THE COOK ISLANDS
AMENDING LEGISLATION.
_ Replying in the House of Representatives last evening to discussion and criticism upon the Cook Islands Amendment BUI, which gives power for prisoners from Niue to "be transferred to Western Samoa, the Minister in charge of the Cook Islands (Sir Maui Pomare) said there was nothing" in the mandate to prevent prisoners being sent to Samoa. He had no fear of the system being regarded as dumping of prisoners, and pointed out that there was already a Niue Island colony in Samoa. The average sentence of prisoners was only a few weeks or a few days, but in the case of serious offences it was necessary to deport them. He did not anticipate any difficulty in transporting the offenders back to Niue; that would be facilitated by the new steamer service. The Leader of the Opposition advocated wireless telephones to Aitutaki. Unfor-. tun'itely, that system was not yet perfected, but as soot as possible such improvements would be effected.
The Bill was passed without amend' ment.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 27, 1 August 1923, Page 6
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171THE COOK ISLANDS Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 27, 1 August 1923, Page 6
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