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my

is, that all Fines

not only to the Samshu Licence holder, but also to the Revenue, and therefore the remedy I have proposed, in my humble opinion, is that Fines for infringements of the Revenue Laws be partly to the Informer and partly to the Revenue. It is only of this kind that will

Some measure

tender the Police Force useful as regards Revenue Measures.

4. The remarks on the illicit retail

of Samshu by Eating House keepers are also applicable to Spirit-sucking shops and Gambling houses. Without holding out an inducement to informers, be they Policemen or private individuals, will come forward, establishments be placed under the Control of the Police, which they are already.

or

even should these

are

5.

£3

345

With regard to the Tread-wheel, my object in alluding to it was to induce either Government or the body of Justices to render the same productive as well

as a means

of punishment calculated to diminish the number of offenders. As yet nothing has been done, I believe, to render the machine useful in any way, and it has been merely used as a punishment, improductively, and that but seldom.

I think if the vagabond juvenile population were frequently made acquainted with it, this number would materially decrease, a small consideration when we call to mind that the expense of provisioning the prisoners has risen from five or six hundred pounds per annum to about £1200. I am the more induced to draw

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$2 my is, that all Fines not only to the Samshu Licence holder, but also to the Revenue, and therefore the remedy I have proposed, in my humble opinion, is that Fines for infringements of the Revenue Laws be partly to the Informer and partly to the Revenue. It is only of this kind that will Some measure tender the Police Force useful as regards Revenue Measures. 4. The remarks on the illicit retail of Samshu by Eating House keepers are also applicable to Spirit-sucking shops and Gambling houses. Without holding out an inducement to informers, be they Policemen or private individuals, will come forward, establishments be placed under the Control of the Police, which they are already. or even should these are 5. £3 345 With regard to the Tread-wheel, my object in alluding to it was to induce either Government or the body of Justices to render the same productive as well as a means of punishment calculated to diminish the number of offenders. As yet nothing has been done, I believe, to render the machine useful in any way, and it has been merely used as a punishment, improductively, and that but seldom. I think if the vagabond juvenile population were frequently made acquainted with it, this number would materially decrease, a small consideration when we call to mind that the expense of provisioning the prisoners has risen from five or six hundred pounds per annum to about £1200. I am the more induced to draw
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mey

is, that all Fines

to the Samshu Licence holder, but also to the Revenue, and therefore the remedy I have proposed, _ in my homille spinin the mely fractiont improved for infringements of the Revenue Laws be provid. portly, to the Suformer and portly to the Revonne. It is mly of this kind that will

Some measure__

tender the Police Force useful as regards Revenue Measured.

4. The remarks on the illicit retail

None

aire_

of Sanshin- by Eating Homee koperes also applicable to Spinm-sucking shops and Youbling homes. Without-holding- out an inducement to informeres, be they Policemen or private individuals, will come

me forward, establishmenter be placed under the__ Control of the Police, which they More A leves already.

or

even should these

are

5:

£3

345

With regard to the Tread-wheel, my object in alluding to it was to induce " either Government or

the

body of furtices to render the same productive as well

As a means

diminish the number of offenders. Ass

of finnishment calculated to yot nothing has been done, I believe, to render the_machine__ useful in any wony, and it how been merely wont as - Junishment, improductively, and

a

that but seldom.

I think if the vagabond bliner jouil population wore frequently

if

Avere Anore

made acquainted with it, this number would materially decrease, us small

Consideration when we call to mind that

the expense of permisioning the prismers has risen from five or six lundred pounds per

amum to about £ 1200. Sam the more induced to draw

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