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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1953Vol. XXIV, No. 3

NZ Provides Police Ch[?]

p. 160 · Read in the full issue

for W. Samoa

Tv/Tr. A. D. Buchanan, Lately ,

Plymouth, NZ, arrived at Apiit in September on secondment fro"

New Zealand Police Force as intendent of Police, W. Samoa.

Inspector J. B. Corston, whoso.

Buchanan succeeds, departed by v on September 19. He was given pressive send-off, being rowed Tofua in the Police longboat ancbr aboard by Samoan police officers..g Mr. Buchanan has served in manm of New Zealand and was a meim< the Police Escort which accompanni Duke and Duchess of York on then Zealand tour in 1937. He is m with one child.

Sergeant D. H. Classens, at om« Police Superintendent at Niue, an»a stationed in NZ, has also joined Samoan Police.