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POLLING BOOTHS

\ USE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS

A protest against the us© of schobls as polling booths when other suitable buildings were available was entered by Mr. R. A. Wright (Reform, Weilington Suburbs), in the Houso of Representatives last night when the Estimates of the Electoral Department were under ponsideration. ' Mr. Wright said it often happened that the school waa not suitably placed for the purposes of a polling booth and it was regrettable but true that many people, especially aged or infirm people, would not go out of their way to record a vote. V

The Mimster4n,Chi?irge •of the Department (the Hon. W. A. Veitcn) said tbat one of the reasons for using sehopla was in order to secure the services of members of the teaching staffs as, pollolerks. However, he was prepared to give instructions that school buildings should not be used unless there were special reasons why they should be It had to be remembered that an election only came once in three years, so there could be no great disorganisation or the school work us a result of the use of school buildings.

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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 81, 2 October 1929, Page 6

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POLLING BOOTHS Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 81, 2 October 1929, Page 6

POLLING BOOTHS Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 81, 2 October 1929, Page 6

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