‘ROUGH ON TAXPAYER’
Betting by Relief Workers
MAGISTRATE’S COMMENT
By Telegraph.—Press Association,
Christchurch, November 2.
.Mr. E. D. Mosley, S.M., sharply commented this morning during the hearing of a bookmaking case on the prevalence of betting among relief workers. Thomas Henry Qwens, aged 35 years, motor-driver, was lined £2O and eosts for carrying on business. as a bookmaker. Mr. Mosley, said that from one’s experience there was a good deal of illicit betting among the various bodies of unemployed workers. “Considering that everyone is taxed to find the money—and we all regret the necessity." he added, "it seems a bit*rough on’ the taxpayer, for relief workers to throw away the money deliberately ou bookmakers. It is worse than that ; it is a deliberate fraud on the community. Several of these bookmakers are working ostensibly iu the midst of these fellows. That, however, cannot influence me in this case. This man is a bookmaker iu a small way.”
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 34, 3 November 1933, Page 13
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