a meeting of the Otago Provincial Council of the !■ armors Union. The president (Air I>. M. Ilcid) dealt with the subject ire mi the point <>f view of the Dominion Executive' which body, he said, had come to a decision that daylight saving had not proved an unmixed blessn'g. «?spt‘cially as concerned women and children in country districts. Tn view <>l this it had been decided to draw up „ petition fur distribution to all branches in New Zealand, and m thought the Otago executive should take the matter in hand and emleavto get the petition largely signed. The aim of the petition was to liny' the necessary legislation introduced to prevent the reappearance on the Staute Book of the Summer Time Act.