MR NOSWORTHY REPLIES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19057, 20 July 1927, Page 11

MR NOSWORTHY REPLIES.

(HUM ASBOCUTIOK TKJUHUH.)

WELLINGTON, Jitfy 1*

Referring to the Vanconver eable that Samoa ifl preparing for revolt, the Hon. W. Nosworthy says Mr Olem Tore it an American novelist, now in Honolulu as one of the delegates to the confer, ence convened by the Institute of Paeiflo Relations. He was in the mandated territory at the same time as Mr Nosworthy, and left Apia the same day. As for the three causes in regard to which Mr Yore says the natives are preparing for revolt, Mr NoßWorthy says first, a dear statement of the method of the selection of Faipules ia to be laid before Parliament. v Second, the preferential duty ia a duty of 7i per cent, imposed by the Samoa Customs on all goods other than British. Thia is strictly in accord with the mandate, and is simply applying New Zealand's policy. The duty principally affects American goods. This is the first time either the Samoan Administration or the New Zealand Government had heard the suggestion, that the duty is a matter of comment in the Samoan native mind. Third, regarding the prohibition issue, Mr Nosworthy says that comment is needless. It is impossible to believe that any native Samoan who has a real regard for his race could object to its enforcement. . Mr Nosworthy adds that the Ministerial party was there at the same time as .Mr Yore's, and no tribal war-aong» were then being sung.