Frater Fracas

Executive is still trying to get 1963 Cappicade business manager Ian Frater to produce a set of accounts. After much correspondence, Mr. Frater recently handed over the receipt books and other rough notes, association president Tom Robins reported to Executive. He pointed out that these did not however, constitute a set of accounts.

A Suggestion that legal action be taken against Mr. Frater was before Executive. A tabled motion from the previous meeting had proposed this in the case of Mr. Frater failing to produce a set of books, and some executive members had sought more information before deciding whether to take up the motion.

President Robins explained that Mr. Frater had stated that he had not produced a set of books, allegedly because, although he took on the job in good faith, the previous executive had not confirmed certain small payments.

Executive members generally did not seem to consider that this explanation provided Mr. Frater with an excuse for not presenting accounts.

As a result, continued Tom Robins, a large sum (between £300 and £400, he thought) was not yet available to the Students' Association because it could not be uplifted from the Cappicade '63 account until audited accounts had been presented.

Executive then referred the whole matter to the finance subcommittee for consideration.