THE COUNCIL OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
At a meeting on Monday, 16th inst., the Dunedin Council of Christian Churches discussed the question of gambling, which is now- before the House of Representatives. It was resolved that the Counc.l of the Christian Churches of Dunedin, in view of the fact that a Gaming Act Amendment! Bill No. II is being brought before Parliament, is convinced that every effort should be made by way of legislative enactment to restrict the gambling propensities of the community, and enters an emphatic protest against any proposal to increase the rmnv ber of totalisator permits." It commends the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs for their en* deavour to suppress the bookmaker, and urges that the law against these men should be rigidly enforoedIt appeals to all ministers, Bible class leaders, members of Parliament, and the press to use their utmost influence to foster a healthy public opinion regarding the gambling evil, which has in every age proved a pernicious practice, degrading to the individual, wasteful to society, and injurious to the well-being of the State.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3467, 24 August 1920, Page 13
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