CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 196

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was that of a surpantor, who had accompa- mide his Master promo Japan to this colony. Mr_ His Lordship the Chief justices

Wad tried

before

on the 23d November, when his master testified that she had previously boour a,

Good characte

A

aspects so un

nfroourably our prestige in ther East should or allowed to continur here. 194 Whatever by the Gambling proprusiters

Chiriear poputation, for biliror that the lat

good

of

one gently

and had never to his knowlegs fern An act of drohonenty. Here, however,

of

the Licensed Gaming Houses was too strong for him. To afford him the means of entering them, he was

quilty of thaft and imposition; and

three

grave' imprison the result was a sentence of ment with hard labour. We regret to say that

similar mstances me by

Mr Knord that as a conse,

No mersions hare.

ence of

the Gaming

consequ

the Chimior

the Colony;

Honors, an 2/meat of suspices mutual suspi tion has become cordely differed among which interferes with the prosperity of and that by the

5 great majority of by ourortors, the discontinuance would or harted with satisfaction.

three as well as

7.

ther systron

your Lordship's attention to the

Mr brg to call your

fact

ther haming

et that the Prornue derived from. House Licenses amounts to about $160,

sum

marques, and that of this prove repse

0,000 $2

upwards of

$100,000 are every jo

ar accumulating unders the care

of the Colonel effice, for what object and with what thor intentions we do not know. This fart, pond it's anysteriousness,

in

Creases our astonishment that.

Systrin so to the laws of Great Britain and to

Contrary

the parkings of the British people, and which

which

Great Britain are

thu

of thi

quite sufficient to copre

and with an prudent man-

with if bigorously, and with an

agement of the Police Force, brought into opera tion in this Colony.

In view

of

all their considerations, for would camently entreat your Lordship to instruct

the the Gourmor of this Colony Entirely to abotion the existing fystems

tion of Licensed banning

Howars.

We are,

May it please your Lordship,

y

one Lordships.

Master obedient, humble servants,

Jung Mingshan

馮明珊

ed

Tha Wolley

squed les flock.

Ferichtar

AB Lamann et. Jimin,

and to 315!..

Mitchcock.

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