attendant on the existent system, the corruption of our and the fostering of that congeries of scoundrels of every shade of crime who have, from the first, made this Colony their headquarters. Both these evils would be removed by the suggested alteration. Furthermore, I think the efficiency of a police force, largely composed of our own servants, unacquainted with the native language, would be greatly strengthened by having certain known gaming houses in defined localities, and the lessees of those houses would, for the protection of their interests, be of great assistance to the police in the suppression of illegal gambling.
It may be said, that if you legalize gambling you will greatly increase the vice, but such is not my opinion. I believe that at present every native gambler gratifies that propensity, and none who now do not gamble will be more inclined to do so when frequenting a house known to, and under the control of the police. Moreover, I would suggest that, as in other countries where gambling is tolerated, access to gaming houses should be prohibited to certain classes of the community, e.g., all domestic servants, and I would make the lessee responsible for the amount of all thefts by servants, the proceeds of which can be proved to be expended...
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