CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 6

in short everywhere in China where British Troops have been quartered amongst

Chinese population with consequent facilities for

housing

I

If I saw more drunkenness

myself

amongst the men cramped

last

at Kowloon before

year a spirit Shop

or even

any

a Canteen

was established there, than

I have ever

seen in this

City..

The possession of more

money

than usual by

the

Soldier after the recent

expedition in the North will I think fully account for

any

increase

of

drunkenness

that may recently have taken place here.

If however, Her Majesty's Government should desire the experiment to be tried, there will be no

difficulty

here in carrying out Sir Hope Grant's suggestion of prohibiting by legislation the sale of liquor by licensed

houses!