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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume. 34, Number 9. 1971

National Bodies

National Bodies

These are NZUSA, NZUAC, and NZUSU, NZUSA and its various affiliates levy this Association approximately $1.20 per enrolled student to subsidize their activities. If the fee is not increased Victoria will not be able to meet national body levies and internal commitments - something will have to give. This $1.20 is deducted from the $5 at present allocated from the Association fee. National body levies and club grants take $3.75 of this $5 allocation. This leaves $1.25 ($6500) per student plus any sundry income to pay for administration costs - no wonder the Association will make a big loss this year.

For the $7000 paid to NZUSA and its affiliates some worthwhile services are provided: insurance: participation in the NZUSA life insurance scheme brings two benefits. Firstly there is the social welfare benefit of providing a necessary service for students. Secondly there is a monetary benefit in the form of commissions on life policies approved. These commissions will be worth at least $200 to Victoria this year.

travel: this service reaps no monetary gain for Victoria. It is purely a service for students administered by the national student body. There is no reason why Victoria couldn't run a similar scheme on its own.

political: NZUSA can put forward a national student opinion on topical issues. Such an opinion will probably carry more weight than opinions from individual Students' Associations. However it is questionable whether the political points won so far justify the expenditure in getting them.

Personally I would rather see Victoria withdraw from NZUSA. However with the present student apathy on campus at Victoria it is better we stay in NZUSA and have some political opinions, than withdraw and have none at all.