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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1954Vol. XXV, No. 2

Legislative Assembly

p. 148 · Read in the full issue

Meeting Of New

W. Samoan

Apia, Aug. 3

THE first meeting of the Western Samoa Legislative sembly, which was elected April, commenced on August During the meeting Supplement Estimates w T ill be submitted an ? b6r of legislative measi tabled. Amongst such measures the Amendment of Standing Ore of the Assembly, election of a Ch; man of Committees to preside the House is in Committee, Samoan Antiquities Bill, Labour 3 Appropriation Bill, Ordinane Amendment Bill and Finance B The Audit Report of the Gove ment Accounts for the finan< year 1933 will be tabled during session, alsq the report of Public Service Commissioner i various other reports.

There will be a lengthy discuss of the report of Dr. C. E. Beeby Education in Western Samoa and the various recommendations cc tamed therein.

The proposal to appoint i elected members of the Execut Council to Departmental associa with undersecretarial duties highly controversial and will pr« ably be criticised by many membe