Samoa Residents Cannot
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Get Berths On "Matua"
From Our Own Correspondent
Apia, Nov. 6.
FR months now, prospective passen gers to New Zealand from Apia by the island steamer “Matua” have waited in vain. A number have given up and have travelled by plane.
There is great dissatisfaction over the fact that Administration officials are still given priority on the “Matua” and that the public has little or no chance of obtaining passages. It is claimed that, as the air-transport service belongs to the New Zealand Government, officials should travel by plane and give the other travellers a chance. This would prob ably save the NZ Government money in the long run.