BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1928, Page 3

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

TOTE BILL. LONDON, July 19. In the Commons on the third reading of the Totnlisntor Bill, Mr Philip Snowden (Labour) moved its rejection, stating that the chief reason for its introduction was the failure of the Chancellor’s betting tax which was the most miserable and grotesque fiasco in the financial history of the country. The Government nationalised betting yet opposed nationalisation ■of things, for the public benefit. When the Government came to give a record to the electors it would he able to say: “Me have nationalised vice and made the State nothing less than a bookies tout.” . . , Mrs Runciman (Liberal) soconded. She said the Government had shown itself entirely indifferent to moral issues The bill was designed to facilitate be - ting and make it a more agreeable occupation as well as giving prestige to e “ Wi " e ' LONDON'. July SOt. In the House of Commons, Sir W. Jovnson Hicks (Home Minister) in reply to a question said that lie had tiled as Home Secretary to combat the evi s of betting. He did not believe that the totalisator would add to those evils He believed that betting was inherent in human nature, ns well as m tle Labour Party, (baugh er„, But the l. •, +hie bill was not iuiti Hovernment in tins um incr to the evrl connected therewit 1. * read a third time. JERVIS BA f SCARE. LONDON, July 19In the House of Commons, Su PC.plifE Lister, in reply to• to the Government, said tlia Board of Trade had received the d - positions at the Police Court Ijoceed- • ere in Colombo arising from the Jer vL Bav affair, and also the local press reports. These had added nothin, material to the information already published in the British press. H. added: “I am satisfied the ca s e d^ not call for any iictiW )f) of