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several times in the course
of
the same day-
that when this fact is considered together
with the frequent ingrep
and
egress of the in the 12 houses it would
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Seem that little more than one
half of the daily average of 14,651 Chinese 7
Malays to composed of really different individuals [requenting the houses for purposes of play.
The Licensus compute the number at 5000.
but their interest is manifestly to represent
ab
the figures "H. Neverthelep I
law
M.
posible
aw
prepared to admit
that there is truth in the statement of
the Licensees that the member of people frequenting then houses is
than it
was
consi
considerably lefo
at first. Such a result
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however is exactly what this Government
is anxious to obtain provided that those,
who cease to frequent the houses
govemment control, have
mone
under
of their old
haunts of iniquity to resent to. I also think
that the result in that
as well as in other
respecto amply confutes the prophecies to the
contrary formerly indulged in by the Police Magistrates when the necefpity for some such licensing system.
as the present w
Vidle liv John under discussion in 1856.
Bowring to Secy of State No. 31. Jeby 1856.
12.
was
the enclosed retum phews that amongst
the frequenters of the Licenced houses during Sixe specified
was
a
and consecutive
days
there
daily average of 20+ Foreigners
Quropeans
first year
as
and Americans are called. As the
of the present system terminated
yesterday. I was quite prepared to make a