We heard Mr Bayly talk about "Why a Friday? Why a Friday, for goodness' sake? You know, it's just another cost. Think about this." Well, I just wanted to remind Mr Bayly that it was the National Party that Mondayised public holidays, so when a public holiday might fall on a Saturday or Sunday it moved to a weekday, which therefore incurred a cost to employers also, so his point is a bit moot there, I think. As for Friday versus Monday observance, the committee was advised that the cost to the employer would be similar and so would the social and cultural benefits. But one of the points about having a public holiday on a Friday is, if you think that the majority of our public holidays are actually on a Monday, what it would mean is that for those who don't perhaps ordinarily work on Mondays, they would be able to partake in a public holiday on a Friday and enjoy that. 