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VOT many "clients" of the Auckland Magistrate's Court receive such a glowing reference from the police as that given Francis Brewer (38) when he appeared on a charge of carrying on business as a bookmaker. "He has a large business and is sound financially," said Chief Detective Cummings when Brewer pleaded guilty to Magistrate Hunt. It was a recent Saturday morning — 11.30 a.m. to be precise — when Brewer was brought before the court and the brevity of the proceedings must have established, a record. From the time the S.M. was acquainted with the nature of Brewer's offence to the moment defendant was informed that his "business" was worth £100 to the State, the case occupied exactly 45 seconds, which requires only a moment of mental energy to find that it works out at £2/4/5 a second. Good going!
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NZ Truth, Issue 1146, 17 November 1927, Page 7
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