Hope For Samoa.
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From Our Own Correspondent.
Apia, Oct. 2.
Recent events have given rise to the definite hope that the New Zealand Government is planning some sort of conference in Wellington at an early date, with a view to the settlement of the Samoan trouble.
The Administrator, General Hart, left by the “Maui Pomare,” and with him goes Mr. C. McKay, assistant secretary.
Mr. G. E. L. Westbrook, a leading resi dent of Samoa, a sincere and relentless critic of the New Zealand administra tion and a consistent supporter of Mr.
O. F. Nelson, is leaving this week for New Zealand on the “Monterey.”
The opportunity, therefore, pre sents itself for holding in New Zea land a preliminary conference, which might include the Administrator, of ficials of his Department, Mr. West brook and Mr. O. F. Nelson and Mr.
Gurr —both of whom intend to return to Samoa when their period of banish ment expires in December.
The subject of Western Samoa is dealt with in article on pages 3, 4 and 11.