Valuable Chronology Of

Samoa Is Published

A Chronology of Western Samoa is the valuable reference book on Samoa which has been published in recent times.

It was compiled by Mr. C. G. R. McKay, secretary of Native Affairs in Samoa’, and, well bound in cloth, was published at the Samoa Mail office, Apia, Samoa, at the low price of 2/-.

The Chronology commences with the discovery of Samoa in 1722, gives details of the country’s extraordinary political history, year by year, and ends with the visit of the New Zealand ‘‘Goodwill Mis sion” in 1936. The last item reads; ‘‘December 16, 1936 —Faumuina-Fiame, hitherto president of the Mau, was ap

pointed Supervisor of Native Police.”

One is not sure whether this concluding note is one of faith, hope or charity.

The little book contains some general information about Samoa, in addition to the chronology and a couple of maps, li should be in every reference library in the world. Mr. McKay (who is a bril liant young member of the N.Z. Pubbc Service, with a remarkable knowledge of Samoa and the Samoans) is to be con gratulated on an excellent job of work.

Mr. J. G. Munt, a veteran Papuan planter at Nivani Island, has left the Territory on a world tour, embracing the

East, North America, England, Africa

and India. It is the first time he has been away from Papua during his 30 years’ residence there.