COUNTRY RACING

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1932, Page 6

COUNTRY RACING

annual conference held

OPPOSITION. TO BOOKMAKER’S

(Per Press Association — Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, July 14

Opposition to any proposal to bring bookmakers hack ' to' the fabecoufses in licensed opposition to the totalisation was 'expressed at the annual meeting of, thio New Zealand. Country Racng Clubs Association, which passed the. following remit/for consideration at the next Conference: —“That this Confe-renfce is strongly opposed to any proposal to bring bookmakers hack to racecourses,, as, by so doing, • th!e revenue derived from the tofelisator would he seriously reduced, and baneful 1 results, affecting the best interests O'f rheirig, would undoubtedly follow'.” Remits were also parsed express''*-! the hone that the Government's totalrebate would be made perma-

nent pending the revision of racing taxation, and, in particular, asking * that an additional H per dftit. rebate be made general and uncoriditioria,] to all Clubs. A further remit which w?S passed was to th'e effect that the Gov; ernment he urged to amend the i-ng Act 1908, to allow of money being posted or telegraphed for investment on-the totalisation the use by Clubs of the double-’ tbt&lisator, and the prihlication of dividends. . Officers were ' elected as follows: President, Mr J. Kennedy (Geriildin^)'; vice-preisid'ebt, Mr AValter Bull (Levin);

executive, North 'lsland, Hori; E.' W. Alison (Takapuna.),' Mes’srs Ceoi! ’Louisson (Napier), : arid G. H Graham (Wav-; erley'); 'South Island, M. O’Brien (Qtahtaii)/'E. R, Neale (Nelsori), and. T: Harrison (GeraOdine).