Samoan Girl's Successful

Business Career

From Our Own Correspondent APIA, July 14.

A FEW months ago a Samoan girl, Lucy Seumanutafa, daughter of Apia chief Seumanutafa Pegai, was appointed shorthand-typist on the secretarial staff of the South Pacific Commission at Noumea. Her appointment was an ac knowledgement of her outstanding ability.

Miss Seumanutafa was educated and obtained her business training at the

Marist Missionary Sisters Convent School at Savalalo, Apia, where she was considered a star pupil. Later, she vent to New Zealand and worked as a shorthand-typist at the Maori Affairs Department, Wel lington for seven years. During this time she was on the staff of the NZ Centennial Exhibi tion, Samoan De partment, and in

1942 she was one of a group of Samoan girls who broadcast a programme of island songs from Station 2ZB Wellington.

She holds diplomas from the Welling ton Chamber of Commerce Senior Short land and Typewriting Examinations and Championships; from the NZ Public Service Senior Shorthand-Typewriting examination; and bookkeeping certifi cates from Australia and USA.

From 1947 to 1949 Miss Seumanutafa did secretarial work at the Central Office of the Samoan Government, Apia, where some of her duties was to report the debates of the Legislative Assembly. She

is now a member on the permanent staff of the Native Department, Wellington.

On secondment to the Samoan Govern ment, she may return to her permanent position in New Zealand after terminat ing her temporary work for the South Pacific Commission.

Mr. M. S. Reynolds, of Norfolk Island, has been spending some weeks in Sydney.

He is the publisher of Norfolk Island’s new weekly newspaper—an attractive compilation produced with typewriter and duplicator.

Miss Seumanutafa