CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 82

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Lordship's Circular Despatch of the 31st of July, 1890, I have the honour to submit to Your Lordship particulars with the question of Sunday Labour in this Colony.

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The Acting Attorney-General, while stating that no legislation existed here prohibiting Sunday-labour, at the same time informed me that many years ago an attempt was made to put in force the Statute of Charles II, but that the Magistrate, acting, Mr. Ackroyd believes, on the advice of the then Attorney General, decided that such statute was inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony, and no further action seems to have been taken in the matter. The attempt to enforce the

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3 81 Lordship's Circular Despatch of the 31st of July, 1890, I have the honour to submit to Your Lordship particulars with the question of Sunday Labour in this Colony. 2. The Acting Attorney-General, while stating that no legislation existed here prohibiting Sunday-labour, at the same time informed me that many years ago an attempt was made to put in force the Statute of Charles II, but that the Magistrate, acting, Mr. Ackroyd believes, on the advice of the then Attorney General, decided that such statute was inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony, and no further action seems to have been taken in the matter. The attempt to enforce the
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3 81 Lordship's Circular Despatch of the 31st of July, 1890, I have the honour to submit to spine. further Your Lordship "particulars with the question of Sunday nnection lars in conneé Labour in this Colony. 2. The Acting Attorney -General, while stating, do have mentioned in the I despatch above alluded to, that no legislation existed here prohibiting sunday- labour, at the same. time informed me that many 0 informed years ago Av attempt was made to put in force the Statute of Charles the and. but that the Magistrate acting, M. Ackroyd believes, on the advice of the then Attorney General, decided that such statute was in inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony, and no further action seems to have been taken in the matter The attempt to enforce the
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Lordship's Circular Despatch of the 31st of July, 1890, I have

the honour to submit to

spine.

further

Your Lordship "particulars with the question of Sunday

nnection

lars in conneé

Labour in this Colony.

2.

The Acting Attorney -General, while stating,

do

have mentioned in the

I

despatch above alluded to,

that no

legislation existed

here prohibiting sunday-

labour, at the same.

time

informed

me that many

0

informed

years ago

Av

attempt

was

made to put in force the

Statute

of

Charles the and. but that the Magistrate

acting, M. Ackroyd believes, on the advice of the then

Attorney General, decided that

such statute was in

inapplicable

to the local circumstances

of the Colony, and no

further

action seems to have been

taken in the matter

The attempt to enforce

the

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