Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 December 1942Vol. XIII, No. 5

Strict Curfew

p. 27 · Read in the full issue

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Morral Angle in Samoo

Our own Correspondent

Apia, Oct. 10.

WESTERN Samoa has had curfew regulations since January 31, 1942, when the curfew hours for the whole of the European and Samoan population were fixed as from 10.30 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Owing to numerous abuses, however, and a startling increase in moral delin quency amongst adolescents, the Ad ministration has issued new curfew regu

lations, which came into force as from October 1, 1942. The new regulations stipulate that except with legitimate excuse (the proof whereof shall be upon the age of 16 years shall be absent from his residence between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. (b) No Samoan other than a matai or the wife of a matai shall be absent from his residence between the hours of 10.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. (c) No European and no Samoan matai or wife of a matai shall be absent from his residence between the hours of 11.30 p.m. and 6 a.m.

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