Masskerade to sell in north

Massey University students will sell about 10,000 copies of "Masskerade" in Auckland this year, in spite of Auckland and Massey Students' Associations being deadlocked in talks on the issue.

Dispute arose in Easter Council's National Commission when Auckland USA President John Prebble told delegates some Auckland students were almost charged after incidents in Auckland last year, when over 6000 copies of Masskerade were sold there.

"Luckily they got off," Mr. Prebble said.

"This year our Mayor is more interested in student affairs, and is likely to sup-port us (Auckland students)," he warned.

"Massey could be in the same position as Auckland students last year."

Massey USA President Roger O'Dwyer came back with news that although the Auckland City Council had refused Massey permission to sell Masskerade on the street, sellers would market the mag from arcades and shop fronts.

Prebble: "Last year you overflowed into the streets."

O'Dwyer: "Only with police escort!"

O'Dwyer told the commission Massey would not have sellers in Dunedin or Christ-church, although Otago and Victoria Universities may take some on a reciprocal basis. OUSA executive has still to decide this.

After the commission. Prebble and O'Dwyer issued a joint statement that "Massey and Auckland have discussed the question at considerable length. The negotiations were most amicable, out it eventually became apparent that no mutually satisfactory settlement was possible.

"Consequently the plans of neither parties were changed."

O'Dwyer later said the two parties "had agreed to disagree."

Masskerade was to have come out on Friday (31st) 50,000 copies (10,000 more than last year) were to be printed, and sellers would go to Auckland. Hamilton, much of the North Island. Nelson-Marlborough. Lincoln and the West Coast.

O'Dwyer: "Any other constituent university may sell their capping mags on the Massey campus—they have always been able to do so."