BOWLER FINED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 245, 15 October 1940, Page 8

BOWLER FINED.

STARTED A LOTTERY.

lUISING FUNDS FOR CUII.

>, Promoter of a lotterr to rai* haj, f for the bowling club of which he •), a member, Richard Cbarles C»dde, a . batcher in bueinem in Grey Lj-at, , peared before Mr. P. H. Ln jf®, jj| in the Police Court lo da-r on iwo mon* chargm. Defendant pleaded guilt r to cWgc« of commencing a lottery on .'uly 20 and September 11. Detect ive-Sejgeant Na-Wer. who prtwecated. *a.id the charge# were Vcnjglrt under section II of the <;«.ttiing Act A maximum finally of £3(K« *«, vidod for such an offcaoe. <.a<3<Sr was on the eocial committee cf ibe bowling clafa. Some time ago the financial 'ion of the club «w not ♦.nurd and under review. ,%t a committee tnoetiti*defendaut wa* jaulbrrriM»d to ra i«-r futrf. ! f«r the club by holding eorial evenings ' ! or br vbateteir mean*. Caddy Iboudrt fit- He decided prom«le tmill Jrt. Jeries and the wcheme be <lrt ,wv3 j one whereby pri«e* nejr rrtj rrti «uw» j ben* which depended upon the A2gr«Blic i taking# at to>lali.*aJ«r racr tiioctiim,. j the J*%t three ftrure# «.f the pound. t«UJ l*ing the winning number. Sett# J pound* wa# the fiiiel pure, while «iin,»r , pri»**. totalling about j£S» were «V<i Ticket# numbered from <#♦« 1« printed and »-f«Td at <ld each. A Icrtljew wa# ran dwlrij ch week -etid for *.i>ni.. time p*#l, each lottery ret tnitji«i» about 10/ profit to ibe eitib. Small ]?r'riri. ing evf«etiwf". were paid on toJali»at«r return# n* in a nuirrj»ie-n>j»aper. Made a Life Member. _ <f Mr. Caddy, who im a hig-Mv citiwn. sweiicd no perMonal ilKajefit,''' added Mr. NaJder. "A# ilir Jesuit , t( f the financial g«in to ibe club ibrotisli the lotterje*. he ha# lieen made « Jjfp memWr. Corrrplairil*. vcic 1-ewjmed i« connection wiib «n<. Hi*. Irrtlerj^ Owing to incorrect puldiraslirm cf jJi,, figure# in the ne«*papeT following jj, ff fir#t dayV racing at the la*t Attwlijc meeting, a depute aiw. there bcitir two claimant# to the fiwt ptize. 1,, one part of the j taper the to4ai]isaJw firum# were #how« a# and jd the other a* HctwenH - , gjn default «•«#. made.. I>efendant hti as unblemished ixvord." Caddy: Seem in 2ly it «» ajjainrt th* law. but it. i» the fairoet loltcjy quite unchratable Mr. Lcvjen: But you m»1 hate Irticmn it wjf* a«ain*t ibe law. .Ttim imagiw what the position w/»uld be if everr insolvent club or pej»on hejd a ]ntt«y to rai«> money! Defendant wa« fined £4 and eort*. on one charge and ordered to pay ct»ta oo the other.