Prohibition orders are responsible. for a new phase of bookmaking, and pencillers are. now prepared to underwrite the ; nes which are-l ikely to-be inflicted on thoses who obtain liquor during their prohibited period (writes 1 the Northern Wairpa correspondtrit of. the Auckland '"He-raid"). ■ Recently ■■-- an ■•'jnter4ifitad. individual was charg^i with having procured liquor' and, to • Fiisure his somewhat: spare funds,, wagered with. a. penciller the sum of 10s. that- he would not be fined £2. In the. course' of time ho appeared before- the, bench .haltingly confes-jad hw ■ miff'eainieaiapur, pleaded hard ' times, ■ was .fined 7s 6d, and straightway xepaired: to; collect his wager, rejoicing in the ' fact that he had benefited to the. extent.. of half-a-crown by his contravention of the statute. ■
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 21 September 1909, Page 1
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