CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 103

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105

getting rid of

hundred

more of the

feeble and corrupt constables from Bombay and Madras and substituting for them an additional body of men. The success of this recent introduction of upwards of 100 Sikh from India into the Police force, under command of Major Creagh, has been very marked.

It has been decided, that I can move my way to further improvement by the employment of more Sikh. Such details however must form the subject of a separate communication.

23.

I cannot however omit noticing here that which has all along been one of the greatest difficulties in the way of most Police reforms, viz., the corruption of the Police by the regular stipends which many of the Officers and men were in the habit of receiving as hush money from the Keepers of illicit gaming houses. On that subject I have already reported so fully that I need add little here, except to state as a matter connected with the history of 1866 now under review, that by Ordinance No. 8 of 1866, re-enacted with some slight changes and omissions as Ordinance No. 9 of the present year, power was given to the Governor in Council to pass rules for the better limitation and control of gambling, the intent being to strike a decisive blow at all illegal gaming with its peculiarly corrupting and pernicious consequences by legalizing it in certain houses licensed on such conditions and on such terms.

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105 getting rid of hundred more of the feeble and corrupt constables from Bombay and Madras and substituting for them an additional body of men. The success of this recent introduction of upwards of 100 Sikh from India into the Police force, under command of Major Creagh, has been very marked. It has been decided, that I can move my way to further improvement by the employment of more Sikh. Such details however must form the subject of a separate communication. 23. I cannot however omit noticing here that which has all along been one of the greatest difficulties in the way of most Police reforms, viz., the corruption of the Police by the regular stipends which many of the Officers and men were in the habit of receiving as hush money from the Keepers of illicit gaming houses. On that subject I have already reported so fully that I need add little here, except to state as a matter connected with the history of 1866 now under review, that by Ordinance No. 8 of 1866, re-enacted with some slight changes and omissions as Ordinance No. 9 of the present year, power was given to the Governor in Council to pass rules for the better limitation and control of gambling, the intent being to strike a decisive blow at all illegal gaming with its peculiarly corrupting and pernicious consequences by legalizing it in certain houses licensed on such conditions and on such terms.
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105 getting rid of hundred morent of the feeble and corrupt constables from Bombay and Madras and substituting for them additional bedy of bitchs. The success aw this recent introduction of attending. upwards of 100 Sitths from India into the Moto. Creagh, force, under command of Moto. has been See Do decided, that I can mov my way to further improvement by the employment of mare Sitths. Such detaulo however must form the subject of a separate communication. 23. I cannot however omit neticing here that which has all along been at of the the rest of most Police vizj anuption of the the regular stipends which many of the Officers and men were in the habit of receiving as hush CH gaming money from the Reepers of illicit subject I have already houses. On that reported so fully that I need add little here, except, to state as a matter connected with the history of history of 1866 now under review, that by Ordinance N°8 of 1866. reenacted with some and omifsions ao slight changes Ordinance N° 9 of the present year, prover wao gwen to the Governor in bouncil to pap rules for the better limituation and control of gambling, the intent being to strike a decisive blow at all illegal gaming with it's peculiarly corrupting and pernicious consequences by legalizing it in certain houses licensed on such conditions and on such
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105

getting rid of

hundred

morent

of the

feeble and corrupt constables from Bombay and Madras and substituting for them

additional bedy of bitchs. The success

aw

this recent introduction

of

attending. upwards of 100 Sitths from India into

the

Moto. Creagh,

force, under command of Moto.

has been

See

Do

decided, that I

can

mov

my way to further improvement by the employment of mare Sitths. Such

detaulo however must form the subject of a separate communication.

23.

I cannot however omit

neticing

here that which has all along been at of the

the rest of most

Police

vizj

anuption of the

the regular stipends which

many of the

Officers and

men

were

in the habit of receiving

as

hush

CH

gaming

money from the Reepers of illicit

subject

I have already

houses. On that

reported so fully that I need add little

here, except,

to state as a matter connected

with the history of

history of 1866 now under

review, that by Ordinance N°8 of 1866.

reenacted with some and omifsions

ao

slight changes Ordinance N° 9 of

the present year, prover

wao

gwen

to

the Governor in bouncil to pap rules for the better limituation and control of

gambling, the intent being to strike a

decisive blow at all

illegal gaming

with

it's peculiarly corrupting and pernicious consequences by legalizing it in certain

houses licensed on

such conditions and

on such

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