BOOKMAKERS.
The remarks of the Attorney-General at Auckland in reference to bookmakers are really begging the question. The Act which he administers was to put a stop to betting except on the racecourse. At tlie outset a deputation of bookmakers assured Dr. Findlay that if hewould only get them-gm to the course thev would strictly observe the law in other respects. Yet cverv day since they have deliberately broken the law. ft is- all very well to blame the clubs for the type of men the** have admitted to the courses as bookmakers. The condition of things which the AttorneyGeneral takes exception to is a direct result of legalising the bookmaker. .1 he very bookmakers who gave their assurance to the Government were speedily running busy offices and sending out betting cards, and doing other forbidden things. A* .a matter of fact, the only people who have been really hampered by the Act of last session are the newspaper editors, whose liberty of action was seriously restricted.— •■Miinawatu Times.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2512, 27 May 1909, Page 3
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169BOOKMAKERS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2512, 27 May 1909, Page 3
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