Victoria

Salient asked Victoria's managing-secretary, Mr. Ian Boyd, to comment on the Otago Union's commercial development.

Mr. Boyd said that one of the main difficulties was shortage of space. This had to some extent been helped by the university administration's housing banking and postal facilities in other buildings.

Shortage of storage space in the cafeteria shop made it very difficult to offer additional services, Mr. Boyd said.

He predicted that the additional Dining Room facilities provided when the second floor to the Union is built would enable a wider range of services to be offered.

Mr. Boyd said that the Union hours were being continually extended. Sales of a limited range of meals on Saturday was under trial, and the same service had been very successful over the term holidays.

"Judging from last May, we will soon have to open the full cafeteria during term holidays," Mr. Boyd said.