THE TOTALISATOR.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Now is the time for the public to stir themselves in reference to the totalisator. It is of vital importance to the community at large that this machine be banished. The harm it has done and i 3 doing will take years to get over. No one has ever been known to De benefited by it exoept jockey clubs; still, thousands have lost all they had. Besides the demoralising effect which the machine has had upon old and young of both sexes, fancy 11£' per oent. of a charge upon all money passed by the public through the totalisator; and, not being satisfied with that monstrous percentage, the fractional money up to one shilling is retained ! How long, I ask, is this state of things to continue ? Every member of Parliament coming before his constituents shouldbe closely questioned upon this matter, which is of more importance to the people and the country than anything else. Everyone throughout the country, whether he goes to a race meeting or not, is affected in this matter. —I am, etc., Bell Ward. Dunedin, June 3.
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Evening Star, Issue 9153, 7 June 1893, Page 4
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186THE TOTALISATOR. Evening Star, Issue 9153, 7 June 1893, Page 4
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