NO GAMBLING
HOSPITAL FINANCES “There is enough gambling in the country without encouraging any more,” declared a delegate at the conference -of the New Zealand Hospital ■Boards’ Association yesterday, when a remit from Opotiki suggested that “to reduce the overwhelming cost of hospital costs and maintenance upon the taxpayers, the Government be urged to institute art unions similar to the Brisbane Golden Casket.” “Gambling for hospital finance does not produce wealth,” added the delegate, “taxation is preferable.” A number of delegates objected to the remit on the principle that they could not condone gambling. “Money went out of New Zealand to Australia for years in support of gambling," one delegate reminded he confernece. “That money has been lost to us.” The remit was lost.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19470206.2.82
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 26379, 6 February 1947, Page 8
Word Count
124NO GAMBLING Otago Daily Times, Issue 26379, 6 February 1947, Page 8
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in