Finance

Our readers may remember the frantic way in which in the last number of the "Spike," we urged reform of the Students' Association finances. We understand that the necessary steps have been taken twice before, and been approved by the Students' Association, the Professorial Board, and the College Council, only to be disallowed by the Government, which has hitherto had the right of veto in these affairs. This right has now been removed by the Act on general University matters passed last session, leaving the way open to inaugurate some rational system in place of chaos and imminent bankruptcy.

A move has therefore been made by the Executive of the Students Association in the direction of reorganising the whole: system of financing the various student activities in connection with the College. It is proposed that every student should be required to pay to the Registrar, in addition to his ordinary fees, an annual gum of half a guinea, which will entitle him to membership of all clubs and societies. The total amount thus received will then be paid over to the Students' Association, and the Executive will make appropriate grants to the different clubs.

A scheme on the lines proposed is already in operation at Canterbury College and at the University of Otago, and has proved very satisfactory.

The proposal was submitted to a special general meeting of the Students' Association on the 19th September, and was unanimously approved. It has now been sent on to the Professorial Board and the College Council, and it is hoped that the new arrangement will be put into effect at the opening of the 1924 session.