TOTALISATOR INSPECTORS.

NZ Truth, Issue 106, 29 June 1907, Page 2

TOTALISATOR INSPECTORS.

Are They Needed.

From time to time the 'question of appointing totaMsa'fcor inspectors has beei'moot&d, but of late Ohe matter has been dropped. I have good reason for believing that -at the Trsntham Autumn meeting two gentlemen vrore deputed- by the Oovernmoßt to iniqfuire into the working of the machine, so it is possible that something may accrue from that m the coming session of Parliament. There is a lot to cavil at m the system and no harm would be done if the matter were thrashed out m the House. With the | new ■machines/m oney- is always rung, on for some; minutes' after the race, although, of course, the window closes when thebroll. rings. Now, for the | life of me I cannot see what is to prevent a dishonest clerk from hoMin© commissions when a horse has [lost or from ringiag. on a few. extra tickets on a win-near. A promi-n&n.'t iautibiority on tbtalisator -matters, and a man onwihose opinion I,place a great deal of. reliance, , infor ms me that after going carefully through the working of titoe new .machines, he sees nothing to prevent dishonesty. My experience is that what , can be done will be done, and for all the totalisa,tor investors know; ijfoey may be dealt with at every meeting. "With the tptalisator there is no welshing," you may say, ''and no fixed limit." Possibly ■ the machine oa^nnot welsh with all your winnings, but it may let you •Whistle for part of them, , aiid as for the new machines, how can you tell what goes on. At' the last Winter meeting at Jttcoarton the Heathoote Handicap had been . /finished and the horses . 'had 1 wedgibed m, and still the maphinie was riniginig up money .. There is no reason why. every thing should not "be fair dnth'is and similar cases, but the public have, .a- ruight to demanid! an ' inspeotor who will safegqard their interests, and the G oyerkm«nt will be ' (quite justified m making, these appoi-nttnents, (provided j they secure men of prohity for the positions. ; . . .. " ,