9 1 8 ; ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁daughters . ▁Sch ram m ▁started ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁with ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁and ▁held ▁positions ▁in ▁Wang an ui ▁and ▁Te ▁K uit i ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁Christ ch urch , ▁Well ington , ▁and ▁A uck land ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁deput y - registr ar ▁and ▁deput y - sh er iff ▁of ▁the ▁A uck land ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁but ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁enter ▁private ▁practice . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁solic itor ▁and ▁bar r ister ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁nine ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁stood ▁un success fully ▁for ▁the ▁A uck land ▁City ▁Council ▁on ▁a ▁Labour ▁Party ▁ticket . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁, ▁he ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁but ▁came ▁third . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁A uck land ▁East ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 ; ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁. ▁Origin ally ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁John ▁A . ▁Lee , ▁they ▁fell ▁out ▁and ▁Sch ram m ▁moved ▁for ▁Lee ' s ▁exp ulsion ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Labour ▁conference . ▁Lee ▁supported ▁the ▁National ▁candidate ▁Dun can ▁R ae ▁who ▁defeated ▁Sch ram m ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Sch