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DAYLIGHT SAVING.

At the annual meeting of the Foxion Chamber of Commerce, held on Thursday evening, two replies were received to the Chamber’s request that an endeavour be made to have the Summer Time Bill made a permanent measure. The first was from the Prime Minister, and read as follows: —

“1 have to acknowledge receipt of yours of the Ist inst., 'Submitting a resolution passed by the Foxton Chamber of Commerce in reference to the Summer Time Act. In reply I have to inform you that the representations contained in the resolution have been duly noted and will receive careful consideration.”

The other was from the member for the district, Mr. J. Linklator, M.P., in which he stated: “1 am in receipt of your letter of recent date in which you ask my support towards making Summer Time Bill a permanent measure.

“In reply I have to say that although 1 do not like to refuse the request of your Chamber, or go against its members wishes, I want to inform them that I have always voted against this measure, and the trial that has taken place of its working convinces me that real hardships and inconvenience is imposed upon our farming community.

“As the whole prosperity of the Dominion depends upon the man on the land, I think your Chamber will agree with me when I say that anything that tends to lesson his effieency as a producer should be condemned by us. I have already stated my opinion against the measure with no uncertain voice and 1 feel that 1 would he failing in my duty if I did not answer your letter and let you know clearly that L will still oppose this measure although as I said before in this letter, I do not do so for any other reason than my firm conviction that it is of no use to the man on the land, that it adds hours of work to the daily round of the women of New Zealand and is detrimental to the health of many of our children.” The reading of the first stemtyped reply drew forth smiles from members who had heard the familiar phrasing on many previous occasions.

In regard to Mr. Liuklatcr's reply, Mr. Perreau- said it was very pleasing to see that the member for the district- had a backbone and gave a straight-out refusal to support the request. The President said that the mem her had to bend to the wishes of the majority of the people in his electorate and the matter was dropped without further discussion.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3797, 26 May 1928, Page 2

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DAYLIGHT SAVING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3797, 26 May 1928, Page 2

DAYLIGHT SAVING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3797, 26 May 1928, Page 2

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