Meeting.

Samoan Planters’ Annual Meeting.

From Our Own Correspondent APIA, June 4.

THE Planters’ Association of Samoa held its annual general meeting on May 6, when the president, Mr.

Goetz, rendered the report on the year’s activities to the meeting, and the financial statement given divulged a very satisfactory state of affairs. The efforts of the Planters’ Committee in collaboration with the two elated mem bers of the Legislative Council, the Honourables Carruthers and Cobcroft, had brought about the passing of the new Labour Ordinance, incorporating a most important change — the reduc tion of Chinese wages from 3/- to 2/per day.

The meeting, after adopting the annual report and financial statement, resolved to reduce the annual sub scription from 21/- to 10/6 per year.

The present officials and committee were unanimously re-elected en bloc and the thanks of the Association were expressed for their endeavours in the past.

The meeting of the Planters’

Association was followed on May 20 by the planters’ annual dinner at the “Casino” and a reception at the president’s flats adjoining. The dinner, attended by a large number of mem bers, was a pleasant and sociable function and has undoubtedly further strengthened the ties, binding the members of the planting community.

It proved the spirit of friendship and goodwill prevalent in the Association and doubly necessary in these difficult times.