CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 252

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Legislative authority to enable me,

· when it becomes expedient to do so,

member of The Police to prohibit any person not authorized by the Governor from meddling with any gaming establishment (street gambling only excepted), or receiving any benefit as informer; it nevertheless appears prudent at present to hang back, and see the result of abolition of the License system. It is in fact to let the Gamblers, if possible, show their hands first, and thereby clearly indicate what fresh powers, if any, are wanted by The Executive.

4. Meantime it is essential, if only to prevent scandal, that some control of an effective character be maintained over the practice of the laws which a large portion of the Colony declare to be illegal. I also consider it but right to have that control, so far as Government can compass the point, vested in few hands, and to see that the persons having such powers be above all possible suspicion of corrupt or improper motives of any kind whatever.

I naturally therefore think of Messrs Smith and Deane, each trained in the language of the natives and educated specially to understand and appreciate their habits and character, whilst the one from his long experience

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Legislative authority to enable me, · when it becomes expedient to do so, member of The Police to prohibit any person not authorized by the Governor from meddling with any gaming establishment (street gambling only excepted), or receiving any benefit as informer; it nevertheless appears prudent at present to hang back, and see the result of abolition of the License system. It is in fact to let the Gamblers, if possible, show their hands first, and thereby clearly indicate what fresh powers, if any, are wanted by The Executive. 4. Meantime it is essential, if only to prevent scandal, that some control of an effective character be maintained over the practice of the laws which a large portion of the Colony declare to be illegal. I also consider it but right to have that control, so far as Government can compass the point, vested in few hands, and to see that the persons having such powers be above all possible suspicion of corrupt or improper motives of any kind whatever. I naturally therefore think of Messrs Smith and Deane, each trained in the language of the natives and educated specially to understand and appreciate their habits and character, whilst the one from his long experience
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Legislative auchority to enable me,

· when it becomes expedient to do so,

member

of

The Police

to prohibit amy Pore not authorized by the Governor. from meddling with.

amy gaming'

establishment (street gambling only

sxcepted), or receiving any-benefit

an

more

as

informer- it nevertheless appears

prudent at present to hang

back, and see the reault

The

in

of abolition of the License system. fact to let the Gambles, if possible, shew their hands first, and thuely

elearly indicate, what fresh

More

pavers, if any, Veeaurtive.

are wanted by

The

4. Meantime it is essential, if

231

only to prevent scandal that some

control of

maintained

the laws

an'

effective character be

practice, which

BULEN

a

of the Colony declare to

be illegal. I also consider it but to have that control, so far

as

Government can compass the point-

vested in few hands- and to see that the

mooring powers be above all posible suspicion of corrupt

unproper

motives

of any

Kind whatever.

I naturally therefore thinke of Messr Smith and Deane, each trained in the language of the native and educated specially to understand and appreciate their habits, and character, whilst the ones from his long experience

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