SAMOAN AFFAIRS
AN ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT. TRADE A£iD SOCIAL CONDITIONS. United Press Association— Copyright) GENEVA, October 30. ' Sir James Parr gave an account of Samoa to the Mandates Commission. He said that 11 white and 36 native police were preserving order tor oU,ut)U people, a great improvement upon the former troublous conditions. A certain temporary political agitation was iecently revived, which in the opinion of the Government related to the impending elections. The Administration believed that any dissatisfaction was inspired from only one quarter. The general situation was lmpiovmg. Trade in 1934 declined about 31 per cent., hut improved markedly in the first three months of 1935. Prices were risin°\ especially for copra and bananas. Health and sanitation were imoroving. The work ■of Samoan teachers and the medical staff was entirely satisfactory.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 17, 1 November 1935, Page 5
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