CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 329

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to impose on the Gambling itself or on the persons permitted to gamble, the Licensees had induced the belief that the profits were less than had been anticipated, and that the monthly License Fee was too high. Acting on this belief, and considering that suppression of Crime and not Revenue had been the object of Licensing Gambling, there was no reason for continuing the Fee at such a rate as to prevent the Licenses being held by persons of position. Those who then held them being men of this class, it was desirable to retain them,

and in order to do so the License Fee was lowered.–

After sufficient time, however, had elapsed to enable the working of the Gambling houses to be tolerably well ascertained, it was found that the profits of the Gambling houses were much greater than was supposed, or than the Licensees themselves were willing to admit. Notice was then given that the Licenses would be withdrawn unless the holders were willing to pay as high License Fees as other persons of equal weight and standing in the Colony would do, this being necessary to avoid

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325 to impose on the Gambling itself or on the persons permitted to gamble, the Licensees had induced the belief that the profits were less than had been anticipated, and that the monthly License Fee was too high. Acting on this belief, and considering that suppression of Crime and not Revenue had been the object of Licensing Gambling, there was no reason for continuing the Fee at such a rate as to prevent the Licenses being held by persons of position. Those who then held them being men of this class, it was desirable to retain them, and in order to do so the License Fee was lowered.– After sufficient time, however, had elapsed to enable the working of the Gambling houses to be tolerably well ascertained, it was found that the profits of the Gambling houses were much greater than was supposed, or than the Licensees themselves were willing to admit. Notice was then given that the Licenses would be withdrawn unless the holders were willing to pay as high License Fees as other persons of equal weight and standing in the Colony would do, this being necessary to avoid

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325 to impose on the Cambling itself or on the persons permitted to gamble, the Licensees had induced the belief that the profits were less than had been anticipated, and that the monthly License See was too high. Acting on this bebes, and considering that suppression of Crime and not Revenne had been the object of Licensing Cambling, there was no reason for continuing the See at such a rate as to prevent the Licenses being held by persons of position. Those who then hell them being men of this class, it was desirable to retain them, A and in order to do so Lee was lowered.– the License After sufficient time, however, had elapsed to enable the working of the Gambling houses to be tolerably well ascertained, it was Jonna that the profits of the Sambling were much greater shan Was suffosed, or than the Licensees themselves were willing to admit. Notice was then given that the Licenses would be withdrawn unless the holders were willing to pay as high License Feer as other persons of equal weight and standing in the Colony would do this being necessary to avoid"

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to impose on the Cambling itself or on the persons permitted to gamble, the Licensees had induced

the belief that the profits were less than had been anticipated, and that the monthly License See

was too high. Acting on this bebes, and considering that suppression of Crime and not Revenne had been the object of Licensing Cambling, there was no reason for continuing the See at such a rate as to prevent the Licenses being held by persons of position. Those who then hell them being men of this class, it was desirable to retain them,

and in order to do so

Lee was lowered.–

the License

After sufficient time, however, had elapsed to enable the working of the Gambling houses to be tolerably

well ascertained, it was

Jonna

that the profits of the Sambling

were much

greater

shan

Was

suffosed, or than the Licensees

themselves were

willing to admit.

Notice was then

given that the Licenses would be withdrawn unless the holders were willing to pay as high License Feer as other persons of equal weight and standing in the Colony would do this being necessary to avoid"

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