on board ship and handle cargo it on shore, I am informed that
they
an
mount to abort 20,000 and
that as a rule, they perform
with
other kind of work, so that if they are not dealing
cargo they are idle. Of the 20,000 it is calculated.
that is
they
that 10000 are what is called Cheung
Kung,
are permanently employed and paid by the mouth. Stoppage of Sunday labour world
them, unless the employers not affect them, unless the
deduct 4 days pay each mouth.
regards
the rew
remaining 10,000 they
paid by the job,
and the
Chinese when I have consulted
think that they will be affecte.
by
the new bill, as, according to them
they will lose a
that work which is now
argue dove in y
done
day's labour. They
In the Love y
will have to be -
Jas is said a
of
there
days un 6, which must cause
hardship and loss, on account
there being
n
which
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the year days during
no work can be done.
They also point out that at present the coolies do not find antlopment
every day,
LV
that
they
have
already
the
days of rest during the mouth,
necessary
which renders unnec
addition of 4 days more. It is
some that there be less work for the coolies.
also feared by may
to do because they consider the new
law will decrease the
yearly
number of steamers which enter the port. They say
that if for
example
a coast steamer should
be in port
ame
Sunday every mouth,
she will lose 12 days in the
year,
and consequently cannot make so many trips to Hongkong in a as she does at present. year
In respect to cargo
3.
boats, there are two modes of
hiring them according to the
nahue
are
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