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Indeed the entire Community whine with
great auxiety the prospect of the Conversion
of Sunday
unlo
A
day of labor : for
ate
rature of the business of the pork and its
connection with Japan and the touch of
China, rruder it re-
recessary
to transach the
bulk of the exchange business and to to
the
greater portion of the mail work during the 24 hours preceding the Eteamer's departure-
In the opinion of the Insumbers of the
ed without
Chamber it might be arranged Interfering with the general working of the mail pervice to dispatch the steamers
Sunday morning this
at 8 o'clock on
requiring the mail to be closed on Saturday
right.
This
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This change would require a plight alteration in the lime of departure from
Shanghai and of arrival here, but the
Chamber does not anticipate the pro
Company would have any difficulty in carrying out the recessary modification in their contemplated arrangements.
For the information of His Excellency
a table is annexed showing the date of the
of the steamers here from Shanghai
arrival
and date of departure and the Committer brust that he will be good enough to repressut
: such the opinion of the
opinion of the Chamber to
Her Majesty's Portmaster General with an verir to such change bring made as will
prevent Sunday becoming a days of work in this Colony-
(Signed)
Shave re
Mr. Keswick
Chairicall
ep.
ug.