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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hong Kong, 9th April, 1872.
I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that, having made every endeavour to ascertain the extent of the reports, I feel myself in a position to affirm that up to this date no public gambling houses have been opened for gambling since the closing of those licensed.
There is, however, reason to ...
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.M.G. & C.B.
Governor
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Colonial Secretary's Office, HongKong, 9th April, 1872.
I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that, having made every endeavour to ascertain the extent of the reports, I feel myself in a position to affirm that up to this date no public gambling houses have been opened for gambling since the closing of those licensed.
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Governor
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