FRIENDLY VISIT

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 17, 21 January 1938, Page 10

FRIENDLY VISIT

SAMOAN DELEGATION

ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) | AUCKLAND, This Day. | An arrival by the Monterey today was Mr. O. F. Nelson, accompanied by four leaders of the Mau Movement in Samoa, tall, striking-looking men wearing lava lava, sandals, and pith helmets, and decorated with leis.

"Our relations with the Government are better than at any time since the occupation of Samoa by New Zealand in 1914," said Mr. Nelson in an interview. "This is quite a friendly visit. We have certain requests to make to the Government which we think would be better made first-hand rather than through agents. I bring with me my daughter Olive, who is solicitor and legal' adviser to the Mau, the Hon. Tamasese, a brother of the Tamasese who was shot, President of the Mau and M.L.C., also Mr. Faalava 'Au, Samoan Minister of Finance and secretary to the Mau, Mr. Alipia, leader of the Samoan Parliament, and Mr. Leiataua, a member of the Samoan Parliament."

Mr. Nelson showed no inclination ta answer further questions, remarking: "It is just a friendly visit, and we have nothing but the friendliest feelings towards the Government, which has done Lwhat it can to help, usa"