Samoa Seeks Essential

Supplies

Apia Oct 1

r, AMO AN importers have been advised that n 0 supplies of refined sugar are available from Australia by the “Waihemo” in October. The Adminis tration therefore asked for sugar from New Zealand for immediate needs and the New Zealand Government has granted permission to ship a limited supply °£»/r N^ w „ Zealanc * sugar by the October “Matua.”

Importers have been advised that New Zealand has imposed an export levy of £32 per ton on laundry soap exported to Western Samoa. This will increase the price per 2-lb. bar of soap by approxi mately 6d. At least a portion of New Zealand soap production is made from copra exported from Samoa to New Zea land, October 12 is the London Missionary Society’s Children’s Sunday (Lotu Tama iti), a day which is of great importance to the Samoans and an occasion of feasting and celebrating, on which all the available money of the family is Unfortunately, this year all the essen tial and favourite foods for the celebra tion are in short supply, owing to the long delay in the arrival of the “Matua.”

She is now scheduled to reach Apia about the end of October—too late to satisfy the demand for salt beef, biscuits, sugar, S oap, butter and many other commodi ties.

There is one consolation for the Samoans: There is ammunition available for them to obtain their favourite deli cacy—wild pigeons, for which the season is now open. , .

The engagement has been announced Qf Miss Pamela Bakewell, of the PNG Ad ministration, to Patrol-Officer Stanley Foley, also of the Administration staff.