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1927. NE W ZEALAN D.

MANDATED TERRITORY OF WESTERN SAMOA (SEVENTH REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st MARCH, 1927. Prepared by Direction of the Minister of External Affairs for the Information of the League of Nations, pursuant to Article 6 of the Mandate.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Sir, — Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, N.Z., Bth June, 1927. I have the honour to forward herewith the Seventh Annual Report on the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa, for the year ended 31st March, 1927. This report has been prepared by His Excellency the Administrator of Western Samoa, and adopted by the New Zealand Government as its report for the purposes of Article 6 of the Mandate. I have further to transmit a Supplementary Report by the Department of Health covering the same period, which, for the purpose of convenience, has been printed separately. Copies of both reports have been forwarded direct to each member of the Permanent Mandates Commission, and one hundred additional copies have been despatched to you direct under separate cover. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, J. G. Coates, The Secretary-General, League of Nations, Geneva. Prime Minister.

CONTENTS. PAGE Administrator's Report .. .. .. .. • ■ • ■ 2 „ „ Appendix .. .. .. .. .. ..41 Departmental Reports .. .. .. • • ■ • • • 12 Questionnaire .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 44 PAGE PAGE Administration .. .. .. .. 11 Liberty of Conscience.. .. .. .. 46 Agriculture .. .. .. •. .. 6, 20 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 21 Alcoholic Liquor .. .. .. .. 45 Medical. (See Public Health.)* Arms Traffic.. .. .. .. .. 45 Military Organizations . . .. .. 46 Bananas . . . • . . • ■ • • 8 Moral, Social, and Material Welfare .. .. 47 Cacao .. .. •• •• 8, 20, 23 Native Affairs .. .. .. 3, 12 Chinese Labour. (See Labour.) Native Lands. (See Lands, Native.) Cotton .. .. .. 8, 20 Observatory.. .. .. .. .. 33 Copra .. .. •• •• 6, 20, 23 Official Visits .. .. .. .. 2 Customs .. .. .. •• •, 21 Police and Prisons .. .. .. .. 8, 25 Drug Traffic.. .. .. •• •• 45 Population. (See Statistics.)* Economic Equality .. .. .. - • 46 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 27 Education .. .. .. .. 5, 16, 46 Public Health .. .. .. 4, 13, 47* European Community .. .. • • 11 Public Trust .. .. .. .. 39 Finance .. .. .. •• 35, 47 Public Works .. .. .. 11, 29 Food and Drugs .. .. . . • • 15 Quarantine .. .. .. . . 14* Harbour .. . . • • ■ • • • 23 Radio .. .. .. .. .. 39 Health Department. (See Public Health.)* Rubber .. .. . . .. 11, 20, 23 Infectious Diseases . . . • • • • • 14* Sanitation .. .. .. .. .. 15* Justice .. .. . • • • ■ • 19 Slavery .. .. .. .. .. 44 Labour .. .. .. •• 11. 25, 44 Staff .. .. .. .. 11, 39 Lands and Survey .. . . .. .. 29 Statistics—Demographic .. .. .. 47 Lands, European .. .. .. •• 10 "Vital .. .. .. .. 15* Lands, Native .. .. •• .. 6, 7 Trade .. .. .. .. .. 2, 21 Land-tenure.. .. .. .. •• 47 Illustrations. Legislation .. .. .. •• .. 8, 12 Map 3 (3). * See also Supplementary Report of the Department of Health, referred to above.

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