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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

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long the adoption of

me azures becor

I

such

coring operative further add

would furth

there is

a considerable

body

I