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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 5. 1966.

'We Will Not Stop'

'We Will Not Stop'

Palmerston North: "We will continue to sell in Auckland and Wellington until they can saturate their own markets," "Masskerade" distribution manager Colin Harvey told NZSPA. "Publicity given the magazine distinguishes it from other capping magazines."

The Publicity raised interest in Palmerston, but press reporters found president Alan Harrison had taken the weekend off surfing. Behind he left a bewildered executive and a vague statement to the press, which the Dominion did not publish.

Later, Mr Harrison told NZSPA the official policy was now to stick to city outskirts.

But he would make no move to restrain the sellers nor tell them what to do once it was known they were selling in Auckland and Wellington.

Compensation for the burning would have to be sought by individual sellers, he said, as they were legally responsible for the books.

But capping sources said privately they hoped some of the sellers would take legal action.

Although the Massey Executive claimed only 2000 books had been sent to Auckland and Wellington together, a check revealed that 12.800 books had been sold.

Sellers back from Wellington said they had sold from cars, moving on until a traffic officer told them to get out of Willis Street. They then moved into side streets, carefully avoiding the traffic police.

Bruce Gooding, one of the sellers, was met by Victoria vice-president Murray Boldt. delegated by Victoria to warn off Massey students. Gooding said he listened, then sold Mr. Boldt a copy.