RACECOURSE TELEGRAPHS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13357, 22 December 1906, Page 7

RACECOURSE TELEGRAPHS.

BOROUOH. COUNCIL DISCUSSION. The > Chief ? Postmaster applied to the Borough Council 6n Thursday night for permission -to, erect a tent outside the racecourse gates, to be used as a telegraph office during the Jockey Xlub/s Summer Meeting. ; Councillor . Gollis,,;sajd*, he under-sfbod-'lhat those in charge of racing in New Plymouth desired to rid the racecourse of a certain- undesirable 2lass of persons. ' The Government had. cut ; off bookmaker^, from telephone communication, but > v by "allow ng racecourse telegraph offices the> were granting facilities in otherdirection. The bprdugh .vould be up-: aolding this inconsistent action if the request w is granted. - Councillor Monteath said he did not know that th.c B'ordujpH' Courci] were the keepers or the morals of the to,wns»\ He thought' ij: was foolish for them to refuse the 'request if the Government thought; their action was right. " / " '■ v Councillor Collis*s mdtion was lost. .-■

Councillor Wilson moved, "That ths Council inform the Postmaster chat it 'will raise ho objection." He

l\d this because he tbloujght it Ws ipt the business r of a borough to. mter into any dispute between the Jockey ' Chib" :?and the \Qoverriment. If the permission was not granted, the Government Would merely move away to a private property. No good could therefore be done. The present Postmaster- General had promised to bring in a Bill to withdraw the telegraph facilities at present enjoyed by racing clubs. , Councillor Wilson's 7 motion was carried. , : *„ > - ' „