The News
pp. 86-87 · Read in the full issue
W. Samoan Notes On
From Our Own Correspondent Ttttti , . APIA, August 23.
HE oldest building in Apia, the wooder business premises next to the Cour House and Central Office, is now mg demolished. The building was erectec m 1886 and was then occupied by the firn of McArthur. It has changed hands man} times and for a long time was owned h the late Mr. T. Andrew. Recently i had been occupied as a store by Messrs E. A. Coxen & Co.
The lumber, mostly redwood and blu< gum, is in an excellent state of preserva tion and is being used again by th( present owners.
Most of the new business premises or the Apia waterfront are built in concrete but many of the older stores on Anu beach are wooden buildings.
An interesting lecture on forestry wa given at the Vailima residence of th( High Commissioner, Mr. G. R. Powles on August 21, by forestry expert, Mr Colin Marshall, until recently in chargi of the Forestry Department' of the Fij Government. An audience of 100 invitee guests heard the lecture which was sup ported by numerous slides showing th< damages caused by soil erosion in Fiji a: a result of the burning of bush and thi washing away of soil by rains and floods The lecturer stressed the importance o forestry for Samoa, where at present then is little evidence of soil erosion. He als< pointed out the need for an organiser forestry service in Samoa in order to oh tain supplies of lumber for building pur poses and for banana cases which an imported at present in large quantitie: but which could easily be grown in Samoa Mr. Marshall, after terminating hi;
period of office in Fiji, is on his way back to England, but took time off to visit Samoa to study our forestry problem.
He will submit a full report to the Samoan Government.
PETER TALI COLEMAN, of Pago Pago, Eastern Samoa, has been awarded one of the John Hay Whitney Foundation scholarships.
These are awarded to any young US citizen of exceptional promise who had not had full opprtunity to develop his talents because of arbitrary barriers, such as racial or cultural background or re gion of residence.
Peter Tali Coleman is 30 years old. He plans to take a law degree at Georgetown University, then return to Samoa as a lawyer. The fellowship is worth $2,024.