Apology

At this point Mr Hampton apologised for an allegation he had made of corruption (published in the Salient supplement).

"I think it was probably a case of my impulsive nature," he added, provoking a round of laughter.

Mr P. V. O'Brien, former executive secretary, said it had been stated that he resigned to obtain his units—he did not tell that to anyone.

"I may have disagreed with some of the policies of some of the members but provided the executive has done its job as a body I can see no reason for throwing it out. The executive was elected to do a job and in my opinion it has done it," he said.

Mr D. Brooker felt that Mr Hampton had brought forth a number of amazing revelations. The executive had no organised opposition, the only way they could be challenged was by a motion of no confidence. And every member of the association was entitled to present a view.

"If half the allegations are true I would suggest that something must be done about it rapidly. It may be said that only small sums of money are involved. Someone may see only isolated incidents. But if they are admitted they would require looking into."

Mr A. Mitchell, an executive committee member and organiser of "Extravaganza," pointed out that the float for the Wellington Festival was constructed by a timber company and was not evolved until the night before the procession. He maintained the executive had put in a lot of hard work in the matter of student councils and student flats.

Mr J. Gamby said practically no one attended executive meetings except himself. Mr Hampton attended only once and on that attendance he based his allegation of bickering. Bad mistakes had been made, but he believed the association would not be acting responsibly if they accepted the motion.