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Eight Hours Bill

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Eight Hours Bill has 32 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 4 references.

32 facts·31 predicates·4 sources

Mostly:defines(2), would do great deal of good(1), defines that(1)

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Inbound mentions (7)

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providedNoReasonsForProvided No Reasons for(1)

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Other facts (32)

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32 facts
PredicateValueRef
Definesproper duration of a day's labour[1]
Definesproper duration of a day's labour[4]
Would Do Great Deal of GoodYes[1]
Defines Thateight hours was the proper working day[1]
Does Not Propose toLimit Time Man Should Work[1]
ExcludesMenial Domestic Servants[1]
Gives Effect toDesired Eight Hours Object[1]
Intended to Apply toAll Persons Employed Manual Labour[1]
Lays Foundations ofUseful Superstructure Hereafter[1]
No Benefit toWorking Classes[1]
Not Compulsory ButDefines Legislature Opinion[1]
Not Legally Binding ButBinding on Conscience Employer[1]
Pretends to Give With One HandTakes Away With Other[1]
Provides That NoEmployer Dismiss Workman for Refusal[1]
Tends to ProducePublic Conscience Subject[1]
Absolutely Contradicts ItselfYes[1]
Second Reading Negatived14 against 4[1]
To Be Introduced byMr Cunninghame Grahame[2]
As Means ofRelief[3]
Applies topersons employed in manual labour[4]
Contradicts Itselfnull[4]
Treats Extra Work Asoutside ordinary course, special agreement[4]
Defines Days Labour Aseight hours except special contract[4]
Defines Opinion ofLegislature and people: eight hours proper working day[4]
Defines Termworkman[4]
Prohibits Employer From Dismissingworkman refusing longer than eight hours[4]
Described As Crude and Vaguenull[4]
Does Not Propose to Limittime a man should work[4]
Out Herods Herodnull[4]
Genesis Due toMr Glaisey[4]
Places Declaration onStatute-book[4]
Is Not Compulsorynull[4]

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wouldDoGreatDealOfGoodtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:yes
definestrove-cooktown/cingalese
proper duration of a day's labour
definesThattrove-cooktown/cingalese
eight hours was the proper working day
doesNotProposeTotrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:limit-time-man-should-work
excludestrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:menial-domestic-servants
givesEffectTotrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:desired-eight-hours-object
intendedToApplyTotrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:all-persons-employed-manual-labour
laysFoundationsOftrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:useful-superstructure-hereafter
noBenefitTotrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:working-classes
notCompulsoryButtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:defines-legislature-opinion
notLegallyBindingButtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:binding-on-conscience-employer
pretendsToGiveWithOneHandtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:takes-away-with-other
providesThatNotrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:employer-dismiss-workman-for-refusal
tendsToProducetrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:public-conscience-subject
absolutelyContradictsItselftrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:yes
secondReadingNegativedtrove-cooktown/cingalese
14 against 4
toBeIntroducedBytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:mr-cunninghame-grahame
asMeansOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:relief
appliesTobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
persons employed in manual labour
contradictsItselfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
null
treatsExtraWorkAsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
outside ordinary course, special agreement
definesbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
proper duration of a day's labour
definesDaysLabourAsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
eight hours except special contract
definesOpinionOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
Legislature and people: eight hours proper working day
definesTermbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
workman
prohibitsEmployerFromDismissingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
workman refusing longer than eight hours
describedAsCrudeAndVaguebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
null
doesNotProposeToLimitbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
time a man should work
outHerodsHerodbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
null
genesisDueTobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
ex:mr-glaisey
placesDeclarationOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
Statute-book
isNotCompulsorybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889
null

References (4)

4 references
  1. [1]Cingalese16 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  2. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  3. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  4. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/19814685_Saturday-8-June-1889

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