CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 259

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the total amount of Gambling to be

much less than formerly

a

result

which I confife I had not anticipated).

Meveritueles, Mewadhulch, it is not to be

8.

expected that the majority of people

will take much traible in proeusing

infornation

free

matters which all are

fice to discuss, and as

I am

dealing

with the question of the improvements and reformes induced in many respects by insisting as far as probible that then who indulge on Gambling shall only do so in certain places and under Government supervision, - I lake the

opportunity of transmitting the report of Enclumets

A

ar

Meeting of the local Chamber of Cammered

the 2nd Distant when certain genitumen

discussed some of this questions to which I have alove adverteds.

7. As only 13 members out of 99 present and of that number seven declined to vote for the second of the tive resolutions passed, I presume, either that those who got up the meeting

regard it

do

A

failure of that they are

reluctant, by transmitting their proced=

rings to

be expose theur to criticism and to comparison with the facts and) statistics which day

be

in my possessions.

10.

Qurnuise)

may

It is posible, however, that

carried by a minority

resolutions,

MAM

of the small number present may, as

emanating fram

a

Chamber of Parumers

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