Auckland President Criticises Robbie

The President of the Auckland University Students' Association, Mr. W. B. Rudman has sharply criticised the reported statements by the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. D. M. Robinson, about the 1969 AU capping book.

"If someone showed it to my young daughter I'd knock him down", the Mayor is reported to have said.

"I reject the assumption that the capping book is pornagraphic, obscene or blasphemous", Mr. Rudman said.

"I reject the right of the Mayor to decide the moral standards of the community.

"As I have said before, we will respect the leaders of our community when they are honest enough to slate their views or the real problems of molality in our society.

"The capping book is a comment on our society.

"It is said that we have to use sex to convey our concern for society, but the blame must rest with society, not with the capping book."