their habits and customs, which their education and prejudices do not
justify nor in attempting to compare with those of European communities. If I could see any hope of prevention, I would not thus advocate legalizing gambling: under this conviction
therefore, it is
my
deliberate
opinion
that the Government will exercise
a sound policy in legislating on this point, (however uncongenial to European ideas) by limiting and regulating the extent of that gambling which cannot be extirpated; and if the vice be incurable with our
means, is it not our duty, by strict and rigid system of
arrangement to control its exercise, and possibly out of
this evil to derive
a great benefit - You have either to gird up your loins and manfully take this matter in hand, to watch crime and prevent its spread; listlessly throw down
your ... and let the vice range in full scope attended by crimes and horrors, which under the present system of bribery
is hidden from view;
and
secrecy
whereas legalizing
this passion
would to a certain extent check its growth, and the lovers and winners being known, added to the nature and amount
of gain and losses, would check
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their habits and customs, which their cducation and prejudices do not
justify no in attempting to compare with those of huropean communities. If I could see any hope of prevention, I would not thus advocate legalizing jambling: under this conviction
therefore, it is
my
deliberate
pinion
that the Government will excreise
a cound policy in legislating on this point, (however uncongenial to buropean neages) by limiting and requlating the extent of that gambling which cannot be extirpated; and if the vice be incurable with our
means, is it not our duty, by strict and rigid system of
present
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of arrangement to control its exercice, and possibly out of
this evil to derive
a
- great benefit - You have either to gird up your loins and manfully take this matter in hand, to watch crime and prevent its spread; listlessly throw down
your and let the vice range in full coope attended by crimes and horns, which under the present system of bribery
is hidden from view;
and
secrecy
whereas legalizing
arius
legalizing this passion
would to a certain extent impere
and the very guet of
the
it's growth, and the lovers and winners being Known, added to the nature and amount
If gain and losses, would check
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