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Majesty's Government might perhaps otherwise have hesitated to

an

18.

ordinary Magistrate.

report

ein

On the whole then for loathing to the extreme importance of the interests

at

if one:

take no

I think it most expedient to take steps for revising Ordinance

No. 8 till I receive from You an answer to this communication.

A

In regard to the Ordinance conferring power on Council,

Lordship,

Begin with clause 17 of the draft, which provides

for regulating the gambling Houses of the Colony, that a subject which does not

because

as

pres

reported in my despatch No. 183, the Police have made some progress towards suppressing gaming, though information this day received leads me to infer that such progress is not so great as I thought. Its illegality, however, is a dangerous

DONAD

hand, and causes always a constant presence of corruption. Such Police vigilance

unduly diverts their attention from

greater crimes. Hence

giang

even

20.

some species of lottery are

as

attempted to be suppressed, yet not

It is therefore quite possible that the necessity for checking corruption

the Police may compel me to have recourse to the new powers conferred by the Ordinance. Nevertheless, when such a contingency does come, it will be impossible to proceed by any other mode

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Majesty's Government might perhaps otherwise have hesitated to an 18. ordinary Magistrate. report ein On the whole then for loathing to the extreme importance of the interests at if one: take no I think it most expedient to take steps for revising Ordinance No. 8 till I receive from You an answer to this communication. A In regard to the Ordinance conferring power on Council, Lordship, Begin with clause 17 of the draft, which provides for regulating the gambling Houses of the Colony, that a subject which does not because as pres reported in my despatch No. 183, the Police have made some progress towards suppressing gaming, though information this day received leads me to infer that such progress is not so great as I thought. Its illegality, however, is a dangerous DONAD hand, and causes always a constant presence of corruption. Such Police vigilance unduly diverts their attention from greater crimes. Hence giang even 20. some species of lottery are as attempted to be suppressed, yet not It is therefore quite possible that the necessity for checking corruption the Police may compel me to have recourse to the new powers conferred by the Ordinance. Nevertheless, when such a contingency does come, it will be impossible to proceed by any other mode
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128

Majesty's Grommuent might perhaps

aherwise have hesitated to

an

18.

adinary Magistrate.

repor

ein

On the whole then for loothing

to the extreme, importance of the interests

at

ifone:

lake no

I think it most nopedient to steps for revising

Ordinance

N. 8 till I receive from You

to this

communication.

A

перевед

In

regard.

Ordinance conferring Geunner in Corneil

Lordship

Begui

to clause 17 of the dance wo

nno poves

li ames dest

rw

the one case

in Connail as to regulating

the gambling Houses of the Colony, that

a subject, which does not froß

J

because

as

pres

reported in my despatel

>

Nr 183 the Police have made some I Jany.

1869.

progress towards suppresion of gouning ducky test

already

though information this day received leads

me to infer itrat such progress is not wo

had

great as I thought. Its illegality heroner is a dangerous

DONAD

hand, and causes

always a constant presence

al

en

of corruption such Potier vigilance

ن مین

As

unduly divali iheir attention from I

greater crimes. Hence

giang

even

20.

some

species of

by lottnies are

as

attempted to be suppressed

yet not

It is therefore quite posible

that the necessity for checking coumption

the Police

may compel

me to have >

recause to the new pavers confired by

the Ordinance. Nevertheless when such

A

is

contingency dose comme, it will be imposible to proved by any

ortier mode

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