BOOKMAKERS FINED.
PIIESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, November 3. John Churton. an Auckland bookmaker was fined a total of £7O and costs for keeping an office contrary to the Gaming nc l Lotteries Act. and making a bet depending upon tho result of the working of tho totalisator. .Accused pleaded guilty. The Magistrate, in giving his decision, said bookmakers embarked on a business prohibited bv law, and must*take tho risk. CHRISTCHURCH, November 3. lesterday afternoon W. E, Pobar, a bookmaker, was fined «£lo for trespassing on the Riccartou racecourse on August 17th and 19th.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5737, 4 November 1905, Page 9
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