CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 213

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regards to

ganning

houses there is

supposeds to be a decrease of about 75 per cent.

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During the past year

there

was a decrease of 13.41 per cent of serious offences and that was no

doubt on account of enforcing

4.

gaming

Ardis

7 of 1891.

the

The Ordinance works well

and has done an amount of good but it is not powerful enough to stamp out State Lotteries, such as recogniseds by the Chinese Governmen in the Kwong Tung province, the Portiguese in Macao and the Spanish

tickets are

in Manila. The lottery sent to this Colony by post, smuggled by traders, and are hawked by vendors in Bank, Vercantile Offices, and

Hotels. The mere possession

possession of tickets

is not sufficient evidence to obtain a conviction and the Police has

access to these buildings.

Mo

I have 18.

(14) J. Mathieson.

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Act. Chief rispector.

The Captains Supt. of Police.