ALLEGED OVERCROWDING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17293, 17 October 1919, Page 6

ALLEGED OVERCROWDING.

GATHERINGS AT TOWN" HALL. The overcrowding of the Town Hall at F»l.t.. Hi meeting*. „ d at a recent boxin' ournament, « drawn attention ™» he hire Board an a letter received bv the I'tj (-ounul last evening eix >rt.n\ ™ the manager of th7ffi&t3 Lent 011 the occasion of the ° xin tourn*. Cff^r taken the door. Keepeis i n addition to a good force of police the Boxing Aviation em p oved 30 on to regulate the crowd. Th/police * ere t.;o ~ ate. however, to ™ queues, eloquently when the doors were V«S the rush wa beyond control for a t , mp he Grey Street d -'- being Carried a".v a the hinge*. It was impossible to keep people seated at these contests so that with most of the gathering standing, in addition to the staff and police at the doors the overcrowding was more apparent than real. He understood that the association was arranging to prevent a recurrence. At political meetings every care was taken to prevent overcrowding, and the only way was for a queue to be formed outside by the police, and inside by the staff, which added considerably to the hiring expenses. It was decided to reply in accordance with this report. " "