Executive decides to write to the Prime Minister

by Peter Rapp

Last Wednesday's Executive meeting instructed the Secretary to write to the Prime Minister conveying the protests expressed in resolutions from the AGM regarding New Zealand's and the United States' policies in Vietnam, the French and Chinese nuclear weapons tests and the New Zealand Security Service.

A Motion to rescind a motion carried at the previous Executive meeting that the minutes of the AGM be sent to the Prime Minister along with the protests was discussed at last Wednesday's meeting.

Larry Stenswick (Secretary), said that he did not want the minutes of the AGM sent to the Prime Minister and that "both the Vietnam and nuclear weapons motions reflect the opinions of the students at Vic."

Chris Corry (Sports Officer) pointed out that "anything passed at the AGM is not necessarily binding of Executive." He said that the Executive of VUWSA should act on a motion only if it is carried in a "responsible way and in a responsible state of mind." Jim Wallace (Men's Vice-President) said, "many of the motions passed at the AGM were frivolous and intended for entertainment value" and said Executive was not bound to act on these motions.

Owen Gager (Publications Officer) said Mr. Corry's idea was the most preposterous he had heard in his life and continued that AGM's were designed to allow the general body of students to pass motions on which the Executive must act, otherwise the whole idea of administration fell down.

Julie Rayner (Education Officer) said that Executive should take the number of students who attended the AGM into account when considering what acton to take on resolutions from the AGM.

Finally, the motion of recission to prevent the minutes of the AGM from accompanying the letter of protests to the Prime Minister was carried.