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of this, might have been conceded and with the help of the Stamp

duty have mabled the Colony to

right itself-

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especially if tour Graw decided to sanction the policy of establishing a limited number of liensed Gambling Horses, each Sicense costing a sufficient

sum to render

the co-operation of the Chinese

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certainty in the suppression of I

gaming

elsewhere and the cars.

is equent

removal of all opportunity for further

corruption amongst the Police.

6.

Ad these considerations,

each of them extremely important,

rendered me

naturally anxions

if possible, to defer the compilation

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of the Estimates, tell receipt of more

exad information. Prine however,

Mane

past by and could be regarded

of itrese questions

as

definitively

decided, when the end of August

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approaching. Even the residue of the Materiel for starting the

Stamp Ordinance had not been then received. Nevertidess, it was clear that I could no longer defer

The Estimates and

preparing

accordingly I did the best I could

with

so many disturbing elements to durange my calculation, and on the 30th Ultimo submitted the enclosed Estimates to ste Commeil.

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Your Grace will observe from