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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

LOTTERY PERMITS ISSUED TO RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS AND TOTALISATOR LICENSES TO RACING CLUBS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 26th June, 1896. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing,—(l) The number of permits granted by the Colonial Secretary under the Gaming and Lotteries Acts to persons connected with religious denominations ; (2) the names of the religious denominations such permits were granted to; (3) giving the names of the city, town, or district where permits so granted were exercised ; (4) showing in each case the number of days the permit extended over ; (5) the number of permits granted to racing clubs to use the totalisator ; (6) the aggregate number of days suoh permits extended over; and (7) the total amount of revenue the Government received for permission to use the totalisator : this return to be for the year ending the 31st March, 1896." —(Mr. Mebbdith.)

Return of Licenses granted by the Colonial Secretary under "The Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1881," during the Year ended the 31st of March, 1896, to Persons connected with Religious Denominations.

Hugh Pollen, Under-Secrefcary. Colonial Secretary's Office, 31st July, 1896

City, &c, where License was .exercised. Name of Eeligious Denomination. Number of Licenses applied for and granted. Number of Days covered by License. Arrowtown Ashurst Auckland Christchureh ... Clyde (Hawke's Bay) Coromandel Feilding Geraldine Gisborne Gore Hawera Hunterville Johnsonville Kerry town Kihikihi Lawrence Lower Hutt Marton Nelson Onehunga Opotiki Opunake Pahiatua Palmerston North Pembroke Petone Picton Pleasant Point... Port Chalmers ... Roman Catholic Not stated ... Roman Catholic 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Not stated. During Christmas week. Not stated. it ' a n • • • a • • • Church of England ... Not stated ... Roman Catholic Not stated ... Roman Catholic Church of England ... Not stated ... Roman Catholic One day. Not stated. One for one day; two for two days One day. Not stated. One day. Not stated. One day. Not stated. Two days each. Two days. Not stated. One day. u 11 Not stated ... n ' • • • • ■ Roman Catholic if ... Not stated . . Church of England ... Roman Catholic Not stated. t/ ... Not stated ... Church of England ... Roman Catholic Not stated ... Church of England ... Not stated ... One day. Two days. One day. Not stated. Two days a • •' it One day. Rakaia Roxburgh Stratford Temuka Timaru Trentham Wadestown Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) ... Wellington Westport Woodville Church of England ... Roman Catholic Not stated ... t t ... ... it • • Two for one day ; one not stated. Two days. One day. Church of England ... Not stated ... Presbyterian Church of England ... Seven days. Two days. One day.