NUMBER OF RACING DAYS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2189, 14 October 1920, Page 4

NUMBER OF RACING DAYS.

PROPOSAL FOR INCREASE. , DISCUSSION JN THE HOUSE. ' WELLINGTON. October 11. ( In ilio House of Kopi-.-n iitatitn-iuglit t Air 0. I Itin 1 (Waiiiawii) moved I Ik l ] second reading of the Gaining Amendment. Bill (No. 2), which In; smil was lu.> , outcome of a recent conierciicc. I lie Bill j whidi had-recently been beloiT- the Holin' proposed to increase die days ol race Hirelings by 58. This increase was made no >n 27 racing days. 23 (rotting days, aiid eight limit days. As a result of luriher negotiations, it was agreed to reduce (he increase' to Shi made n|> ol 10 racing days. 20 I rolling days, and eight hum-. 'I i.ese increases were, he considered, justified by ( the 'increase in the inundation and wen 1 i tile only alternative to a redi.Mnbiilion. The Racing (’oiiicrem e did not want, to resort to a redistribution. Inn if ih“ Hill i did not pass then redtstribulion wouhl he i necessary to give the country di.arieis i justice. The Bill was modcraie and the i distribution proposed was eqnitaole. lie _ moved the second reailing; anil asked the I Premier to asnst him to pass dm hill I through all si ages at, dial siding. Ah: trill. in oppo>iug llm Bill, said he 1 could not nnder.sliiiul how tim member woo ■ introduced the Bill was sali.-hed with 38 ' permits when he thought 58 were required, tf race meeting,s were a goou 1 1 1 ii). teen why (lid he not stand tor 08: either racing and the ganinlitig which followed racing was a good .thing or ii was evil. His contention was that .gambling was an e\ il thing, and it was no answer to .-ay dial it permeated ail our commercial t ramm i mu-. To show how racing had taken a the people of New Zealand, Im staled dim during dm bid 23 years we Lad -pm ' through (he lotah-aior 3-.50,t)1b.g92, dm ’• >: die last eighl years v.e put thiamgn 1 *£35,055,612. trod to show- !mw rapuby ilm grip of racing was seizing dm pei-nm im said a return pur on tim table d dm 'House a few days ago -Towed Lcn la■'* year alone vvr pit dirougii nearly nine 'millions of money. If tilings wm-.norma! this would be sad enough, but having jits, come through a, terrible n ' ,;l; sj><■(• ia 11V Mguilieiiitl. Inc-- (cmmep' to gamble was mpeciaby dangerous .mean-" it was proiu 1 io lead 1.0 atiarutu him] o'volution. ... i Hon. Anders.m quoted tint(o -Imv. ilm number of racing day. a! pre.-ent mi joyed by clubs, and remarked that n AH' Hinder‘would accept an a monument to tie Bill making_ a day\ racing programme seven races instead _ot eig'il, dmie would I wirii this proposed increase ui ou piv.ini.' bo less races (ban at pre.-mu. no beimvcl , die existing inequitable did <n permits was the cause for this deinaliu lor extra permits. There were 67 applications [or nennits in his hands, and bow count all timsm be safhTmd wilii 38 permit- He f.(.sj'f'd that dm member in (harm pi llmTtill should !c-ave the in-reapp to tim Minister and the racing codpreu -. Me was fond ol the spot! oi i.imin,. -i.' 1 did not want to' sn- atgtmng mum to in- . torfcrc with if. but it im-reaM-' w; ;v maw" on the tumis of this Bd! H" o-ared o .'0.n.l interfere w’nb dm suorr. .•■.ml i(,l ‘ -an lie would v.ue agam-1 ip" m,:.. Mr Hudson said Im onnl .'Uigm.'l ~i- ' Bill as a men -nre of justice to outlying ; The debate was condmmd by -'le-sr:. Mct.'oinbs, l.v-n.ar, Minvwni. pm.mw Smith (Wa.imarinol. thimwcm (.(.wapia). Kdio, Bartnuu. Jones. down rob. Nadi, . Horn, Alitchell, and Nm-ta. AX -Mill NIGHT SITTING. AMENDMENTS defeat EM. , WELLINGTON. Member 12. i filer ibr tel graph olliee c!o"0 last ui.-bl. dm lion Ngaia nm • <! an mm me , unit dm! .dm ini'p be r. ad Me mat Une that da ,' Hx mold ns. S;-••• kim" M due nm u.dmeiii .Mr MU <pntemlcil dial, diem w:m ~,, p.m-pne ol porn'C opinion behind Me 1 .lit. ! t' : ; pivmiur io 1 11)51 1,M ‘ 1,1 ; j'l i: ’ | ll 11 rli« * liiivr 1:11 niilii,. “I Idl'.V 11 l’f ]••, li.M* !g! • Vl'/'.Mct one's coutend. d til the I’.ill ha. la cn introduced pv the v-sled ml ’e-t--:«cii.t- club,\!r Stailiai.i mipponedy: "p:m m.im m m give an. opport unit;. . ot le vin a . ;|, ad.PM in- ill. of permits mad , m p. •. n !:y m t..e hiI vests of Imm Hubs. . . , Hr Newman lavourml ‘'•■■.mp me six *llOll tim-.'" b cvm-c i' pro: i,. ■ . Ole 'Minister of Internal A !h rlump la 'r' into llm -vbol .jiieslioii and <i. tennine jest how manv pcntiils should be i—c. • AI 0,25' turn, a division va- 1 8. n on_ ! e aniendiimin. v/i i ii was d tm ud he &j m 'Tko . 1 ■ ■ 1;: i l. -.n tim nmin.. qn s'.imi watl'mn resnntcd by Mr.-is I'm!..-on (‘ .miniand ! loliami. [lnn, Jlan..n Ihonglii ilio in pi.w ol ihr- v, ide <!id renm' ot opinion e\! dn m , the .-I'.hj. . I I ii'.p Bill 1 m.el l l he reh r <1 Io a snccia! conmdllee to tel: . ' :o e- a"d report on il. He ! t ; "■.■nn o im.".-di tn.t i. special ■ rolnmil l- e of . Im Hen-" i -e up point, (i io take mr/den • • a nd rcim ! on t !m Bill (his .-.'ion, the eominnii "' to con-.-I o! M.-ssrs linnl'i', hill, St llianl. \\ill;r. Gletm, Savage, Field, .Io"(.-g Kell'.,', i, lion J.cc. anrl ihe I ion. ml r mi. j Tim Speak- r rnlcd thin it me mi mm p ■), ot- It. nr ere (hat atm nilinent 1!..u 1 ’nm. Hem. Ifai.ir.n tin n intimated llm.l h wool I move ii at a later st• ate. . . i T]ie niodon lino dim Bill b.e r, ■ ; i, i due second rime was pat ::l 4.50 mm. hv die . Sp 'a'c r. T'lm - to ihe. mer-.npe wa-re evidently (aught napping. dm division rcsuliing in dm nm:ion Iping ried l.y 35 Volms to 13. llm follow, ing liming the division list ;—Avc- (o 5) : Ale.- fs h irI ram. Bollard, Co-H-s. Dh-k on (J. S.|. : Feld. Glenn. Outline, Hamm. Harris. Ha when. Henan;. Hockley, lie land. Ilmai. Ihuhou. 11iinrcr. hysnar. ?dcO:d!uin. .Me- , Lend. McN'icol. Na.'h. NT swnrthy. harry. , I’oinarc. I’oiler, ike-do Ik ihipdes H\. li.). Bliodes IT. \\k). Barage, t-miih (d. \\ .]■ j Smith (S. G.l, Sykes. TT'iTHi. Wilford and ( AVitty. Noes (13): Dickson (J, .Me), Edie. liamilton (A.I, Hiimilton (f. R.). -ht;r. i Jones'. KHletf. >.!( ( ’■•imh-s, Afaleolm. | .Masters. Mitel,ell, Ngava. Siatkam.. ITiirs fiir- .Malider, ( '.iiniila. In A on in;. ’■ iei ric-, Massey. Heed. Thicker. Urn. Brown. AtJUjore, 1 l.owai d ami gcJilon : again--! : Lee. VndciSon. I’.i.rr, Litl'e. '.Vriglit. Gtilli'.an, t T-aigie. Enever, Buntctf, hiiHmimr, i a.nd Si.ewfirl. (ten. llinian then moved Ins amendment . that dm Bill Im inferred to a speeial coinniJimv uf tim House to take evidence and , i eport. .Mr hiti aiveah-d to .Mr Hnu.i r to accept this reasona 1 ■ 'c oiopusil. Mr Hunter said dm nio)io ai imronsoiiable, a.nd !m as'. -1 d rim immlcr- siippovting iiim to stand by him and bucc the Bill ihrough. At 5.35 a.ni dm amenonmut '.'..is ilct-’a.ed by 31 vote.- Id 14. Tim Homo- ..vent imo mini:im win; n Mr hot! iimnediau-iy moved line progress Im V.'Ool'i :-d. ] Hon. Guthrie said licit the ['n-mic-r liap more ihan "lice tohi if; - House that tins Bill wonid have a reason,Ml.' run. Opponents of tin; Bill contended jnai b had had more than a v- a-.niaiblc run. mud that if tlu> Government had keen opposed to it they would never have parnnlt'-d an jill-night sitting to torcc it through. A. t 6.50 a.m. the mol ion to report progm-s was defeated on ilm voices. Imi the opponents of the Bill continued rim oppo>i! ion on eland; 1. 1 he discus-fi n eonihnmd dh 7.30, when - T he Cl til iri-nili of Committees announced '.hat the House would adjourn for breakfast and resume at 9 o’clock'. END OF LONG SITTING. COAIAIISfsIOX TO BE APPOINTED. WELLINGTON, October 12. On resinning at 9 o'clock dm opposition to tiie Gaming Bill proceeded nnnl 9.20, I when the Premier arrived. At the earliest possible moment ho interposed, and said 1 that he had not so far taken part in the { discussion, nor did he intend to do . so. I j because this was not a parry question. I Members bad been voting us they pleased, sind that was satisfactory so far as it went, but he had to look at the matter from the point of view of the Government and the country. Both sides had had a good. " g 0..” There was nothing now in obstruction: it was the easiest thing to hold no legislation, but the proper thing to do was to let the majority rule. A division had been taken, and he believed the majority in favour of the Bill was nearly two to one. He agreed with those who wore dissatisfied with the existing conditions.Air AbH 'onibs ; “Ralisivibnuon is what is required.” ..... . , Air ADs.-ev: “Yes; rroist ivcil ion is what is wanted." lie added that he could, not hniore the division which had taken place, and therefore he desired to inform the House that ho proposed_ to Tocoiiiiuoud j Cabinet to set up a commission to go into i the whole question, and report on .the dis 1 tvicts which required mere permits, and ■ those which had tore many. M it!i that in 3 view, he moved to report progress on the

Bill. lie said that the commission would recommend increases if necessary as well us reiidjtisimonl.-i. Country districts Mould las fully represented, and if the commission was not able to report this session, he would consult the Crown law oflicnrs and me if legidalion could be piisscd this session, to gh ;• ellVci to the recommendation's of ilm commission.. After further discussion, -the Brenner's moiuitt was agreed to on llm vuices and the House rose at 10.35 till 7.50 this evening