CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 274

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of late, and the more so that the Police and Licensees are now mutually pitted against one another, instead of being guilty and joined as formerly in a corrupt league to deceive the Authorities.

Hence my praise from the Inspectors, who are more often changed monthly, probably well deserved!

16.

Having by the above returns endeavored to enable Your Lordship to judge as well as myself how the system is working to correct the present irregularity, decrease of crime, and relief from the canker of Police Corruption with the ills of the past, I think Your Lordship must be in a better position to decide whether any misapprehended motives justify the deliberate abandonment of great and certain public benefits, and the wilful reintroducing of acknowledged mischiefs without the least reasonable hope of thereby abating the evil of gambling.

By the way, I do not say much as to the Revenue arising from the existing system. Personally I think the best thing of all would be to have the system without the Revenue, but whether that can be done, Mr ties and they agree with Mr Anstey (not of 1869 but of 1869 Blue Book!)

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and see nothing repugnant in it to English Law, though I see much that is very repugnant to my feelings. At the same time if it be right to select

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271 of late, and the more so that the Police and Licensees are now mutually pitted against one another, instead of being guilty and joined as formerly in a corrupt league to deceive the Authorities. Hence my praise from the Inspectors, who are more often changed monthly, probably well deserved! 16. Having by the above returns endeavored to enable Your Lordship to judge as well as myself how the system is working to correct the present irregularity, decrease of crime, and relief from the canker of Police Corruption with the ills of the past, I think Your Lordship must be in a better position to decide whether any misapprehended motives justify the deliberate abandonment of great and certain public benefits, and the wilful reintroducing of acknowledged mischiefs without the least reasonable hope of thereby abating the evil of gambling. By the way, I do not say much as to the Revenue arising from the existing system. Personally I think the best thing of all would be to have the system without the Revenue, but whether that can be done, Mr ties and they agree with Mr Anstey (not of 1869 but of 1869 Blue Book!) 1808 15 Page 16. and see nothing repugnant in it to English Law, though I see much that is very repugnant to my feelings. At the same time if it be right to select
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271

of late, and the more so that the Police

and

Licensees

aquinst

ome

are now

mutually fitted

another, instead of being

guilty and

joined as formerly in a

conupt league to deceive the Authorities.

Hence my paxise from the Inspectors,

who

more on

rare

changed monthly,

probably well deserved!

16.

Having by the above returns

منذ

endeavored to enable Your Lordship to

Judge as well as

judge

مر

aud

myself

how the system

working wreed to contrect the present

reqularity,

decrease

of crime, and relief

from the canker of Tolice Corruption with the wils of the past, I think Your Lordship must be in a better position to decide whether any bear of misapprehended

Vide Parliamentary

matives

co

justify the deliberate

abandonment of great and certain

public benefits,

of old and

and the wilful, reintroducing acknowledged mischiefs without the least reasonable hope of thereby abating the evil of gambling. by. I do not say much as to the Revenue arising from the existing system. Personally I think the best thing of all would be to have the system without the Revenue, but se

mo ome

مقعدو

hav that can be done

ties and they agree with Mr Anstey (not of 1869) but of 18869

Blue Book!

1808

15

Page 16.

and see nothing repugnant in it to

English Law, though I see much that

is very repugnant to

at the

my

feelings.

same time if it be right to select

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