CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 160

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Expression of gambling houses, ultimate success would be extremely doubtful, while the embitttering of a large class of persons, who as the Attorney remarks, can by no fair use of the law be called criminals, would be almost certain. Measures should be taken to avoid putting them in danger of incurring the crime to which a severity of Clause (I suppose "law" is meant) might lead.

In the early days of this colony, viz. preaching the Christian rule of action and measures was, I suppose, unintelligible to them. "And irritating..." On the whole, it would seem that the chief efforts of the legislation should be directed against curtailing vices, with which the present law, if vigorously applied, is fully enough to deal.

4. I trust that Your Lordship will not consider that in discussing this question, I have failed to give full weight to the opinion of the respectable and influential Chinese deputation which presented the Memorial forwarded by Mr. March. But there are circumstances connected with the subject-matter of that Memorial, and the composition of

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Expression of gambling houses, ultimate success would be extremely doubtful, while the embitttering of a large class of persons, who as the Attorney remarks, can by no fair use of the law be called criminals, would be almost certain. Measures should be taken to avoid putting them in danger of incurring the crime to which a severity of Clause (I suppose "law" is meant) might lead. In the early days of this colony, viz. preaching the Christian rule of action and measures was, I suppose, unintelligible to them. "And irritating..." On the whole, it would seem that the chief efforts of the legislation should be directed against curtailing vices, with which the present law, if vigorously applied, is fully enough to deal. 4. I trust that Your Lordship will not consider that in discussing this question, I have failed to give full weight to the opinion of the respectable and influential Chinese deputation which presented the Memorial forwarded by Mr. March. But there are circumstances connected with the subject-matter of that Memorial, and the composition of
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while the embittering of a large claro

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seem that the Chief Efforts of the beccntion = Chould be directed against Curidling dins, with which the present law,

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to deal.

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discussing

Ano question, I have failed to give full wright to the opinion of the respectable and influrutial Chmiri diputation which pressuled the Memorial forwarded

by Ms. March. But there are accumstance, connected with the dulject-matter of Mat Memorial, and the composition of

the

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