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528

from the fact

that there would be

competition if I was to

put up for sale licenses for keeping gambling houses - which would then be orderly instead of disorderly, and the Keepers of which would themselves be the best Police the

Government could employ - as is

proved

at Macao-

and

for all

this direct benefit to the Police

its means

and to the Colony by increasing

for detecting and suppressing Crime I could obtain nearly $200,000 annually - just as at present the Colony receives nearly $80,000 for granting a monopoly in opium.

Under Section XVII the

Governor in Council would have power

to control under certain limitations the practice of gambling as those limitations might consist in the issue of licenses it is clear that under that Section the Governor in Council might adopt a system hitherto

discountenanced by Her Majesty's

Government and derive a

revenue from the alteration.

Altogether

6.

It is perfectly

and

largely

well understood

and

they all

by the members

of Council that such is the case advocating such change of system, both as a

Police and a

Revenue Measure, but I may simply say

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528 from the fact that there would be competition if I was to put up for sale licenses for keeping gambling houses - which would then be orderly instead of disorderly, and the Keepers of which would themselves be the best Police the Government could employ - as is proved at Macao- and for all this direct benefit to the Police its means and to the Colony by increasing for detecting and suppressing Crime I could obtain nearly $200,000 annually - just as at present the Colony receives nearly $80,000 for granting a monopoly in opium. Under Section XVII the Governor in Council would have power to control under certain limitations the practice of gambling as those limitations might consist in the issue of licenses it is clear that under that Section the Governor in Council might adopt a system hitherto discountenanced by Her Majesty's Government and derive a revenue from the alteration. Altogether 6. It is perfectly and largely well understood and they all by the members of Council that such is the case advocating such change of system, both as a Police and a Revenue Measure, but I may simply say
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y 528 from the fack wmento fack that thow would be compitition if I was to put up for sale licenses for Keeping gambling houses- which would then be orduly instead of disorderly. and the Keepers of which womed themselves be the best Police the Government could Employ - as is proved at Macro- ma and for all this direct benefit to the Police its means and to the Colony by increasing for detecting and Suppussing Crime I could obtain Nemly $ 200,000 annually-just as at present the Colony reinves marly 80000 for granting a monopoly in oprim. Undu Sedim XVII the Governor in Council undd have pover to control undu coxtain limitations the purnetice of gambling as those limitations might consist in the issue of licenses it is clean that under that Sectim the Governor Council might adopte system hithūto dis countenanci need by Ther Majesty's Government and derive a from the alteration. Abtremno 6. It is perfectler and largen well understoort and they all ! by the members of Council that sinch is the case adovente such change of system. both as a Police and a Revenno (Measure. but I new semaly say
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528

from the fack

wmento

fack that thow would be

compitition if I was to

put up for sale licenses for Keeping gambling houses- which would then be orduly instead of disorderly. and the Keepers of which womed themselves be the best Police the

Government could Employ - as is

proved

at Macro-

ma

and

for all

this direct benefit to the Police

its means

and to the Colony by increasing

for detecting and Suppussing Crime I could obtain Nemly $ 200,000 annually-just as at present the Colony reinves marly 80000 for granting a monopoly in oprim.

Undu Sedim XVII the

Governor in Council undd have pover

to control undu coxtain limitations the purnetice of gambling as those limitations might consist in the issue of licenses it is clean that under that Sectim the Governor Council might adopte system hithūto

dis countenanci

need by Ther Majesty's

Government and derive a

from the alteration.

Abtremno

6.

It is perfectler

and

largen

well understoort

and

they all

! by the members

of Council that sinch is the case adovente such change of system. both as a

Police and a

Revenno

(Measure. but I new semaly say

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