SUMMER TIME.
ALTFING CLOCK IN ENGLAND. MjIING CHANGE PERMANENT. BTelegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrigtit. Received June 15, 7.50 p.m. London, June 15. •. E. Shortt (Home Secretary) in ping in the House of Commons the
ie .ond reading of the Summer Time Bill, rich has already passed the House of c .ords, said it was most desirable to make time permanent, but they would • come to an arrangement between urban i and agricultural interests. 1 Colonel Murray moved the rejection of I the Bill, on the grounds that agriculturalists were in opposition owing to the fact that the Bill would be a serious handicap to agriculture, especially during harvesttime. i Mr. Sexton said the Bill would be of great advantage to the great mass of industrial workers. Mr. Lunn said the Yorkshire miners were opposed to the measure, as it meant their wives would have to get up in the middle of the night. Some speakers proposed excluding April and September from summer time. Colonel Murray’s motion was defeated t by 207 votes to 26, and the Bill was read a second time.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1922, Page 5
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181SUMMER TIME. Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1922, Page 5
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