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which has been exaggerated, and
for which, if it
to assume unhue proportions, some other remedy may be found. –
4.
an
enes
I have, therefore, occupied myself lately in making arrangement with the Licensees for the total exclusion of all females of whatever nationality; and I have finally agreed, on condition that their exclusion is carried out to the satisfaction of the Police Inspectors of the houses, to make a remission of $20,000 per annum in the License fees payable by the Licensees.
5. I do not think that they
made out a case for the
of a larger
sum for the remission.
At first they
demanded $30,000, but I think the reduction allowed is a fair one, and I trust your Lordship will approve the principle on which I have made this change.
6. The Licensed Houses only open to men of the Malay, Chinese or Indian races, in fact to the class which produce the Criminals of
our Community,
and as far as possible the lowest class
of men are now
forced
to indulge their passion for play in Public under Police Surveillance, and I admit