“Appeal To Avarice"
(From Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON, Aug. 26. The petitioners against the Mammoth Golden Kiwi wanted the lottery stopped. They expressed the belief that a lottery of this nature appealed to avarice and fostered an attitude that personal gain could be achieved without effort and at the expense of others. They held that snch emotions and attitudes were contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ and would have a serious effect on the whole of society.
The Government lent prestige and support which would lead to wider acceptance and less searching scrutiny of the lottery’s effects. And the dearer the tickets, the less the lotteries would be an amusement and the more they would become a serious matter with possible moral and financial consequences for those who engaged in them.
The institution of the lottery should not be the result of administrative decision. It should be openly debated in Parliament, the petitioners said.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30530, 27 August 1964, Page 3
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