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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 264, 3 April 1917, Page 3

VOTE FOR SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY. WE, the Undersigned Traders and Shopkeepers of Pukekohe, respectfully ask your kind consideration when voting on April 25th in the matter of the Weekly Half-Holiday. We are distinctly in favour of our Half Holiday being as hitherto, viz., on SATURDAY, and we ask you to kindly help us retain the usual Half Holiday by casting your Vote in favour of SATUBDaY. Messrs Pell & Son, W. T. Jones, Perkins & Company, W. Roulaton, and W. (J. Shotbolt & Company have already advertised in the " Pukekohe Times " their intention to close on Saturday as usual, as per > the privileges under the Shops and Offices Act, so it would not be to the interest of the town, nor to yourselves as shoppers, to have some of the principal shops closed on Wednesdays and some on Saturdays We feel sure a united action of Shopkeepers in closing on Sacurday will be a distinct advantage to the Public, so please

VOTE FOR SATURDAY. 8. H. GALLAGHER C. A. PENNY W & G, BLAKE J. H. BLACKWOOD J. W. RACK R. G. Y. FEAR COOPER & CURD W. BOTLER CHAS. R. LUSHER J. R- McRAE ROBT. MILLER M. G. McGOVERN 1610

HALF-HOLIDAY POLL To the Electors of Pukekohe.

This is a Democratic Country and there can be no fairer method of disposing of the half-holiday question than by means of that Democratic institution—a Referendum of the people. You as Ratepayers (directly or indirectly) are naturally anxious to have a say in settling a question that vitally affects your own and Pukekohe's prosperity. Some five or six traders are attempting to defeat the fair and reasonable objects of this Referendum by threatening to close their premises on Saturday in the event of Wednesday being declared by vote as the half-holiday. This is a rather unsportsmanlike attitude to adopt and seems to be an attempt to coerce the Electors into following the dictates of these few ttaders to the detriment of the interests of the people generally. Let fair argument prevail. Let us dispose of this question on the fair and square basis—the most good for the most people. Let us settle the question by means of the ballot box, either party standing or falling by this Democratic method of settling the question—and not by highhanded endeavours to coerce the Electors.

The future and present prosperity is entirely in jour own han Is. Vote for WEDNESDAY AND SHOP all Day Saturdays

PUKEKOHE TIMBER rARD. (Late-R. Bradbury 8). Rimu, Maitai, Totara, White Fine All Classes Mouldings. Price Lists on application. Wm. WILSON, Manager Telephone No. 104 WANTED —To buy bottles in any quantities ; quarts Is, pints 8d Apply—C. CLARKE, Puke! kohe Hotel. 998

Stagnation Or Prosperity Which ? "i Pukekohe's prosperity and progress depends upon the farming community, absolutely. * We have no manufactures, no industries. Therefore we are entirely dependent upon our Commerce. c As a commercial community it is our duty to most carefully consider the convenience of those upon whom our Commercial prosperity depends. r It has been the custom from time immemorablo for the farming community to do their shopping on Saturday for the reason that this day is the most convenient for them and is least likelv to disorganise their own farming pursuits. * As a commercial centre—dependent almost entirely upon the farming community—it would naturally be supposed, that we, as keen business men liei e for the purpose of doing business, would be only to ready to consider the customs and convenience of the farming community by catering in a reasonable manner for that class on whom we are dependent to a verv great extent for our own prosperity and of course incidentally for the prosperity of Pukekohe and every person that has any interest in the town. c What do we find? Instead of consulting the convenience of our farmer friends, business people turn round and say—in effect —we don't want your business ; we are busy having a holiday. You farmers are here for our convenience. You will have to come round and spend your cash when it is convenient to us. * We assert that this autocratic stand is doing harm to the Commerce of Pukekohe and is likely to seriously prejudice our commercial interests. Perhaps some business folk are rolling in wealth and can afford to bd independent. If they want to mark time it is not reasonable to penalise the progress of this town nor is it fair to expect the many to conform to the extraordinary views of the few. •i Electors! Carefully consider this ha'f-holiday quest ; on on its merits and vote as your commonsense dictates. Remember that the aim of ev> ryone should be Progress and Prosperity, a better and brighter Pukekohe that we may be justly proud of. and finally realise that we must give reasonable consideration to those people on whom Pukekohe's prosperity depends—the farming community.