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More People In [?]rosperous Western Samoa
From Our Own Correspondent WESTERN Samoa’s population at the end of 1954 was estimated at 94,128, according to the Dual report of the Post and Tele iph Department.
Iroup totals were: Samoans. —Males, 45,581 (44,166 in 3) ; females, 43,620 (42,173) ; total, 101 (86,339).
Europeans.—Males, 2,701 (2,578); lales, 2,226 (2,126) ; total, 4,927 (04). [rational income in 1952 was imated at £4,010,000, according to . A. J. L. Catt, Technical Assist to the Research Council of the ut h Pacific Commission, who ted the Territory in 1953. ’rivate income was estimated at [20,000 (wages and salaries •70,000, village cash incomes .00,000). rational expenditure at £3,500,000 ; estimated as follows; Food, 5,000; donations to churches, 5,000; current Government ex diture £500,000; capital works, 0,000; private investment £280,000; hing and footwear £240,000sing £70,000; fuel and lighting, 000; services £490,000; other items, ),000. [r. F. W. P. Roe, manager for ns Philp, at Vavau, Tonga, first ed the BP staff at Vila, New Tides, in 1928. In 1931 he went the Solomons (Tulagi and :ambo) for two years. After a od in Australia in business on own account, he rejoined at Vila 1937 and went to Wallis and ma, where he was stationed dur much of the Pacific War. Later vas posted to Suva and Lautoka
in Fiji, and then to Rotuma. He has now been Vavau manager for seven years At the end of a holiday in Australia, Mr. Roe left Sydney for Tonga on June 9, travelling by way of New Zealand and Fiji. ii Sister B. Shelton, of the Methodist Hansenide Colony at Übia, Papua,
is visiting Queensland on furlough Before going to New Guinea she was on the staff of the Toowoomba Hospital if Mr. B. A. Doyle, Attorney-Gen-
England'* bn four mo*nSs ,y VsSation
leave.
DEPARTED: Mr. Stuart Inder (left), former ABC regional journalist in Port Moresby.
ARRIVED: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hall (right). Mr. Hall takes over from Mr. Inder, at whose farewell party the photos were taken on June 4.
Photos by Papuan Prints.