THE GAMING ACT

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 7

THE GAMING ACT

;COUNTRY CLUBS TAKE' ACTION. ■V A meeting: of delegates 'of country racing clubs, was held' at the Town Hall Jast. night...' ."■ The 'following, clubs', were represented :—-Thames, : - Tologa Bay, Woodville, Avondalo; Northern Wairoa, Rotorua,,'South*-. Auckland, Takapuna, Te- Aroha, Whahgarei; Geraldino, -Westland, Nelson, Napier Park, ,'Waipawa, Gore, North Otago,' Rivcrtbn, Taierij Tapanui, "VVinton, Wyndhanv Egmont, Ashhurst,.Eeilding, Foston,vManawatu, .Marton, llangitikei;. Lower '.Valley, Mastertoh; ,Ofeki,: Tarataki-Carterton, Waintrapa,v and ; Alexandra. .':; Mr. A, .Bruce,' president, of .the. Thames, Jockey. Club,, was voted to the' chair. .".' '.•' '"}.' '■■' The .following Resolution 'was unanimously adopted:; l -''That this meeting of representatives, of .country clubs throughout New' Zealand is unanimously -of. opihion',that, the 'reduction 'of totalisator.y-permits,. ; as,'.provided in Clause 5 of the Gaming Act .Amendment .Bill; is , not; only, opposed' to- tlie, best interests 'of racing clubs,' but. js .unjustified,, as, although, ithc population 'of. bur Dominion ..has largely. increased and new districts opened up and. rapidly. - settled .upon, during : the pant,: ten .year's, '.the;number', of: totalisalor permits during the ■ same period has beon materially.; reduced, .and.. we, therefore,, urge that.no fiMher'reduction in the number. " : of tqtalisatpf : permits ..be made.". ■'.'■'■ -' " : ; . .''-.'■ ■' • •.•'There was-a general discussion on tho proposal in. the. Bill .to,: reduce tho' number of. racing days, and ■thev'delegates appointed to give ..evidence oh the Bill before ; the., parliamentary. Com-, m'itteo,.. received .instructions vithereon. • Messrs. , Bruce' ./--{Thames),'''.' Alison l {(Takapuna)i.\o'Malley;., ; (G.eraldine)|v.and; Saunders. (Riverton) we're; the'delegates, •appointed to give evidence- before -tho- . Committee. ■';, • ■~..,.. '."A .vote of-.thanks ■iyas.passed to the Thames Jockey Club for'convening the' meeting,':, and -tolMr. i.E., J;.:Gothard (Woodville) for'his services -as 'secreA' ''titty.-. ;:,■■/; : .v;;, : .;- : .; ; .'.':." - .•' S: ';;'.; DELEGATES. , ' '■'■. A -meeting of'trotting, delegates .was held at, the. Empire'. Hotel yesterday to discuss the.-Gaming Act. : .The. president-;, of the Trotting: Conference, was in, the chair. : The meeting went into committee,- and, after 'general discussion, delegates were appointed to; give evidence ' ; before the ; Parliamentary. Committee.'-;''■:■•■•,-,-.-■'.''•; ■.'.•■' : .'. ,--. '■■■■'.:<-.■