SAMOA

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 116, 20 May 1925, Page 5

SAMOA

SUCCESSFUL YfeAR

AND PROMISING OUTLOdK;

■ lii a recent report Geiicral G. S. Richardson, Administrator of Sdhiba, states that the"past twelve months lias appaiciitly rliarkecl the turiiiHg-poiht from the cMiidii)ic\ depression which Sanio'a, ii) conimbh jvji.li tiic test of tiis wbrldj lias experienced for several years; and which te&ciied its' lowest level iii ljfe.

iii is pleasing; he says, io note tlirit this improvement in trade was effected i itr ihdre by ihci-feased production than by the enhanced market values—the volume of both the main exporti; cop'i'a and cacao, being in excess of the previous year.

The output of copra for the past three years has considerably exceeded that oi' any similar period, iv the history of tin's territory—a sure indication hoi .only pf the increasing .prosperity bf the European population, but al.s'o of the progress and steady development of the native race;' which produces 75 per cent; of the total output, and provides practically all its own needs frbin the proceeds of this crop;

The , increase in the production bf cacao .has been nicist marked, namely from 399 tons, in 1923;, to 975 tbiis last year—ari amount very little.short of the total produced in the record yeah Most of tliia ca,c<io is produceel frohi the New Zealand Government cacHti plaiU^UohS; which rfere' leased last year. It dan; therefore, be' assliined that planters have, during their first year cif lease, ljfe'eii able to prove that these plantations are a f,'bod investment. ' ■ • The bare.taken to grade ali cacao for export has already produced good results,! and it is anticipated will increase the demand iri the world's markets for the very, high quality bf cacao which is grb'wri in Sanibri. .. , The iharkot values ot the. iniiih ; pi-b----citjeis areat.prpfciit faii-ly gooil, and llifi oiitlbqk is j)i:o'iiiisiiic;. i'is is iilsrf llio utitlook fqi; visible crojfe. Tlip ij.^iHiihe. of trade being.iils,g on the, riglit si'cie to the viiliJo.oi £87,0Cf0, .en'ablcs. him tb cbnfidciitly predict.tliat,the.pfpieilt year \nlj iliti b| g presjia'Sua 036 fir Eiajnoa,