BAFFLES AND LOTTERIES
GRANTING OF PERMITB. THE LAW BEING EVADED. (By Telegraph. —Special to Times.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. E. P. Lee) told the House, in reply to a question, that permits for raffles and lotteries were granted in accordance with the provisions in the Gaming Act. It was not permissible to raffle any real or personal property, but an exception was made in regard to works of art and natural mineral specimens, such as nuggets and gold dust. Works af sculpture, painting, and literature could be raffled. There was also provision to allow exhibits of stock and poultry at exhibitions to be raffled. The trouble was that various expedients were adopted to get round the law, such as the raffling of • a photo or painting of a horse, the real object being to dispose of the horse itself. It. was not bis duty to advise people how to get round the law. Then there were such, things as guessing competitions. Jf the police could be satisfied that skill entered into these they would grant permits In such cases. There were, no doubt, some cases, of hardship under the law, as in the case of the death' of a workmen when it was desired to raffle his tools-id the interest of his widow and family.
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Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15033, 2 September 1922, Page 5
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