BOOKMAKERS FINED
COUSINS IN PARTNERSHIP (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. Admitting a charge of keeping a common gaming house, Sydney Montague Wynyard and William Kawite, cousins were fined £20 and £10 respectively in the Police Court. Chief Detective Hammond said that the two accused had been carrying on in a bookmnlring business for the past three months at an office in the Mining Chambers. They had not been before the Court previously. Counsel said that William Wynyard was a dork, and had been doing' casual work. His cousin had given him a positiou doing the same work. His innocence was shown by the fact thai he was in the office when the police called. The Chief Detective: ''He joined his cousin in the business." Counsel said that the two had not done very well, and had started ouly in a small way. ■ The Magistrate, Mr. F. K. Hunt: "Is that so? Well, I will start only in a small way with a fine. T could inflict a penalty of JilOO, but I will make it £20 for the head of the business, and £10 for the other." '
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 23
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