The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-02
MUST GIVE
MORE Time
Federal Clerks to
Work Until
4,3O.

Federal government employees In
Honolulu and in all parts OF the Is
lands must work half an hour longer
every weekday than usual. The busi-
ness day in future will close at $3.50
instead of at 4.
Collector of Customs Stackable has
Just issued an order to the employees
in his department, requiring all clerks
on and after February 1, to work from
9 a m. to 4:30 p. m. with half hour
for luncheon, and on Saturdays from
a. m. to D. m. without an allowance
for luncheon.
The regulation covering the hours Of
labor is as follows:
Hours Of labor Of all clerks and other
employees. Of whatever grade or class,
in the Treasury Department, except
those required by law or regulation
to work more than seven hours a day,
extended from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. M,
with an allowance of one-half hour for
luncheon. On Saturdays during the
months of July, August and Septem-
Der, the hours of labor will be from
8 a. m. to / p. M, without allowance for
luncheon.
Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw of the
Treasury Department has promulga-
ted the order for increased hours, or
gather living up to the regulation, as
follows:
T,ao RI 1904
To officers and employees of the Treas
ury Department and others con-
cerned.
Attention is called to the provisions
of an act of Congress approved March
Is, 1898, which provides as follows:
1t shall be the duty of the heads of
the several executive departments, in
the interest of the public service to
require of all clerks and other en-
ployes of whatever grade or class in
their respective departments, not less
than seven hours of labor each day ex-
cept Sundays and days declared pub
lie holidays by law or executive order:
Provided, That the heads of the de-
partnrents may, by special order, stat
ing the reason, further extend the
hours of service of any clerk or en-
ploye in their departments respective
ly; but in case of an extension it shall
be without additional compensation.
In order more effectually to comply
with the above provision Of law, it Is
hereby ordered:
l. On and after Monday, January IL.
1904, the hours of labor for all clerks
and other employees of whatever grade
claSs in this dana ri
those now required by law or regula-
ton to work more than seven hours a
day, will be from 9 a. m. to 430 p. M,
with an allowance of one-h half hour for
luncheon.
.. The foregoing provision will apply
to all Saturdays except during the
months of July, August. and Septem-
Der. During those months the hours
of labor on saturdays, unless otherwise
ordered, will be from 8 a. m. to 1 p.
m. without an allowance for luncheon.
The change in hours has affected
Washington, with its army of clerks,
to such an extent that the whole
schedule of business social and diplo-
matte life, will have to be altered.
Washington is a city of traditions.
L ne tlHe-HOHOTeu D U CLOCK ulTner Oh
Washington, will of necessity have to
be changed to $50. This will dis
arrange the hours of closing business
houses, They formerly had two !
hours in which to receive the patron
age of the clerks. Instead of closing |
at they will hereafter close at $3.50.
In the official social life, afternoon |
functions will have to be held later in '