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Samoa
Sir Maynard Hedstrom Is Critical .
Speaking at the weekly luncheon of the Rotorua Rotary Club in New Zealand on November 18, Sir Maynard Hedstrom, a member of the Fiji Legislative Council, commented on what he termed the failure of New Zealand administrators properly to appreciate the attitude of the native races.
Dealing with politics and the general commercial situation in Western Samoa, Sir Maynard expressed the belief that some of the recent troubles in that country could have been avoided if the men handling the Administrative work had been men officially trained in the work of governing and controlling native races. With the best intentions in the world, New Zealand’s officials lacked the requisite training to deal with the problems of Samoa. The Dominion certainly had the best interests of the natives at heart, but amateurs were sent out to do the work. Trained men would not have fallen into the pitfalls placed in the way of past Administrators. ———