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Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 14. July 2 1979

ary Savings

[unclear: ary] Savings

Some years now, the University has been care- [unclear: nsidenng] the overall needs of the university when [unclear: fing] position becomes vacant. Part of the aim freeze positions that might not have priority [unclear: sta-thus] save money. That process has now been [unclear: d] so that no appointments are being made [unclear: ex-ose] of the utmost urgency.

At present, New Zealand universities are 540 academics short compared to 1974 levels. This figure will inevitably rise rapidly, leading to: increased loads for those staying, reduced curricula and straight out cuts in the number of students entering universities. Unlike some education areas, student numbers are still rising and are expected to do so (if no restrictions are imposed and it doesn't become economically impossible for potential students to come) well into the 1980s.

In the last two months, approval for filling posts has been withheld in Accountancy Education, Law, Political Science, the Centre for Continuing Education and the Computing Services Centre. Probably many others have not even been advertised. Approval has been given for filling other positions in Accountancy, Business Administration, Education, History, Law and the Registry and Library.

Drawing of a building being split in two