GAMBLING IN ENGLAND.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 493, 30 June 1932, Page 13

GAMBLING IN ENGLAND.

Royal Commission Begins its Inquiry. The composition of the Lotteries Royal Commission was announced in the House of Commons on May 26. It was appointed with the following terms of reference: “To enquire into the existing law, and the practice thereunder, relating to lotteries, betting, gambling, and cognate matters, and to report what changes, if any, are desirable and practicable.” The personnel of the Commission Sir Sidney Rowlatt-, the chairman of the Commission, is the former High Court Judge. Lady Emmott, a social worker associated with the National Council of Women and with the Council for Social Welfare of Girls in London. Mrs J. L. Stocks, who was a member of the Committee on Habitual Offenders which has just presented its report. Sir Sydney Skinner, chairman of John Barker and Company, and Mr R. F. Graham Campbell, the Metropolitan magistrate. Mr W. Lionel Hichens, chairman of Cammell Laird and Company, Limited, and a director of the L.M.S. Railway. Sir F. S. Jackson, formerly Governor of Bengal, and a famous cricketer. Sir James Leishman, formerly chairman of the National Health Insurance Commission for Scotland. Mr A. Maitland, K.C., is the second Scottish representative. Sir David John Owen, General Manager of the Port of London Authority. Mr C. T. Cramp and Mr Arthur Shaw are the trade union leaders.