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W. Samoa
Public Service
ONE of the last acts of the New Zealand Labour Government in its last ses sion was to provide for the setting up of a public service in Western Samoa under the Samoa Amendment Bill.
The Bill was introduced bv Mr. Fraser in his capacity as Minister for Island Ter ritories. It provides for control of the public service by a commissioner who, in matters affecting the policy of the NZ Government, as the administering authority under the trusteeship agree ment, will be subject to Ministerial direc tion. There will be two assistant-public service commissioners, one of whom will be the Secretary of Island Territories and the other the nominee of the Council of State. Their term of appointment is three years.
Salaries and wages for employees of the public service are not to exceed £1,060 a year. With the approval of the Minister anyone permanently employed in the New Zealand Government Service may be ap pointed to any position in the Western Samoan public service, and both offices may be held concurrently.
An officer, to be called the Secretary to the Government, will, under the con trol of the High Comrrjissioner, be the principal administrative officer.
Mr. Fraser said the Bill had the ap proval of the Samoan Legislative Assembly and of the New Zealand Public Service Association so far as its members were affected. It had the support of the people of Samoa and the High Commissioner.