CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 251

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Both for Police purposes and the public interests, that gaming Establishments should be regulated and subjected to the sanction of the Executive. The granting of the privilege in favour of some individual or Company is not only the best means of restricting the number of gamblers, but also of placing the gaming houses under the supervision of the Police, as well as rendering productive to the state this vice of the Chinese Population.

To attain this end, your Excellency will observe, the agreement provides that there shall be a fixed number of Licensed houses; and as it is in the interest of the Farmer to see that gaming is not carried on elsewhere, he scrupulously secures his privilege from being invaded. It is this supervision which can only be exercised by an interested party like the Farmer, for he has an interest that no gaming is practised out of his establishment, and is besides entitled to a share of the fines to be imposed upon the infringers of the license. In this manner the number of gamesters is much less than it would otherwise be.

At Macao, where there are licensed gaming houses, agents are employed for Police purposes, to watch the proceedings therein, and report daily to the Government. It is at the Gaming houses that information is obtained of robberies, piracies, plots by Chinese of bad character, etc.

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246 Both for Police purposes and the public interests, that gaming Establishments should be regulated and subjected to the sanction of the Executive. The granting of the privilege in favour of some individual or Company is not only the best means of restricting the number of gamblers, but also of placing the gaming houses under the supervision of the Police, as well as rendering productive to the state this vice of the Chinese Population. To attain this end, your Excellency will observe, the agreement provides that there shall be a fixed number of Licensed houses; and as it is in the interest of the Farmer to see that gaming is not carried on elsewhere, he scrupulously secures his privilege from being invaded. It is this supervision which can only be exercised by an interested party like the Farmer, for he has an interest that no gaming is practised out of his establishment, and is besides entitled to a share of the fines to be imposed upon the infringers of the license. In this manner the number of gamesters is much less than it would otherwise be. At Macao, where there are licensed gaming houses, agents are employed for Police purposes, to watch the proceedings therein, and report daily to the Government. It is at the Gaming houses that information is obtained of robberies, piracies, plots by Chinese of bad character, etc.

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both for Police purposes and the public Merrnis, that

gaming Establishments

should be requlated and subjected to the nction of the Executive. The granting of

the privilege in from of

come individuai

Company is not only the best means 57 restricting the muumber of gamblers, but

also

of placing the gaming houses under

the

supervision of the Police, as well as rendering productive to the state this vice of the chince Population.

To attain this end, your breelleng

will observe, the agreement provides that there shall be a fired number of Licensed

it is the interest

houses; and as

Farmer to

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elsewhere, he compulously

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his privilege from being invaded._ It is

supervision which can

only be exercised an interested party like the Farmer, for

he has an interest that no gaming is

practick out of his retablishment, and is besides entitled to a share of the fines

to be

imposed upon the impingers license. In this

Manner

his

the number

of gamesters is much lese than it would otherwise benue

Aure

In all the

Where are are

luc.

gaming

Loures at Macas,

agents employed for Police

purposes, to watch the proceedings therein, and report daily to the Government. It is at the Gaming

houses that information Gaming homes that

is ostained of robberies, piracies, plots

by chines of bad character, to. tc.; -

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