SYDNEY BOOKMAKERS HOPEFUL,
Sydney, July 7. The reversal oE the betting di-ci^ion cau'ed great rejoicing among the bookmakers. It is hoped to ob'.ain a refund of the recent fines, and it is probable that scbion will be taken to achieve this o'-'j^ct. In rpp\y to questions ia the Assembly, the Minister for Justice stated (hat ib wis intended to cable to England to obtain full particulars of the latest decision, and to ascertain how far it alcer.a the Hawke-Dunn decision. The Government are v e'er no obligation to refund fines where bookmakers have not appea'ed, bub they will be tre-tt>d with firmness (? lairness)aud in accord uics with the Jaw.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2263, 15 July 1897, Page 36
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109SYDNEY BOOKMAKERS HOPEFUL, Otago Witness, Issue 2263, 15 July 1897, Page 36
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