CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 72

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in the suppression of

Government illegal gambling went of any

illicit

and that in the

gaming establishments

being discovered by the Police without

their aid, the larger fees will be

· exacted-

H.

It is imposible of

holding out a prospect of safely getting rid of a large portion of

the Revenue which encumbers the

question, though

evv

the other hand

eccurrence of tive disastrous Ryphoons during that particular

the

Course to

say as yet how far it

far it may

be

expedient to diminish the Monthly

License fees, but I

see

no reason

on to

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suppose, why the reduction may not

still be considerably

Iso novel an

mouth and the

equent interruption

of the usual avocations of a large proportion of the population unat render gennal deductions from that particular period somewhat unsafe.

extended though in

6.

experiment caution at the

commencement seems advisable.

5.

I further believe there

is

то

doubt that

the Licensees have lost by their bargain during '

the last month which is so

far encouraging,

оо

IN

in avoitur

May

to me havever, that it is possible to diminish the fees without unduly relaxing the excitions of the Licensers namely by diminishing the fron emilage of the profits, which at present thing