Canterbury Students Deliver Otago Books

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31983, 9 May 1969, Page 12

Canterbury Students Deliver Otago Books

University of Canterbury students, including the capping controller, Mr H. Wauehbp, came to the rescue of the Otago University capping committee early yesterday morning. They drove about a ton of Otago capping books from Christchurch to Dunedin in time for early sales on the streets. The Otago capping controller. Mr B. Thompson, telephoned to say that the books were missing on their way from Nelson where they had been printed, said a Canterbury student, Mr J. Mitchell. On Wednesday evening the books were found to be in C shed at the Christchurch rail-; ; way goods yards. Messrs "Mitchell and Wauchop hired; a truck an<La station waggon •

and about midnight obtained permission from the Railways Department to load about a ton of books. They drove all night and reached Dunedin in time for early morning sales yesterday. Mr Mitehell returned immediately to be at the architect’s office where he works. Two trucks driven by Otago students arrived in Christchurch early yesterday morning, loaded the remaining ton of books and took them to Dunedin for sales for the rest- of the day. The Otago books had been printed in Nelson because it was found to be cheaper and there were fewer censorship troubles. ; Mr Mitchell said that they : had been thanked by Mr ; Thompson for preventing the .loss of thousands of sales.