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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

MANDATED TERRITORY OF WESTERN SAMOA (SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1937.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

Sir, — Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, N.Z., 23rd July, 1937. I have the honour to forward herewith the Seventeenth Annual Report on the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa for the year ended 31st March, 1937. This report has been prepared by the Administrator of Western Samoa, and adopted by the New Zealand Government as its report for the purposes of Article 6 of the Mandate, and in conformity with Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations. A copy has been forwarded direct to each member of the Permanent Mandates Commission, and 120 additional copies have been despatched to you under separate cover. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Frank Langstone, For Prime Minister. The Secretary-General, League of Nations, Geneva.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PAGE I. —Introductory .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 2 II. —Status of the Territory .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 111. —Status of the Population .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 IV. —International Relations .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 V. —General Administration .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 VI. —Public Finance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Vll.—Direct Taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Vlll.—lndirect Taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 IX. —Trade .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 X. —Judicial Organization .. .. .. .. .. . . 13 XI. —Police and Prisons .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 17 Xll.—Defence of the Territory .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Xlll.—Arms and Ammunition .. ~ .. .. .. .. 17 XlV.—Social Condition of the Natives .. .. .. .. .. 17 XV. —Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 XVI. —Freedom of Conscience .. .. .. .. .. 18 XVII. —Education .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 19 XVIII. —Liquor and Drugs .. .. .. .. .. ~ 21 XlX,— He'alth .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. 22 XX. —Land Tenure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 XXI. —Forests and Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 XXII. —Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 25 XXIII. —Population .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 XXlV.—Public Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Appendices : Charts — Samoan Census .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Values of Import, Export, and Total Trade of Western Samoa, 1925-36.. 29 Details of Quantities of Exports, 1922-36 .. .. .. .. .. 30 Copra Production, 1910-36 .. .. .. .. .. 31 Map— Western Samoa, with inset showing geographical position of the Territory.

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