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have

now be report the action taken in obedience to the views of Her Majesty's

Government on this matter.

Z.

I was able at an earlier date

than had been unticipated to make the

change necessary for giving effect to Your Lordship's instructions in regard to the mode of issuing fresh Licenses as

Wo-Hang- the Firm holding the Licenses under) The old system found it convenient

give notice

notice of their desire to throw

to give up the Licenses

did not

profils did not,

on the plea that their

+ remunerate them for the

expenses attending the undertaking. I

pressionaly

aware.

of the fircuniary

failure of the speculation, as it invest

recessarily always be so far as regards

The holder of the Licenses for the time being

and under other circumstances I would

perhaps have made a proportionate

the feer

as I learnt from

reduction

f

the weekly exports of the Government Vuspectors and from other sources information that the number of persons frequenting the licensed Honses had

decreased or in other words that

Gambling generally haut diminisheel. Your Lordship's directions, however, were peremptory, and this Government

thereby obliget to mowr the risk,

of procuring by lottery

comparatively inexperienced

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the dulie's connected with

the Licenses

:

10.