CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 77

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attempts at getting up petitions against them proved utter failures,

and that every unofficial member of Council has from the first been in favor of the measure, with the exception of the Acting member Mr Parry, who expressed his opinion that inflicting imprisonment instead of fines would put down illegal gambling, and that in any case Government should take no action.

Mr ... made no reply to these observations in Council because Mr ... , the ... Member, there being might have appeared in reminding him that illegal gambling has long been one of the ... severity of the penalties for ... and at this moment some Gamblers very lately at least were in ... the policy of non-interference with practices that lead to the corruption of the Police and which foster secret crimes and lead to open violence against persons and property, ...

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attempts at getting up petitions against them proved utter failures, and that every unofficial member of Council has from the first been in favor of the measure, with the exception of the Acting member Mr Parry, who expressed his opinion that inflicting imprisonment instead of fines would put down illegal gambling, and that in any case Government should take no action. Mr ... made no reply to these observations in Council because Mr ... , the ... Member, there being might have appeared in reminding him that illegal gambling has long been one of the ... severity of the penalties for ... and at this moment some Gamblers very lately at least were in ... the policy of non-interference with practices that lead to the corruption of the Police and which foster secret crimes and lead to open violence against persons and property, ...
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11.

attempts at getting up pretitions against them proved sitter failmes,

and that être testim

0271

of every

mofficial member of Council has

from the first been in favor of

measure, with the exception

the

of me Scting member Mr Parry. who expressed his opinion that infliding imprisonment instead of

fines

would

put

down illegal gambling,

case

any action.

13.

J

and that in

76

Goverment should take no

made no

reply to these

observations in bancil because Mc?

а тял

Member, there

Sany being might have appeared in reminding

has long

been

some

him that

one

illegal gambling,

ov

severity

imprisonment

of the penalties for

and at this moment

some

Gamblero

very lately at least

Gave for the offence, whilst

were in

the policy of

mon

m-interference with practices that lead to the corruption

of the Police and which faster secret crimes and lead to open violence against persons and property,

doron

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