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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 25, No. 6. 1962.

[introduction]

Diversity of ideas, opinions and points of view was the prominent feature of the second Vic. debate of the year. Altogether, 19 speakers expanded the many aspects of the proposition "That Europeans Should Go Back to Europe."

Tamasese opened for the affirmative and out of much eloquence brought forward the argument that Europeans in New Zealand ought to go back — perhaps not permanently — so that they might see New Zealanders as they really are and cause less prejudice in N.Z.

Hamilton led the negative and having mildly reprimanded Tamasese for his "severe mouthings" pointed out that there was no reason why Europeans (who were not definable) should go back to Europe (also indefinable) since they were doing perfectly well where they were.