TOTALISATOR RECEIPTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 2, 3 January 1925, Page 4

TOTALISATOR RECEIPTS.

THE SUMMER CARNIVAL. TOTAL INCREASE OF £27,786. During the seven days' racing in Auckland the sum of £633,034 10/ was put through the totalisators, compared with _605",248 10/ at the previous summer carnival, an increase of £27,786.

Racing at Ellerslie contributed £422,445 10/ to the total, and trotting at Alexandra Park £210,589. The increase at Ellerslie was £14,675, and the totalisator returns at the trots showed an increase of £13,111.

The largest amount handled at L'llerslie was at the summer meeting in 1920----21, when £511.455 10/ was put through tho machine during the four days. In 1920 the sum of £190,642 was handled at the Auckland Trotting Club's summer meeting, and in 1921 it amounted to £213,108.

The Government will take £31,156 10/ in taxation from investments on the machine at Ellerslie, and £14,742 from the Auckland Trotting Club, making a total of £45.898 10/. This is in addition to taxes and stakes, etc. The following table shows the investments for the last three summer meetings:—

1924-25. 1023-24. First day.. £11.1.330 £137.(556* Second day. 83.237} 70,606 Third dav.. 122,975* 110.001 Fourth day 100,893} 89,507 Totals.. £422,445* £407,770} 1922-23. £123,355* 80,103} 98,192 85,269} £386,920} ALEXANDRA PARK. 1924-25. 1923-24. First dav.. £80,030+ £68,517} Second day 63,333* 69,500* Xhlrd day.. 67.225 09,460 Totals.. £210,5S9 £107,478 1022-23. £73.149} 53,402} 65,107* £191,659}