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Could
Jallude
afford to offer.
I also observe that
albute in the same penterice to Revenue to be derived from Gaming Licenses,
that actually though
never n
drawn from Opium
and
meaning thereby to put
Some Category
the tive things in the §.
...
except us to the fact of a Revenue
resulting from each. There may be good
reasons
lar
raising
a revenue
from
Opium here us from the Sale of Spirits
in
England, but nothing Could justify Legislation framed with the object
of
raising
Revenue from gaming
30. Discussions by the Trefo England, where of course the exceptional circumstances of this Colony are only understood by very few, had
doubt
the effect subsequently of inducing several here to assume as high a moral tone as their friends at home, and to affect an equal horror of any Revenue arising from such a source, though I understand that at an earlier period Clergymen trying to get
up a petition against the measure failed to obtain a
dozen signatures.
31. It is most unfortunate however
that whilst all
were anxious to abolish corruption amongst the Police and also to put down secret gaming, seemed able to suggest
no one
other equally
efficient system for accomplishing those admittedly important objects.
32. I have always said, and have