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Lord Stanley
the
Sir Johne. Bouring in any Recremesing in pressing dis vieno upon the Gov? – It afknew form hapes annexed that he has made four distinct applications the authorved to license gambling. houses in Hong Kong, that he has received four distinct refusals and that his annexed Despatch 19 6th Jany 1850 in the tifth communication on the subject.
My
Scannot doubt that the real object in view
is to raise the revenue.
by the proceeds of cuck
9. Boring
the Town
In the first despated of this corresponstance died in unveils this by urging the beneficial application of these proceeds to the improvement of the Dr. Bridges arques for the license
more consecervedly
be wrong
an parely financial ground and uses the trange argument that "though it
fout a
and
enas
dou me
set that
to raise revenue from to the experiment at be tried provedid that the bria
of the sanction be applied & highly beneficent thut" 9252. pacze 7. without entering upon the question of principle if gambling-together with all the abominable
crime whit is admitted is attendant upon it in
Hong Kong – be legalised, I fear that the moral d the financial considerations will generally is found to be in Opposition, and that the
former will then be sacrificed - the profit to the local comes Landing, Gout beig
with
MAXÉ
Mr. Merivale. I have anneyed the former papers
Them
record
muthis quection _. The Menules upon. Predecaffer, if their Lordship thin the piston The vices entertacion by sford Stanleyp
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the subpiel. Aft 9/3.
This subject has bun 10 much
discussed in former minutes,
Lord Carnason.
Whist I will only add. the-
olgandion, that in Heay King the ordinary.
Iyym
English
the kindred
legislation in
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been defauhd
Kim: Ken Lavig been legalind &
repritered under an
Governor Sir
6 January.
Victoria, Hongkong,
1858.
J. Bowring
The Rt. Honble
Ht. Labouchere, M. P.
No 2.
1 Inclosures.
Received
Submitting
AL
Minula
Secretary Bridges,
Mr Acting Colonial
the
Fram bring Stouses in
question of licensing boy song
Hongkong.
what th
orthnance same toned after much deliberation.
I think it is peatly
repetted that his J. Bonning
shone & hold out pecuniary temptations.
lo concurrence in his crews:
This, at all serata,
English public opinion would not tolerate
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