TROUBLE IN QUEUE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 236, 19 July 1930, Page 6

TROUBLE IN QUEUE.

RUSH FOR FOURTH TEST SEATS. LATE COMERS JUMP CLAIMS, (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 18. Despite the all-night vigil many of those forming the queue at Athletic Park and engaged to purchase tickets when the plan opened this morning for the fourth test, were disappointed, their claim being jumped by others who appeared late oil the scene and hutted in ahead. The greater number, however, were successful in their mission. The seats, of course, were all sold out in quick time. There was no confusion in the actual sale. Trouble occurred in the room in which the tickets were being sold 1 , and it is alleged by one man, who had engaged nearly 200 men to make purchases, that there was a lack of supervision especially at a section where the queue had to pass down a stairway. It was here that a number of late arrivals made a forcible entry into the queue and their addition to the ranks shut out many who, in the ordinary course of events, would have been well within the limits of the 1400 tickets available.

The Rugby Union took no responsibility for the good conduct of the queue.

INSUFFICIENTLY CLOTHED. YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE. WELLINGTON, July 18. Information was supplied to the House by Mr Hogan (Rangitikei) today that in the queue for tickets for the Rugby test there were quite a number of young people without sufficient clothing to protect them from the weather during the all night vigil. He asked the Hon. S. G. Smith (Minister of Labour), whether he was aware of these facts.

“I will take immediate steps to look into the matter and see if something can 1 be done to prevent the recurrence of such a state of affairs,” said the Minister.