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for
one
day out of every seven.
and theis deprivees them of 52
dags wages
in the year.
5. I believe, however, that in actual practice such would
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not be the case,
and my is conformed by enquiry
made of the
It seems certain that so
Harbour Mister.
long
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steamers, that would
otherwise put into this Port, are not driven elsewhere by
the operation of the Law (an extremely unlikely contingency Quing
that at no
Port on
China is the loadingor discharging of cargo possible
on
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Sonday ouring to the lustion Houser being closed on that day)
the work in connection with
Cargo, which will in fature be suspended on Sunday,
with
not be lost to the Ship Cookes but be merely postponed to. Monday. The number
of Steamers visiting the Port remaining the same, the same amount of work will in short have to be performed
in the
year,
and the same
Amount of Wages will be earned by Ship cookies, Cargo boat-men, Stevedores, and others.
6. It will no doubt strike
your
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