HEAVY FINES
BETTING IN THE STREET. (Per United Press Association.) Palmerston North, February 24. Fines of £lOO each were imposed on Charles Joseph Williams and James Leonard Purves, who were charged with frequenting the street for the purpose of betting. The police said that both were perfectly open about the matter. Counsel said the bookmaking business had been hard hit by the depression and suggested that a' £25 fine now was heavier than £lOO two years ago. “Have I not to consider how much the Government needs revenue?” was the Magistrate’s reply.
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Southland Times, Issue 21949, 25 February 1933, Page 9
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92HEAVY FINES Southland Times, Issue 21949, 25 February 1933, Page 9
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