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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13742, 6 May 1908, Page 5

There is a very undesirable class of men in Wellington at the present time, according to a member of the police force. Many of them were practically marooned, but the Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Act, 1907. has given them enough sail to start to work. to windward of the law. At one time there was an offence known as "place betting;" if a man mounted a box at a racecourse and "called the odds" he was liable to a severe penalty. Now, any individual may bet with impunity at a race, meeting within a city or borough, provided the sport is being conducted on private property. Of course, the racing authorities have power to eject anyone whom they find is not a fit person to be on the course", 'The ordinary race club," said the member of. the force, "won't license crooked fellows"—but they have their chan.vs. A spieler could swing a bag on his shoulder and go to some meeting, and either bet or pretend to bet. If he' was arrested for having insufficient lawful visible means of support he could swear he made £50 at the races. One bottle- _of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy goes a long way towards relieving suffering humanity.