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the injustice of requiring brothel hipers to bring their establishments "inder the notice of the authorities,

and prescouting them for keeping "Them';

"therm - beyond the letter indud r Yet charly within the

The

spirit.

only remark which I

wish to add to the "minutes" and

"Memoranda" of loot Year (on

this pubject that of the Gambling Houses) is

ect in connection with

this: - I do not now think that

Ony agitation of the question should take place until peace

And

confidence are restored to the

Colony,

and terror stuck into

៩

the momif without and within its

gutes, by the happyfisove of Mer

Majesty's

measures how about to

be undakatten against Canton .

Every

new malecontent becomes

a mure engine of mischief And Yeh will not be plow to wait himself of this difficult and

delicate experiment to increase the number of Maticontents .

I have, ver

(Sig ) S. Chickolas Anstey, (Hj.

I'me (oppy)

(Time

M.J. Budges

Acting Colonial Secretary.