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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 30, No. 12. 1967.

Auckland may leave NZUSA

Auckland may leave NZUSA

The national student body (NZUSA) may be in serious financial straits if a coming special general meeting of the Auckland Students' Association does not approve their levy.

Auckland delegates at NZUSA Winter Council refused to commit themselves for more than £1100. and although a budget was passed the Auckland share. £1800, has to be submitted to a special general meeting for approval.

If Auckland students decide against the levy then NZUSA will almost certainly lose its northern member.

Although costs would drop, the loss of approximately £1800 would be damaging to the organisation.

The current president. Ross Mountain, and the presidentelect, John McGrath, will attend the meeting and put the NZUSA case.

If Auckland students ratify the levy then NZUSA councils in the next few years can be expected to avoid going through the usual financial crisis.

Auckland delegates have been a disruptive factor at several NZUSA councils.

In 1965 they collapsed the meeting over the question of the size of the budget which they eventually accepted.

This year at Easier Council they again baulked on the budget. At Winter Council they felt unable to commit themselves to their levy for next year's budget.

Auckland president John Prebble argued Auckland had a different philosophy about NZUSA.

The outcome of the Special General Meeting will have special importance to students not interested in student politics.

If Auckland leaves, such issues as the right of Auckland students to participate in Arts Festivals, Congress and the Student Travel Bureau may be raised.