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Van Asch College may be forced to cut staffing levels because of funding cuts of almost 50 per cent. The chairman of the Van Asch College board, Mr Alan Bensley, cofnirmed this last night but no “final” decisions had been made.

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Alan Bensley
Alan Bensley
Taonga source:
The Press
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1992-023
Bibliographic source:
The Press, 9 February 1992
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