"THE GAMBLING EVIL."
OBJECTION TO THE TOTALIS ATOR. Dealing with the above subject to-day the following remarks- were made m the, -President's. _addrjjKi. ...to, the. ..members „ of the W.C.T.U. - mi' friends/— As we expected, the racing fraternity made another effort last session to Parliament to pass into law a Bill increasing the number of race days by 30, m a country already over supplied, and we are amazed that the House could iind time to discuss such a Bill when important business affecting the general welfare of the community was crowded out. As we are convinced that gambling is inimical to the best interests of th© people and likely to become n social cancer, unless its growth can b© stopped, we must do as our late beloved President advised us at last convention "continue to protest against any effort for lessening the restrictions on gambling," and wo must use all legitimate means to eradicate the gambling evil from the Dominion, and to abolish the totalisator. '
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13321, 5 March 1914, Page 5
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