BETTING INDUCEMENTS.
PROGRESS OF THE BILL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received March 21, 12.20 a.m.) London, March 20. The Betting Inducements Bill, promoted by Lord Newton, has passed its third reading in the House of Lords. LETTERS FROM USURERS. The annoyance of money-lenders' circulars which are scattered broadcast throughout Great Britain to people whose names and addresses are available in directories will be checked if Lord Newton's Bill is passed into law. The Bill contains the following clause : —A money-lender shall not send, or directly -or indirectly cause to be sent, to any person any written document which directly or indirectly invites that person to borrow money except in response to a written request received from that person within" the preceding seven days. The penalty proposed for the offence is a fine not exceeding £100, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction imprisonment for three months, or a fine not exceeding £100. or Loth. It will be recalled that Lord Newton recently prosecuted i moneylender who sent a circular to hi« daughter.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15563, 21 March 1914, Page 7
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