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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1460, 7 June 1912, Page 6

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TARATAHI-CARTERTON CLUB. DKIM'TATIOX Another <,f flic lacing club? wliicls con, sulers tliilt it lias .a grievance agaiiist ;(hq. Kaoiiijr (.'omnii-iou waited upon the .Ministcv for Internal A Hairs .'the Hon. t.i. \Y. Itiis-elp ye-terday. It .wits introduced l,y Mi*. .biichaiinn, .Ai.l'., a,i)(l; (?'niisislctl "• M(•'. V. I»e!!ei, 11, 11' I'hee, aiul J. It ISuiMow, oiiiciai, of the Taratali'iCarterton Kacini; Club.

. J !l '- Huchitniiu. stated tiiat pi if.)- to ih" intervention, of Use Coiiiniissiftn tiie chib was a Very siHccsstnl one. 'Die papular-. u --. meeiinj; had warrnnted the comnil.t.tco ,i)i providing Cxeelleiifc ■appoint■nfenis'. Th.fi Comiisissio'.i had vethiee.i!' its 1.J3 P days* facing to ope. 'Sati-paied, liVo club could net continue io hold its itrmmd. a.;\d Jay '!>y eiiough to relieve :its il'.dehtediie.-.s. The step taken )iv tin: l.egisiaturo liiid jiracticaliy vi-fned*' fhe club out. . ~Mr. P.ejle'r stated that the' el nl> liad re<luci',<l iiidebt«lncss liv ,£liiHil, atid'sli!! owed about J!1S).00, I'roin the outset it liao' bi>en tho lolijoc.t of -the coinniitio-c 4 - to acq in r» the freehold of it'.s ijoceaiirse, and then vest it in trustees, so that it. •i-i'-'a't lieconiß the prtiporty of the public in jjcrwtuity; . It v.a;-. hard that the club should .!)&• \vi}>eU. on't .after 'u-orking for' yoors to..pr:oniq^ T t]}ls qliject ' '■/ 'r') c tli'6* (lo'putatioH •onu6i:s'o'(l whlij: had Jiooh. said : ; ■ flie decisionof jli.G'. Conu.vu.ssipiv \ve'ro ext'i\i'or(lipnr-V, Tl?e present citse was that of a club 'that li«ul belli inn-t Miccessfiil mpptjngs for years, tjjhe w.ith'drawril of .i'ric- '»? ii'wnl practically, tiie. cimftsva'tioii of ; p? I!."'"" 1 !" 0 " 1 ' hail been made oh . ;.n»c pAibiibj .Ij? ! .w.a"s mi: :flclioh calesilatod to destroy Hie pleiisnre. of the iico'plo' wlio. had attended the course in largo numbers;.

Mr.. luisseli said that all .(lie dubs jyhich .had- waited upon Ifim- jhiefipifsltf m regard to racing permits 'had been wiped out al'ogel'ier. lii this case -Die club'had -been reduced to out- daV's racing. ....

j : Mr. "Btichanan: One le? taken off'!. Jr ■,l^he : rMiiu'stcr.;S'!ii(l '.tlia.t' '(.lie whole questioit of tot'alisator periiiii.s woniil have t-j be coiisidertfcl lir Cabinet. If'ilic. ■mattier rhlii.p ilito. his hands as 'for 'Intenia) Affairs, lve 'AVoiiht lio .disposed to. ■ very farefiiily eotiyder the whole position inllt a view to (laing ; '.v>:hat was fair. .His opinion was that '"flip '<flajihs "pf a wcllapjipnvtod chily 1 ikrv i liat at 'i'a'ra.tahi lii.nst i/Te.ceive. car'efiif : lle .cciiii(V i''not givq .niiv".;de.fi'n.i fp /promisiv fuuil iilef liacl deaji with "the .ciuesti'o.n. ■ ■It i. ihifjih't ho liccessary to ask for ' a'h : . iiiercase in the number of permits. \Hi.af had beaii said wen! to prove (ha! the work df ■ t.}ie Tvaoi.'V" C.o.ihiinssibu ltad given ri-e to . aiiemalies,. and possibly Parliament might .be asked to .deal with th.O' niat'ev later in lh'.» yeat..