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Salient. Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 41 No. 4. March 20 1978

Dear Editor,

Photo of James Movick

After having read Wayne Baker's letter of March 13th, leaves me under the impression that certain people would prefer the dissemination of "Australian White Policy" over here in New Zealand.

I feel that he should have signed off his letter after the first para, since he had already stated that he knew very little about the "Movick Affair" and regardless of the impact of his letter, he goes out to blurt, what one in his proper senses would not have, in the next 4 paragraphs.

I quote Baker: "Why should Movick get preferred treatment merely because of his position?" May I know what is "preferred" suppose to mean?—Is it that he is sitting on his fat bum on the I.V.P.'s chair and screwing out a handsome pocket?—My boy he deserves it.

And on the issue of "Govt. interference in the NZUSA elections", Mr. Baker defends his standpoint by displaying his very-amateur knowledge of democracy. I quote Baker: "What is more important is that if Movick is being sent from New Zealand according to the laws as normally administered, so that any person in an equal situation would get equal treatment, then no interference has taken place." He is equating this situation (the Movick Affair) with an "Equal Situation" which, as yet, has not arisen, hence "equal treatment" is out of the question and therefore it makes it impossible for the "normal administration" of laws.

After reading Mr. Baker's letter, one might well assume, that New Zealand, afterall has not exhausted of stubborn people (like Mr. Gill) and pessimists (like Mr. Baker).

Naunit Lal Khatri

(Fiji)