PROSPEROUS SAMOA.
MORE LAND UNDER CULTIVATION. 6000 ACRES TO BE CLEARED. Capta in C. R. Willcocks, harbourmaster at Apia, the principal port of Samoa, arrived in Auckland to-day by the Tofmi. He is 011 holiday. Captain Will cock 5 is optimistic as to Samoa s future. The group, lie said. has recovered from the effects of the terrible storm w h i c h devastated plantations and destroyed property last year, and trade prospects are brighter than for a long time past. The Government is clearing a further area of bush to be planted with Captain Willcocks. banana trees and coconut palms. It is an important undertaking, for (iOOO acres are to be dealt with. "Despite what may have been said or written to the contrary, the natives arc prosperous and contented," said Captain illcocks, and 1 think we 'who woi k in the islands have every reason to look to the future with confidence." Ii
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 91, 19 April 1927, Page 8
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156PROSPEROUS SAMOA. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 91, 19 April 1927, Page 8
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