STILL RISING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 88, 15 April 1941, Page 10

STILL RISING.

EASTER BETTING. AMOUNT TXVESTKD. .fcl4S4.7S*. \\ ifii taxation approximate'!^ •■ (i in the i). the betting public; \v jo |ni i onijst-iI ; nee inrrtinji* ;n the Doniin'/rj in J invcM-,1 on llio imic'iincv during 4!ie i■> o days. 1.0 is'.it S.ilurdny and yotoytl.iy, I'.'i.l nearl\- £So.CCO tor tlic privilege >'t hiving a bet on their fancies. Xinr race t.oiun; rncetinfif. were held aij.l th ° .i.n.-jiml i .ii t tin-o'i-.'ii 111 >* tot.i liis.i/ors r i trio ;v,ion was C15J.784. repi p• *'"ii' ' 'in incica.it; 1 of £3034 over the bett,n - <•«»••!cxpomling d.'i\*» twelve n.<";i; !»■ iaii whin t!ie total nnioiint betted \ L''T'-'.S.'n. U. tii* nine mettiriys on Saturday aaJ }<■ -ay increases in the totalisatar v',V" wcv" recorded in thi/e instances, I* . .! • -■Iddington end P/verton. At Jvler--.' • the amount inveated.'-was £177.790, ii.- £ IU. 14') in ore than last y./ir: ;it Adding- ' :'.n th? increase was jtttyi 10 . and at Jtivei ton £3841 10'. The table below shows, the returns tor t il! year compared with *the Kaster meetin::* ol 10i0: . . , , '»'7 !!M0 A-|-.;lmd . £ ir/700 £181.350 H.vers on r/.33n 62.488', Fnildlng f/.!73' . 59.933 Kicearton 47.275'.. 55 375', Aldington ,80.633 04.421' .7 flawera > 34.336 40,123'; Walrarapa 27.893 28.418 " Beaumont 8,570 12 037' i Kumara 3.983 4i7o4'j 1484.784 £778,860