the Head of
the Police
to take proceedings for the closing of any
brothel, and not merely
one which is
"to the annoyance of the respectable inhabitants of the vicinity"; and that
it should be left to the discretion
of the Government to decide, where & how
(2
such this power should be exercised [It would not be practicable to attempt to close all
the brothels in the
Colony, but it would then
be possible for the
Police to
keep a watch on
all the brothel keepers in certain districts, and they would understand that prosecutions would be instituted in
every case in such district,
I should
omit all reference to
Mr. Payburtt
It might be unfortunate
Lord Selborne has written
on the annexed
paper on 10 Aug.
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July