BOOKMAKERS NOT WANTED

Chronicle (Levin), 7 August 1946, Page 3

BOOKMAKERS NOT WANTED

Tlu' ollieia 1 at litmle laketi by tlio X e\\ Zeahtnd liaring t'oni'erence wlien sobmissions tire bt'in^' nitule to thi* (rtiniiiii; t 'oinmissioi; m'I ti|> to inqnire into till asi>ecls oi' ranina will bc: — ( 1 ,) Oppositiun to ihe liccnsiiif* oi' bookniakoi's; t2' s n | » | >• • J'l toi' tlie presont systein oi' eoutrol by riieiii"' mrti; (2) tiie ustaldislmient oi a ilonbli's totalisator aml t'aeilities toi- oll'-t he-eourse bett i ii ic. This \ ieu- nai ei\cn by the president oi' tlu' Xeiv Zettland Kuein^ ('oafereiice. Mr. 11. II. Clialniers, wlien tul-drei-Mii"' nieuilaM'S :it tlu* a muial nteelinif oi' tlu1 ('anterlmry brancli oi' llu* X e u' Zettland lltoinq Ouners, Kreeders aml Trtiiuprs ' Assoeiat iun. Tho Ktteiny ( 'on I'erence would support ihe presenl eoiilrol by rtieiny nien, stiid Mr. 'liabners, tts ihe conl'erenee did not waiit rto-in^ to yet into the htinds oi' ti (lo\ ernnient deptirt nient. " W'e would oppose strenuously the licensiug oi' booknuikers, ssiiil Alr. t 'htiliners. "I liave iiothiny ti^iiinst the bookintiker as ti cltis.s, hut 1 think raehi"' is better oll* without him, and we ea a ,^i^'e better slakes. We'« would supiiort tuiy scheiue wherebv the ptiblir etin be eiveu 1'acilities I'or beitin^' olT the eourse. but I do not think we should enter into the booktnakin" business by titkiu^ bets whirh we would liave to earrv, " said Mr. ('hiibners. The Auckland brancli oi' the assoeiatiou was praciieally iitiaiiinions thnt it

did not wtuil booknuikers back into the yaitie, added Mr. t'haliners.