NO LOTTERY ALLOWED
The executive of the Queen Carnival in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund ,and by which the North Wairoa public hope<J to realise £10,000, has suffered a. serious setback by the nolic ; e stopping all lotteries. The praas aggregated £2000 in value and consisted of three motor cars and other expensive articles. During the past few weeks ladies have been touring the Dominion disposing of tickets, but the whole movement Has now been stopped, pending 9. £?eHlem.ent ot the trouble. \t h,as been, pqinted out to th,e Carnival Executive that, as the law, stands at present, the Minister for Internal Affairs has, no, power to sanction lotteries other than thoso for works of art. In the meantime, the Executive is in communication with the Prime Minister and with other Queen Carnival Executives
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, Volume LXI, 19 August 1915, Page 2
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135NO LOTTERY ALLOWED Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, Volume LXI, 19 August 1915, Page 2
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