Western Samoan Assembly
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APIA, April 26.
THE Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa is in session at present to dis cuss a number of important new ordin ances and to debate the Government Esti mates for the coming year. It is expected that work on the new road plan for the island of Savaii, and probably other pub lic works, will be greatly curtailed, owing to reduced Government revenues, caused by the drop in the cocoa price and the smaller exports of copra.
Following the departure of Mr. J. F.
Nicoll to his new post in Hongkong, Mr. D. P. MacDonald is acting as Colonial Secretary of Fiji, and Mr. E. R. Bevington as Assistant Colonial Secretary.
Queen Salote, of Tonga, returned to her home in Nukualofa in April after a pri vate visit to New Zealand. The Queen was met by the Governor on arrival in Suva, on her way to Tonga on the “Matua,” and accorded the usual honours.