CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 403

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foremment monsperly. I fail to see why this stand be pantof the Stong Kong postal administration. It will not pay at first but surely some Expense must be incured in administration.

staut,

gelista haus As the tentry becomes, Sanitay phulated some law of the kind will be Con tial. But I am not at all sme that special it womed in st be better to pa.. code for the new tenitores,? Omit these laws.

this must be Reting Ordinance. Of course carefully considered. Buta, che for points out the afflication of the Caw does not involve the immediate rainig

a sate. There must first be

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Lee wo

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"Fordman

a sement which would take time. I

o objection to the exclusion oftheis law at first, but sooner or later rates must be levied.

Gambling cherfoodman's view was uuten the laws against gambling

CM

that

were affled

the border of the new tematones wooesbecome

Alsatia. Junderstand these Laus were affilies tare afflied in Kowloomy Lapsee that all the fovisions of Hong King law that be afflicths

it is not intended

but surely

to let this new a chinese monte Carls. Police temitry become must be froider for the

he w

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teviting & they

Should be able to enforce some such provisions. If you have no anti fambling law the place will be a bioases distict where gamblerscan so without fear. If you have law them. even though you may not be able to en form it very effectivel you can deal with as

a ny p. Cace that becomes notorious ma, publie scandal. In this respect. I sexture to su brint that

Certainly

a law ineffectively enforced is better then

no law at all.

As to obem

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merchant shipping I

do not feel that I have enough maternal at to offer an opinion. These two most

Not the merchant important question's the former raising point

ginternational low as to tontonal water, shipped that othe latter questions of policy of the highest

* being dealt with separately.

As not

any difficulty importance,

need arise

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M. Cox and I authed Six Cecil Smith to call & his marginal

"Lockhart's princube, Notes Shows his views.

be

a

marginal

should

guided by them and embody. them in the long despatch, or in a sufflementare despatch, sending

out at the same time

My f

m

foodman's letter & draft ordinance [M Goodman has done his worth

well & should be thanked].

sely

- I think an policy should be

~1. to include an

as possible

Smany

ordinances

.2. to insist that the officers

are great car

first in

care & discation at enforcing the law.

I think we must apply

the

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