STALE BREAD.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1922, Page 4

STALE BREAD.

RESULT OF DAYLIGHT BAKING. NO LEGISLATION PROPOSED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington. Last Nigirt.* In the House to-day Mr. J. McCombs (Lyttelton) asked if the Minister would this session bring down legislation empowering the Arbitration Court to bring about an alteration in bakers’ hours, which would result in daylight baking. Mr. J. A. Nash (Palmerston North) hoped the Government would do nothing of the kind. There was not the least hope of the employers and the employee’s agreeing on the point and a Bill on the subject would only be a waste of time. The Minister . said that until there was absolute unanimity on the subject of daylight baking he was not going to. do anything to bring it about. He would also require to have an assurance from the public that they would be prepared to eat stale bread, because that was what daylight baking meant.

AUTOMATIC BAKERIES. CONTROVERSY OVER HOURS. Wellington, Last Night. The question of special hours for automatic bakeries was raised again in the Arbitration Court to-day. Judge Frazer expressed doubt in his mind as to the real reason for seeking special treatment. Was it a case of overworking the plant? For the employers Mr. Grenfell explained that automatic bakeries could not deal with more than one class of bread at once and to secure custom they had to furnish di(fereri£ varieties. This entailed ft different series of batches, and to get them through in time necessitated an earlier start. A hand-baker could make a variety of loaves for each batch and this enabled the work to Ibe completed earlier for delivery. Tn reply to this Mr. Martin (for the men) quoted a judgment of the Court by Mr. Justice Sim against night work in automatic bakeries. Mr. Grenfell said that special conditions were necessary for working them. Mr. Martin then proceeded to deal with the question of wages and ho*uss, urging consideration for employee*.