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SHOPS AND OFFICES BILL, 1913: SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY CORRESPONDENCE.

Date of Letter. No. of Letter. Name of Writer. Description and Address of Writer. Representations made. Section of Bill affected. Remarks. 26/8/13 1 (a) 4/8/13 5 Re Inclusion of Private Boardinghouses and (Private ?) Hotels in Bill, Sections 26-32. William Grau and nine Proprietors of boardinghouses and Protesting against their inclusion in the Bill others private hotels at Hamilton and Frankton Junction Innea .. .. Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce protests against the inclusion of hotels and Rotorua boardinghouses in the Bill Sections 2 and 26 to 32. Ditto. i i 26/8/13 I 1 (6) , Re Whole Holiday for Hotels and Restaurants, Section 27 (5). William Grau and nine Proprietors of boardinghouses and Protesting against a full holiday weekly others private hotels at Hamilton and Frankton Junction R. Galbraith .. Proprietor, Somerset Private Hotel, „ „ Ashburton Smith and four others Boardinghouse proprietors, Taumarunui „ „ F. Casey .. .. President, Gisborne Branch Auckland Union urges that every hotel irrespective of the number of hands Hotel and Restaurant Employees' employed be made to observe a full day's holiday per week Industrial Union of Workers Section 27 (5). j Section 27 (4) and (5). 3/9/13 2 12/8/13 3 13/8/13 4 Re Gonsti Mion of Combined Districts, for Purpose of Half-holidai/ for Shops, Section 12 (2) ; Re Fixing of the. Half-holiday, Sections 13 to 16 ; a\ R. S. Badger .. Seoretary, Christchurch Retailers' Association suggests that a ten-miles radius from the General Association Post-office should b<! made the boundary, and that subsection (2) should be deleted Charles B. King .. Secretary, Auckland Grocers' Indus- Suggestion by the union that Road Boards be included in " camtrial Union of Employers binod districts " in tho suctions mentioned d n> Exemptions fri Section 12 (1) and (2). rom same, Section 17. 26/7/13 24 (a) 25/8/13 7 (a) Sections 12 (2), 14 (2), and 16(2). Sections 14 and 15. Section 13. » 30/7/13 21 (6) R. French .. .. Auckland .. .. .. Suggesting that annual conference of members of contiguous local bodies fix the statutory closing-day in all cases J. A. Thompson .. Bookseller and stationer, Auckland .. Suggesting that the statutory half-holiday be made optional (evidently meaning the day of the half-holiday) Anonymous .. Auckland .. .. .. Suggesting that the statutory half-holiday be made optional for small shopkeepers Alfred Moore .. Men's outfitter, Auckland .. .. Suggesting that shopkeepers be given the option of closing on Wednesday or Saturday H. E. Bullen .. Bootmaker, Auckland .. .. Ditto .. .. .. F. A. Fenton .. Chemist. Auckland .. .. Protesting against the compulsory Saturday half-holiday J. H. Hannan .. Draper. Auckland .. .. .. Protesting against compulsory closing on Saturday J. Livesly .. .. Secretary, Dcvonport Shopkeepers' Association suggests that shopkeepers be given the option of Association closing on Saturday or Wednesday R.French .. .. Auckland .. .. .. Suggesting that Saturday should be fixed as the statutory closingday, with tradesmen having the option of substituting Wednesday by giving previous notice „ .. .. ., Suggesting that, as in cases where the holiday is held on any day but Saturday tradesmen have the option of observing Saturday, then where Saturday is compulsory tradesmen should have the option of observing any other day 29/7/13 12 (b) .. 13 30/7/1 * 14 25 29/7/13 I f> 18/7/13 28 16 30/7/13 i 21 (a) .. ! 21 (,) I Section 13 (2).