Popular Official Leaves Apia

Round of Farewell Functions.

From Our Otvn Correspondent.

APIA, February 12.

SEVERAL farewell parties were tend ered to Captain R. J. Carter the popular Labour Commissioner, who left by the last “Tofua.”

Captain Carter was the guest of hon our at the first annual dinner of the Planters’ Association of Samoa at the “Casino” on January 6. Compliment ary mention was made of the straight forward and fair way Captain Carter ihad handled the difficult labour prob lems during the long years he held the position. In the course of the evening.

Captain Carter mentioned that he hoped to be able to keep up some con nection with Samoa and the plantation industry.

As a proof that Captain Carter had earned the goodwill and respect, not only of the planters and other em ployers of labour, but also of the Chinese labourers themselves, a fare well party was given to Captain Carter by representatives of the Chinese col ony and Chinese labourers, at which complimentary speeches , were made and a purse, collected by the Chinese, handed to Captain Carter.

Captain Carter can boast of being the only Administration official during New Zealand’s occupation of Western Samoa, to have been so entertained and fare welled by all classes of the population.

The unanimous regret shown on his leaving Samoa is the best token of the well-deserved popularity this conscien tious and fair-minded official has en joyed in Samoa,