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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1955Vol. XXV, No. 8

No More Life-Time Officials

p. 76 · Read in the full issue

in E. Samoa

ACCORDING to an Executive Order issued by Governor R.

B, Lowe, of Eastern Samoa in December, appointments of District Governors and County Chiefs will be for a period of four years only, instead of for life as in the past.

Appointments will end with the calendar year, so that any appoint -

ment made during a year will er. in somewhat less than four year Another important change will I that where any of these official have accepted appointments in tH legislative or judicial branches < the Government, they cannot I re-appointed to their former Dr trict or County position.

The changes appear to have bee made to avoid any possible mai practices by these senior officials.