THE EAST COAST WELTER.
Sir,—-1 notice in : Saturday's Hebald I that your sporting writer quotes a section of the Gaming Act, showing that the - backers of Cool Stimulants could not "recover in a court of law. If the investors on Cool Stimulants take the case into Court, I think you will find the magistrate can decide the case, though, of course, if the club pleads the Gaming Act, the court will have no jurisdiction. v I can hardly imagine the club pleading tha Gaming Act when what is required is a fair . decision Between man and man. I contend that if the club defends the case, pleading the Gaming Aot, the next best thing for the punters to do is to petition Par-, '-; liament to take away the Opotiki .■ Club permit until it pays up. « There is no question about the club'a unfair treatment of their patrons in this . matter. Why give the owner an amount equivaS:; lent to the stake and give the investors - nothing ? Surely they are entitled to more consideration than the owner, because it was only their own money they were receiving and in all fairness they were entitled to it. ' , ';■ Not' Financially Interested.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18364, 3 April 1923, Page 8
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198THE EAST COAST WELTER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18364, 3 April 1923, Page 8
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