CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 168

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the Head of

the Police

to take proceedings for the closing of any

brothel, and not merely

one which is

"to the annoyance of the respectable inhabitants of the vicinity"; and that

it should be left to the discretion

of the Government to decide, where & how

(2

such this power should be exercised [It would not be practicable to attempt to close all

the brothels in the

Colony, but it would then

be possible for the

Police to

keep a watch on

all the brothel keepers in certain districts, and they would understand that prosecutions would be instituted in

every case in such district,

I should

omit all reference to

Mr. Payburtt

It might be unfortunate

Lord Selborne has written

on the annexed

paper on 10 Aug.

Page 167

July

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the Head of the Police to take proceedings for the closing of any brothel, and not merely one which is "to the annoyance of the respectable inhabitants of the vicinity"; and that it should be left to the discretion of the Government to decide, where & how (2 such this power should be exercised [It would not be practicable to attempt to close all the brothels in the Colony, but it would then be possible for the Police to keep a watch on all the brothel keepers in certain districts, and they would understand that prosecutions would be instituted in every case in such district, I should omit all reference to Mr. Payburtt It might be unfortunate Lord Selborne has written on the annexed paper on 10 Aug. Page 167 July
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the Head of

the Police

to take proceedings for the closing of any

brothel, and not merely

one which is

معية

"to the annoyance of the respectable inhabitants of the vicinity"; and that

it should be left The discretion

the andersvernment to decide, where & how

(2

such this power shaned be exercised [It would not be practicable attempt to closefall

the brothels in t

Colony, but ist would then

be possibles for the

Police to

Nive

beout all ར་ལགས་

the brothel keepers in certain districts of t

would lot from, understand that prosecutions would be instituted in

very case in such district,

I should

omit all Hi's CPL

In Live

arages to jung

Payburt

*WDYDD M

'span'

ԼՈNIW

might with thes

punately

2

lotte

Lord Seltame

S

t it has writt

annexed

Aug.

J

A

167

July

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