BOOKMAKERS PROSECUTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 15 October 1907, Page 2

BOOKMAKERS PROSECUTIONS.

.. I UISI'OSIXU OK THE FINES. The recent cases, in which the Taramiki Jockey Club, acting under the New Plymouth by-laws, proceeded agai,nst several bookmakers for betting on a borough reserve, cost the club £OO 3s 4(1 ill legal expenses. The total amount of lilies collected to dale has been £133 10s, and £I(io still remains upaid. Of this it is estimated that £52 is recoverable. All of these fines, being recovered under the by-laws, go into the borough coffers. The Finance Committee recommended to the llorough Council last night that provided the bonuurh solicitors advise that (lie paymeii can legally be made. 51) per cent of the costs incurred by the Jockey Club in (lie recent prof cent inn against various bookmakers lie refunded tile club out of fines received by (lie Council. Kxplaining the situation, his Worship the Mayor said tile question (hut faced them was this: Had the Taranaki •Jockey Club not taken up this matter, would the Council have done it? Would the Council have gone lo such pains to maintain and uphold its own by-laws for the prevention of betting? Tf the Council had done a desirable thing in prohibiting belting, then it was not at all unreasonable to adopt the committee's recommendation. The club had stepped in nncj taken up the Council's work, and the Council was reaping the reward of the labors oF another body. Several Councillors approved of the resolution, which was carried. Councillors also referred to the good work done by the police in bringing successful strcct-lictting precautions.