CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 11

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I would first suggest that in granting Licenses of Spirit shops to the owners, a clause should be inserted prohibiting the sale of liquor to Soldiers, and making the forfeiture of the License, or such other punishment Your Excellency may deem proper, the penalty of a breach of this clause.

Secondly, that your Excellency should grant a Licence to one or two respectable men to establish Canteens in the immediate vicinity of the Barracks, in which good liquor and all descriptions may be sold to Soldiers who are sober, but rendering the forfeiture of the License, the penalty of any drunkenness, or disorder in the house.

These shops might be

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by being prohibited, I now beg to submit to your Excellency the following suggestions which, should your Excellency deem it advisable to carry them into effect I hope this evil may in great measure be remedied. I would first suggest that in granting Licenses of Spirit shops to the owners, a clause should be inserted prohibiting the sale of liquor to Soldiers, and making the forfeiture of the License, or such other punishment Your Excellency may deem proper, the penalty of a breach of this clause. Secondly, that your Excellency should grant a Licence to one or two respectable men to establish Canteens in the immediate vicinity of the Barracks, in which good liquor and all descriptions may be sold to Soldiers who are sober, but rendering the forfeiture of the License, the penalty of any drunkenness, or disorder in the house. These shops might be

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2. 3 9 by being prohibited, I now beg to submit to your Excellency the following suggestions which, should your Excellency deem it advisable to carry them into effect I hope this evil may great measure be remedied I would first suggest that in granting Licenses of Spirit : in a to the owners shops, a clause should be inserted prohibiting the sale of liquor to Soldiers, and making the forfeiture of the License, or such other punishment Your 1 Excellency may deem proper, the penalty of a breach of this blause._ Secondly, that your Cexcellency should grant a Licence to one or two respectable men to establish Canteens in the immediate Vicinity of the Barracks, in which good liquor &fall descriptions may be sold to Soldiers who are sober, but rendering the forfeiture of the License, the penally of any drunkenness, or disorder in the house. These shops might be

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being prohibited, I now beg to submit to your Excellency the following suggestions which, should your Excellency deem it advisable to carry them into effect I hope this evil may great measure be remedied

I would first suggest that in granting Licenses

of Spirit

in a

to the owners shops, a clause should be inserted prohibiting the sale of liquor to Soldiers, and making the forfeiture of the License, or such other punishment

Your

Excellency may deem proper, the penalty of a breach of this blause._

Secondly, that your Cexcellency should grant a Licence to one or two

respectable men to establish Canteens in the immediate

Vicinity of the Barracks, in which good liquor &fall descriptions may

be sold to Soldiers who are sober,

but rendering the forfeiture of the License, the penally of any drunkenness, or disorder in the house.

CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 11

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