recis underation - especially coming from a person liker Dr Bridges, Fahore juthermente
was think so well. &c.
lly views is, that as to the question of principle - Sambling not being in itself a bace or a crime - / a
I think as one who plays a los regame one card can bold
that it is) but rather a species of amusement, which
leads lovery great abuses a boy coils - there is
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nothing
Morally worge in obtaining venue indrictly for its prestise - provided
always that for
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encourage it for the sake of
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Regulations, including
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Comation, as many paki
the sturgest practicable
check upon it; a
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•The RF South Henry Labouchere MP.
Governor Sir Lan Bowning
Victoria, Amphony, August, 1857.
Inclosure.
Pieved.
of Licensing Gambling in the Colony.
Colonial Secretary on the subject. Forwarding a letter from the beting
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prevent some of its civil consequine
seems to me proved. that gambling cannot
be put down at
Hong Kong by that con-
destine & illegal fambling,
practised, besides it's our inherente
Bails, produces
Conceals Craine.
Lemoralizes the police.
I think the proposed system
EM. Merivale. Per. 7. of M. Leboucheres despt. of the 3 Masch
1856, as well as a subsequent desp. dated the 14
May
- same year - fortid licensing the gambling
houses.
A Bridges is an
officer whore
shinists in cortilled to much regput: but it is I think unfortunate that he shulth
his merely
question of finance. No
would be.
a year
welcome..
Am O q
Mr. Lobouchere
I think thei
proposal
lent
ruken
bre
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provides the only apparent
means of checking the work form of Sambling-by making it
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interest
of
Lie Ister Bonning.
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I have to acknowledg
the receipt of your
the
Bespatch N 123. of 2
6th of Augue los encloring
Copy of a letter from the
Colonial
Acting Aerial Sectory
on the subject of bicwsing gambling
Harry
houses in
Thave give
the argu:
ments adduced offe Budger in Jour of this
measure the
best
her
Ju
Conseduction in m
Growery, but I still retour