CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 787

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the same

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occupied, they will have

opportunities of employment as heretofore.

The same remarks

8.

the

Bargo

apply to the case

boats.

of the

9.

not work 4 days less in the

month, but will merely

on a

week

day

do

what would

in the absence of the law

be done on

Sunday.

Nor is it easy for

follow the

same reason to fo

argument that the Coolies

employed by the job will

lose 52 days wages in ~

the year.

it

On the contrary seems evident that as ~

their time is not wholly occupied

>

The only way

which the coolies could

suffer would be

if

in

the

effect of the law were to

reduce the number of steamers visiting the port

during the effect may

year,

and that

I think be

looked