GAMING BILL
TO LEGALISE BOOKMAKERS
consideration not likely
WELLINGTON, April 4
An effort to secure consideration by Parliament this session of a, Gaining Amendment Bill, which is designed to legalise, bookmajpng, lias been made. bv Mr H T. Armstrong (Lab., Christchurch East). The Bill has been read a first time, but it is not. likely to proceed further unless a special concession is made, for- the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes has indicated that- it is not proposed to gra,nt. facilities,,Tor private, ing the, emergency session. Mr Armstrong recently waited on the ;-Pritne Minister and other members of Cabinet with a .suggestion that his Bill should, be regarded as an economy measure, • itiasniueh. as lie .estimated that thee proposals dealing with - the payment; of license fees by . bookmakers and other taxes. provided by the.. Bill would enrich the. State coffers to f; th© extent of £1,000,000 annually. ;.' ■-, “An undertaking was given that ,my request would receive consideration, • said Mr Armstrong to-day, “but evidently Cabinet has been so closely occupied with other matters recently that no decision has yet been marie regarding the Gaming Amendment Bill.” j
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1932, Page 3
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186GAMING BILL Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1932, Page 3
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