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could have got such their plea, and left this harbor bust East. booking ome going West and the other every bay and ever-hauling. looking into every funk or boat which could shelter Such Marauders.
from the Gambling Licences than this addition to the customary proposed provision of the colony for detecting and hemming in Criminal disturbers of the Public peace.
M. The difficulty of escape would in fact be so partially marred that I question, if we should have many more such attempts, at least after one good lesson to the effect of the increased means at disposal of Government for suppressing them.
12. I cannot therefore fancy any system likely to meet for suppressing the views of the Duke of Buckingham affording a more legitimate field for expending a portion of the fees received.
I therefore consider that although, partly from the press of other business and partly from the general uncertainty which seemed to envelop the whole subject of the appropriation of the Licence fees, I have not as yet specially drawn the attention of the Secretary of State to the justice of devoting a portion of that fund to defraying the cost of maintaining an effective net of Police Posts, Telegraph Wires, Boats, and Patrols as above devoted, it may safely be assumed that