CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 152

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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

}

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.