CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 476

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I request that you will give this subject your favourable consideration & proper attention.

DRAFT MINUTE.

The undersigned take strong exception against the deleterious spirits being wasted & lavishly consumed by persons aggravating the evil.

Which should be fixed at a rate high enough to be consistent with not giving too much encouragement to the illicit sale of spirits.

To Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Meade, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Grant Duff, Lord Kimberley.

I shall be glad to have your precise views & suggestions. (It may be at the same time proper to consider the propriety of taking stringent measures against the sale of noxious spirits).

A Bill, which accompanied your despatch, entitled "Cannon Sec-xEMIT 4th Sport daren Bill" has been contemplated.

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Konny, any attempt to check the consumption deleterious spirits, with consumption of the inferior spirits by European soldiers, I would endeavour to obtain that revenue which the sale of spirits in the Colony should yield, must be by means of retailers' licences.

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To Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston, Mr. Meade, Mr. Herbert. Mr. Grant Duff. Lord Kimberley.

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To Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Meade, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Grant Duff, Lord Kimberley.

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Konny, any attempt to check the consumption of deleterious spirits, with the consumption of the inferior spirits by European soldiers, I would endeavour to obtain that revenue which the sale of spirits in the Colony should yield, must be by means of retailers' licences. I request that you will give this subject your favourable consideration & proper attention. DRAFT MINUTE. The undersigned take strong exception against the deleterious spirits being wasted & lavishly consumed by persons aggravating the evil. Which should be fixed at a rate high enough to be consistent with not giving too much encouragement to the illicit sale of spirits. To Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Meade, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Grant Duff, Lord Kimberley. I shall be glad to have your precise views & suggestions. (It may be at the same time proper to consider the propriety of taking stringent measures against the sale of noxious spirits). A Bill, which accompanied your despatch, entitled "Cannon Sec-xEMIT 4th Sport daren Bill" has been contemplated. Page 467 473 has been re-written to: Konny, any attempt to check the consumption deleterious spirits, with consumption of the inferior spirits by European soldiers, I would endeavour to obtain that revenue which the sale of spirits in the Colony should yield, must be by means of retailers' licences. becomes Konny, any attempt to check the consumption of deleterious spirits, with the consumption of the inferior spirits by European soldiers, I would endeavour to obtain that revenue which the sale of spirits in the Colony should yield, must be by means of retailers' licences. and To Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston, Mr. Meade, Mr. Herbert. Mr. Grant Duff. Lord Kimberley. 1. 467 473 becomes To Mr. Wingfield, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Meade, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Grant Duff, Lord Kimberley. and the "Page" information is kept as is. All in HTML format as requested.

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attempt to

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with u

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Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston,

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Lord Kimberley.

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