Shops and Offices Bill.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 163, 14 July 1904, Page 2

Shops and Offices Bill.

RECOMMENDATIONS OF NEW PLYMOUTH TRADESMEN,

At a meeting of the oxecutivo of the Traders' ami Employers' Association hold on Tuesday tho proposed Shops and Offices Dill came under discussion.

The following were tho principal resolutions passed :

That this meeting Is strongly opposed to Saturday as a universal half holiday, and strongly opposed to tho introduction of a plebiscite. That this meeting favours the midweek half-holiday, and suggests Wednesday as an alternate day to Saturday to apply throughout the colony.

That no restriction apply to wife audi family with regard to work, etc. in shops and offices which does not apply to tho occupant himsolf, and that paragraph 30 in tho preamble of the bill lie altered to read "Shopassistant meaii9 any person except a member of tho occupier's family." That the clause, relating to tho closing of chemists' shops 'lk> struck out.

That tho clause relating to stocktaking or other special work In shops, hours of labour and extra payment for Bamo, should bo opposed ae contrary to the best interests of employer and employee, That in the clause relating to public holidays Labour Day he excised and Boxing Day substituted, and that any special holiday declared by the Government or Governor be not compulsory. That tho question of tho amount of air space necessary for those employed in shops and oflices bo defined by statute, and not left to the dictates of whoever may for the timo being too inspector, That sections 2 and 1 of clause 28 and subsection Dof section 1 of clause 28 be deleted. (Sections 2 and 3 provide that tho occupfor of an office shall at all times keep a re-icord-book culled the "Extra-timo 'Book," wherein shall be entered a correct record showing , , , tho respective dates, periods and purposes of such employment. Section 3 provides that this book shall at all times bo open to tho Inspection of the office-assistants and of the inspector. Sub-section (d) provides that an assistant may work extra time for tho purpose of writing up tho books for the day's transactions or clearing up arrears of office-work generally, If he is not employed at this work for more than three hours in one day or six days in one month.) These resolutions will be forward-! cd to tho Premier and to the Taranaki members.