ELECTION HALF-HOLIDAY
PROVISION FOR VOTING An amendment to the Electoral Law by repealing the provision relating to a half-holiday on Parliamentary General Election day was urged by a remit from the executive, at the conference of Associated Chambers of Commerce today. It was submitted that provision should be confined to a reasonable opportunity not exceeding one working hour for eaoh employee to record his or her vote; and no deduction to be made from the wages of any such employee. Mr. W. Machin (Christchurch) said that it seemed unnecessary to give any more than the historic half-hour on voting day. Dunedin opposed the remit on the belief that the economic loss was not great. Mr. IT. S. E. Turner (Christchurch) considered that the half-holidav unnecessary. After all it applied only to shops and not to offices. The remit was carried.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 794, 15 October 1929, Page 14
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140ELECTION HALF-HOLIDAY Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 794, 15 October 1929, Page 14
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