SUPRESSION OF SWEEPS.
[by electric telegraph—copyright.)
Beceived this day at 9 27 a m. Melbourne, August 23. In the House of Representatives there was a long debate in Committee on the Postal Bill Clauses, empowering the Postmaster to open letters practically resolved itself into a discussion on the merits of Tattersalls sweeps. The majority of the speakers favoured the suppression of gambling, but were opposed to giving the right to indiscriminately open letters. A number of letters addressed to Geo Adams dealing with important private matters, although the names of sending firms were on the envelopes which had been opened at the Sydney Post Office where exhibited in proof of this danger. It was urged that if Government is desirous of suppressing gambling it could surely find some better method than through the Post Office. Strong objections was also taken in some quarters to the interference with State rights, but the weight opinion is the Commonwealth overruled State rights. The clauses were passed with unimportant amendments.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 August 1901, Page 3
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166SUPRESSION OF SWEEPS. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 August 1901, Page 3
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