Liquor System
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[?] Reform Of W. Samoa
APIA, April 20. rS report of the Commission of Inquiry which, last year, in vestigated the system of liquor mtrol in Western Samoa, has now ;en received and published.
The report, though voluminous id exhaustive, is not regarded here i satisfactory. Generally speak ig, it simply recommends a con nuation of the nresent system, ith only slight alterations. It does it recommend any liberalisation of ,e present liquor permit (or points) stem.
The present Advisory Liquor oard is to be reorganised and ven wider powers, the Govern ent is to retain its present onopoly of importation and dis ibution of liquor; and there are be no charters for social clubs it, instead, only small permits for urists and visitors.
The opinion is held here that