That Was The Week, That Was

The following are some of the motions passed at the five-hour long Congress forum.

Some have been published in the daily Press. One is to form the basis of a delegation to the Prime Minister, for Graham Butterworth, Victoria History Honours student, is taking up the question of a convention on French tests with him. No definite date has yet been made available by the Prime Minister, but it is expected before the end of February.

• That we urge greater Government expenditure on university hostel accommodation and recommend to NZUSA that they advise the Prime Minister and the Grants Committee accordingly.

Unanimous

• That NZUSA recommend to constitutents that they organise a series of lectures on contraception and VD in conjunction with a series of articles in student newspapers and move to establish birth control centres.

• That in view of the recommendations in the Parry Report, all bonded bursaries be abolished and that this money be used to increase existing non-bonded bursaries, and that NZUSA take active steps to discourage pupils leaving school from taking up these bursaries for as long as they exist.

• That this meeting expresses its strongest possible opposition to any form of literary censorship in which hearings are conducted in secret.

• That there be no restriction on trading hours for hotels.

• That M.P.'s salaries be increased to attract people of intelligence and ability to these positions.

• That the Government take steps to limit advertising during election campaigns in order to promote a favourable atmosphere for discussion on a fair inter-party basis.

• That advertising expenditure be subject to taxation.

• That in view of the acknowledged dangers of illegal abortion, that abortion under strict medical supervision be legalised.

• That the Congress believes that the Government should conduct an experiment in workers' control—initially in one Government industry.

• That NZUSA make further contact with French student bodies and establish contact with New Zealand students in France to reinforce opposition to French nuclear testing in the Pacific.

• That we urge the New Zealand Government to take the initiative to call a consultation of all Pacific countries to devise joint action in their protests against the proposed French nuclear tests in the Pacific.

• That this Congress, believing that international disputes should never be settled by force or threat of force, deplores Indonesian threats to crush Malaysia, and Indonesian military operations against Malaysia in Borneo, and Phillipino territorial claims to Sabah.

• That we reaffirm our decision that New Zealand withdraw from ANZUS and Seato.