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Magistrates, and I trust that they will in a short time favour me with such observations as they desire to offer. I hope then to be in a position to introduce a Bill, without further delay, into the Legislative Council.
4. I may inform Your Lordship that shortly after assuming the administration of Government my attention was drawn to certain vouchers which were submitted to me by the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police for authorizing payments for what was referred to as Secret Service. Upon enquiry I found that a considerable amount of this Secret Service money was expended for information to aid in the suppression of gambling. As I had very serious doubts whether such money was not...