Petition Asks For N.Z. State Lotteries
WELLINGTON, -August 5. The establishment and conduct of a State lottery in New Zealand, is rfrged in a petition from K. I. Clarke, of Wellington, and 2015 others, presented in the House of Representatives today by Mr. O. H. Chapman (Labour, Wellington Central). The petitioners are mainly fronv ^Wellington and suburbs, Auckland and suburbS;,aUd Hastings. The petitioners stated tnat the prohibition' of lotferies imposed by the 'Gaming Act, had been detrimental to' the interests of the inhabitants of New Zealand. This legislation had not prevented partieipation by New Zealanders in overseas lotteries and this had created disrespeet for the law and its administration. " It had resulted j|P ordinarly law:abiding people accomPlishing illegally what, in the petitioners ' opinion, they rightf ully desired to do by legal njethods. It was stated is the petition' that considerable sums of money transmitted to overseas lotteries with a resuliant bentfit to eharities there could be retained in New Zealand for the general good of loea. institutions. The petitionefs therefore asked the House to legislate to amend or repeal the rele'vant seetions of the Gaming Act so - as to make provision for the establishment- of and conduct of a State lottery . in New Zealand,
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 August 1948, Page 5
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204Petition Asks For N.Z. State Lotteries Chronicle (Levin), 6 August 1948, Page 5
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