CO129-389 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [3-4] — Page 179

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23.

Hr. pulpath regards this as

all in the day's work I. if arrested, pays his fire more or less cheerfully.

If, havoor, he is the liable to a fine

g #

1000

1

which will probably break

him, he is likely to take a

Visul

ff

my

different.

to bribe the Police

say

officer who finds king out, not to anything about it. It wold pay him to

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Offer a brits of $10

100

the number

of things

that

Sudian Policema

wi

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$200. &

or

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Sir,

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1

RECE 8 APR 12

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 15th. March, 1912.

I have the honour to submit for the significa-

-tion of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled:-

An Ordinance to amend the Gambling Ordinance, 1891:

2.

No. 4 of 1912.

The customary report by the Attorney-General is

a

would not do for $200

is probably somewhat limited.

also.

I think 7 (4) is rather dangeran

It opens up

promising line of

blackmail for the police, or others

who might plant tickets

an

other threaten to arrest then of gul- the

people

*

arresto Ala faied #1000 for

for possession unders

it is made worth their while to

refrain.

Howwow Proceed as

I think we may

مكة

proponed.

孔

is-par

the possiber dictions hash not excaped the nothin Nee local fort

San

Dr. 16 Uh 16.4

abora

nclosure!..

nclosure

annexed.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&c.,

•

&c...

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Governor,&c..