Government Transport
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High Cost Of
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, April 10.
DURING the March session of the Legislative Assembly the Estimates for 1954 were accepted with some slight amendments.
European members, and some of the Samoans, opposed a number of expenditure items, particularly the proposed purchase of a self-pro pelled metal lighter, for the trans port of bananas from Savaii, at a cost of £21,000, and a number of new motor vehicles for various Gov ernment Departments.
Members said that the period of usefulness of motor vehicles owned by the Government was very short owing, apparently, to lack of care; but that the same vehicles, when sold to the public, gave good service for long periods.
The Director of Works admitted that the Government transport ser vice was unsatisfactory; and, sup ported by the Government Treasurer, he asked for a Select Committee of the coming new Assembly to in vestigate the position.