THE GAMING ACT

Southland Times, Issue 18936, 24 September 1920, Page 4

THE GAMING ACT

MR HUNTER PROMISED A "FAIR RUN.** (Special to the Times.i WELLINGTON, September 23. A statement that the Pnrne Minuter bad promised favourable treatment to Mr G. Hunter's Gaming Amendment Bill, proposing to increase the number of permits in favour of country clubs, was mentioned in the House by Mr J, McCombs (Lyttelton who wanted to know if other private members’ Bills now at the bottom of the order paper were going to get a chance. The Prime Minister replied that the statement concerning Mr Hunter's Bill was correct. He had been asked by a deputation in the early days of the session to see that this Gaming Amendment. Bill got a run. He had promised then that Mr Hunter would be given an opportunity to move the second reading. He had also promised Mr Statbam an opportunity to move the second reading of his Elective Executive Bill. Mr McCombs: What about the Labour members’ Bills Mr Massey: Some of the Labour Bills will he rier.lt with. I have not had an opportunity of going through them. I think they arc sit!! before t.he Labour Bill? Committee, Mr Hunter (Waipawa; confirmed whai (he Prime Minister had said. Mr Massey had promised him a fair run with th* Gaming Bilk