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although impossible to bring the Charge home to any particular man, I am pretty well certain in my own mind as to who the Culprit are and I can never trust them to that degree which is necessary for thorough efficiency.
The Mischief is now done: to alter the law as to bribery will not wholly cure the evil.
As long as unlicensed, and half the present Men remain in the Force, so long they will contrive means of receiving money undetected, and so long will they be untrustworthy in other matters.
I consider these Gambling houses most detrimental to the morale of the Police Force.
The other principal cause arises from the seizure of a Gambling house in Square Street, in which case several heavy fines were imposed, and which, although appealed against, were confirmed by the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court.
The large amount of money this case cost the Gambling Master, D..., enraged them so much that I am informed they offered $50 to any one who would kill or put out of the way the Lokong who laid the information. This Lokong so feared the consequences that he has absconded, although entitled at the time to about $28 share of rewards and pay due, and it has also influenced other Chinese, as I cannot now without the greatest difficulty obtain such witnesses as I can bring before a magistrate.
The Character of these men would be so indifferent, as to increase the chances of an acquittal.
Considering therefore the general love of Gambling amongst all classes of Chinese, and the daily increasing difficulty of procuring a conviction owing to the knowledge the Chinese have...
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