CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 300

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Firms exceeding $292, excording $365,000 have at last made arrangements with very respectable parties, whom I think likely to aid the Government, for commencing Art. amount at the rate of $260,000 per annum - And at a rate beyond all doubt sufficient to make the holders of those licenses exert themselves to put down all illegal gambling. As it is much easier to lower than to raise the fees I determined, in the uncertainty which beset the question, to commence at a figure sufficiently high, but I nevertheless hoped that I could gradually diminish the

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Firms exceeding $292, excording $365,000 have at last made arrangements with very respectable parties, whom I think likely to aid the Government, for commencing Art. amount at the rate of $260,000 per annum - And at a rate beyond all doubt sufficient to make the holders of those licenses exert themselves to put down all illegal gambling. As it is much easier to lower than to raise the fees I determined, in the uncertainty which beset the question, to commence at a figure sufficiently high, but I nevertheless hoped that I could gradually diminish the Page 300 Page 301
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Fers exceeding 292 excording $365,000 have at last made with per annam - And arrangements very respectable parties, whom I think likely to aid the Government, for commending Art. amount at the rate of $260,000, at a rate my object being to begin beyond all doubt sufficient to make the holders of those licenses exert themselves to put down all illegal gambling. As it is much easier to lower than to raise the fees I determined, in the uncertainty, which beset the question, to commence at a figure sufficiently. high, but I nevertheless hoped that I could gradually diminish the Page 300Page 301
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Fers

exceeding

292

excording $365,000

have at last made

with

per

annam - And

arrangements

very respectable parties,

whom I think likely to aid the

Government, for

commending

Art.

amount

at the rate of $260,000,

at a rate

my object being to begin beyond all doubt sufficient to make the holders of those licenses exert themselves to put down all illegal gambling. As it is much easier to lower than to raise the fees I determined, in the uncertainty, which beset the question, to commence at a figure sufficiently. high, but I nevertheless hoped that I could gradually diminish the

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