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Evening Star, Issue 15074, 4 January 1913, Page 6

That the spending power of the corn

munity has greatly in- " Tote " creased is evidenced reinvestments, the totalis?, lor fi-ures

for the principal race meetings during the late, holiday season compared with the same period' for the preceding year. Wo have selected only a dozen gatherings, but the minor meetings show a similar result. The figures speak for themselves :

The above twelve meetings (Auckland lour days, Manawatu three days, and the rest two days) show an increase of over £IIO,OOO in the. amount handled, through the totalizator. We take this opportunity of once more emphasising the necessity of curtailing the number of races that should, constitute a day's programme. As we have frequently urged, the maximum number of events on the ' : card " should be seven in the cummer months and six in the winter. Unless the Racing Conference gee their way to make such a restriction another attack, which may prove successful next time, is certain to be made on the legalised gambling machine.

1912-13. ] 911-12. £ £ Tarans-ki 22.564 18,235 Duuedin ... : „. .. 52.840 25,4864 .Vanawatu 75.515 56.518 Hawke's Bay 56.840 21.647 Wairarapa 24.468 22,545 Marlon 57.274 25.981 Avckland 189.555^ 176,903 Stratford 21.954 18.525 Southland 29.193 21.084 North Ot.njro 21.658 15.494 Auckland Trotting .. 46,686 53,894j Canterbury Park Trot tint; ...' . 56.840 21,647