Dard To Help W. Samoan
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Production
IHE Government of Western Samoa has established a nine in Board of Agriculture, to advise the best means of increasing mary production, including banana ports to New Zealand.
The High Commissioner (Mr. G.
Powles) pointing out that there is 3m in Samoa for greatly increased 3duction, emphasised that the Board 11 be a non-political body of ictical men.
The members are: The Govern ;nt Secretary, Mr. J. B. Wright lairman); Director of Agriculture, r. H. S. Newton; senior Samoan ricultural officer, Leavasa; Presi nt of the Planters’ Association, Mr.
R. Cobcroft; representative of the lamber of Commerce, Mr. R. G. uce; General Manager of NZ Re ration Estates, Mr. D. R, Eden (or ; deputy); three Samoan members, >fa I’yga Pisa and Va’ai Kolone, Savai’i, and Leta’a, of Upolu.
The engagement is announced of iss Colleen Turbet, younger ughter of Mr. C. R. Turbet and rs. Turbet, of Fiji, to Mr. William illiams, of Auckland.