REPORT PLEASES TROTTING PRESIDENT
WELLINGTON, ,Tan. 7. The president of the New Zealand Trotting Conferenee, Mr. A. Itatson, interviewed in Christchurch by telephone, said. that while he had not had time to go into the details of the Com"mission's findings, they seemed to be very satisfactory so far as proposals to deal with the problem of illegal bookmaking -were concerned and to provide improved and more progressive facilities for the public. It was clear, con- j tinued Mr. Matson, that the Commissloh
should be commended for the thorough- ■ ness with which it had performed its task and it was. particularly ple'asing to see the reconimendations for additional trotting permits'" which were of" paramount importanee to the advancenaent of the sport*
The president of the Racing Conferenee, Mr. H. H. Chalmers, stated today that as he had reeeived a copy of the report of the Royal Commission only a short time before it was released for publieation, it was his intention to. study it- before making any comment. j
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1948, Page 6
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