TATTERSALL’S CONSUL TATIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12588, 24 August 1901, Page 8

TATTERSALL’S CONSUL TATIONS.

DISCUSSION LN THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. A HOSTILE RESOLUTION. - . . United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, August 23. In the House of Representatives, a long ;;»■ lefoate in committee on, the clauses m the - Postal Bill empowering postmasters to open letters, practically resolved itself into a discussion on the merits of Tattersall’s sweeps. The majority of speakers favoured' the sup- . pruafton of gambling, hut "were opposed to giving the right to indmcrimdnately open ■setters: A number of letters addressed to Mr George Adams, dealing "with important private matters, although the names of the firms who sent them were on the envelopes which had been opened in the Sydney post offioe, were exhibited as proof of this danger. It was urged that if tto.Govetnnment was desirous of suppressing gambling, it oouid surely find some better method than through the post office. Strong objection was also taken, in soma quarters to inter- . faneace .with. State fights, but the weight of opinion was that, the Commonwealth overruled State rights. The. clauses were passed with an unimportant amendment. The Federal Postmaster-General states that it as not yet been decided whether 1 to at once enforce the anti-gambling clauses of the Postal Bill. No notice will be given to Tatters alls prior to action being taken.