BOOKMAKERS.
TRUSS ASSOCIATION Christchurch, last night. Mr Bishop, S.M , to day fined several bookmakers from £5 to £lO for trespass lon Bicearton Racecourse during the Grand National meeting One man was gaol for 14 days. Mr Bishop said no felt it ail unpleasant duty to fine and iipprisou these moil, but it was hot his business to criticise' the action of the State legislating for the totalisator, iiiici lie niusfc enforce the law. He would be lenient with first offenders, but when men time aftcr'.time defied tho statute ltivy of tho country lie must be strict with them.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1840, 22 August 1906, Page 2
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