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"B F 47 His Excellency's intention was to simply "control the vice, with a hope that some day it might be extinguished." The discount permitted would have been, not the maximum amount allowed by the Ordinance, but the minimum, or that which would yield such a rental from the farmer as should only cover the expenses of supervision & control, without creating a special fund. It is believed that the Gambling Farmer has been permitted to pay a rent which he can afford. This legalization of vice, & the sale by the government at a public auction, to a particular individual who competes for the privilege to trade in vice, is so foul a blot, so great a disgrace to Her Majesty's Government, that as an old representative of responsible government institutions, it pains me to think that it has led men to conclusions that I deem it unnecessary to offer any apology for occupying Your Lordship's attention, since the Gambling License does not satisfy me.

Your Lordship's faithful servant,

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"B F 47 His Excellency's intention was to simply "control the vice, with a hope that some day it might be extinguished." The discount permitted would have been, not the maximum amount allowed by the Ordinance, but the minimum, or that which would yield such a rental from the farmer as should only cover the expenses of supervision & control, without creating a special fund. It is believed that the Gambling Farmer has been permitted to pay a rent which he can afford. This legalization of vice, & the sale by the government at a public auction, to a particular individual who competes for the privilege to trade in vice, is so foul a blot, so great a disgrace to Her Majesty's Government, that as an old representative of responsible government institutions, it pains me to think that it has led men to conclusions that I deem it unnecessary to offer any apology for occupying Your Lordship's attention, since the Gambling License does not satisfy me. Your Lordship's faithful servant,
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