Mountain protest to Singapore

Wellington—New Zealand University Students Associa-tion President Ross Mountain, on behalf of the Dominion's 23,000 students, has protested to the Prime Minister of Singapore (Mr. Lee Kuan Yew) over his. Government's Suitability Act.

Mr. Mountain has told Mr. Lee of NZUSA'S support for the Singapore students, who late last year protested against the Act, which requires university entrants to have, as well as academic qualifications, "suitability certificates," issued on a political, economic or racial basis. Only Malaysia had a similar statute, Mr. Mountain noted.

NZUSA maintained the principle of the Act was totally repugnant in a democracy, stated the letter to Mr. Lee.