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associating the interests of the farmers of the Gambling licenses with the suppression of gambling in any locality.

Other

The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Islands are principally connected with Cock fighting, and all the Cockpits are farmed and subjected to restrictive legislation. I refer to a synopsis of the despatch (herewith enclosed) for the details on this subject. Gambling Houses, where games of chance are played, are not allowed, and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers. The Manila papers frequently give lists of persons who have paid the penalty; but it is notorious that there is no portion of the world in which the habit of gambling more extensively prevails than in the Philippine Islands, and enormous sums of money are lost and won, habitually both in private houses and at prohibited gambling tables.

The system of License which exists in the Dutch Island of the Indian Archipelago, will be found described in the Official Communication. In the East India Company's Settlements at the Straits, there has been a very fluctuating legislation, the necessary consequence of a great diversity of opinion and of action. I have desired the Colonial Secretary to make a synopsis of the multifarious documents which have been sent to me from Singapore.

The great mass of practical evidence, authority, and experience, is clearly in favour of Legislation by which Gambling houses shall be permitted under a License system.

I submitted the whole of the papers to the present Attorney General, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the common or Statute Law of England presented any insuperable difficulty to our legislating on the subject. I have the honor to enclose his reply.

As far as I can gather from the very trustworthy, though obscure, and not entirely clear observations...

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The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Island -> Islands are

principally connected with Cock fighting, and all the Cockpits very res -> are farmed and subjected to restrictive legislation. I refer to a synopsis of the despatch (herewith enclosed) for the details on this subject - Gambling Houses, where games of chance are played, are not allowed, - and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers The Manila papers frequently give lists of persons who have paid the penalty; but it is notorious that there portion -> is no portion of the world in which the habit of gambling more extensively prevails than in the Philippine Islands, enormous sums of money lost and won, are habitually both in private houses, and prohibited gambling tables.

The system of License which exists in the Dutch Bland -> Island of the Indian Archipelago, will be found described in the Official Communication. In the East India Company's Ni - Ma Hem d -> Settlements at the Straits there has been a very fluctuating legislation, the necessary consequence of a great diversity of opinion and of action. I have desired the Colonial Secretary to make a Lynopsis -> synopsis of the Multifarious documents which have been sent to me from Singapore.

The great MALL -> mass of practical evidence, authority and experience, is clearly in favour of Legislation by which Gambling houses shall be permitted under a License system.

I submitted the whole of the papers to the present Attorney General, for the purpose of accertaining -> ascertaining whether the common or Statute Law of England presented any insuperable difficulty to our legislating on the subject. I have the honor to enclose his reply.

As far as I can gather from the very trustworthy, obseure -> obscure, and not entirely clear observations...

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associating the interests of the farmers of the Gambling licenses with the suppression of gambling in any locality.

Other

The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Islands are principally connected with Cock fighting, and all the Cockpits are farmed and subjected to restrictive legislation. I refer to a synopsis of the despatch (herewith enclosed) for the details on this subject. Gambling Houses, where games of chance are played, are not allowed, and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers. The Manila papers frequently give lists of persons who have paid the penalty; but it is notorious that there is no portion of the world in which the habit of gambling more extensively prevails than in the Philippine Islands, and enormous sums of money are lost and won, habitually both in private houses and at prohibited gambling tables.

The system of License which exists in the Dutch Island of the Indian Archipelago, will be found described in the Official Communication. In the East India Company's Settlements at the Straits, there has been a very fluctuating legislation, the necessary consequence of a great diversity of opinion and of action. I have desired the Colonial Secretary to make a synopsis of the multifarious documents which have been sent to me from Singapore.

The great mass of practical evidence, authority, and experience, is clearly in favour of Legislation by which Gambling houses shall be permitted under a License system.

I submitted the whole of the papers to the present Attorney General, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the common or Statute Law of England presented any insuperable difficulty to our legislating on the subject. I have the honor to enclose his reply.

As far as I can gather from the very trustworthy, though obscure, and not entirely clear observations...

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associating the interests of the farmers of the Gambling licenses with the suppression of gambling in any locality. Other The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Islands are principally connected with Cock fighting, and all the Cockpits are farmed and subjected to restrictive legislation. I refer to a synopsis of the despatch (herewith enclosed) for the details on this subject. Gambling Houses, where games of chance are played, are not allowed, and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers. The Manila papers frequently give lists of persons who have paid the penalty; but it is notorious that there is no portion of the world in which the habit of gambling more extensively prevails than in the Philippine Islands, and enormous sums of money are lost and won, habitually both in private houses and at prohibited gambling tables. The system of License which exists in the Dutch Island of the Indian Archipelago, will be found described in the Official Communication. In the East India Company's Settlements at the Straits, there has been a very fluctuating legislation, the necessary consequence of a great diversity of opinion and of action. I have desired the Colonial Secretary to make a synopsis of the multifarious documents which have been sent to me from Singapore. The great mass of practical evidence, authority, and experience, is clearly in favour of Legislation by which Gambling houses shall be permitted under a License system. I submitted the whole of the papers to the present Attorney General, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the common or Statute Law of England presented any insuperable difficulty to our legislating on the subject. I have the honor to enclose his reply. As far as I can gather from the very trustworthy, though obscure, and not entirely clear observations... Page 210 Page 211 12 has been changed to ... Here is the revised response in HTML format as requested: ascociating -> associating has been corrected. other The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Island -> Islands are principally connected with Cock fighting, and all the Cockpits very res -> are farmed and subjected to restrictive legislation. I refer to a synopsis of the despatch (herewith enclosed) for the details on this subject - Gambling Houses, where games of chance are played, are not allowed, - and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers The Manila papers frequently give lists of persons who have paid the penalty; but it is notorious that there portion -> is no portion of the world in which the habit of gambling more extensively prevails than in the Philippine Islands, enormous sums of money lost and won, are habitually both in private houses, and prohibited gambling tables. The system of License which exists in the Dutch Bland -> Island of the Indian Archipelago, will be found described in the Official Communication. In the East India Company's Ni - Ma Hem d -> Settlements at the Straits there has been a very fluctuating legislation, the necessary consequence of a great diversity of opinion and of action. I have desired the Colonial Secretary to make a Lynopsis -> synopsis of the Multifarious documents which have been sent to me from Singapore. The great MALL -> mass of practical evidence, authority and experience, is clearly in favour of Legislation by which Gambling houses shall be permitted under a License system. I submitted the whole of the papers to the present Attorney General, for the purpose of accertaining -> ascertaining whether the common or Statute Law of England presented any insuperable difficulty to our legislating on the subject. I have the honor to enclose his reply. As far as I can gather from the very trustworthy, obseure -> obscure, and not entirely clear observations... Page 210Page 21112 The final response is: associating the interests of the farmers of the Gambling licenses with the suppression of gambling in any locality. Other The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Islands are principally connected with Cock fighting, and all the Cockpits are farmed and subjected to restrictive legislation. I refer to a synopsis of the despatch (herewith enclosed) for the details on this subject. Gambling Houses, where games of chance are played, are not allowed, and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers. The Manila papers frequently give lists of persons who have paid the penalty; but it is notorious that there is no portion of the world in which the habit of gambling more extensively prevails than in the Philippine Islands, and enormous sums of money are lost and won, habitually both in private houses and at prohibited gambling tables. The system of License which exists in the Dutch Island of the Indian Archipelago, will be found described in the Official Communication. In the East India Company's Settlements at the Straits, there has been a very fluctuating legislation, the necessary consequence of a great diversity of opinion and of action. I have desired the Colonial Secretary to make a synopsis of the multifarious documents which have been sent to me from Singapore. The great mass of practical evidence, authority, and experience, is clearly in favour of Legislation by which Gambling houses shall be permitted under a License system. I submitted the whole of the papers to the present Attorney General, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the common or Statute Law of England presented any insuperable difficulty to our legislating on the subject. I have the honor to enclose his reply. As far as I can gather from the very trustworthy, though obscure, and not entirely clear observations... Page 210 Page 211 12
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ascociating the interests of the farmers of the Gambling licenses with the suppression of gambling in any locality.

other

The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Island are

principally

connected with Cock fighting, and all

the Cockpits

very res

to a

refer to a

are

farmed and subjected

restrictive legislation. I synopsis of the despatch (herewith enclosed) for the details on this subject - Gambling Houses, where

games of chance are played,

are not allowed, - and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers The Manila papers frequently give

of persons

who have paid the

lists

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is no

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205

penalty; but it is notorious that there portion of the world in which the habit of gambling more extensively

prevails than in the Philippine Islands,

enormous sums of lost and won,

are

habitually

Money both in private houses,

and prohibited gambling tables.

system of License which

exists in the Dutch Bland of the Endian

Archipelago, will be found described 1:16 in the Official Communication. In the East India Company's

Ni - Ma Hem d

Jains

Licener.

Settlements at the Straits there has

been a very fluctuating legislation,

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have decired the Colonial Secretary

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