GOVERNMENT TOTALISATOR SUPERVISION.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1920, Page 2

GOVERNMENT TOTALISATOR SUPERVISION.

(To the Editor.) Sir,-7-At every race meeting the above causes Irritation to the public, delays racing officials, owners, trainers, jockeys, and plays havoc with horses. If there is a reason for carefully checking the individual investments, etc., why not do it before the monies are paid out? There Is plenty of time from the closing of the machine to the finish of the race and declaration of the winners. I sincerely hope delegates to the Racing Conference will endeavor to improve the existing procedure.—l am, etc., D. J. H. New Plymouth, May 15. THE RECENT BY-ELECTION. (To the Editor.) Sir, —Re the Stratford by-election and the disgraceful exhibition some haif-wltted hoodlums made of themselves, on reading your subleader one would be led to believe that Mr. Hlne was the only person who got hooted, and that the other candidate got a good hearing. Ab a spectator, and one who lias got no time for horse-play of that kind, allow me to inform you that such Is not the case, for although Mr. Hlne committed himself to the extent of smacking- an innocent bystander in the mouth, breaking his teeth and knocking him senseless through somebody hooting him, yet notwithstanding all this Mr. Hine was allowed to say a few words. When Mr. Masters entered the town quietly, he did not break anybody's face or teeth, but was carried shoulder high into the hotel, and still those semi-lunatics would not allow either Mr, Masters or Mr.. Smith to say a single word. Remember, I am dealing with what happened in Inglewood. But to give Inglewood its due, youngsters, both boys and girls under age, with a few excited women, were the chief cause of the trouble. With regard to the election right through, there were many dishonest and disgraceful acts committed in Inglewood and other places which are too nu/merous to mention, wTilch if committed by either Liberal or Labor parties would lead to the guilty parties receiving free lodging for a good term in His Majesty's boarding-house. Honing, sir, that you will publish this letter In justice to all concerned. I atn, etc, JOHN DIGGINS. Inglewood, May 13, 1920. THAT PHOSPHATE ISLAND. (To the Editor.) Sir, —In common with a largo number of farmers I'm a wee bit anxious regarding superphosphate. Having for a. number of years used lime as a top dressing, followed by super after the fomrier has soaked in, there is good reason for anxiety, and I'm 'sure interested readers would welcome a statement through your columns as to what is being done in regard to that Nauru Island we were asked to look to so expectantly, a full statement of the history connected with this Island right up to the present time, if available, would, I feel sure, prove interI estlng, and I hope, sir, you can give us the whole matter'from A to Z. It would be still further interesting to know why the attempt to use Kawhla lime, which would augment harbor trade, was shelved by the action of the Government in refusing sail concessions to lime landed at the breakwater. We pav the duece of a price for slag, when It cnii 1 be obtained, the prime of lime from the East Oout ha rlflen consul**ably • suoerchosDhute

from Australia Is limited in quantity, but bulky- In- priee, ; - y&t our natural • resources• are shut out from us and we are asked to increase. production; and the Massey Government say they aTe the fawners' friends! Bamboozle at the start, and still bamboozle I—l am, etc., JOE B. SIMPSON, Durham Road, May 12, 1920.