CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 129

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in other quarters bear solus charecters.

2. The presence of uncuturs

7

sailors and

who

others, with plenty of money to spend,

entertains soldiers at the Public houses.

in the town..

3. The abundance.

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Shaushoo":

of cheap Chinese

The natural uundy to the frist.

Caust

wil

7

appears to His Royal Highnes

As consist in making the barradrcautions

more attractive than the grog.

thots.

His Royal Highness has every reason to suppose that the cantuns are will managed

in respect of supply of good articles at minimace price,

thittle

-alleys

ball courts are attached to the barracro, and the folders Justitute to which fir stercules Robricson alludes in concopondence;

mobably affords means of reading, chess- playing so for mental recreation.

It might be advisable to append to

the Institute a Military Cantur, necessarlly under Military control, and

the aid

for the Exclusive use of soldiers; but with

7 barracks. Cautious, and the Institute will administered by

the

Military authorities, His Royal Highness

pusts that respectable men

tept out

of

the Grog. shops. –

A

E

he

I

cau

His Royal Highness does not consider

it advisable to combat with the second

cause of inbriety by restricting soldices from visiting public houses frequented by other classes Z the community, or by adopting regulations which could only

the

very partially enforced, and which would produce annoyance and dissatisfaction, without adequate luneficial result. –

In order to prevent exess,

it saus

only requisite to Establish and maintaine

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