impracticable. But, at present,
there is
In
the Gland
population
a large
attracted here by
the great demand for labour,
and living in Mat_thed's,
without
any
fixed residence
of
the
in
Now
and dependent
upon their daily subsistence. . _ They
over
by
wages for
are
brought
Contractors in large
troops from the mainland;
into
of
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Contracts, in
Customs.
235
ignorance.
in this respect.
I have, therefore, contented myself, for the present, with
appealing to the Christians
inhabitants.
of
the Colony
to
in
assist the Government preserving the Sanctity of
carried
the Day, by stopping works for their benefit; happy to say,
and I am
a very
manifest improve =
ment has taken place through =
any
that
which
and it is obvious, that sudden interference on the part of the Government, would throw them idle for
one say
in
the week, would
considerable increase
in
lead to a
crime, and would be
unjust to the Chinese who
have entered,
in
many
instances)
into
in consequence)
out the Colony
of its publication.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your most obedient Auth Servant,
dani
Here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:impracticable. But, at present,
there is
In the Gland population a large
attracted here by the great demand for labour, and living in Matched's, without any fixed residence of the in
Now and dependent upon their daily subsistence. They are brought over by Contractors in large troops from the mainland;
into Contracts, in Customs.
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235 ignorance. in this respect.
I have, therefore, contented myself, for the present, with appealing to the Christians inhabitants of the Colony to assist the Government preserving the Sanctity of the Day, by stopping works for their benefit; happy to say, and I am
a very manifest improvement has taken place through that which
and it is obvious, that sudden interference on the part of the Government, would throw them idle for one day in the week, would lead to a considerable increase in crime, and would be unjust to the Chinese who have entered, in many instances, into contracts in consequence out of the Colony of its publication.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your most obedient Auth Servant,
dani