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Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 41, 24 December 1920, Page 6

There is not much difference between the average life of a dog and of a cat. A dog averages 12 years, a cat 10. The amendments to the Shops and Offices' act, 1908, become operative as from January 1, 1921 The principal provisions are that shopkeepers will be limited to only one night in 'Xmas and New Year weeks, and the hour is fixed at 10 o'cloek instead of 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock as before. Also, if a shopkeeper observes his ordinary late night on the Thursday before Good Friday, he must give the Holiday on Saturday, thus giving the employee a holiday from Thursday night in Easter week tilL tho following Tuesday. If> however, he chooses to make his late night say Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, he need not give the Saturday holiday. The amendments also provide for a 48 houx week instead of 52. Shopkeepers are advised to make themselves conversant with these amendments.