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taxes not coming in. The organization of Native administration in outside districts has also been out of action, and in many districts the District Council could not assemble owing to the antiGovernment party. Village Committees and Women's Welfare Committees have also been checked, with sad results as to sanitation and the health of the inhabitants. The Department's activities in developing the system of Native self-government, so successfully begun, are now largely at a standstill. The Native Parliament —Fono of Faipule—assembled twice during the year according to^custom.

Number of Samoan Officials in the Service as on 31st March, 1928 (Native Department).

Cases dealt with by the Native Court from 1st April, 1927, to 31st March, 1928.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT. In the special Medical Report on the Territory, which has been published as a separate document, will be found recorded in detail the work and activities of the Health Department during the year, but the following particulars will give an outline of what was accomplished. Public Health. The benefit of the intensive campaigns against hookworm and yaws, commenced in the year 1925, is now being felt, and is reflected in the health of the community. During the past year, apart from a small outbreak of dysentery on the east coast of Savai'i, the health of the inhabitants of the Territory has been exceptional. Such being the case, this should be a record year in regard to natural increase of population, with a diminished death-rate and a corresponding increased birth-rate. Actual figures, however, do not show such results, there being a decided diminution in the natural increase of population as compared with last year. This can probably only be accounted for by a deliberate failure to register births and deaths. It is evident that the Native movement, the Mau, which has been organized to oppose Government officials and all

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(Last year's figures are given in parenthesis.) Rank. i Upolu. I Savai'i. J Total. ■} ■- i I I Fautua (Native advisers) .. .. .. 1 .. 1 (2) Faipule (members of Fono of Faipule) .. 19 12 31 (31) Pulefaatoaga (Plantation Inspectors) .. .. 9 3 12 (16) Faamasino (District Judges).. .. .. 18 9 27 (28) Pulenu'u (Village Rulers) 84 39 123 (150) Failautusi (clerks) .. .. .. .. 18 11 29 (30) Leoleo (village policemen) .. .. .. 30 16 46 (53) Teuala (roadmen) .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 (0) Totals .. .. .. 184 90 274 (310)

J J i 3M t"S s £ a a -2 s ®flus ° H §° & "S3 H a ■■% * % $ o _— . . («) Upolu. Land cases .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 Enforcement of judgments .. .. 56 45 .. 1] Unpaid poll taxes .. .. .. 6 6 Unpaid medical levies .. .. .. 152 152 Unpaid dog-taxes .. .. .. 58 58 Breach of Beetle Ordinance .. .. 53 53 Breach of Burial Regulations .. .. 1 1 Civil claims .. .. .. .. 9 9 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3 3 Totals .. .. ..340 328 1 11 (b) Savai't. Land cases .. .. .. .. 12 2 .. 10 Title dispute .. .. . . .. 13 5 . . 8 Trespass (wilful) .. .. .. 2 .. . . 2 Assault. . .. . .. 1 1 Totals .. .. .. 28 8 j 20