LENIENCY TO SAMOANS.
MAU POLICE LIBERATED.
MISLED BY NON-NATIVES.
ADVICE BY ADMINISTRATOR.
OVERDUE TAXES BEING PAID.
By Tclcsraph—Preps Association—Copyright. (Received March 8. 8.42 p.m.) A. and N.Z. APIA. March 7. The 400 members of the Mau police force who were undergoing six months' imprisonment had their sentences suspended to-day. They were instructed to return to their homes and to co-operate with the loyal natives in their districts in holding meetings to decide upon any matters requiring alteration. The Administrate, Sir Georga Richardson, in addressing the Mau men, said he recognised that they had been misled by non-natives, and therefore he was disinclined to continue their imprisonment. But they must understand they must not defy the law any further. Several Mau natives paid their overdue taxes on the conclusion of a meeting. '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19891, 9 March 1928, Page 9
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131LENIENCY TO SAMOANS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19891, 9 March 1928, Page 9
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