CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891 — Page 457

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10.

This Bombay Government Order

resulted

diminution

has

а

ships working cargoes

in that

than

one

-

on

of

Sunday

Harbour by rather more

half, taking the annual

Си

number

averages of before and after

1882.

imposed in Bombay

of years

If the fee were heavier,

as it might well be, the probability is that the ships working cargoes on sundays in that harbour would be still fewer.

te is

The Government Order referred

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"to be calculated at the rate

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mur

age for

this purpose

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"tonnage. If

454 substituted

"six annas per

"

ton of registered

" dollars" were

heavier

for "rupees", the Bombay charges might suffice for Hong Kong; with a

on Captains for working cargo Shunday without lawful permissions 18. The peculiarity of,

fine

on

the

European Communities at Hong Kong & singapore is that they are not Colonists or permanent residents.

of passage

They

aire mere

Sunday working

on board

steamers in the Harbour shall

"be permitted

"adclition to

on

payment, in

dinary changes

the ordinary

" at present levied, of a fee

equal to one

"subject to

rd. Rs 50,

q a

day's demurrage, minimum charge.

maximum of

"Res 200, for each ship on board "of which work is carried

on

"Demurrage

berdo

in a

making

strange country, intent on money rapidly that they may

to Eccrope

ان است

speedily

return

as possible. They are, moreover, the exgents of firms at home, rather than

than the responsible

4

heads of shipping houses; & they have to take their orders in shipping matters from absentees resident in England or Scotland.

This circumstance, & these

places

Briti

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Gold

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