THE HALF-HOLIDAY

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1921, Page 4

THE HALF-HOLIDAY

MOVE FOR UNITED ACTION. A TARANAKI CONFERENCE. At a meeting at Hawera interested in the Saturday half-holiday question, it was decided to support a scheme for Saturday for Taranaki, and with that object it was decided to call a conference of representatives from Patea, Eltham, Stratfprd, Inglewood, Waitara, and New Plymouth for a meeting to be held at Stratford with ths/object of united action. POSITION AT STRATFORD. Our Stratford correspondent writes: “The statement made by Mr. Cummings at a meeting of the Hawera Saturday Half-holiday Association on Thursday, to the effect that the Saturday halfholiday comes into force on February 4, is objected to by Stratford retailers, who point out that in the absence ot any official notification of the matter it is hardly fair to make such a remark As far as Is known at the present time, the change from Thursday to Saturday cannot take place until the first week in March, or at any rate, until after the change has been gazetted.” NORMANBY FIXES WEDNESDAY. At a meeting of the Normanby Town Board on Friday, Cr. Preston moved and it was seconded by Cr. Forbes, that Wednesday be the day on which the statutory half-holiday be held. Cr. Poole said he was against Saturday, seeing that most men were paid on Friday and consequently looked on Saturday as their day off. Cr. Archbold said he would like representation to be made to the Govern tnent to fix a universal half-holiday. After further discussion the motion was carried.