THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 1924. The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED DAILY. A FUTILE HOLD-UP.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9849, 30 October 1924, Page 4

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 1924. The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED DAILY. A FUTILE HOLD-UP.

There was nothing atari singly new in the further debate v%iiie'n occurred, in. the House on the Gaming Bill at its third reading stage. But there is still nut ell taik amongst the puhhe on the sensational manner it: which the measure v. as held r.p over scute nays, it v, on id, :r. need, seem tear, wr.itst the "ste.tiewaH" was on. very r nee:i;e but '-gat e-t te.e point , as to the tr.rhs or demerits ot meg ttevt proposals. cut maount ot having; ' .... me deeply interested in the ' m.-titods s-.t-'pto.'. to provide a g.reru- ; e-:t> hold-up in re-revt et the | measure. A> to the hostility that \va< rasrshalkvl against tae 13.11. a . sec-Hon et it can id be very easily . understood. On their pert. Air Is.tt. ’• Mr Wrig it: ar.d seme other members we re opposed to cite proposal to in-; erease the r.ntuber ot “tote'" permits a: all. It was their contention that go.rab:tug must be held to be keeper-; aide from racing and, therefore, their a'an was to resist the measure on the grounds that it . would, i: adopted. : tend to inerea.se the number cf oppor- ■ tunities for people to indulge in ' cambltttg. Taat t hey were, ana sttti . are. sincere there cannot be a possible fi-.acoT of a doubt. It, strtc-t ia-.t. ‘ if ail the opponents of the measure had dec lured themselves wholly oppos- • cd to racing, not a great deal could ; crave l-eoit said against the long drawn out obstructive tactics, that were a dented —intileiy it is true —with tne object of forcing rise withdrawal of; the measure. The --stonewall" also owed :ts origin. ttt great measure. • to the belief that the Govemruen; had mi-led the H -u.se as to the scope of the work of the committee that deed: with the Bui. A*, hat h-ip-pe:.e.l was that the committee report-; ed merely or, the Bui as it ste-om 5 There dees, however, appear to have been at: it «press:e»n that Air Massey p remised a full kvptlry into the \ hob' cues;::-'- of racing as carried out tit this I>am:n:on. But it won •:! avn that some of the other ' si answa'iers'’ ; were not so itraeL • r: e . wni' i what was aimed at by rue as they were su the matter ot Laving ; introduced into it tlietr ideas sis to how the sport of racing should be. eondneted anti controlled. Tiie , latbarites, at aiy rate, must be placed . in that particular category. Wises. ’ -the second reading stage ws in pro-j grass. Air Holland, the Beg leader, j intimated. if will be reveled, rim*. * personally, he favored more of the country clubs getting “tote" permits ; bur- he seemed to inter tna; that ! might be hue at the expense ot me hubs at present holding permits. He remarked that ‘-.is party s ehtet concern v«sM bo the amendment of ■ the la tv '*ia the interests of jockeys and the general public," As far as . Baber's part in ■ the “siosewal!'.' was eon-oeraed, it amounted, therefore./ merely . to an unpopular effort to ’ tmies-ttn»niso" these employed . In ponnoettoin. .with. acstig- : The "'stonewall'' would, periipps have" etsded ifiiirft earlier if Mr Massey had deSnitely entered To."--set up a Royal CbmrrissMu on Racing. ' ■ It rosy be : remembered that he.did say, prior toil the ”fcMd-npr L that ilse Gorenaaseat | ecatid hot" allow so.. many charges -fb 1 be jssde without.an enquiry. ■if the'" .matters were... ytshsequenilyg' Brouglit. mp in. "the CaMnet room, ■it - would | " seemutfctl -a asjirciiy- of, its raemWsfj -■caste .to tSse- 'coactesks. Stoat aia.;,ea-4 tsulry of.tHe lkli:d wymM asnoast to a: i : wtßst-e v ©f.good baaoaey. and .'serre.'rro; ’ useful purpose.