DAYLIGHT SAVING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3695, 24 September 1927, Page 3

DAYLIGHT SAVING.

TO BECOME LAW.

At last' Daylight Saving has belomq law, the Summer-time Bill being passed, without amendment, by the Legislative Council on Thursday. Mr. T. K. Sidey, the author of the measure, was present to witness the success that crowned his eighteen years’ advocacy of the daylight saving principle; and there was an unusual demonstration of approbation in the Lower House when advice was received of the passage of the Bill.

When the Bill was under consideration by the Legislative Council, in committee, the Hon. R. Moore moved an amendment to exempt dairy farmers from its operation. He said that he was anxious that the Bill should give general satisfaction. He maintained that his amendment would improve the measure, and not affect its working as far as the towns were concerned. If shearers and threshing mill workers were to be exempted, it was only fair that dairy farmers should be exempted. His amendment would remove most of the objections to the Bill.

The Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes sympathised with the dairy farmers, but, he added, they were not working under any award, and could milk whenever they liked. The amendment would not help them, unless the train time-tables were altered, and it was not proposed to do that.

The amendment was defeated by 21 votes to 9 and the Bill passed. DURATION OF ACT.

.Daylight Saying will come into force at 2 a.m. New Zealand standard time, on the first Sunday in November, when clocks will be put forward one hour, and will continue in operation until 2 a.m. New Zealand standard time, on' the first Sunday in 'March, 1928.

There was an unusual demonstration in the House of Representatives, when Mr. Speaker announced that he had received a message from the Legislative Council stating that it had passed the -Summer-time Bill. Immediately there was a hearty round of applause. Mr. Sidey bowed his acknowledgments and several members shook hands with him and expressed their congratulation that, after so many years’ persistent effort, his exertions had at last been crowned with success.

Congratulations were showered on Mb'. Sidey at a social gathering held in the evening.