ROYAL COMMISS[?] ON GAMING LA[?]

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5321, 6 February 1947, Page 4

ROYAL COMMISS[?] ON GAMING LA[?]

(Press Assn-

FIRST ' PUBLIC SITj ADJOURNMENT ul ' FOR ONE MOlJ

-By Telegravh—n^M

. WELLINGTON, Lastl The Royal Comniissionfl inquiry into gaming ja M this morning in 'par]jJ House for the-firgt publicS After six counsel had annoS their appearances and J tative arrangements fot 1 senting submissions atalj date the commission adinJ until March 4. 1 The members of tHe co J are Mr. Justice Finlay cliS Mr. W. H. Freeman, S.M., 0{M ton ; and Mr. J. W. Heen'an, n Secretary of the Iuternal'S Department. ■

Counsel who appeared tj ing were: Mr. E. D. BlunJ Mr. H. R. C. Wild, bothofS ton, for the Racing Confe J be joined later by Mr. A, « nelly, of Christchurch; Thomas, of Christchurch jfl Trotting Conference; Mr.'lfB cester, of Wellington, to.M later by Mr. T. McCarthy, (I Dominion Sportsmen's Ar'J and Dr. O. C. Mazengarh/J J. R. Marshall, for the'a J churches. ■ Dr. Mazengarb said the he represented were the* terian, Methodist, Baptist, Ccfl tional, Church of Christ, J Army, and Society of Fi'ierM 'understood other religioa;H would make separate reprg; J not inconsistent with th J represented. I Off the Course Betliijl ' Mr Leicester said he woclM a case for the legislation ofl course betting and at a ]d would like to be heard fortM Racing Club o-n the questiojB extra day. ■ The chairman, lookingtoijB dozen or so members of thtil present, asked whether tfl among them wished to commission. ' One of then,lil Donovan, asked if -the publlcil be given a full opportunityliB present matters to the cow'l and was assured that evetyjpS tunity would be given. M Outlining the case hjfl present for the churches, Sr.fl garb said: * "We desire fo 9 existing law maintained and ifl tain respects enforced. We* sist any attempt to maheleeB methods of gambling present are illegal." 1 The chairman: "Doesfe® your clients are preparedb J report which does noiffw'fl present facilities?" ■ Dr. Mazengarb: Yes. Ti-ijM to point out where thelawrejj present being enforced ani* how it co'iild be enforced t9 effect to ideals that legislal* had in mind over a long peru Mr Blundell said he underhifl presentation of the Racing fl ence's case in its initial stagesfl take three or four days. I