CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 418

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evidently contemplated that before any

final action be decided

от

their report

should be seen by myself and transmitted to Your Grace.

24. In the meantime when certain forms, now in the hands of the Printer, shall

have been completed, and when some

minor measures

appointment of a

a

including probably the Second Inspector of

Brothels, shall have been matured it

no time in

will be expedient to lose

fuitting

in force the New Ordinance,

because the

powers which it confers, whether for a general or partial

examination of all unfortunate

in the town.

are

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valuable. Several

most

cases

complete

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Atomen

and

have recently

securred shewing the necessity of the Executive

ub

the

being

armed with those powers,

through difficulty of obtaining the widence

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necesary.

it is found that the

Machinery of the existing Law is

th

generally inadequate to procure convictions or inflict punishment where

wamen

reside for purposes of prostitution in houses not licensed. Nevertheless instances

of soldiers and sailors infected in those localities have recently recurred.

2,5.

Imay

add that whilst this mo

aut

Government is exerting itself to carry

measures for the protection of

sanatory

the sailors and soldiers I have belt

the Executive has

Authorities, whose

a

laim an

men

those

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benefitted

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