CO129-145 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [6-9] — Page 239

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advice given to me is to the effect : itrat, unless modredions to the contrary shall have been received previously to the 1st of January, 1891, the Gaming

Houses shall at that date be closed, and that, in the meanwhile, the present Licensees shall be allowed to

charge.

continue in

In accordance with the advice

tendered, I have notified to Wohing and others that they may

continue to hold the licenses to the

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of

December noset; but I will

I not conceal from You Lordship

that, had the continuance or immediate

cipation of the Gambling system

been

buw left to my judgment and

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feelings, I should have had no hesitation in closing the Gaming Howe

Marses

of

September, of the present licenses, as

the expiration,

I am in

no

avv

The 30th

wayy. convinced that

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to their maintenance

erine is to be attributed, and Lized

no

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why the Colay should have all the odium of a persicions system attached to it, whilst it is debarred from that application of the accrning funds which I would be of lasting benefit to Public Institutions generally, and

mor e

to chose

especially to

camected with the Chinese.

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