ROTORUA FINE OF £4O FOR BOOKMAKING
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ROTORUA, April 4.
A 41-year-old labourer who, it was stated, was convicted and fined £3O for bookmaking in March of last year, appeared before Justices of the Peace in the Rotorua Police Court today charged with having carried on the business of a bookmaker on Saturday, He was Sonny Brennan, of Ohinemutu. He pleaded guilty and was fined £4O. Sergeant J. M. Quartley stated that the accused had in his possession about £4.
“Magistrates all over the country are dealing very severely with bookmaking,” said Mr. C. H. Coleman, J.P., in imposing the fine.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22914, 5 April 1949, Page 3
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101ROTORUA FINE OF £40 FOR BOOKMAKING Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22914, 5 April 1949, Page 3
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