Mr. Fearos—I beg to move that Mr. Byron Brenan take the Chair for the special meeting.
Mr. Aspersox—I hay much pleasure in seconding.
The proposition being carried Mr. Brenan took the Chair.
Mr. Fearox—I beg to propose that Mr. Leveson act as secretary of the meeting.
Mr. AxpEnsos—I beg to second that.
The motion carried The Secretary having read the notice convening the special meeting, Mr. Feanos said—The requisite number of Ratepayers are present, viz., 263, wnd_ therefore I beg to propose the resolution already published in the Notification convening this special meeting, vi That Bye-law XXXIV be amended by inserting after the word "drugs" each time it occurs in the Bye-law, the words lottery lokets or chances in lotteries" and by inseriafter the word ' vehicle" the words "or keep any dog.
The Municipal Report for the past year will have explained to you, gentlemen, the reasons which have led the Council to Dung forward this amendment of Bye-law 34 for your approval: I need not therefore do more than touch briefly on the subject. In regard to lotteries, you are aware that, the question is one which has given rise to frequent representations by the Council to the Consular Body and to negotiations with the Chinese authorities in the past, and that it has always been the object of the Council to prevent, so far as possible under our peculiar local conditions, a form of ambling which is contrary to the laws of hina und to those of most European countries. There have however, always been certain obstacles in the way of any: tematic and effective control of the Lottery business from the fact that since the laws of certain countries permit State Lotteries the subjects of th: se countries cannot under present conditions be prevented from becoming agents for such enterprises nor from lending theirnamestoChinese subjects for thesame of tickets. The Chinese authorities while theoretically opposed to Lotteries and ostensibly ce-operating with the Council for the suppression of gambling in general, have on more than one occasion displayed readiness to place: the traffic under semiofficial local protection for ends which are
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