Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1965Vol. 36, No. 6

Trade In Suva

p. 125 · Read in the full issue

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Ban On Sunday Trade In Suva

The Suva City Council re cently decided by 15 votes to 3, with one abstention, that there will be no more Sunday shop ping in Suva.

The council has just received powers to permit shops to trade on holidays and Sunday trading was advocated by those who said cruise liners often called at Suva on Sunday.

However, during the council's debate on what policy to adopt on granting exemptions from closing on holidays, Fijian members protested strongly against Sunday trading. They said 86 per cent, of Fijians were Methodists and to encourage Sunday trading would be against their religious beliefs.

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