FINES TOTAL £170

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVI, Issue 23014, 4 October 1944, Page 6

FINES TOTAL £170

Otahuhu Bookmakers C1.Z.P.A.1 AUCKLAND. Oct. 2. T fail to see how a man who breaks the law can enjoy a very good reputation in the neighbourhood,” said Mr J. Mofling. S.M.. at the Otahuhu Magistrate’s Court this morning, w’hen it was stated on behalf of David Jones, aged 62, who admitted using his home as a common gaming ’muse, that he bore an excellent' character. Police evidence was that when Jones's premises were raided on Saturday, 128 bets, involving about £lOO, had been taken. The defendant had been fined £75 in 1942. Imposing a fine of £lOO, the Magistrate warned Jones of the possibility of being imprisoned if he continued the practice. Pleas of guilty to similar charges were entered by George Gilbert Nixon, aged 44, and his wife, Lily Nixon, aged 55. The police said that on Saturday 426 bets were taken at the male accused's premises, and 51 by his wife at home, the total amount involved being more than £lBO. It was stated on behalf of flip male accused that he was a cripple, and that rationing had so cut down the goods he sold in his shop that he was unable to making a living. Remarking that there were mitigating circumstances, the Magistrate fined the husband £5O and the wife £2O.