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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 33 No. 4. 7 April 1970

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The 'news stories' printed below appeared on page 3 of the 24 March issue of Critic. They demonstrate something of Otago's attitude to other NZUSA constituents and to the Association itself.

A row over capping book sale zones has meant the New Zealand Universities Students Association is facing a crisis. Otago has withdrawn from Easter Council and is withholding the remainder of this year's levies in lieu of its intended withdrawal from the National Association.

This the first time Otago has threatened to withdraw from N.Z.U.S.A. and is the first time it will not have attended an Easter Council. Otago student politicians are concerned about the selling of foreign Capping Books to markets which in the past, by gentlemen's agreement, have been deemed to belong to the local distributors.

Capping Committee and the executive have unanimously declared that unless the gentlemen's agreement is made legally binding, Otago should not attend N.Z.U.S.A Easter Council.

Only Canterbury responded favourably to the request for a legal agreement, all others effectively ignored the ultimatum. The student exec at Massey University passed a motion in responce (sic) stating: