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Salient: Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 6. 1969.

Sports relations strained

Sports relations strained

Relations between NZUSA and the New Zealand Universities Sports Union became strained during the Easter council meeting.

The immediate cause of the friction was the dissatisfaction of NZUSA constituent treasurers and presidents with the explanations given for the financial loss on a recent swimming tour. They felt insufficient documentation and explanation was available at the Friday meeting of NZUSU's finance committee, of which constituent treasurers are members.

Attempting to clarify the matter, NZUSU executives and a swimming representative who was co-opted at the last minute, drove out to Lincoln College from Christchurch to meet with treasurers and delegates of NZUSA late on Saturday night. The swimming council executive was unavailable, and the representative, who had been present at the Saturday morning swimming council meeting, antagonised the NZ USA officials, and the debate became acrimonious. It soon became apparent to delegates that the representative was not entirely sober during the debate.

In an endeavour to rectify the resulting tension, NZUSU officials did some hard lobbying with the Presidents and Treasurers. The matter was satisfactorily cleared up at a second meeting of NZUSU finance committee on Sunday afternoon at which the executive of the swimming council were present. The accounts, aiudited, and a full report of the swimming tour are to be circulated to ail constituent universities.

The net loss on the tour— some $600—is to be met by the swimming clubs at the universities. Steps have been taken to avoid future losses.