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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 2. 1966.

Tourney treasurer resigns

Tourney treasurer resigns

Two pages of Salient and four words on a sheet of Winter Tournament note-paper were handed into the Students' Association office nine days ago.

The words were "I resign—Mike Reynolds" and they ended a struggle within executive between those who wanted this resignation and those who were not prepared to see Mr. Reynolds incur full blame for Winter Tournament's financial situation.

Acting president Murray Boldt had presented Reynolds as the tournament treasurer, with a forceful request to attend the meeting to answer queries into tournament finances.

The loss made by tournament appears to be at least £2300 (see last Salient) and may be even higher.

Mr. Reynolds tore out page one and page four of the last issue of Salient and attached them to his resignation without further explanation.

Presumably he was referring to the Salient allegations in connection with tournament losses, together with the claims of the former secretary and treasurer on page four of the same issue.

A large bundle of tournament papers were handed in at the same time as the resignation.

Sports officer on executive, Tony

Hassed, undertook to prepare a set of accounts and a confidential report over the following week, for presentation at last Wednesday's executive meeting. This offer was conditional on his being paid 10/-per hour for this work.

His offer was accepted by executive.

Whether the report will be completed in time was not certain at the time this page went to press. If details are released in time, they will be found on page 3 of this issue.

It is apparent that some unknown person, possibly Reynolds, had made an effort during the previous week to introduce some order into the Winter Tournament financial affairs.

Some student organisations, including Salient, received papers and details through the mail which they had been requesting for months.

Salient received, through the NZUSA office, a cheque dated September, 1965, which was clearly addressed to Salient but which had been included in Winter Tournament papers.