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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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268 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

groß.

inseparable from Police Conuption and the

increase of crime

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through

gambling haunts, are subjects

which therefore safely be legislated for

without much

deference to

amy Chinese

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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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