FINE OF £loo
ON GAMING HOUSE CHARGE. (Fer Press Association, Copyright). NAPIER, October ,24. A fine of £IOO was imposed upon James Samuel Golding, aged 51, when he was convicted on a charge of using a confectionery shop in Dalton Street as a common gaming house. He was arrested yesterday morning. Detective J. Bickerdjke. said accused’s premises in Dalton Street were used as a confectionery shop only so far as the front portion was concerned. A room at the back was used for betting, it being fitted with two telephones, a radio and other material for betting purposes. He had six previous convictions. Mr A. H. D. Mayne pleaded guilty, on behalf of Gilding, and askeu the court to deal leniently with him In imposing a fine of £IOO, tne Magistrate stated: “I suppose. I can do nothing to stop this man. He lias six previous convictions, and I supnose he would be quite disappointed if I did not impose the maximum penalty.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1933, Page 5
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163FINE OF £l00 Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1933, Page 5
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