CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 407

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great

gambling of all kinds, and facility of supervision is undoubtedly given through the centring during

years in

the past years

a few well-known places the haunts of gamblers

4. The fact that the Police are still prohibited from devoting themselves to detecting illicit continues the subject of discussion

in some of the Colonial journals, but no new matter is adduced, argument considered. It is easy to say that the Chinese detectives now employed are, if known, as likely to be bribed as part of their legitimate duties. That argument, however, is insufficient, because after all, experience alone can decide what parties are most easily corrupted, and it has hitherto taught that the Police Force became easily and grievously corrupt owing primarily and chiefly to the bribes freely given to its members for conniving at public gaming in certain houses. Those houses were the resort and shelter of many of the worst of the Criminals liable to infect the Colony. Nevertheless, instead of turning all their energies to suppress crime, which in its various forms is rife in the

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407 great gambling of all kinds, and facility of supervision is undoubtedly given through the centring during years in the past years a few well-known places the haunts of gamblers 4. The fact that the Police are still prohibited from devoting themselves to detecting illicit continues the subject of discussion in some of the Colonial journals, but no new matter is adduced, argument considered. It is easy to say that the Chinese detectives now employed are, if known, as likely to be bribed as part of their legitimate duties. That argument, however, is insufficient, because after all, experience alone can decide what parties are most easily corrupted, and it has hitherto taught that the Police Force became easily and grievously corrupt owing primarily and chiefly to the bribes freely given to its members for conniving at public gaming in certain houses. Those houses were the resort and shelter of many of the worst of the Criminals liable to infect the Colony. Nevertheless, instead of turning all their energies to suppress crime, which in its various forms is rife in the to was has been removed as it is not clear how it connects to the rest of the text. Further context may be needed for its appropriate placement. The rest of the text has been formatted into paragraphs and corrected for minor spelling and spacing issues.
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407

great

gambling of all kinds, and facility of supervision is undoubtedly given through the centring during

ars in

a

the past years

few well-

Known places the havnts of gamblan

4. The fact that the Police are still prohibited from devoting thoms selves to detecting illicit continues the subject of discussion

sand

Mo

gaming

of the Colonial journals, but

new matter is adduced, argument considered. It

say

in

no new

is

easy

to

that the Chinese detectives now

employed are, if known, as

be bribed

part of their legitimate duties. &. That argument, however, is insufficient, because after all, exprima

experience

alone can decide what parties

most easily computed, and it has hitherto taught

140

are

that the Police

Porce became eavily and grisvarsly

corrupt aving primarily and chiefly to the bribes freely given to its members for conniving

at public

gaming

certain houses. Phose

horses were the resort and shella

of

the worst

of

the

Criminals

many

liable to

as the Police, and therefore

that the latter should not be

restrained from performing what

energies

infecting the Colony. Neverticles,

instead of turning all their

suppress crime, which in its

forms

rife in the

to

various

toas

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