USED MAM TICKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13287, 20 September 1906, Page 5

USED MAM TICKETS.

AN INTERESTING CASE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Wednesday. The offering of prizes in connection with the corporation tram tickets was the subject of two informations heard by Mr. Riddell, S.M., to-day, when John 'fait, advertising agent, was charged (1) with having, on August 28, agreed or promised to dispose of money amongst divers persons by means of a device whereby such money was to be divided or allotted by chance, and (2), with having, on same date, established a scheme by which prizes of money were gained by a mode of chance. A newspaper advertisement, which was the subject of the informations, said, "Keep your tram tickets. £6 reward. The advertising contractors, in order to encourage the collection of used tram tickets, have decided to distribute rewards monthly to the above amount for the production of tickets bearing a number which they will call for, and advertise at the end of the month. The numbers to be called for this month have been selected and lodged with the city engineer." There were several defences. One was that this was not an establishment of a scheme under section 18. The real difficulty was under section 16. "Promises to dispose of money by chance" If His Worship, counsel said, looked at the .advertisement, he would see the defendant was not distributing anythin" bv chance, but advertising for certain tickets 7 If he offered a reward for No. 2560 only holding 2560 would come' to claim it. There would be no competition. This was not like a competition where all the tickets were required to be sent in and the winning ticket was selected by mode of chance. Defendant eliminated chance by only calling for a particular; ticket. The magistrate reserved his .decision*