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The rules adopted in Macao be adopted in the first instance for one year, as I know the Gambling Farm there is being successfully conducted under the auspices of its Governor and to the entire satisfaction of the Inhabitants.
(Signed) W. Caine.
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Hongkong, July 31st 1855.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication No. 341, by which you inform me that His Excellency, The Governor, desires my opinion on points connected with Gaming.
I propose not to answer the questions put to me seriatim, but to go into the whole matter, stating to the best of my very limited knowledge, the several suggested topics.
After an impartial weighing of the several advantages and disadvantages necessarily inherent therein, I am of...
The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary.