NEW TOTALISATOR PERMITS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 124, 21 November 1914, Page 10

NEW TOTALISATOR PERMITS

The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. H. D. Bell) publishes the following notice in the Gazette: — It is hereby notified for general information that the Gaming Amendment Act, 1914 (known as Mr. Hunter's Act), having received His Excellency's assent, there are now available for issue to clubs that do not already hold a license to use the totalisator, thirty-one licenses to be distributed as follows: Fifteen to racing clubs, eight to hunt clubs, and eight to trotting 'clubs. A license is available for one day only in each racing year. The Minister of Internal Affairs invites written applications from those clubs not holding totalisator licenses, and every application must be accompanied by — (1) Statement giving date of first formation of club, wnether registered or not, and date of last meeting held. (2) A list of the present members of the club, and a copy of the club's latest balance-sh^et. (3) Particulars of racecourse, circumference in furlongs, tenure thereof, and accommodation ' thereon, and also whether course is fenced or not on the inside of the course. ' (4) Distance from nearest places at which race meetings are held by (a) clubs using- the totalisator ; (b) clubs not using the totalisator. (5) Any particulars which club considers give it a special claim for consideration. Applications are to be addressed to the Under-Secretary Internal Affairs Department, and must reach' him on or before 10th December ,next.