THE GAMING AND LOTTERIES ACT.
AN INTERESTING POINT. [PIOB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, May 9. The case of Wardell Bros. v. McGrath was argued before the full bench of the Supreme Court, This ia an appeal from a decision of Mr. Haselden, S.M., of Wellington, convicting the appellants for carrying on a scheme for distribution of prizes, which is illegal under the provisions of the Gaming ! and Lotteries Act of 1881. The appellants issued circulars notifying the public that a coupon would be placed in each packet of tea sold, and that every three months prizes would be distributed to those producing the greatest number of coupons. The coupons purchased in one quarter need not necessarily be produced in that quarter, but could be held over for any other competitions. The prizes, therefore, are not, under the scheme in question, determined merely by the number of coupons bought during the particular quarter, but partly by the number which the purchasers or holders produce at the particular competition. The Magistrate held that such distri-' bution came within the meaning of the Act, and convicted appellants. Judgment was reserved.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 96, 10 May 1900, Page 2
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186THE GAMING AND LOTTERIES ACT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 96, 10 May 1900, Page 2
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