CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 469

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· would be urged as yet.

another ground for abolishing

・the taxe

15.

The service of prevention which is now performed by the farmer would, under the bonded warehouse system, devolve on the Government police who would perform it far less efficiently, while they would become very unpopular if they endeavoured to do their conscientious duty, and would be exposed to constant temptation not to do it. The abolitionists would not fail to make use of the consequent powerful argument in favour of abolition,

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Finally, all the arguments that are now advanced in certain quarters against the Government's countenancing a so-called wicked and debasing traffic; and deriving pecuniary benefit therefrom, would be urged with redoubled force when

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468 · would be urged as yet. ~ another ground for abolishing ・the taxe 15. The service of prevention which is now performed by the farmer would, under the bonded warehouse system, devolve on the Government police who would perform it far less efficiently, while they would become very unpopular if they endeavoured to do their conscientious duty, and would be exposed to constant temptation not to do it. The abolitionists would not fail to make use of the consequent powerful argument in favour of abolition, 16. Finally, all the arguments that are now advanced in certain quarters against the Government's countenancing a so-called wicked and debasing traffic; and deriving pecuniary benefit therefrom, would be urged with redoubled force when

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468 · would be urged as yet. ~ another ground for abolishing ・the taxe 15. The service of prevention which is now performed by. the farmer would, under the bonded warehouse system, devolve on the Government police who would perform it far less efficiently, while they would become very unpopular if they endeavoured to do their conscientiously duty, and would be exposed to to constant temptation not to do it. The abolitionists would not fail to make use of the consequent powerful. argument in favour of abolition, 16. Stinally, all the arguments that are now advanced in certain quarters against the Government's countenancing. a so-called wicked and debasing traffic; and deriving pecuniary benefit therefrom, would be urged with redoubled. force when

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468

· would be

urged as yet.

another ground for abolishing

・the taxe

15.

The service

of prevention

which is now performed by. the farmer would, under the bonded warehouse system,

devolve on

the Government

police who would perform it far less efficiently, while they would become very unpopular if they endeavoured

to do their

conscientiously duty, and would be exposed

to constant temptation not

to do it. The abolitionists

would not fail to make

use of the consequent

powerful.

argument in favour of abolition,

16.

Stinally, all the

arguments that are now advanced in certain quarters

against the Government's countenancing.

a so-called

wicked and debasing traffic;

and

deriving pecuniary benefit therefrom, would be urged

with redoubled.

force when

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