AGAINST GAMBLING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 24, 23 October 1907, Page 7

AGAINST GAMBLING.

POSTAL ACTION.

BOOKMAKERS AND SWEEPS. '*"?■* : A SENSATION. "^ BY TELEGRAM—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COFTWG] .:■ Melbourne, October:22 Tho'" Commonwealth Gazctto" contains notice prohibiting tho delivery of correspoi onco through tho post to Messrs. Osonh; and Wron, tho woll-known bookmakers, 'i news has created some consternation amo bookmakers. '> An order issnod against a Tasmanian fii strikos tho most sorious blow at.Tattorsal sweeps experienced for somo timo. Stops a also being taken to see whethor anothor i direct method of obtaining tickots cannot dealt with. .' , ■.

1 THE NEW ZEALAND LAW-. The Postmaster-General for New Zealai was given powor to withhold corresponden from bookmakers when tho Gambling u] Lotteries Act Amendment Act of 1885 .v passed. The Post Office Act Amendment A of 1900, ngaint, provides that— " If tho Postmaster-General has at any tit reasonable ground to suppose any person New Zealand or elsewhere. to be engaged in receiving money, or valuable things as t consideration-:; for any .assurance of agrecmer expressed or implied, ,'to' pay or., give. ii imoney or valuable thing on any event or co tingcncy relating to any horse-race or oth race, fight, game, sport, or oxercise, or as t considorntion; for -securing the paying or gi ing by some'. other' person of. .any money valuable thing on any such event or conti gency as aforesaid; or (b) in promoting parrying put. any scheme connected with .11 such assurance or agreement; or any' lotter schomo, chance, or unlawful game; or (c) - receiving money under pretence of forctellu future events . . then the Postmastci General may, by notification under his liar in tho Gazette', order that no postal jack addressed to any. such person (either by-n own or anv fictitious or assumed name], • to any .address without a name, shall • either registered, forwarded, or delivered I tho Post Office." . ... We are informed that this provision hi never been enforced in the Dominion. <a. we have been unable to obtain evidence 1 action ever having been taken under U similar clause in the Gaming and Lottern Act. It is stated "that no" pressure has evi been brought to bear upon the Postal Uepar ment in any instance to refuse delivei of correspondence, and therefore the provisioi have never been put into effect. It was proposed somo time ago to deny tel phone rights to Wellington, bookmakers, bi tho threat was never carried' out.