CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 22

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however they may be punished changed or dismissed the same

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continued in this Colony as a Police Force and will succumb in the temptation, when it is presented to them. gambling harse

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othersoffenders who

feed the keepers of such houses with not be much interfered)

with and the cystem of "ption thus commenced

shoes toelf continually in thes sistert mice of extortions Cut the evil does not end here it has been praved over

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that there

course are

exist organized bands of vagabonds in this Colonywher levy a pegulons black mouls on the gambling establishments ands who of cou continually employed in the propetration of every descriptions of offence. It must also be remembered that of the now- Chinese Members of the Free there are not # who have any knowledge of the language of the Chinese and thereforr any ideas of detective Police for the suppression of gambling je totally out of the question.

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