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That a strict supervision is maintained by the Police over the Public Houses is shown, I think by the fact that at the Licensing day in November last, there being thirty-one applications for Licenses, four of them were refused at the instance of the Superintendent of Police on the ground that the Applicants had not during the past year conducted their Houses in a proper manner.

(Signed) W.H. Alexander, I.P.
9th March, 1861.

True Copy
Birthmark fashion
for the Colonial Secretary.

(Copy)
I concur in this every word with
ID.N.
19th March, 1861.

We deplore with the Commander-in-Chief the prevalence of drunkenness among the garrison, but are averse to legislative measures to check it, which we feel satisfied would be ineffectual, and most likely very unjust in their operation. If the regimental Authorities cannot check the evil the civil cannot do it, and any attempt to restrict drinking in the licensed houses would only lead to ...

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That a strict supervision is maintained by the Police over the Public Houses is shown, I think by the fact that at the Licensing day in November last, there being thirty-one applications for Licenses, four of them were refused at the instance of the Superintendent of Police on the ground that the Applicants had not during the past year conducted their Houses in a proper manner. (Signed) W.H. Alexander, I.P. 9th March, 1861. True Copy Birthmark fashion for the Colonial Secretary. (Copy) I concur in this every word with ID.N. 19th March, 1861. We deplore with the Commander-in-Chief the prevalence of drunkenness among the garrison, but are averse to legislative measures to check it, which we feel satisfied would be ineffectual, and most likely very unjust in their operation. If the regimental Authorities cannot check the evil the civil cannot do it, and any attempt to restrict drinking in the licensed houses would only lead to ...
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That a strict supervis is maintained by the Police over the Public Houses.

shown, I think by the fact

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that at the Licensing day in November last, there being thirty one applications for Licenses, four of them refused at the instance of the Superintendent of Police

the ground that the Applicants had not during

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the past year

conducted their

Houses in a proper manner

(Signed) WH. Alexander. I.P.

Gr. March, 1861.

True Copy Birthmarn fashio

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for the Colonial secretary.

(Copy)

Iconcur

this

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every

ward with

ID.N

19th March, 1861.

We deplore with the Commander-in-Chief the prevalence of drunkenness

25

the garrison, but are

among averse to legislative

measures

to check it, which we

feel satisfied would be ineffectual, and most likely very unjust in

in their operation. If the regimental

t

Authorities cannot check

the evil the bolong cannot do it, and any

attempt to restrict drinking

in the licensed

houses would only lead to

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