CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12] — Page 342

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laid down by Her Majesty's Government.

Gar No 41.

Your Lordship has pointed. Vide S.S. to 36 Mach /69 art the tendency of the License Fund to accumulate in future years, and in corroboration thereof I enclose today's weekly report of the state of the Treasury wherein Your Lordship will perceive that deducting what are regarded as wholly unavailable monies, the balance in the chest is a very great $314,980, of which no less than $296,228 belongs to the Special Fund. The fact is that, without reformation in the Survey Department, and more competency in its officers to keep pace with their work; the money estimated to be appropriated from the Special Fund to Police Buildings and improvements within the scope of that Fund, cannot be got out and used quickly to prevent inconvenient accumulation. Nevertheless, if the License Fees were to be diminished or relaxed, the Licensees would not have that margin of profit for the complete suppression of all rival illegal gambling establishments.

I fear, therefore, that I must ere long call attention to the state of the Survey Department, but I confess that it is not easy to deal in the interim with the accumulations of the fund in question, though I hope for relief by Your Lordship's sanctioning...

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laid down by Her Majesty's Government. Gar No 41. Your Lordship has pointed. Vide S.S. to 36 Mach /69 art the tendency of the License Fund to accumulate in future years, and in corroboration thereof I enclose today's weekly report of the state of the Treasury wherein Your Lordship will perceive that deducting what are regarded as wholly unavailable monies, the balance in the chest is a very great $314,980, of which no less than $296,228 belongs to the Special Fund. The fact is that, without reformation in the Survey Department, and more competency in its officers to keep pace with their work; the money estimated to be appropriated from the Special Fund to Police Buildings and improvements within the scope of that Fund, cannot be got out and used quickly to prevent inconvenient accumulation. Nevertheless, if the License Fees were to be diminished or relaxed, the Licensees would not have that margin of profit for the complete suppression of all rival illegal gambling establishments. I fear, therefore, that I must ere long call attention to the state of the Survey Department, but I confess that it is not easy to deal in the interim with the accumulations of the fund in question, though I hope for relief by Your Lordship's sanctioning...
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12.

laid down by the Majesty's Government.

q

Gar No 41.

Your Lordship has pointed. Vide S. S. to 36 Mach /69 art the tendency of the License Fund to

accumulate in future years,

and

in corroboration thieve of I enclose today's

weekly report of the state of the Treasury incline M11

frowardicht for Lordship will perceive that

dederoting

what

ace

regarded as wholly

unavailable monies, the balance in the

cheet

a very great

$314.980, of which no life than 8296, 228 belongs to the Special Fund. The fact is that, without reformation in the Survey Department, and more competency in it's officers to Keep pace with their worse; the

appropriated

Cr

money estimated to bo

appropriated from the Special Fund

13.

337

to Police Buildings and improvements wiilim the scope of that Fund, cannot

out and

be used

2.0.

quickly

A

to prevent

incorrvenient accumulation. Nevertheless,

if the Liense Fess

to be diminished

were to be

relax the

the Licensees world at are

precautions which they are now obliged.

to lake by their marrons

margin of profit for the complete suppression of all rival illegal gambling establishments.

10.

I fear, therefore, that I minst ve long call attention to the state of the

Survey Department, but I confess that

not

easy

to deal

in the interim it is with the accumulations of the fund

some

in question, strough I hope for relief by Yan Lordship's sanotioning

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