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Return of Licenses granted by the Colonial Secretary under "The Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1881," &c.— continued.

Ebtuen showing,—(l) The Number of Licenses granted to Racing Clubs to use the Totalisator; (2) the Aggregate Number of Days such Licenses extended over ; (3) the Total Amount of Revenue the Government received for Permission to use the Totalisator during the Year ended the 31st March, 1898. (1.) Number of licenses granted ... ... ... ... 155 (2.) Aggregate number of days covered by license ... ... 268 (3.) Total amount of revenue received ... ... ... £13,297 10s. 6d. Hugh Pollen, Under-Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, Bth August, 1898. Approximate Cost of Paper—Preparation, not given ; printing (1,325 copies), £114s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9B. Price 3d.]

City, &c, where License was exeroised. Name of Religious Denomination. Number of Licenses granted. Number of Days covered by License. Masterton ... Meeanee ... Miller's Plat Mosgiel Naseby New Plymouth Church of England ... Roman Catholic it 1 1 1 1 1 2 One day. Not stated. Not stated. One day. One day. One not stated; one for three days. One day. Not stated. Four days. Not stated. Not stated. One day. Two days. Not stated. Not stated. Not stated. Two days. Three days. Not stated. Not stated. Not stated. Two days. One day. One day. Not stated. One day. Not stated. Two days. One day. One day. Not stated. Not stated. One day. Two days. Three days. Church of England Soman Catholic Okato Onehunga ... Opunake ... Orepuki Otahuhu ... Oxford Palmerston North Palmerston South Ponsonby ... Port Chalmers Pungarehu... Queenstown Eeef ton Eiverton Church of England ... Boman Catholic Church of England Eoman Catholic Church of England ... Eoman Catholic Church of England ... Eoman Catholic Church of England ... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1' 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Stratford ... Tarras n Presbyterian Church of England ... Tauranga ... Te Aroha ... Te Awamutu Timaru Upper Hutt Waipawa ... Wellington... a a Roman Catholic Church of England Roman Catholic Winton a • • • Woodville ... Church of England- ... Roman Catholic a • • •