At the annual mooting of iho Now Zealand Bookmakers' Association it was mentioned that a recont teat easo in the Appeal Court at Wellington had involved costs amounting to upwards of £2OO, •' Judging by this," remarked the chairman "an appeal to the Privy Council would take ±4000.' "By mileago it would cost ±5,000,000," said a mombor. Eventually on estimate ot JC2OOO was mado as the amount that would bo necessary in order to bring a case before the highest court in the ]smpire so that the status of bookmakers in relation to racing olubs could bo determined, A member of the association seriously BVggestod that a surplus, which approached £SOO, should be given to the Ansi-Gamblcrs' League to upsist in its efforts to abolish tbotolalisator; but anothor member opposed this proposal with a remark that tho anti-gamblers wanted to abolish tho "machine-" first and bookmakers afterwards,
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1159, 1 December 1904, Page 3
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146Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1159, 1 December 1904, Page 3
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