CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 785

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the number of Chinese who would be thrown out of employment on Sunday

under a law ex

extending

every description of craft

in the harbour.

Cy

to

The present law - applies only to the loading - unloading of steamers and vessels of European construction or design that the argument does not

so.

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apply.

End:

no: 2

6.

When I heard that

30th July

a

a Petition against this

Ordinance was like

780

likely to be forthcoming from the Chinese, I requested the- Registrar General to ascertain from the leading Chinese

Merchants what their views were in regard to the Bill and the effect it would be likely

to have upon the

wages earning power of the Coolie Class and others, and I enclose a copy of the

Jenclose a

report with which Mr_

Lockhart