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in favor of a such policy laved in such clear convinving necefaity, that I should and awso under the Commen Law, whilst in places and with peoples so different it might a little hesitate Ao priori be asumed. what suits England I to announce item from a fuelfit in Eveler Hall, as to write them in a confidential Dispatch to Your Grace. Their sufficiency is the only question to be decided, and if adequate in a Despatch they should be I equally, so congrohere
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Segislation as to all gonning and betting is the creation of ecopediency springing from the local requirements of cach-Comvity. More due obuliach morality, of gaming eventd bos a misplaced discufaron, though it night to be remembered that won our English Statute Law on the subject is but a suis of excreachments on the libuty of the subject in of HongKong.
10 fact is the Tail might not be that as yet to the Chinese population
The information which Mr. Drani enclosed report furnishes on the different thinds of gaming pursued in this Colony seill be found interesting). The Pare asin or lottery is so universal pastime chat, although equally prohibited with other paver not the it. We interference it gaming, it would be quite beyond of the Police to suppres with it is therefore at present attempted, nor could it be subjected succesfully to any regulation unless through the instimmentally: