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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 6. 1966.

Late Letters To The Editor

Late Letters To The Editor

Sir,—Mr. Robertson, the present president, took a typist from the students association office on Wednesday May 10 and Thursday, May 11, up to the Museum, where she worked for two days on students association pay doing his work. What right has Mr. Robertson to use an employee of the association to do 'his professional work?

In my opinion, this establishes a most undesirable precedent and is a matter deserving from Mr. Robertson a full explanation, and apology, and an assurance that this will not 'happen again.

P. R. G. Rawlings.

In Reply. Mr. Robertson said that the typist, who was absent from the office for one and a half days, was borrowed by him 'so that some urgent business could be completed. He understood that there was at the time a lull in association office work. His typist at work had done much association work without any claim being made on the association for it, and tins was a situation which had occurred in many offices where officers of the students' association were employed. There had been a misunderstanding between himself and the office as to the nature of the work for luhich the tupist was borrowed. He had offered to pay for the typist, but this had been declined. He regretted that he had allowed the situation to arise, and had apologised to the appropriate people.

Disclaimer

Sir,—The New Zealand Student Press Association disclaims any association with Mr. Richard Shorter. He is neither an officer of, nor reporter for the association.

W. Mayne. President, NZSPA.