CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 73

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It can be claimed from du Players. Those profits have been as yet fixed at 1 per cent according to the usage established at Macao. It is obvious, however, that, if reduced to five or four per cent, the Licenses would become proportionately less valuable, and the fees payable to Government might be reduced in a corresponding ratio.

At the same time, the profits may be regarded as a deterrent tax on gambling, and their reduction cannot be effected without rendering gambling more attractive, a result which I should be sorry to see brought about by any action of the Government. Experience, however, is at present all that is required to ascertain the average minimum to which the profits of the Licensees and the fees to Government can be reduced without infringing the general results at which His Majesty's Government aims.

On that subject, I am not yet in a position to report that everything at present is working smoothly and satisfactorily so as to afford good hope in due time of a solution of all those difficulties.

I have great pleasure, however, in reporting the satisfactory and admirable way in which the licensed houses are being managed.

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It can be claimed from du Players. Those profits have been as yet fixed at 1 per cent according to the usage established at Macao. It is obvious, however, that, if reduced to five or four per cent, the Licenses would become proportionately less valuable, and the fees payable to Government might be reduced in a corresponding ratio. At the same time, the profits may be regarded as a deterrent tax on gambling, and their reduction cannot be effected without rendering gambling more attractive, a result which I should be sorry to see brought about by any action of the Government. Experience, however, is at present all that is required to ascertain the average minimum to which the profits of the Licensees and the fees to Government can be reduced without infringing the general results at which His Majesty's Government aims. On that subject, I am not yet in a position to report that everything at present is working smoothly and satisfactorily so as to afford good hope in due time of a solution of all those difficulties. I have great pleasure, however, in reporting the satisfactory and admirable way in which the licensed houses are being managed.
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can claim from du Players. Thos profits have been

as

yet fixed at I per cent according to the usage established) at Macar. It is obvious, however, that, if reduced to five or four per cent, the Licenses would become proportionately lefe valuable, and the fees payable to Government might be reduced

corresprending ratio.

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profits may

deterrent tax

Janu

time

be

ngarded

aw

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in

Those

a)

ganelling, their

reduction cannot be effected without

rendering gambling

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more attractive_.

result, which I should be

to

Jee

Dorry

brought about by any action of

the Government. Experience, however,

is at present all that is required to

ascutain the

average

minimum to

ge minu

which the profits of the Licensees and the fees to Government without rinfraking

the

can

be reduced,

general results

at which Me Majesty a Gjevernan

ains. On that subject I yot only in I think

-an

ent

La ber

ت سدیم

position to report that

everything at present is

worthing smoothly and satisfactorily

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as to afford

afford in due time solution of all those difficulties.

I have great pleasure,

8

boven; in reporting the satisfactory.

and I may

ever

way

-DAY,

admirable

which the licensed houses

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