Troubled Waters

The Executive has as yet not made known its intentions as to the amount of subsidy to be paid to those representing the College in the forthcoming Winter Tournament The minutes of the Executive Meeting (12/8/46) however, reveal that it has found time to approve of the payment of the full fares to Auckland of the Tournament Delegates and the VUC representatives to NZUSA. As an ex-Tournament Delegate and ex-VUC re presentative to NZUSA, I should like to know why the Executive should with our money pay the full fares to Auck land of such delegates (who are usually members of the Executive) and yet make no provision for the representatives who also pay their Stud. Ass, fees?

The delegates and reps, to NZUSA have been voted £20 to cover their entertainment and other expenses while in Auckland. Why then should they not be prepared to place them selves on the same footing in all other respects as those people for whom Tournament is principally run, namely, the actual Tournament competitors? I should also like to know by virtue of what authority the Executive chooses to ignore the Constitution, which provides that travelling grants up to £2 per person only may be made. In my opinion the Executive is abusing its authority and if, as appears on the surface, they are acting unconstitutionally, the matter is one for the auditors and the students to take up and contest.