What exec did

News from the meeting of June 4; the longest of the year at five hours. Want of a quorum of eight (out of 15 members) caused a break in proceedings for a quarter-hour or so early on.

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Executive was told the Wanganui City Council, on the recommendation of Its works committee, had decided to ban all future sales in the streets of capping magazines. President Doug White was directed to write to the City Council asking for reasons.

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Publications Officer Owen Gager reported that well over 20,000 copies of "Cappicade" had been sold this year. Estimated profit was $3300.

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First tentative steps were taken in unravelling the cultural clubs grants snafu, Grants ranging from $25 to $87 were made so the Maths and Physics Society, E.U., Visual Arts' Society, Biological Society, Chess Club and Philosophical Society. An application from the Music Society for about $400 was deferred owing to its size.

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A loan of $83 was made to the Political Science Society, conditional upon Finance Committee approval of wine-and-cheese evening budgets. Exec also made clear it would make no further payments to the society for losses on the evenings. Society President Alan Jenkins had earlier explained that its debts were the result of "the callow youthfulness" of one committee member and "the irresponsibility" of another.

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A motion was carried congratulating Men's Vice-President Dan Bradshaw for not abstaining on a particular vote. Dan recorded his abstention.

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Noting the approach of the annual Executive election in the last fortnight of the second term, Doug White moved that Armour Mitchell, Peter Blizard and Chris Robertson be again appointed to form the Election Committee prescribed by the constitution. After members had spoken unfavourably of Mr Robertson's handling of the election last September and had said he was "remote from the association" his name was replaced by that of Hugh Rennie. The amended motion was carried 8-0.

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Social Officer Malcolm Grover was granted special leave of absence from the meeting. Having been absent for three consecutive meetings he would otherwise have automatically lost his membership of Exec.

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An inter-hostel committee was set up consisting of the Accommodation Committee Chairwoman and two representatives from each hostel.

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Public Relations Officer Rhys Harrison announced he was resigning "for personal reasons". He would stay on till June 12, the day after Open Day. Exec must now co-opt a member of the Students' Association to administer Rhys' portfolio until the August elections.

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Quote of the evening, from President White: "I am sick and tired of people keeping on talking when I call for order."

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Exec will meet again Monday, June 17.