CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 166

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containing convincing proofs of the injury to Public interests and morality incurred

which aimed

and

by the then existing system, at the suppression of all gambling thereby promoted gambling of the worst description viz that which gathered infamous characters together

in vile haunto, where

burglaries and thefts

were

planned whilst

at the same time the Police

were induced

to accept bribes from violators of the Law for suppression of information or furnishing counter information to the Gamblero, when in jeopardy

13. I apume it to be conceded that

corrupt

a

Police in league with the deprewed which formed a great preportion of the illegal gamblers is utterly inconsistent with

clap

all ideas of safety to the community.

community

is more

No

dependent than this

on the vigilance and integrity of the Police.

and

no lon

community perhaps has been for

long peried

Police in

worse served by its Police

proportion to the number and cost of the

force.

the

14. Before arrival of the last Mail I

had caused a return to be

prepared by the Ucting Superintendent of the number- and localities of the illegal gambling

houses formerly

formuly in existence as tested the number broken into, and those

reported at certain

at certum periods.

to me that papaibly

in a

by

а

It had occurred

discupion where

hasty and incorrect statements the

likely

to be adunced it might be said that