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an arrangement with some wealthy Chinese, giving them the privilege of opening six gaming establishments for 330,000 Taels on $446,000 during years payable to the Government Department. The above figure is exclusive of many other dues exacted, no doubt, by the different local Mandarins, and amounting probably to half as much more.
I enclose a thoroughly reliable list received from two distinct sources of the sive establishments enjoying the sanction of the Chinese Authorities and I really do not think under such circumstances that Chinese prejudices or Chinese example need in the least affect Your Lordships' Calculations, when making the arrangements most suited to the interests of the Colony.
I think the suppression of the gross evils inseparable from Police Corruption and the increase of crime through gambling haunts, are subjects which therefore safely be legislated for without much deference to any Chinese anti-gambling prejudices.
When recently visiting Canton with a view to inspecting the prison, I was much struck by the open manner with which street gambling and play with dice in public houses accessible to the Public were permitted by the Police. I have since learned the existence of secret but well-frequented houses at Honam and in Canton which are...
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an
amangement with
wealthy
some wea
Chinese, giving them the privitige of
gaming establishments
opening six gaming
н
years for 330,000 Tails on $446,000
during
payable to u Government Department. the
above firice is exclusive of
many
other
dues exacted, no doubt, by the different
local Mandarino, and
to half as much
more.
amounting probably
bo. Tenclose a
'enclose a thoroughly reliable list! received from two distinct sources of the sive establishments enjoying the sanction, of the Chinese Authenties and I really
do
not think under such circumstances that Chinese prepuctives or bhinese excample
need in the least affect Your Lordships Calculations, when matting the carrangements
Enclosure W.H:
leest adapted to the interests of the balony. I think the suppression of the gross wits
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inseparable from Police Conuption and the
increase of crime
of secret
h the existence
through
gambling haunts, are subjects
which therefore safely be legislated for
without much
deference to
amy Chinese
anti gambling prefuctices! bot. When recently visiting bantani is view to inspecting the prisono much struck by the spen
with
there I was
manner w
play
which street fumbling and
with dice in boolie pheds accesible
WOD
to the Public
permitted by the Police. I have since learned the existence
of secret but well he quented houses at Haonam and in Canton which
are
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