CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 580

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I had held a confirmee weit

principal:

Chuisese residents

av

The

bout nuans of decking.

of checking a serious increase

recently in the crime of Kidnapping, and whilst all admitted the

of

general

decrease

crine, and augmented efficiency of the Police, several adverted to the recent I

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Legislation " as they called it, including the establishment of the Licensed Nouses, and

said they would prefer the old system.

C

As their

arguments and experience

would have led to the contrary conclusion,

puzzled at first to comprehend

Д I was

their

meaning till

that they referred

are

More

of them explained

particularly to

that part of the Registration Ordinance of

1866 which made all

of harves finally

respassible for penalties of them houses was used by their tenants either as

Gambling

Brostels.

Horses

b.

This they deal and tobe a hardships

but I told them it was one which

one)

under

to bear, as a

any circumstances they would have

moderate vigilance

the part of.

very

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of Wave property could

mable item to prevent this law being

violated, and their co-operation

The

tie important

to b

given up

matter was the in

because of the slight inconvenience to

which it subjected

り

d them.

I attach some importance

to

this result of my interview with the Chiver, because it explains many

things

very

ochawise

inconsistent in their conduct and