LATE SHOPPING NIGHT

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 114, 25 November 1938, Page 3

LATE SHOPPING NIGHT

CHRISTMAS WEEK HUURS BETA 11 JvRS ’ CON TROVERS Y POSITION AT GISBORNE An effort to solve the present difficulty concerning the observance ol (lie weekly ball-day amf the late shopping night in Christmas week at Gisborne is to ho made at another meeting tu lie held this week under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Employers’ Association, with Air. I*. Tolcrton, president of the association, in the chair.

'l'lie controversy regarding the hours to be observed in retail promise's during Christmas and New weeks has been proceeding lor a week, and keen interest has developed in the argument as to whether I 1 riduy or Saturday night should In* the late shopping night. Various points of view have been expounded, and each day inis brought forth some new suggestion or recommendation to the retailers generally.

Since it is considered Ixmiiul to have ~ had effect on. Christmas trade if the controversy is not settled, leading representatives ol the two main groups have agreed to submit the question at the meeting tlii.: week. One speaker from each group will he selected to debate the question at the meeting, and a vote will he taken later, on the basis ol one vote 1 loi each retailor or manager, plus one \ etc for every serving assistant in each ol the premises concerned.