THE TOTALISATOR

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1929, Page 3

THE TOTALISATOR

! PDtocATION. OF DIVIDENDS ■ PROTEST BY; PRESBYTERY. *; V\ ? • DUNEDIN; July 2.vjf •' “We are very, disappointed with the /^attitudeijtakeui;up :: by : .the,>;newgpaperS ' on sdhiekfs/l s tf&ting the viewpoint of the /CKurch/’/ stated the Rev. j. 00. Smith, - at a< meeting of the Dunedih , putting moral questions, to one side and r ahe only ’ concerned with more dividends. vWe see more and more of ) tins creeping into the papers.’ Somfe of our business men Would do well t’6 gtet •together and try to get some interest in the' publications to support ■fhe;;prihcip]e’s - for whicli we’ stand. One df-’iOur; hiddranbes to-day is the fact thpU we Jia ve ‘so little. influence with Ahc’* publications of. our community.” Hr f/ Mr ; Smith' made this Statement after • VDr- Merrihgton, had submitted' the report of the, Public Questions Committee .asking for fhe' amendment of the 'Gaming. Act so as to permit of the :telegraphing .of/ investments to racecourses and the publication of dividends. In the report Dr Merringtoh Stated, that the Presbytery (1) reiterated its opposition to tlie vice " of gambling in every form; (2) protesting against the proposed amendments op,;' the ground vnat facilities for gamb ing would be increased -thereby; (3) maintfiffteti that there was no guarantee that‘ the'/activities of the bbdkiiiakei - would be lesened if • fresh opportunities . for. hefting .were opened up by by'-pef|hittrng’’the use of such telegrapis ;r ,£o ij (4). objected to ' -pUblic utilities' as the telegraph bfljoes being employed in the interests

*>fgetting; (5) noted-; that the Prime Minister promised the deputation that 1 thef > whole matter of the provisions of Acv would be considered in '■s& coming session of (C/furged accordingly that the tunity be of rather than increasing the facilities for intv du'gcnce in this vice, which is i d distirielt and growing menace to tile industry arid integrity of the whole community. , ) ' The report was adopted, and it was decided that copies should be forwardfed theiPrime ifinister .and :the Minister of Internal Affairs.