Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 21 December 1937Vol. VIII, No. 5

And a Footling Official

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Page 77

Samoa's Acting

Administrator

And a Footling Official Statement

/CRITICISM of the New Zealand Govern ment for failing to appoint an Ad ministrator in Samoa (Mr. Turnbull has been “Acting Administrator” for three years) was voiced in November by Mr.

G. W. Forbes in the N.Z. Parliament.

Mr. Forbes said that the Acting Ad ministrator was giving a great deal of satisfaction and seemed able to get on well with the Samoans, but it was not a proper situation to have delayed the ap pointment for so long.

The Prime Minister (Mr. Savage) agreed that the Acting Administrator was doing good work. The Samoans were doing equally good work, but it was nec essary for the Government to move warily. It was unwise to lump to any conclusions about the matter.

Which utterance —if Mr. Savage was renorted correctly should be given a prize for vagueness and silliness.

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