DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10409, 1 September 1911, Page 5

DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL.

CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE.

By Telegraph — Press Association.

WELLINGTON, Last Night,

'Mr SMey'ia New Zealand Mean Time- Bill was further .considered in committee in the House of Repres©nitiativea this evening.

Sir Joseph Ward ©aid the daylight •proposal was .a good onie, and the world at large would adopt [the system proposed in time. So far as he could see, the adoption of the meas■W& loould .inconvenience bo one. He isuiggetsted' that . the House itself iSh&uld adopt the principle of the Bill, and sit from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. He favoured daylight sittings of the 'House. iMo&t of the row& in the Bouse now lanose'after midnight, and that was simply a matter of mature asserting itself. The Bill; should hare a fair trial throughout the country. If the provisions of the Bill were adopted by everyone, little or no inconvenience would be experienced. He did not support the Bill on (Sentimental groundis. It was a' pxaictioal proposal. Mr Buchanan said the -country at large would! not approve of the Billl

Mr Hanan did not ihimk the Bill wouM. work .in the country districts. He suggested that the member in charge of the Bill should refer it to the responsible authoritiesi in, the country districts, to see if they desired such a measure.

Mr Isitt, who was applauded on making his first Parliaimienitary debut, said hie tvb® mot afraid of getting people up early. The "Rip van Winkles" were not- on Wis iside. The Bill would .be a very great [benefit to a great number of people.