N 31 of 1856
In closure No 12 in Despi
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To His Excellency Mr John Bowring The Governor of Hongkong
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The Humble petition of Foon Blume the petitioner for a permission to keep a public house for gambling by paying certain Revenue in order that the wishes of the people may be carried out.
That your petitioner has carried on his business as a merchant in this Colony for many years, and was glad to see that there were rules and regulations to prohibit gambling in This Honorable Colony - But the people who reside in provincial cities and Commercial ports, whether they be husbandmen, Merchants, Traders or Craftsmen, are all in the habit of gambling, and although that is contrary to the laws of the country,
Mr. Anstey's opinion on 5th February, 1856.