Back-stage lobby

However, following back-stage lobbying by interested persons, a later meeting of treasurers, chaired by NZUSA treasurer Mike Reynolds, passed a motion allocating financial quotas for NZUSU secretarial services among the universities.

At this meeting Tate dissented strongly on the ground that it was not a properly constituted meeting, that no prior notice had been given, and no prior motion circulated.

In addition. Auckland delegates were not at the meeting.

Tate, at the executive meeting, called the Tournament meeting a "Boyd-Hewitt jack-up."

NZUSU vice-president Gordon Hewitt was present at the executive meeting to explain his case.

He argued that the meeting was properly constituted in that there was a chairman, a quorum, and minutes recorded. He said that if Tate considered the meeting was unconstitutional, he should have walked out, not stayed for the vote.

He pointed out that the other constituent universities had agreed to their quotas or were in the process of doing so.