THE RACING COMMISSION.

Shannon News, 21 October 1921, Page 3

THE RACING COMMISSION.

NOTICE BY MR FIELD. .Almost imjiitsoiaieiy aner me opentug ui the uc-y o nusmeso m .me Huu&e m Oh vveuneauay, ai* j. Vigor mown gave nonce •i mo uuenuou m move on imai anting uay or aa suuxx as uueren, mat me miuae annum uxaoent Atom me uiueT-m-mmiiOu auUioiibmg the MxUiaier Oi iuteinai iUiaiiS to raaue luiaxxfcaior permits m accuruaiice wnu tne ) report or me tlacmg CiOUlllliaaiOll. Mr pr’uwii uaa neen active ou oeiiaii ox me ixapAei Park Jockey tuuo, wmeii me commission has proposed to uepri.ve .oi pei mits. 7 ■ . ihe matter was mentioned again a few minutes later. Mr W. F. neid (Otaki) asked if the Prime Minister wbmd give facilities for the member lor Napier to move his motion before any lurther action was taken by the House upon the report ol the commission. He said that this was the course plainly intended by the Act of iy~o, which provided that the recommendations of the commission should have no effect if either House of. Parliament dissented by resolution. If the Prime Minister was not prepared to carry out the plain intention of the legislation in this respect, added MiField, would he. at least defer further action upon the commission’s report until the petitions presented by clubs that were threatened with extinction had been dealt with by Parliament? The Prime Minister: It is quite impossible for me to answer a question like that without notice. I suggest that you place it on the order paper, and you will then get an answer next Wednesday. Mr Field: But the whole matter will be over by then. (Laughter.) Mr Massey: I wish to give notice that next sitting day I propose to ask leave •to introduce the Gaming Act Amendment Bill. The Bill mentioned by the Prime Minister is the measure indicated by him on Tuesday. It will propose the issue of the number of totalisator permits recommended by the Racing Commission, and will leave the other recommendations to he dealt with later by resolutions.