"TOTE" ODDS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1907, Page 8

"TOTE" ODDS.

A WHARF LABOURER FINED Toto-hotting at tho Wollington Racing Club's meeting on 22nd January at Trentham waa tho subject of two informations ?£&*T T" St i VVV V H r J lnbollrer niu *ed Robort Lmdo at tho Magistrate's Court to-day, fho lidlb wore alleged to havo had offence to tho Anniversary Hnndirap and tho Hack Hurdle Race. Samuol Kraezer, racocounso detective, slated that on tho dato in question ho saw tho <lofondant on tho outside, onelosuio of Uio T.rontham racocourso with n hook in his hand and a number of mon round about him. Money jjassod botwoen them. Witness caught him by the arm, handed him over to a constablo, and had him taken to tho secretary's room. In aiwwor to witness g questions defondant said ho did not want to havo »ny bother and that ho was toto betting. Witness searched him and found £*0 lbs on him. Other evidence waa mven by James Waldon, detective, and Conutablo M'Kolvio. The latter stated that he ojoclod tho defendant from tho course Whilst doing this defondant paid he had been betting on tho toto long enough, and had found that "laying thiiiu was tho boot belting game." For tho defence, Mr. Herdman contended that defendant, with a number of follow-employecs, invested together on tho machine. Defendant wns treasurer and got tho tickots for tho party. Ho told the detective that ho waa betting on tho totalisator— not Uttint; at totalisator rates. Dr. A. M'Arclm. 1 , S.M., imposod a fmo of £5 Is on o*i"l> information. Tho costs amounted to £3 3s.

A report wns current in the city on Sunday that the reserve at Wilton'a Bush, recently acquired by the Government under the Scenery Preservation Act, wns in process of destruction by tire. Fortunately the case had been exaggerated, for tho fire that raged was chiefly codfincd to aomo felled timber on land near Olim Peak, which is behind tho scenery reserve. A presentation of a travelling bag and rug was mode to Mr. J. Chupman by the firm and stuff of Messrs. Jackson nnd Co. on Friday evening. Mr. Chapman is leaving to ."Uirt business in Levin. Tlie Chief Justice will hold a sitting in Chambers to-morrow morniau.