IMPROVEMENT IN SAMOA

Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1930, Page 10

IMPROVEMENT IN SAMOA

MAU ACTIVITIES DISAPPEAR. -' PREMIER REVIEWS POSITION By Telegraph.—Press Association. - Wellington, Last Night, Mr, C. Carr asked in the House, of Representatives recently for details of the present position in Samoa. The Prime Minister replied that th® Samoa military police as such-had been' disbanded in April, 1929, and replaced > by the Samoa constabulary. There were no concentrations., of the Mau and no other signs of Mau activity. Passive re-., sistance was rapidly diminishing. “We are advised by the Administrator,” continued the reply, “that for aft practical purposes there is at present . no’ Mau movement in the territory, and I trust that this encouraging situation ; will be allowed to develop. ‘‘Since the United Government took office there have been no ‘banishments* and no person has been imprisoned ex- . cept by the due process of ,the law af». * ter fair trial with the right of representation by ■ counsel. No Samoan has been subject to a ‘banishment’ order during the past two years’, and no such j order has been made since 1927. The following Sampans are, however, still serving sentences of imprisonment imposed by the High Court in respect, of - the offences indicated: Offences against the maintenance of authority in native affairs ordinance, 5; offences against Samoa seditious organisations 'regulations, 7. '• No' Samoan' woman has ever been subject to a ‘banishment’ order and no Samoan woman is in prison.”