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not the case and it is
questionable if the membero of the British mercantile marine Officers Association who are chiefly if not solely engaged in the Coast trade of the China Deas, do not in a
majority of nistânces escape all Sunday work, while those
whom it has fallen
in the past are
uporr
only
called
on to supervise cargo
small percentage
a
very an
of the Sundays in the year- My Committée,
}
see, have
you
will
suggested means
by which the Local trade Officers could
could entire
the labour to whi
object, and I
that one line
tirely escape which they
u informed
one line of Crast
steamers
mers has voluntarily
nistructed
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instructed their Commanders
to release their Officers from supervision of cargo orr Sundays on board
its vessels -
But the Committee's
suggestions do not appear to suit the views of the
British Mercantile marine Officers Association.
Commander Dawenis.
recommendation
that
departures should be timed
Agents
by shipowners and A
to avoid the nec
the arrival in
necessity for stingsling
Bundays is not practicable in the great majority of cases, for weather considerations
routes prevents
c 27
long the adoption of
me azures becor
I
such
coring operative further add
would furth
there is
a considerable
body
I