CHANCE OF A REFERENDUM BILL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, October 25.
The statement m?de to the antigambling deputation to-day by the Prime Minister — namely, that he is willing to submit the question of tho totalizator and bookmakers to the voice of tha public — gave great plea?me to those who waited upon him. The statement, however, may not mean very much. Before the question or questions could be submitted to a referendum an act of Parliament would have to be passed to provide the neccebary machinery, and such a measure would be likely to meet with strong opposition from a cons-iderpWe section of the House, and many members express a doubt aa to whether the Government would be able to get it th-rough. In the event of it pacing the Lower Chamber it would still, of com &c, be liable to be thrown out by the Upper House. Mr ELI, as a result of the Prime Minister's statement, has intimated his intention of withdrawing his Totalasator Abolition Bill t ,j
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Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 28
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CHANCE OF A REFERENDUM BILL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, October 25.
Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 28
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