END OF SUMMER-TIME.

Shannon News, 2 March 1928, Page 3

END OF SUMMER-TIME.

A FURTHER REMINDER. A further reminder of the approaching- completion of the period of Daylight Saving is contributed to the Gazette by the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates). “It is hereby notified, ’’ runs the statement, “that, under the Summer Time Act, 1927, summer time, which commenced at 2 o'clock in the morning of Sunday, November 6, 1927, ends at 2 o’clock, New Zealand standard time, in the • morning of Sunday next, March 4, 1928. The time will therefore be put back as from 2 n m New Zealand sraßrard time, on Sunday, March 4, 1928.” With regard to the alteration of clocks it is a bad policy to put them back the one hour, more especially with strikers and calendar clocks. With striking clock the simplest way will be to put it forward-eleven hours on Saturday night, but the calendar clocks will have to be stopped for one hour md then set going. This method will avoid any possible interference with any. part of the mechanism. “TINKERING WITH CLOCK.” A copy of the resolution passed by he Dairy Farmers’ Union condemnin'.he daylight saving measui c has been cut to Mr J- Gordon EMiotc, M I’., who has sent the following reply to he Union:— “1 am in receipt of yours of the 16th inst,, conveying resolution passed by your executive re daylight saving, ['would point out that as the Summer Time Act automatically lapses next moulh its repeal is unnecessary. The danger lies in its reinstatement nexi session and I trust that farmers, farmers’ unions, dairy _ factory directors, etc., will unite and bring pressure to ■ear on Parliament to prevent the passbig of a measure which is not only condemned bv 90 per cent, of the fanners of the Dominion, but which also imposes hardship on farmers’ wives and : s detrimental to the well-being of growing children. “Should city dwellers and those who place sport before business desire tc '.tart and to knock off woik one hour ■arlier than standard iime, they can do so Legislation is not leeessarv. Gar farmers, who are the .vealtli producers of Die community deire, however,, to be left free to work Sur'iig those hours which are best suit'll to the requirements of their business md untrammelled by restrictive legislation. “A number of'members, stated in the .louse last session that, although prewired to give daylight saving a trial hev will not support the re-enactment if the Summer Time Act if it c-an be liown to them that our farmers are fip■osed to the Act. It is therefore incumbent- on the farmers of the Domaion to get busy at once —pour in their protests and convince these, members ‘hat the farming community is opposed o Sidey time. Passing academic resoul ions will however get no where.. Our ’armors must give reasons for their op- ■ osition and prove to Parliament, as hey undoubtedly can. that tinkering v;t'li the clock is unsound from the fanners’ point of view.”