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Gambling, and the measures which have been taken have actually reduced gambling so much so that it was stated that the Licensees could not afford to pay the fee fixed by the law, and the old licensees gave up giving up because the business did not pay.
This appears to be in favour of hiring an argument so high a fee as will make it not worth the while of the farmer to pay it, at the same time enforcing Police Surveillance to prevent illicit gambling.
The result of this might be an Exodus from the Colony, farmers going to some more... sphere.
But this all relates to the spending of the special fund. I fear from the Returns showing it will be found that Sir A. Macdonnell has forgotten his statement in the Council "that he would not exert himself to obtain the use of the money for the Colony as understood".
A general idea is that Gambling is really put down by Expenditure on... and that ... at present in the ...; organizing ... and ... joining ... regards ... and ... must ... of ... creating & persons of ... people for this ... case sum of ...
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