We can discuss the four amendments and then, perhaps, formulate an agreed amendment.
The following amendments were submitted:
2. To add to Section 3 a new sub-section as follows:—
" The total amount to be deducted as expenses of any sweepstakes shall not exceed thirty per cent. of the entire receipts from the sale of tickets, which sum may include a commission for conducting or carrying on the sweepstakes of an amount not exceeding eight per cent. of the money resulting form the sale of tickets."—(Deputy Bennett.)
3. To add to Section 3 a new sub-section as follows:—
" A sum amounting to at least fifty per cent. of the money resulting from the sale of tickets shall be given as prize money in every such sweepstake or drawing of prizes. A sum amounting to at least twenty per cent. of the money resulting from the sale of tickets shall be given to the hospital or sanatorium concerned. The amount to be deducted as expenses for the organising of a sweepstake shall not exceed thirty per cent. of the money resulting from the sale of tickets, which percentage may include charges for the promotion of the sweepstake or drawing of prizes, provided that such charges do not exceed ten per cent. of the total money resulting from the sale of tickets."—(Deputy O'Connell).
4. To Section 3, to add a new sub-section as follows:—
" The gross receipts of the sweepstake or drawing of prizes shall be allocated as follows:—
(a) Where the gross receipts do not exceed £100,000
(i) to the promoting hospitals or sanatoria not less than 20 per cent. thereof.
(ii) As expenses including all sums paid by way of fee profit or commission to the operator, manager or other person supervising or conducting a sweepstake on behalf of the promoting hospitals not more than 30 per cent. thereof.
(b) Where the gross receipts exceed £100,000 the allocation for expenses shall not be more than 30 per centum on the first £100,000 thereof and 10 per centum on the next £100,000 thereof and on all sums in excess of £200,000 not more than 5 per centum thereof."—(Deputy Dr. Tubridy.)
5. To add to Section 3 a new sub-section as follows:—
" The amount to be deducted as expenses for the conducting of any sweepstake or drawing of prizes under this Act shall not exceed the following proportions of the total receipts resulting from the sale of tickets:—
(1) Where such total receipts do not exceed £50,000 thirty pounds per centum thereof.
(2) Where such total receipts exceed £50,000 and do not exceed £100,000 twenty-five pounds pounds per centum on the first £50,000 and twenty pounds per centum on the excess over £50,000.
(3) Where such total receipts exceed £100,000 twenty pounds per centum on the first £50,000 fifteen pounds per centum on the second £50,000 and five pounds per centum on any excess over £100,000.
Such expenses may include the payment of a sum to be specified in the said scheme to any person for his services as an organiser, promoter or otherwise but such sum shall not be by way of a percentage of nor shall it be dependent upon the said total receipts."—(Deputy S. T. O. Ceallaigh).
Amendment 10 (Adjourned from last sitting).
To Section (3) to add a new sub-section as follows:—
(c) The amount to be deducted as expenses for the conducting of a sweepstake shall not exceed thirty per cent. of the money resulting from the sale of tickets. —(Deputy Sir James Craig).