Books at Canty

NZSPA Reporter

Christchurch.—A special sub-committee to supervise the bookshop at Canterbury's new student union at [unclear: Ilam] was set up by a general meeting of students after a stormy debate in which a motion that defeated presidential candidate Nick Bullock "be no longer heard" was defeated.

The Bookshop will be run by Whitcombe and Tombs, who will have sole access to book lists prepared by the university. The firm will still run its town site university bookshop, which is off campus.

For executive, Mr. Andy Dennis said a decision which firm should have the Ilam franchise was made in a hurry, and it was not possible for the Student Affairs committee to find out as much as it wanted on the book trade.

He said Canterbury would seek through NZUSA an investigation by all student associations on bookselling methods.

Mr. Bullock asked if the association auditors would inspect the books for Whitcombe's Ilam branch to determine whether it was giving students good service and whether rents were high enough.

President John Anderson said the association had no rights to do this. The threat of annual review of the agreement would ensure good service.

Mr. Bullock—cautioned by the President that he must bring up new material to speak again—asked how the new committee could accurately assess rent and service without the accounts.