CLUB SUGGESTS AN N.Z. "TATTS.”

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19258, 20 December 1930, Page 9

CLUB SUGGESTS AN N.Z. " TATTS.”

WILL ASK PARLIAMENT TO TAKE REFERENDUM. (Special to the “ Star.") AUCKLAND, December 20. A society known as New Zealand Tattersall's Sweep Club has recently been incorporated, its purpose being to petition Parliament asking that a referendum be taken on the question of holding lotteries on the lines of Tattersall’s, of Tasmania. A national campaign for members has been launched, Mr Vivian H. Potter being the New Zealand organiser. Mr Potter said that he had ascertained that in this city a group of seven agents of Tattersall’s sent away a total sum of over £3OO a week, and he had reason to believe that an agent in S3 r dney received by post from individual New Zealanders no less than £4OO a week. These facts indicated the volume of business done in this country, in which there were hundreds of forwarding agents and many thousands of people who sent their money direct to Australian agents. It was probable that a sweepstake on the lines of Tattersall's would return .to the Government £200,000. a year if the Tasmanian rate of tax were imposed, but more important still would be the retention in the country of all the money involved. From the result of the club’s canvass to date, he said, there appeared to be every likelihood of a very large membership being: built up to give strength to the request for a referendum.