CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4] — Page 208

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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

0717

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

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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.

0717

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

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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 0717 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. 0717 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
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impracticable. But, at present,

there is

In

the Gland

population

K

large

attracted here by

the great demand for labour,

and living in Mat_thed's,

with out

any

fizzed residence

of

the in

Now

and dependent

upon their daily subsistence. . _ They

over

by

wages for

are

brought

Contractors in large

troie's from the mainland;

into

of

0717

Contracts, in

Customs.

235

ignorance.

in this respect.

I have, therefore, contented myself, for the present, with

appealing to the Christions

in habitants.

of

the Cr

Colony

to

in

assist the Government preserving the Sanctity of

carried

the Day, by stopping works for their benefit; happy to say,

and I amo

A

very

mma

anifest 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 Aumth Servant,

dani

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