CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 12

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under the surveillance of the Military Authorities

and a Non-commissioned Officer be told off daily to maintain order, and recover any Soldier who was the worse for liquor attempting to enter the Canteen.

In all Cantonments in India the Keepers of spirit shops are strictly prohibited under a heavy penalty from selling liquor to soldiers, Canteens being established in all the Barracks, by Government:- and the shops I propose Your Excellency should license would stand in the place of these Canteens.

I would lastly strongly recommend that the number of licences granted to spirit shops be very much diminished, and that all these shops be in the main Street only, which would render their surveillance both by the Police and Military Patrols more easy.

Should Your Excellency approve of these suggestions, I am sanguine that the result will be a great diminution of drunkenness,

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10 مام under the surveillance of the Military Authorities and a Non-commissioned Officer be told off daily to maintain order, and recover any Soldier who was the worse for liquor attempting to enter the Canteen. In all Cantonments in India the Keepers of spirit shops are strictly prohibited under a heavy penalty from selling liquor to soldiers, Canteens being established in all the Barracks, by Government:- and the shops I propose Your Excellency should license would stand in the place of these Canteens. I would lastly strongly recommend that the number of licences granted to spirit shops be very much diminished, and that all these shops be in the main Street only, which would render their surveillance both by the Police and Military Patrols more easy. Should Your Excellency approve of these suggestions, I am sanguine that the result will be a great diminution of drunkenness, 14
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10 مام under the surveillance of the Military Authorities and a Non coumissioned Officer be told off daily to Maintain order, and recove Soldier who any was the worse for liquor attempting to enter the Canteen. In all Cantonments in India the Keepers of spirit shops are strictly prohibited under a heavy penalty from selling liquor to soldiers Canteens being established in all the Barracks, by Lovernment : - and the shops I propose Your Excellency 14 should license would stand in the place of these Canteens. I would lastly strongly recommend that the number of licences granted to spirit shops be very much diminished, and that all these shops be in the main Street only, which would render their surveillance both by the Police and Military Patrols more easy- Should Your Excellency approve of these suggestions Jam sanguine that the result will be a great diminution of drunkenness,
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10

مام

under the surveillance of the Military Authorities

and a Non coumissioned

Officer

be told off daily

to

Maintain order, and recove

Soldier who

any

was

the

worse for liquor attempting

to enter the Canteen.

In all Cantonments in

India the Keepers of spirit shops are strictly prohibited under a heavy penalty from selling liquor to soldiers Canteens being established in all the Barracks, by

Lovernment : - and the

shops I propose Your Excellency

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should license would stand

in the place of these Canteens.

I would lastly strongly

recommend that the

number of licences granted

to spirit shops be very much

diminished, and that all

these shops be in the main Street only, which would

render their surveillance

both by the Police and Military Patrols

more easy-

Should Your Excellency approve of these suggestions

Jam

sanguine that the

result will be a

great diminution of drunkenness,

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