Sainsbury Resigns

Next was the announcement that Mark (Barretts) Sainsbury, one time SRC coordinator had resigned. This position is to be filled at this Wednesday's SRC.

Apart from Neil Gray's asking that those willing to help with the extravaganza capping revue see himself, Peter Thrush or Kevin Swann, that ended reports.

Next on the agenda was SRC elections for Overseas Students Officer and Publications Board Reps (6). There were 2 nominations for O.S.O.: W. Wongsarot and James Movik. Both were articulate and seemed genuinely interested in overseas students, both culturally and politically. James Movik was elected (several of his planks being to help politicise students and to help set up a Third World caucus).

It was now 1.20pm, numbers had dropped to about 130 and the meeting was only just reaching the first of the motions on the agenda.

First (after a procedural motion changing the order of agenda items) was a motion that SRC recommend a donation of $150 be given to Tenants Union (formerly the Tenants Protection Association). Speakers said that the Union was of particular use to students and that the Union had received a similar grant in 1976. At the moment they were in debt ($146 on phone bills alone) and so really did need the money. There was some criticism that the Union did not involve tenants generally, rather than just those who needed help, to which speakers replied that it was attempting to do this. The motion was passed unanimously.