BETTING BY TELEGRAM.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3459, 13 April 1920, Page 7

BETTING BY TELEGRAM.

PROHIBITION OF PRACTICE.

DRASTIC REGULATIONS.

TELEPHONES INCLUDED.

WELLINGTON, April 9.

Special restrictions on the use of the postal service, the telegraph ser. vice and the telephones for betting purposes are imposed by regulations issued in the Gazette. They afe ‘(Trastic in intention. The foTio‘\¥ing telegrams are prohibited:—— (1) Telegrams in plain la‘ngua.ge relating to betting or to investments on the totalisator or ‘in coded language reasonably supposed to relate to ‘betting 01' to investments‘ -on the totalisator. n

(2) Money orller telegrams addressed to a racing club or to a secretary or other officer, agent, or servant of a racing club relating to investments on the totalisator.

(3) Any money order telegram addressed to any person who has been convicted in a. court of law under the

Gzuning Act, 1908. or any amendment. thereof, of any offence relating to betting 01' to illvestments on the totalisator.

The oflicer in charge of the telegraph office where "the telegram is presented is authorised to determine whether the message infringes any of these regulations.

It is f.'lll‘t}u‘,-1- provided that no pri-5 Vute box at :1 post ofiicc nmy be l1o1«Il_ for the purpose of conductwgr :1 ting business. If any box is known; to be used for such Ex.‘i)"ll.l'pose and ifi the holder of a. box is believed to con- g duct any such businc-as the 11011101‘ may be deprived of the use of the box; without notice. _

The Minister 111:1)’ refuse to eonneei 1 with the telephone exchange, and‘: may -(liscomleet,':.lny premises “\\'hich ix} the opinion of the Minister are? used for any illegal, immoral. and im-i‘ or without previous notice exclude or without previous nolice exclude from the telephone éxclzzmgc any sub-~ sr_-.l'iber who ::.llow.< the ~t~c-lephones in: his eusto<l_v to be put‘ To {my improper‘;

Any person who uses or allows to be used 3.. telephone for the purpose of making :1 bet, illscl‘il)ing‘ £1 betting ‘rransactiem, or otherwise for the purpose of gambling on the result of :1 horse race or ot.hel' sport or pastime 5:12:11} be reg:u‘(lecl as putting the telephone lo .-3.11 improper use. These regulations come into operation as from the (late of publication of €ll9 Gazette.