THE GAMBLING QUESTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 89, 23 July 1910, Page 5

THE GAMBLING QUESTION.

THE TOTE RETAINED.

By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday.

After midnight the debate on the aoolition of the totalisator was continued by Mr. Luke, who congratulated the Government on submitting the resolutions to the House.

Mr. Ell appealed to Mr. Taylor tot to press his amendment, which vould shelve the question for two years at 'east. A straight out vote on Uie issue was desirable. When the ITU was brought down there would be an opportunity to introduce an amendment providing for the referendum on tne tctalisator.

On Mr. Taylor's amendment being put it was lost on the voices.

Mr. Jennings opposed tli3 motion, which was lost by 40 votes ro 32.

REDUCTION OP PERMITS.

The third motion, providing for the reduction of totalisator permits fino. the number of days of racing was then moved by the Premier.

Mr. Davey suggested that rue number of race meetings be reduced by onesixth instead of one-lialf; ii : ) S 'would be sufficient to start with. He moved accordingly, and Air. Witty seconded. Mr. Herries said the motion, if carried, would practically prohibit r&cir,g. Mr. Russell suggested tint th; motion should merely affirm the necessity for the reduction of race meetings, without specifying ratio of redn ;ti in. Sir Joseph Ward accrued the suggestion, and after further a>cussion the Premier suggested a:i adjouii'.ment of the debate to allow the matter to be considered, and the House rose at 1.5 a.m.

THE PRINCIPLE AFFIRMED. Wellington, Last Night. In the House of Representatives this afternoon the debate of Sir J. G. Ward's motion that, in the opinion of the House, provision should be made for the reduction of the annual number of days of racing, also of totalisator permits issued throughout the Dominion by one-half, was resumed.

Sir J. G. Ward suggested that the words "by one-half" be deleted, so as to give the House the opportunity of recording its opinion on the matter without settling details. He hoped Mr. Davey would withdraw his motion to substitute one-sixth for one-half, so, far as the tote permits were concerned. Mr. Herries suggested that those conversant with sporting matters should be consulted, with a view of arriving at a modus vivendi as to the reduction of j race meetings.

Sir J. G. Ward said he was prepared to consider the question of referring the Bill to a committee. All he wanted"now was the House to affirm the necessity for reduction.

Mr. Davey withdrew his amendment, and the motion was carried on the voices.

THE VOTING.

Wellington, Friday. The division on the motion that'the use of the totalisator be prohibited by law was:—For the motion, 32: Allan, Arnold, Buddo, Buxton, Clark, Craigie, Ell, Fisher, Fowlds, Glover, Graham. Hal!, Hanan, Hogg, Luke, Mackenzie, D. McLaren, Malcolm, Millar, Ngata, Poole, Te Rangihiroa, Sidey, Stalhvorthy, Steward, Taylor, E. H. Taylor, P. E*. Thomson, G. M. Thomson, J. G. Ward, Wright. Against the Wtion, 40: Anderson, Bollard, Buchanan, Buick, Carroll, Colvin, Davey, Dillon, Dive. Duncan, T. Duncan. J. Field, Forbes, Fraser, Greenslade, Guthrie, Hardy, iHerdman, Herries, Hine, Jennings, Lang, Lawry. Mac Donald, Mas'sey, Newman, Nosworthv, Okey, Parata, Pearce, Phillips, Poland, 'Rhode's, Ro:-s, Russell, Scott, Seddon, Smith, Wilford, Witty.

PALMERSTON RESOLUTIONS.

HON. MR. MILLAR'S STATEMENT REPUTED.. Palmerston North, Last Night. At a public meeting held under, the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce to-night, the following resolutions were passed, on the motion of Mr. R. S. Abraham, president of the Manawatu Racing Club:—"That this meeting considers the ■abolition of the totalisator would not be in the best interest of the Dominion, and that this meeting is of opinion that a reduction in the days of racing is desirable, more especially in regard to unregistered meetings, which should be absolutely barred, except in the case of purely sports meetings, and that such limitation as regards totalisator clubs should not be of too drastic a nature, and at least three years' notice should |be given to clubs which have to lose their meeting altogether." Mr. Abraham warmly defended the racing clubs against Mr. Millar's attack, and showed that they had done all in their power to purifv the bookmakers. The Manawatu Club had a list made, and submitted it to the police, and the only reply they received was that they were all equally tod. The club had been proceeded against for refusing to license a bookma'ker because he had not behaved himself on the Manawatu course. It was also resolved that the meeting heartily congratulate the Premier on having passed the motion brought forward for the repeal of the clause in the I Caming and Lotteries Act of 1900 giving bookmakers a legal status, and hopes that legislation will be pissed to give effect to the resolution without delay.

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