CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 379

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in their houses for violating certain Laws, including those against using a house for illegal gambling purposes.

6. I introduced that Legislation after much deliberation, as being on ancient Saxon basis and principles more or less adopted in English Law. I did so also because it is of still more general and extensive application in China, where assurance and guarantee from the heads of provinces may be regarded as a means which the Imperial Government even now possesses for ensuring obedience to its laws.

7. Thus if the new system of suppressing gambling by a high and competent Officer, aided by a small well-paid body of assistants, without any interference of the Police, be hereafter found insufficient, there will remain an unexhausted resource, and ample scope for strengthening the preventive measure by rendering still more stringent the responsibility of Landlords for the acts of their tenants. There can be no pretence for speaking of failure in this...

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in their houses for violating certain Laws, including those against using a house for illegal gambling purposes. 6. I introduced that Legislation after much deliberation, as being on ancient Saxon basis and principles more or less adopted in English Law. I did so also because it is of still more general and extensive application in China, where assurance and guarantee from the heads of provinces may be regarded as a means which the Imperial Government even now possesses for ensuring obedience to its laws. 7. Thus if the new system of suppressing gambling by a high and competent Officer, aided by a small well-paid body of assistants, without any interference of the Police, be hereafter found insufficient, there will remain an unexhausted resource, and ample scope for strengthening the preventive measure by rendering still more stringent the responsibility of Landlords for the acts of their tenants. There can be no pretence for speaking of failure in this...
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in their houses for violating certain Lawo- including those against using ahouse for illegal gambling purposes.

6. I introduced that Legislation

after much deliberation, as being on ancient Saxon

baced

usah

and principles more or less adopted in higlish Law. I did so

also because it is of still more Jeneral and Extensive application

Chania, where

in

ндовать бр

Assurance and guarantee

fromm

were

tything

sein

of hundreds

to the heads of provinces may

be

as due mich foreful regarded means which the Imperial Government

Sven now prosesser for ensuring

obedience to its laws.

577

7. Thus of the new system of

کرتے

Live

suppressing gambling by high and competent Officer, aided by

a small well-paid

body of assistants, withal

any interference of the Police, be hereafter found insufficiat there will remand an unexhand Koource, and ample

for strengthening

the heentive

by rendering still wore stringent the responsibility of Landlord for the acts of their tenants.

There can be as foretence for apeaking of failure in din

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