CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12] — Page 143

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Association.

was

to

the object of the Addrefs finduce Her Majestip's Govenment to lorder discontinuance of the System of

Licensing here any

course it is most unolipfectionable

Heauses for Gaming

and right that all clapes of Her Majesty's

Subjects should fairly express their opinions

all points of

are entitled to

few are

fon social interest, and fin

claim for their opinion greater weight than the representatives of a body so generally respected as the Social frience Apociation.

As however in the document under

consideration it

was

stated that this

Goverment had actually put up to sale and sold to the highest bidder the monopoly

of gaming I felt that the publicity given

on

the point

to so complete a misstatement most calculated to prejudice an English

Public

justified and required refutation.

The mistake of the Committe

AV CUD

have

mareo ver

the less excusable, as they could not

into it had they

fallen

read with

more attention the correspondence laid before the House of Lords last June, and

to portions of which their Memorial widently. refers, thereby shewing that it had been before them.

As I do not feel authorized to hold any communication with parties in England in reference to transactions here unles

and Sunction of Your

the full knowledge

with

Grace, I therefore inclose the letter adcheped

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