WHAT IS "CHANCE."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81849, 20 September 1906, Page 3

WHAT IS "CHANCE."

(Per Press Association.) \Vkllington, September 10. The offering of prizes m connection with Corporation tram tickets was the subject of two informations heard In Mr Biddell, S.M., to-day, when Jolii> Tait, advertising agent, was charger (1) with having on the 28th August agreed or promised to dispose of money amongst divers persons by means of a device whereby such money was to b divided or allotted by chance, and (2) _ with having on the same date established a scheme by which prizes rl money were gained by a mode ol chance. The newspaper advertisement. which was the subject of the informations, said: " Keep your tram tickets £6 reward. Advertising contractor, <1 order to encourage the collection ol tued tram tickets, has decided to dis tribute rewards monthly to the abov. amount, for the production of ticket bearing a number which they will ca' fjr and advertise at the end of th< month The numbers to be called fo: this month have been selected and lodged with . the City tramway en gtnecrs" There were several defences; one that this was not an establishmen' of a scheme under Section If. The real difficulty was tinier Section 10. "promises to dispose of money b chance." If His Worship, counse (aid, looked at the advertisement hi would see defendant was not distri buting anything by chance, but adver Using for certain tickets. 1f he offered a reward for 25G0, only the persoi holding 2560 would come to claim n Thue would be no' competition. Tbi war net like a competition where al f tickets were required to be sent in, am the winning ticket was selected by ■. mode of chance Defendant eUminat- d chance by only calling for a particular ticket. The Magistrate reserved his decision.