CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 16

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great and most injurious extent amongst the soldiers of this Garrison and also that the number of Grog shops in this town is excessive.

If by reducing the number of Grog shops we could ensure a corresponding decrease of drunkenness amongst our soldiers, I think we need not hesitate long in pursuing a policy long pursued; namely, to arrange that fewer licenses be granted for the future.

This is quite within the province of the justices of the Peace under the existing code of Ordinances on the subject of the sale of intoxicating drinks.

The first suggestion by Sir Hope Grant, that publicans should be forbidden to sell liquor to Soldiers under pain of forfeiting their license, might be to some extent an effective regulation, but it cannot be adopted under the present state of the law; it would require the Agency of the Legislative Council to give it the sanction of law.

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44 J great and most injurious extent amongst the soldiers of this Garrison and also that the number of Grog shops in this town is excessive. If by reducing the number of Grog shops we could ensure a corresponding decrease of drunkenness amongst our soldiers, I think we need not hesitate long in pursuing a policy long pursued; namely, to arrange that fewer licenses be granted for the future. This is quite within the province of the justices of the Peace under the existing code of Ordinances on the subject of the sale of intoxicating drinks. The first suggestion by Sir Hope Grant, that publicans should be forbidden to sell liquor to Soldiers under pain of forfeiting their license, might be to some extent an effective regulation, but it cannot be adopted under the present state of the law; it would require the Agency of the Legislative Council to give it the sanction of law.

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2. 44 J great and most injurious extent amongst the soldiers of this Carrison and also that the number of Grog shops in this town is excessive. If by reducing the number of Grog shops could ensure a we corresponding decrease of drunkenness umongst our soldiers, I think we need not hesitate long pursued ; namely to arrange that fewer licenses be for the future granted This is quite within the province of the justices of as to the course to be the Peace under the existing ces on the code of Ordinance on made subject of the sale of intoxicating drinks. The first suggestion by Sir Hope Grant, that publicans should be forbidden to sell liquor to Soldiers under pain of forfeiting their license might be to souve extent an effective regulation but it cannot be adopted سند the present state of the law, it would require re the Agency of the Legislative Council it the sauction of give it the law. to

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great and most injurious extent amongst the soldiers of this Carrison and also that the number of Grog shops in

this town is excessive.

If by reducing the

number of Grog shops

could ensure a

corresponding

decrease of drunkenness

umongst

our soldiers, I think we need not hesitate

long pursued ; namely to arrange that fewer licenses be for the future granted

This is quite within the province of the justices of

as to the course to be

the Peace under the existing

ces on the

code of Ordinance

made

subject of the sale of intoxicating drinks.

The first suggestion by Sir Hope Grant, that publicans should be forbidden to sell liquor to Soldiers under pain of forfeiting their license might be to souve

extent an

effective regulation

but it cannot be adopted

سند

the present state of the law, it would require

re the Agency of the Legislative Council it the sauction of give it the law.

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