POLICE RAIDS.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17898, 19 December 1929, Page 6

POLICE RAIDS.

FIVE MEN PLEAD GUILTY. FINES TOTAL £230. REMANDS IN OTHER PLACES. (Continued from page 50 Jackson pleaded guilty to bookmaking, the charge of keeping a common gaming house being withdrawn. Detective Thompson said that Jackson had four previous convictions, two in 1916, one in 1922 and again in 1925His fines respectively on those occasions were £5, £l2, £4O, and £75. Irvine pleaded guilty >o a charge of bookmaking, the other two charges against him being withdrawn. Detective Thompson said defendant carried on business as a hat blocker,, and was quite a reputable citizen apart from his little incursions into the field of bookmaking. When his premises were entered this morning £24 Is 7d was found altogether with a small quantity’ of betting material. The police had reason lo believe he was only a small bettor. In fining Jackson and Doleman each £IOO and Quinn, O’Brien and Irvine £3O each, His Worship made a few pointed observations and issued a warningBookmakers, he said, were parasites and should rightly be put down. He referred not only lo the large bookmaker, but lo the small one. The small bookmaker lived on the working man who could least afford to keep Him. I'lie admitted facts, added His Worship, showed that two of the accused had been frequenting hotels. He wished to warn the licensees of hotels against permitting hookmaking on their premises. It was easy for barmen and others engaged in hotels lo observe if bookmaking was going on. The licensees were liable to .jeopardise their licenses if they allowed this kind of thing to continue. RAIDS IN OTHER PLACES. At Matamata Claude Adamson, billiard room proprietor, and Edward Roberts Rowe tobacconist and billiard room proprietor, were arrested and charged with keeping common gaming houses. They were remanded on bail till January 17. At Rotorua Hold Mau, tobacconist, and Arthur James Brown, billiard room proprietor, and Edwin Fowkcs, billiard room keeper, were arrested and charged with keeping common gaming houses. They were remanded on bail until to-morrow. At Te Puke James Charles Hicks and David Sneddon Ncilson, billiard room keepers, were arrested and charged with keeping common gaming houses. They were remanded on bail till January 7.